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Big Apple Goes Green,With the Help of a Few Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Under the vigilant gaze of Lady Liberty, what was once the largest landfill in the world has been transformed into a closed facility to treat garbage. The Fresh Kills Landfill along the Fresh Kills estuary in the New York City borough of Staten Island once comprised 2,200 acres and was the city’s principal landfill during the latter half of the 20th century. Originally opened in 1948, the 4.6-sq.-mi. Click for more...

Topcon Introduces 3D GPS Systems for Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has added a machine control package for wheel loaders to its 3D machine control line up. Tony Vanneman, TPS construction product marketing manager, said, “This new 3D-MC product combines Topcon’s dual mast GPS system with three TS-1 tilt sensors, the rugged, easy to use GX-60 control box, MC-R3 receiver, plus two MC-G3 GPS antennas.”In addition, he said, optional light bars for enhanced elevation and steering control are available as options. Click for more...

Case F Series Wheel Loaders Boost Fuel Economy, Performance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment’s F Series wheel loader models provide faster acceleration, quicker cycle times and higher travel speeds while delivering as much as 17-percent greater fuel efficiency, according to the manufacturer. The new Case 721F, 821F and 921F wheel loaders evolved from the company’s E Series product line. The Case F Series wheel loaders use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet Tier IV Interim emissions standards while also delivering increased power and improved fuel efficiency. Click for more...

Kawasaki Introduces New Compact Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kawasaki is introducing two new wheel loader models into the compact loader market. The new Kawasaki models, the 42ZV-2, a .78 cu. yd. (.6 cu m) loader, and the 45ZV-2, a 1.18 cu. yd. (.9 cu m) loader, are designed and engineered with all of the performance and reliability of the larger Kawasaki wheel loaders, but in a smaller package, according to the manufacturer. The loaders’s standard features include hydraulic quick coupler, third spool hydraulics and Kubota engines. Click for more...

Kawasaki Introduces New Compact Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kawasaki is introducing two new wheel loader models into the compact loader market. The new Kawasaki models, the 42ZV-2, a .78 cu. yd. (.6 cu m) loader, and the 45ZV-2, a 1.18 cu. yd. (.9 cu m) loader, are designed and engineered with all of the performance and reliability of the larger Kawasaki wheel loaders, but in a smaller package, according to the manufacturer. The loaders’ standard features include hydraulic quick coupler, third spool hydraulics and Kubota engines. Click for more...

Line of Angle Brooms Announced for Case Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment’s family of hydraulic angle broom attachments is designed to increase the utility of Case wheel loaders. Ranging in width from 96 to 120 in. (244 to 305 cm), the new angle brooms enable Case wheel loaders to sweep streets and parking lots, clean up job sites and remove snow from job sites. Angle broom models are available for Case 521D and E, 621D and E, 721D and E, and 821E wheel loaders. Click for more...

Komatsu Introduces WA1200-6 Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. (KAC)’s WA1200-6 wheel loader, for use in mining applications, includes environmental, technological and ergonomic enhancements. The new WA1200-6 is powered by a Komatsu SAADA16V160E-2 engine that delivers 1,892 gross hp (1,410 kW) at 1,800 rpm. With an operating weight of 477,100 lbs. (216,409 kg), the new loader offers increased fuel efficiency, while meeting all EPA Tier II emissions requirements. Click for more...

An Arctic Blizzard of Choices… Weighing the Choices to Select the Right Snowplow →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Less time. Less labor. Less overhead costs. These days, it seems every company is stretched to do more with less. While 'less' seems to be the operative word, it's the 'more' that really counts. More efficiency. More productivity. And the big 'more' — more profit. To get "more", companies are attempting to become increasingly streamlined and resourceful. The snow and ice management business is no stranger to the efficiency crunch, as it's one industry that's had to be more efficient each and every year in order to keep up with everything from government liability regulations to skyrocketing salt prices. Click for more...

JCB Launches New Generation Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB hosted North American dealers and both U.S. and international press Nov. 5 at the launch of its new line of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders. The company invested 40 million dollars into these products, which are “representative of one year of thinking and two years in the making,” according to the manufacturer. These “New Generation” machines are the first to not only be manufactured but also designed and engineered at the company’s North American headquarters in Savannah, Ga., which is “the skid steer capital of the world,” according to Larry Ashley, sales support manager. Click for more...

Vertical-Lift 259B Series 3 Added to Cat Compact Track Loader Range →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new 259B3 is a high-performance, highly maneuverable addition to the Cat compact track loader (CTL) range. By combining its small-frame CTL platform with the Cat C3.4T DIT engine, high breakout forces and strong auxiliary hydraulic performance, Caterpillar designed the 259B3 as a “power dense” machine capable of taking on the toughest jobs in confined spaces, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Case Launches Four New Backhoes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment Sept. 22 launched a complete update of its loader/backhoe product line, introducing four new N Series loader/backhoe models. The event took place at the company’s Tomahawk Customer Center in Tomahawk, Wis. The new Case 580N, 580 Super N, 580 Super N Wide Track and 590 Super N backhoes replace the company’s M Series 3 product line. The new machines all feature 4.5-L, turbocharged engines, ranging from 79 hp (59 kW) in the 580N to 108 hp (80.5 kW) in the 590SN. Click for more...

