Agricultural Equipment Articles

Caterpillar Puts Skid Steers to Work, Adds Six Families of Tools to Roster →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar has announced six new families of performance-matched work tools to further expand the application range of all Caterpillar skid steer loaders. Designed specifically for Cat skid steer loaders, these new work tools provide additional versatility and productivity capabilities for a variety of specialized jobs. Work tools are a critical purchase or rental decision for most skid steer loader customers and have earned skid steer loaders their reputation for versatility. Click for more...

John Deere Offers New Options on 200 Series Skid Steers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... One year after introducing the 200 series skid steers, new options and improved features continue to propel the 240, 250, 260 and 270 John Deere skid steers to the head of their respective classes. “We’ve increased the breakout force, provided improved control and mobility and enhanced some key safety features,” said Kevin Lund, manager of Market Research, John Deere Commercial Worksite Products. Click for more...

Thomas Skid Steer Keeps Up With Big Boys, T-245 HDK Joins Line Up →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Thomas Equipment’s new T-245 HDK skid steer loader can handle many different extreme-duty jobs by combining big-machine strength and power. An optional high-flow hydraulic package is also available to power attachments such as large cold planers, rock saws and trenchers. “Our T-245 HDK skid steer is available with a high-output 73.5 hydraulic horsepower high-flow hydraulic option that is tops in its class,” said Peter Mabee, Thomas Equipment’s product and marketing manager. Click for more...

Case XT Skid Steers Take on More Jobs With Quick Coupler →

From Construction Equipment Guide... “These days, skid steers aren’t used simply for moving dirt,” said Tom Banner, Case associate marketing manager. “With the vast array of attachments available, they are serving as highly versatile tool carriers. This allows owners to maximize profits.” He explained that Case and its allied suppliers now offer more than 75 attachments that are approved for use with Case 1800 series skid steers and XT heavy-lift tool carriers, including a selection of backhoes, grapples, brooms, cold planers, augers, hammers, forks, trenchers, cement mixers, vibratory rollers, rock wheels, stump grinders, mowers, tillers, tree spades, snow blowers and, of course, standard and specialized buckets. Click for more...

New Holland Sports ’Super’ Look →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New Holland’s new LS Series skid steers sport a new look, but still deliver the same design features and proven performance advantages according to New Holland. The LS Series skid steers are engineered with one of New Holland’s trademark features, the Super Boom lift linkage. The Super Boom design provides a vertical lift path which keeps the load in view at all times and provides superior forward reach at maximum lift height. Click for more...

MBW Rolls Over Variety of Soils →

From Construction Equipment Guide... MBW has developed a high performance, low cost, vibratory compactor that attaches directly to any skid steer loader. The ATS/ATP 60 vibratory roller allows the operator to utilize the loader’s full capabilities. The roller is available in smooth or padded drum configurations to provide high-density compaction on a full range of soil types. The MBW ATS/ATP 60 comes standard with a knockdown blade. Click for more...

Equipment Shield Protects Skid Steer From Scrapes, Scratches →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Equipment Shield offers a solution for the owners of skid steers tired of all the abrasions, scratches and dents that these machines constantly receive. Equipment Shield is tough diamond-plated aluminum fabricated to fit skid steers and protect the machine where it is most vulnerable. When the shield is installed, the appearance is enhanced, projecting a good image for contractors. The greatest advantage, according to the manufacturer, is the durability. Click for more...

Bobcat Completes Next Generation Skid Steer Loader Line →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat Company, a business unit of Ingersoll-Rand, has announced four more models in its next-generation G-series product line — the Bobcat 751, 753, 763 and 963 skid steer loaders. Bobcat G-series loaders feature a new cab and instrumentation design that enhances visibility and operator comfort and improves performance. The new loaders also offer value-added options such as deluxe instrumentation and dual-mode auxiliary hydraulics. Click for more...

John Deere Skid Steers Roll Out of Desert Greens →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Desert Greens Equipment Inc., with stores in Albuquerque and Belen, NM, was recently appointed the John Deere skid steer dealer for the state of New Mexico. Founded in 1988, Desert Greens Equipment has experienced substantial growth, according to Ken Hildreth, president of the company. With the addition of the John Deere skid steers, Desert Greens Equipment now offers a range of equipment from small diesel tractor/loaders to industrial skid steers for the contractor. Manufactured by the Work Site Division of John Deere in a state-of-the-art facility in Tennessee the skid steer line includes the 240, 250, 260 and 270. Click for more...

