Excavators

Ritchie Bros. to Sell 2,100+ Trucks and Equipment Items in Toronto, ON Auction on December 7 – 8, 2015 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ritchie Bros. will sell 2,100+ trucks and equipment items at its next unreserved public auction in Toronto, ON, on December 7 – 8, 2015. Highlights include 190+ truck tractors, 165+ trailers, 60+ van trucks, 75+ compactors, 60+ excavators, 30+ skid steer loaders, 25+ wheel loaders, 110+ scissor lifts, 45+ boom lifts, 20+ tractors and more. All items will be sold to the highest bidders, without minimum bids or reserve prices. Click for more...

McLaren Expands Lineup →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Addressing the technology gap between rubber tracks available for compact track loaders and those available for mini-excavators, McLaren Industries now offers its high-performance NextGen TDF series rubber tracks for mini-excavators. This product release represents the first of its kind to offer increased track strength and durability for mini-excavators. Unlike other jointless cable tracks, the SpoolRite belting technology used in the NextGen TDF series is a proprietary system that radically increases the tensile strength of the tracks’ internal structure. Click for more...

Manitou Americas Introduces New Mustang 550Z Compact Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since entering the excavator market in 1987, Mustang has focused on providing the right mix of compact excavators for the market. The brand new addition to Mustang’s compact excavator line, the 550Z, enhances its North American excavator offering with its 6 ton (5.5 t) size. The 550Z is equipped with a 47.6 hp (35.5 kW) Yanmar Tier IV-certified, turbocharged diesel engine, which features an electronic throttle for precise control. Click for more...

Hyundai Unveils Tier IV Final 9A Series Compact Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recently began delivering its new 9A series of Tier IV Final-compliant compact excavators throughout the United States and Canada. These machines range from 1.8 to 9 ton (1.7 to 8.2 t), and include the mini-R17Z-9A, R25Z-9A, R35Z-9A, R55-9A and R60CR-9A models and the midi-R80CR-9A model. “The new Hyundai 9A series compact excavators are all about bringing big power to small spaces. Click for more...

What Will 2016 Bring for New Equipment? →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Progress in the construction industry can be measured in machines. On the cusp of a new year, many contractors are wondering what 2016 will bring in terms of machinery that offers new efficiencies for their equipment fleets. Previous generations of construction contractors have wondered the same. In the late 1940s, contractors were introduced to the overshot loader, which swung a bucket of dirt up and over the engine and cab of a tracked machine to dump the material into a truck at the rear. Click for more...

Black Splitter Attachment Ignites Firewood Production →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Maryland Landscape Supply of Ellicott City, Md., dramatically improved the cost and efficiency of its firewood processing operation with the purchase of a Black Splitter S2X 800 hydraulic wood splitting attachment from Atlantic Excavator Attachments. This German-manufactured attachment allows an operator to handle and split large timber with surgical precision from the cab of a construction machine. Click for more...

Waxahachie Businessman Turns Opportunity Into Income →

From Construction Equipment Guide... One could say that Hugh Grandstaff, founder of hlh&r Metals Recycling LP in Waxahachie, Texas, has always been in the recycling business. He just took a long time off to fulfill a dream of being a pilot. As a child, Grandstaff visited large commercial metal yards with his father, an insurance broker who provided liability coverage for recycling operations. In his 20s, Grandstaff owned an equipment repair company, and he would buy material from and sell to two local scrap dealers. Click for more...

’Between the Road and the Load’ — the Right Trailer →

Long before a single load is booked or any wheels turn, someone — usually a fleet manager — needs to determine exactly what is going to separate the road and the load. There’s a lot riding on this decision because, as much as some would like to think otherwise, a trailer is never just a trailer. It can be manufactured to many different specifications, with multiple raw material options, dozens of load and geographical considerations, various top speed requirements and hundreds of possible axle configurations coming into play. Click for more...

Bobcat Expands Offerings →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Complete tough land-clearing projects with ease with the new Bobcat 40-in. (101.6 cm) FMR flail mower attachment. This flail mower model is available for use with Bobcat E63, E80 and E85 excavators. The flail mower attachment provides optimal safety, performance and uptime protection in mowing and land-clearing applications such as cleaning ditches, hillsides, utility right-of-ways and riverbanks, as well as maintenance for parks and recreational trails. Click for more...

No-Hassle Hose on Vacuum Excavator Saves Time, Energy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... This fall McLaughlin will introduce the next generation of its most popular vacuum excavator with an update that includes a no-hassle hose design that will help save crews time and energy, according to the company. The VX50 Gen 3 vacuum excavator features a hose that can hang on the side of the machine as potholing crews move from hole to hole. Current designs on the market require a hose to either be coiled into place or disconnected and put away. Click for more...

