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Bobcat S70 Skid Steers Work in Tight Construction Sites →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat’s S70, the smallest model in the company’s line of skid steer loaders, replaces the model 463, the 12th in the Bobcat skid steer loader family. The S70 skid steer loader is 73.92 in. (188 cm) high, 45.94 in. (117 cm) wide and 89.07 in. (22.6 cm) long without an attachment. These dimensions make the S70 particularly useful for work in tight job sites. The S70 can fit in many areas where other equipment cannot, whether it is passing through gates on landscape sites, driving through narrow side-yards on a construction job or working in the confined space of barns in agriculture applications. Click for more...
Bobcat S70 Skid Steers Work in Tight Construction Sites →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat’s S70, the smallest model in the company’s line of skid steer loaders, replaces the model 463, the 12th in the Bobcat skid steer loader family. The S70 skid steer loader is 73.92 in. (188 cm) high, 45.94 in. (117 cm) wide and 89.07 in. (22.6 cm) long without an attachment. These dimensions make the S70 particularly useful for work in tight job sites. The S70 can fit in many areas where other equipment cannot, whether it is passing through gates on landscape sites, driving through narrow side-yards on a construction job or working in the confined space of barns in agriculture applications. Click for more...
Landscaper Develops Thriving Business in Crestwood →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Roy Erikson Outdoor Maintenance, Crestwood, Ill., relies on Bobcat skid steer loaders and attachments to operate a successful landscaping and landscape maintenance operation for Chicago-area customers. Erikson’s most recent skid steer loader purchase was a K-Series S185 from Atlas Bobcat. Erikson said he quickly noticed some big advantages. “It runs like a champ … these new loaders are the Cadillacs of the industry.”Much of Erikson’s business comes from homeowners who hire him for landscape renovations, but he said he also works for Fortune 500 corporations that have headquarters in the area. Click for more...
Job Site Insights →
From Construction Equipment Guide... By Don GuarinoSPECIAL TO CEGSelf-Serve Sand PitsSelf-serve, on-your-honor sand pits are fairly common in the county where I live. There is one 15 miles from my home, in a neighboring resort community. Once you’ve established a relationship with the owner, you can call to make an appointment any time. He leaves a loader for customers to use. A notebook in the cab serves as a log of your visit. Click for more...
Job Site Insights →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Self-serve, on-your-honor sand pits are fairly common in the county where I live. There is one 15 miles from my home, in a neighboring resort community. Once you’ve established a relationship with the owner, you can call to make an appointment any time. He leaves a loader for customers to use. A notebook in the cab serves as a log of your visit. Bills are sent out on a monthly basis. There was one sand pit I frequented that had a late model John Deere loader available for customer use. Click for more...
Fecon Introduces FTX148-L Track Carrier For Mulching →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Fecon Inc.’s FTX148L track carrier is an ergonomically designed purpose-built combination of size and performance for mulching professionals. Equipped with a Caterpillar C4.4 engine, Fecon’s power management and the Bull Hog mulcher, the FTX148L offers almost twice the performance of a typical skid steer while being only slightly larger in size for tight work spaces and transporting needs. Click for more...
ASV PT-60 Rubber Track Loader Offers Faster Operation, Improved Durability →
From Construction Equipment Guide... ASV’s PT-60 rubber track loader is a mid-sized 60-hp (44.7 kW) loader that runs on ASV’s rubber track undercarriage. It is a quick and powerful loader that operates in a wide range of ground conditions — including wet, soft or slippery conditions where other equipment cannot work at all. The PT-60 replaces ASV’s former RC-60 rubber track loader that was introduced in 2004. The new machine now includes a high-performance two-speed drive system that offers the choice of higher torque for digging in tough materials or higher top-end travel speed. Click for more...
JCB Upgrades Skid Steer, Tracked Compact Loader Range →
From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB’s skid steer and compact tracked loader range has been upgraded with an improved cab environment and controllability and an upgraded transmission power-management system. Hydraulic pressures and flows have been boosted across both the wheeled and tracked model ranges, resulting in improvements in breakout forces and attachment performance. The two largest models, the 190 and 1110, are now powered by JCB’s DieselMax engines, which are both Tier III-compliant. Click for more...
Komatsu SK1026-5 Skid Steer Designed to Tackle Tough Project Applications →
From Construction Equipment Guide... The SK1026-5 skid steer loader is designed to withstand the toughest applications without yielding engine power and performance. It is equipped with Komatsu’s Automatic Power Control (APC) and a standard two-speed transmission. Its features allow the operator to maximize productivity and uptime on the job site, according to the manufacturer. The SK1026, with an operating weight of 8,068 lbs. (3,660 kg) is powered by Komatsu engine with a net power of 84 hp (62.6 kW). Click for more...
Volvo Unveils L220F Hybrid Wheel Loader at ConExpo →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled a pre-production prototype of its L220F Hybrid wheel loader. Offering more power, better performance and a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption, the L220F Hybrid’s increased efficiency and cost saving potential will offer customers a much greater return on their investment over the life cycle of the machine, according to the manufacturer. The Volvo L220F Hybrid’s parallel hybrid technology has been developed within the Volvo Group and uses as its platform the D12 engine. Click for more...