Crumbling Concrete Concerns Prompt Night-Time Repairs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With more than 140,000 cars and trucks zooming past each day, road crews in Jefferson County, AL, are working after hours to improve conditions on a portion of Interstate 59 in Birmingham. Repairs on the 3.22-kilometer (2 mi.) stretch of I-59 from the Civic Center Bridge to the Railroad Bridge just north of Tallapoosa Street began last summer and will continue for at least the next few months. “The existing concrete pavement had deteriorated to a point where something had to be done to establish friction, for safety purposes. Click for more...

Paper Recycling Plant Swaps Skid Steers for Swingers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s a well-known fact. Manhattan generates a lot of waste paper. The recycling company that handles the majority of that waste paper obviously has some specific equipment needs to cope with the 130.5 metric tons (145 tons) of office paper it processes daily. The equipment fleet at Filco Carting Corporation, Brooklyn, NY, consists mainly of skid steer loaders and small wheel loaders. Filco used to depend mainly on its skid steers to move the large volumes of paper from the floor of the recycling facility to a hopper. Click for more...

Tarlton Tackles Walls of Challenges at Missouri School →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new $4-million Moog Oral School under construction in Town & Country, MO, will house an elementary school in which deaf children who have received cochlear implants will learn to speak. Being built by Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis, MO-based general contracting and construction management firm, the facility is conveniently situated near the intersection of I-270 and I-64 (Highway 40). The location creates a major construction challenge for Tarlton — shielding the structure from the background noise of thousands of vehicles. Click for more...

Gehl Package Combines Skid Steer, Power Box Paver →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Gehl Company offers a paving package that includes a Gehl skid loader equipped with a cold planer attachment and a Gehl Power Box paver. Gehl cold planers mount on Gehl skid loaders to provide a cost-effective way of removing the top surface of roadways, driveways and cutting butt joints prior to resurfacing. They’re designed for asphalt and concrete applications with a range of drum widths and drum types available. Click for more...

Hackling Inc. Gets the Job Done With Samsung, Parker →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hackling Inc., a Connecticut demolition and site construction company has utilized two Samsung SE 210s and a Parker tracked jaw crusher for its two recent projects. According to Robert Hackling, president of Hackling Inc., the company has been renting the Parker tracked jaw crusher with a radio remote control. The project that the company is currently working on involved the demolition of the East Hartford Plaza on Main Street in East Hartford, CT. On this site, a total of five buildings will come down. Click for more...

Case Credit Winners Receive ’A Whole Year of Free Loading’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Contractor Thomas A. Rundstrom of Farmville, VA, and Herman Wallitsch Jr. of Wallitsch Nursery and Landscaping Inc. in Louisville, KY, are the grand prize winners in the 1999 Case Credit Sweepstakes, “A Whole Year of Free Loading.” Both won a year’s free use of a select piece of Case construction equipment. In addition to mail-in entries, Case customers across North America received one entry each time they used their Case Credit charge account at participating Case dealers between January and June 1999. “The sweepstakes gives us a chance to recognize customers who use this dedicated line of credit to purchase parts, service and rentals at their participating Case dealers,” said Frank Anglin, senior vice president, operations for Case Credit Corporation. “Our charge account, the Case Credit Vantage Account, gives customers a high degree of flexibility and convenience. Click for more...

Waste Management Hauls More Soil With New Cat 980G Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Waste Management hauls more than two million tons of soil a year out of its Bile Island Facility in Morrisville, PA. The facility is responsible for providing structural materials for cell construction at GROWS and Tullytown Landfills in Bucks County, PA. “Our facility is responsible for ensuring that the landfills have enough material to keep up,” said Tim French, Waste Management maintenance manager, GROWS and Tullytown Landfills. Click for more...

Continental Equipment Offers Komatsu Backhoe Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Continental Equipment, headquartered in Dallas, TX, now offers the Komatsu Utility Corporation’s WA 140-2 and WA 150-2 backhoe loaders. The 64-kilowatt (86 hp) WA 140-2 and the 73-kilowatt (98 hp) WA 150-2 both feature Avance excavator hydraulic technology. Continental Equipment Company L.P. (CECo) and Continental Rentals (CR) are the authorized and exclusive Komatsu mining, construction and utility equipment sales, parts, service and rental dealership for 167 counties of north and west Texas. Click for more...

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