LiuGong Refines Strategy, Poised to Begin New Chapter →

From Construction Equipment Guide... China’s construction machinery market has been in decline for several consecutive years, but that is set to change. LiuGong, a global leader in manufacturing a full line of extreme duty equipment, has repositioned its forces, refined its strategy and is ready for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead within new and existing markets, according to the company. At this year’s annual meeting for innovative enterprises organized by the China Machinery Industry Federation, LiuGong received the event’s top prize, the Innovation Pioneer of Equipment Manufacturing Industry Award. Click for more...

Hennings Construction Puts Its Customers First →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Darren Hennings’ crews head out on a job, he tells them, “I like our customers to see us like the calvary when they see us coming over the hill, and that’s how I want you to act, too.”That attention to customer service goes a long way in explaining why Hennings Construction, specializing in grading and site utilities from its East Bend, N.C., headquarters, not only survived the recent recession intact, but in the years between 2008 and 2011 doubled in size. Click for more...

Feeling the Heat: Crews Race to Repair Span in 18 Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Early in the morning of July 1, a fire caused by a tanker truck carrying ethanol exploded under a bridge on Interstate 70 on the outerbelt going around Columbus, Ohio. This required emergency work to be done to repair the bridge and adjacent ramp — a $1.186 million Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) contract that went to Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) a day after the incident. The bridge repair work was done in 18 days and reopened to traffic on July 21. Click for more...

Work Wraps Up Along 20-Mile Stretch of I-35 in Owatonna →

From Construction Equipment Guide... To the relief of local residents and interstate travelers, a two-year road improvement project sprawling the length and width of a small southern Minnesota town recently ended. The work featured bridge demolition and construction along with nearly 20 mi. (32 km) of road improvements on a system of interstate, state and county highways. Made up of four separate road projects, the work took place in Owatonna, Minn., located on I-35, 70 mi. Click for more...

Bejac Corporation Finds Its Niche, Survives Market Changes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In 1985 Ron Barlet was hired by his wife’s family to liquidate the assets of Bejac Corporation in Placentia, Calif. He took a 90-day leave of absence from his job in the finance sector to help end the family’s 30-year run in the underground pipeline contracting business. Fast forward 30 years and Bejac’s equipment, mostly Link-Belt excavators with Genesis demolition attachments, has 17 machines on the Apple Computer Campus job in Cupertino, Calif. Click for more...

Video: Excavator Operator Lucky to Be Alive After Smokestack Collapse →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Local Alabama news affiliate WIAT is reporting that one man is lucky to be alive after an iconic smokestack in Pell City finally came down. The man was buried under the bricks and walked away from the rubble just happy to be alive. Tuesday morning, there was plenty of excitement to see the Avondale Mills landmark come down. Pell City residents young and old came out to witness the rare demolition. The smokestack didn’t go easily. Click for more...

Here Are Some Holiday Gift Ideas for Contractors, Kids on Your List →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Plenty of creative construction-themed gifts can be found with a little searching for little people, adults and everyone in between. Here’s a compilation of some of our favorites. The Construction GameBy The Weekend FarmerThis game allows players to bid on jobs and buy dozers, backhoes, excavators and scrapers to get the work done. Adapted from the Farming Game by a construction engineer, the game is for 2 to 6 players and takes 30 to 45 minutes to play. Click for more...

Cat 307E2 Mini Hydraulic Excavator Delivers Superior Performance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Cat 307E2 expands the mini hydraulic excavator machine range to include an additional solution for the seven to eight metric ton weight class. The 37.7kW (50.3 hp) Cat C2.4 turbo engine (U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IIIB) and the High Definition Hydraulic System, which is load sensing and flow sharing, allows the machine to offer superior performance and overall operational effectiveness, according to the company. Click for more...

Iron Helps Deliver Water to South Texas →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Providing water to about 130 agricultural customers and 19,000 residents served by the Delta Lake Irrigation District of south Texas is no easy task. Among the challenges: an unpredictable water supply, strategic planning so the water arrives when needed and balancing deliveries for everyone in the district. A dozen years ago, the list of challenges included keeping the canals, ditches and reservoirs clean so the water would flow effortlessly throughout the lower Rio Grande Valley. Click for more...

JCB Marks 70th Anniversary With Limited Edition Backhoe →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB marked its 70th anniversary by giving employees around the world the day off. This special day also was marked by the introduction of a JCB limited edition backhoe loader. It is a version of today’s 3CX super backhoe model and a tribute to the product line that fueled JCB’s growth. A total of 70 of the special machines will be made which features the vintage look last seen 40 years ago on the JCB 3CIII model. Click for more...

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