Bohnsack & Hennen’s Skid Steers Touch Up Oak Ponds →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Leroy Bohnsack and his son, Mike, owners of Bohnsack & Hennen Excavating, have done excavating and finish-grading work in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. “My dad runs the company and has been in the excavating business for forty years in Prior Lake, Minn.,” Mike, owner and job superintendent, said. Beside Leroy and Mike, the company employs Jason Bolly, Justin Schumer, Justin Schultz and Tom Mesenbernik. Click for more...
Chattahoochee Students Learn Skills in Cat Loader →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Chattahoochee Technical College has a new machine to help prepare its students for a career in environmental horticulture. Instructor Bejie Herrin has added a Caterpillar 257B multi-terrain loader to the one-year-old program’s fleet, purchased from Yancey Bros. Co. Approximately 20 students are currently enrolled in the program at the Paulding County campus. While some have had experience working with this type of heavy equipment in the past and are taking classes to obtain certification, there are a few who had never been in the cab of a machine of this size before. Click for more...
Case’s New M Series 3 Backhoes Feature Family IV Engines →
From Construction Equipment Guide... The latest upgrade to the Case line of backhoe loaders, the M Series 3 lineup includes the 580M, 580 Super M, 580 Super M+, 590 Super M and 590 Super M+. These five models range in net horsepower from 79 to 109 (59 to 81 kW) with dig depths from 14 ft. 3 in. (4.3 m) on the standard backhoe to 20 ft. 4 in. (6.2 m) with the Extendahoe. All Case M Series 3 models feature Case Family IV engines with Tier III certification, as well as improved performance and serviceability New Engine, Backhoe Performance ImprovementsThese Tier III-certified engines are turbocharged to provide the extra power required by customers. Click for more...
New Attachment Turns Skid Steer Into Tree-Pulling Machine →
From Construction Equipment Guide... The Rockland Tree Jack, by Bedford, Pa.-based Rockland Manufacturing Company is able to effectively pull up to 12.5 in. (31.7 cm) diameter trees, completely removing the tree and its root structure in one step. It is less costly than other tree removal equipment and eliminates the need to first cut the tree and then grind out the stump, according to the manufacturer. The Tree Jack is available for skid steers rated at 65 hp (48 kW) and above. Click for more...
Attachment Turns Skid Steer Into Tree-Pulling Machine →
From Construction Equipment Guide... The Rockland Tree Jack, by Bedford, Pa.-based Rockland Manufacturing Company is able to effectively pull up to 12.5 in. (31.7 cm) diameter trees, completely removing the tree and its root structure in one step. It is less costly than other tree removal equipment and eliminates the need to first cut the tree and then grind out the stump, according to the manufacturer. The Tree Jack is available for skid steers rated at 65 hp (48 kW) and above. Click for more...
Skanska Builds Super New Giants Stadium →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Site work and ongoing adjacent construction projects are among the challenges faced by the team that is building New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The $998 million, 2.2-million-sq.-ft. (204,387 sq m) steel and concrete facility will include 82,000 seats and 217 luxury suites for New York Giants and Jets fans. According to Frank Falciani, senior vice president of Skanska USA Building, the project’s Parsippany, N.J.-based design-build construction manager, work began May 21, 2007. Click for more...
Bobcat Loader Keeps Dyno-Noble Inc. Busy at Coal Mine →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Allen Briegel is plant manager of Dyno-Noble Inc., an international mining services company, at its Gillette, Wyo., facility. When it came time to replace his old Bobcat skid steer, he purchased a 56-hp (41.8 kW) turbocharged Bobcat S185 skid steer loader with a 1,850-lb. (839 kg) rated operating capacity. Its primary use is to stem bore holes at surface coal mines. The 9-in. (22.9 cm) diameter holes are bored 20 to 70 ft. Click for more...
Chadwick-BaRoss Volvos Used on Extreme Makeover →
From Construction Equipment Guide... Chadwick-BaRoss Inc., Maine’s Volvo Heavy Equipment Construction dealer, had two of its customer-owned Volvo EC240 excavators along with a Volvo L90F wheel loader equipped with forks and bucket at work on the site of the recent Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Milbridge, Maine. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s design team prepared to build a new home for the Ray-Smith family of Milbridge, Maine, and found R.F. Click for more...
Bobcat Delivers New Product to Farm-Rite in Minnesota →
Bobcat representatives delivered the company’s new CT230 compact tractor Oct. 29 to Farm-Rite Equipment in Dassel, Minn. Although Bobcat has announced that the new compact tractor line officially will be unveiled in Las Vegas in January, Farm-Rite Equipment received a tractor early and was the first to sell the CT230 model. The purchaser was Towmaster’s Arlyn Hedtke of Litchfield, Minn. Click for more...
TrakBites Enhances Rubber Track Capabilities on Snowy, Icy Surfaces →
From Construction Equipment Guide... By Shelley HawesSpecial to CEG Short and simple, Dell Anderson saw a need. His son, Erick, was struggling with problems slipping on snow and ice with his skid steer rubber track system. Anderson put his brainpower to work and two days later had developed and created the finished product; a steel clamp-on track device to solve slippage problems called TrakBites. One Friday evening, Dell Anderson drafted a plan to produce steel clamp-on cleats, faxed it overnight to his mechanical engineer in Shanghai, China, and by Sunday the first prototype was built. Click for more...
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