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Pressure washers
If you know what and where you will be cleaning, selecting the right pressure washer isn’t difficult. Pressure washers come in three basic varieties – cold water, hot water and steam cleaners. Which one you choose should depend on what you are cleaning. If you just want to take off mud and caked-on dirt, a […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Concrete saws
Selecting the right concrete saw for the application at hand is important, but in most cases, matching the diamond blade to the material you’re cutting is an even more daunting task. Both decisions can impact worker safety as well as profits. “As a general rule, you may say if a saw runs, it will cut,” […]
June 12, 2007
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Air Compressors
Air compressors are easy to ignore. Compared to your other equipment, they don’t cost a lot, they only do one thing and they’re so easy to operate that many contractors forget to look after them. But a diligent equipment manager or owner should take care to treat these machines well. Otherwise the two primary and […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Self serve or full serve? When it comes to renting traffic control, the choice is yours.
If you want to rent traffic cones and “men working” signs, the rental industry is happy to oblige you. But what many rental entities really would like is for you to come to the conclusion that traffic control is not your core competency, and you should leave the entire business to them. So your first […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Outsourcing equipment management
You’re being pulled in a thousand different directions and frittering away too much time on non-essential tasks, and you’re not alone. Everybody is asked to do more these days. When a construction business is going strong, time and manpower are the two most challenging resources to muster. Trying to do it all yourself may work […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Articulated dump trucks — 30 metric tons and over
Properly spec’ing a large articulated hauler depends a great deal on the application at hand. Remember that ADTs are only one half of a team. In order to get the most out of your trucks, it’s vital that you correctly match the excavators to the truck’s rated tonnages. Effective loading in general construction applications is […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Hammers/breakers — 5,000 to 7,000 pounds
Busting up reinforced concrete or hard rock is a pretty straightforward demolition application. If you’re tasked with concrete or rock removal on your jobsite, hammers and breakers in the 5,000- to 7,000-pound classes are the ideal attachment choice, particularly if you use excavators between 25 and 45 metric tons. Hammer and breaker attachments are built […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Renting trench safety
When it comes to creating a safe working environment in trenches, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Which is perhaps the leading reason why close to 75 percent of the trench safety systems in use today are rented, says Steve Schulz, national sales manager, Speed Shore. “Contractors have taken to renting these systems because it’s become […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Compact utility loaders
If you’re still thinking of a compact utility loader as a powered wheelbarrow, you’re behind the curve. Today’s compact utility loader is designed as a portable hydraulic tool carrier. These small, easily maneuverable units can provide up to 3,000 psi of hydraulic flow and pressure necessary to run a variety of attachments ranging from augers […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Update: The further adventures of Bob the Builder
April, 2001: Bob the Builder had just reached U.S. shores, debuting on the Nick Jr. television channel in January. In just three months, the ever-cheerful Bob – whose catch phrase is “Can we fix it? Yes, we can!” – had become Nickelodeon’s most successful new show ever, with 12 million viewers. United Kingdom-based owners HIT […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Productivity guide: Telehandlers — 6,000 pounds lift, with reach heights from 30 to 42 feet
Gauging productivity for telehandlers is difficult due to the paradoxical nature of their work. Clearly, reducing cycle times and achieving faster boom speeds is a plus for other machines. But manufacturers shy away from such comparisons with telehandlers. Because these machines work with heavy payloads at extreme heights, slow, precise movements are a plus. “Safety […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
First run: The new Volvo BL70 Backhoe Loader
What would you tell a manufacturer if it asked you to help it design the ultimate backhoe? That’s the approach Volvo Construction Equipment took when it decided to add a backhoe loader to its offerings. Volvo started with a clean sheet of paper, spent four years working out the design and tested the results against […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Checkpoint: How to buy a used rigid-frame truck
Despite their immense size, rigid frame trucks are fairly simple machines to assess, according to Larry Bias, product support specialist for Power Equipment, Memphis, Tennessee. “Take extra time and carefully inspect the main frame,” he suggests. “If it’s free of cracks and twisted sections, you’re probably going to be all right.” Steve Wilson, equipment manager […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: John Colomba, Colomba Bobcat & Trucking, Windsor, Ontario
John Colomba had one basic problem with his tool-and-mold job, a job where he had advanced to the status of journeyman: he was inside all day. “I had to get back outdoors,” he says. “I needed the freedom.” So in 1995, he followed his father – Peter Colomba, a masonry contractor – and started his […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Productivity Guide: Skid Steers, 2,201 to <2,701 pounds
There are nine classes of skid-steer loaders available on the market today. Machines in the 2,201- to
June 12, 2007
Business
Hot Iron
It’s hard to place an exact estimate on the value of construction equipment stolen each year. Everyone just knows it’s big. Based on reports from the Insurance Services Office, other industry statistics and its own databases, the National Equipment Register estimates the annual total value of off-road equipment stolen in the United States is in […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Innovations
Every year Equipment World’s editors roam the aisles of tradeshows and fly all over the country looking for the most innovative new designs in construction equipment. And while equipment manufacturers crank out hundreds of top-notch new machines every year, only a handful of designs can be said to be truly innovative. These are not upgrades […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Telehandlers — 8,000-pound capacity, 40-foot lift height and over
Specialization rules in the construction equipment world – and the telehandler is the machine of choice for contractors engaged in intensive material-handling and pick-and-place applications. Masonry, steel erection and framing contractors are among the top users of telehandlers with 8,000 pounds capacity and 40 feet of lift height or more. Sometimes called rough-terrain forklifts due […]
June 12, 2007
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