Jersey’s J.H. Reid Purchases IT4-Certified Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New Jersey contracting firm J.H. Reid wanted a wheel loader that would allow it to work in Brooklyn, N.Y., under current and future emissions rules. John Deere responded and offered the firm a solution: the new 304-hp (226 kW) 744K 4WD loader, the construction industry’s first IT4-certified iron over 175 hp (130 kW). Reid took delivery in late August and immediately put the loader to work on a $125-million pre-cast bridge job for the New Jersey DOT in Highlands. Click for more...

JCB Backhoe Achieves New World Record →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB’s 3CX backhoe loader has earned a world record by completing a 26-day, 3,185-mile road trip across America. The epic “Backhoe Across America” fundraising trek beat the existing record for “The Longest Journey in an Excavator” by 600 mi. and has secured the company a place in The Guinness Book of World Records. With JCB veteran Neil Smith at the controls and support from a Backhoe Across America crew, the newly updated JCB 3CX set off from Tybee Island, Ga., on March 26, carrying a bucket of East Coast sand. Click for more...

Tiger Dams Assist in Cleanup Efforts in Louisiana Oil Spill →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Editorial note: This is a firsthand look at First Response Team of America’s early days of working on the Gulf Coast to clean up the oil spill. It does not reflect the progress that has been made to date. When Tad Agoglia, founder of First Response Team of America, a non-profit emergency response team that responds to disasters, arrived in Louisiana on May 30th, 41 days after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, he felt an overwhelming “patriotic sadness.” What has now become the worst oil spill in U.S. Click for more...

Kubota Enters Compact Track Loader Market →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota Tractor Corporation has unveiled its compact track loader series with the introduction of the 75-hp (60 kW) SVL75 and the 90-hp (109 kW) SVL90 models. Powered by Kubota engines, the new compact track loaders are all-Kubota designed, engineered and manufactured. "The addition of the compact track loaders to the Kubota product line, at selected Kubota dealers, offers customers an efficient, rugged, highly maneuverable track loader that only Kubota could make," said Greg Embury, Kubota vice president, sales and marketing. Click for more...

JCB Unveils New Generation of Backhoe Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB’s newest backhoe loader offers customers average fuel savings ranging from six to 16 percent at typical daily work rates, largely achieved through the introduction of a new EcoDig system incorporating three hydraulic pumps. The machine’s new design features a re-styled counterweight and new vertical grille design offering an aggressive feel. The sharper lines on the excavator and loader profiles contribute to the robust look, while the sloping hood retains forward visibility, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Helena Roadway Project Gets Good Start →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just a few months ago, Jason Fenhaus walked up and down Cedar Street in Helena, Mont., visiting the businesses that would be affected by the roadway improvement contract awarded to his employer, Helena Sand & Gravel. The $2.3-million project widens Cedar Street from Montana Avenue to Interstate 15, increasing the roadway from three lanes to five. It is the first phase of the three-part Custer Interchange project, originally recommended by city and county officials more than seven years ago to address increasing traffic volumes on 40-year-old local routes. Click for more...

N.M. Spaceport Set to Be ’8th Man-Made Wonder’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It was only fitting that when ground was broken for Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport under construction about 45 mi. north of Las Cruces, N.M., a small but symbolic quantity of Mother Earth was sent aloft in an amateur rocket to an altitude of a couple of thousand feet. Groundbreaking for the facility, owned by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), was a colorful affair, kicked off by a parade of people dressed as settlers and conquistadores. Click for more...

Case 590 Super M+ Receives Engineering Excellence Nod →

From Construction Equipment Guide... During the BAUMA construction tradeshow held in Germany, Diesel Progress magazine honored Case Construction Equipment with an Excellence in Equipment Engineering award in the loader/backhoe category for the 590 Super M+ Series 3 loader/backhoe. “Case packs more than 50 years of engineering excellence into its backhoe design,” said Rob Marringa, marketing manager, Case Construction Equipment. Click for more...

Bradco 485 Backhoe Turns Skid Steers, Tractors Into Versatile Digging Machines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Bradco 485 backhoe by Paladin Construction Group increases utilization of skid steer loaders and tractors. At 665 lbs. (301 kg) without a bucket, its compact size allows operators to easily move the unit around the job site and provides a maximum digging depth of 8 ft., 5 in. (2.6 m). The full 180-degree dual-cylinder swing rotation provides equal power in both directions. A 10-ft., 7-in. (3.2 m) horizontal reach from the swing post places dirt away from the digging area and minimizes the need to move the machine, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

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