Brooke WisdomSafetyMarketplaceBy Amy Materson POWER AND PERFORMANCE Kubota has entered the compact track loader market with two models: the 75-horsepower SVL75, which has a 6,204-pound bucket breakout force and 4,881-pound lifting capacity, and the 90-horsepower SVL90, which delivers 7,961 pounds of breakout force and offers a lifting capacity of 5,869 pounds. Powered by a four-cylinder […]August 1, 2010Construction EquipmentInspection CheckpointHow to inspect a used rubber-tire trencher Rubber-tired trencher inspections are straightforward affairs, with little of the complications seen in other machine types. By Marcia Gruver Doyle “We usually see 200 to 250 hours a year on a machine this size,” says Steve Howard, used equipment manager, Vermeer Southeast Sales & Service, Birmingham, Alabama. Our […]August 1, 2010BusinessTrucks (Digital)A leaner, meaner GM By Jack Roberts A year ago, General Motors was looking down the barrel of a gun. The company, deemed “too big to fail” by media pundits, was bankrupt. Without a government bailout, it seemed this automotive powerhouse, which celebrated its 100th birthday in 2008, might live only two years […]August 1, 2010BusinessContractor of the Year FinalistJason Willard Chattanooga, Tennessee He started out with just a lawn mower. Now he’s up to a D6 thanks to good relationships, investments in his crews and a patient attitude. By Tom Jackson Bluestem Landscape and Design Year started: 1998 Annual volume: $4 to $7 million Markets served: Excavation and clearing; residential/light commercial construction; full […]August 1, 2010BusinessMachine MattersBig thing happening with excavators Manufacturers are not only updating 30- to 40-metric-ton crawler excavators, but also introducing new configurations to market. By Mike Anderson As North American earthmoving and underground contractors anticipate kicking the tracks of updated 30- to 40-metric-ton crawler excavator models at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas come March, some may not have […]August 1, 2010SafetySafety WatchUp in the air Construction falls are all too common – and all too deadly. The accident: A construction crew was removing screws from metal sheets on the roof of a building scheduled to be dismantled. A portion of the roof gave way, causing a worker standing on that section to fall through to ground […]July 31, 2010BusinessReporterBy Equipment World Staff NER, NCIB: Only 18 percent of stolen equipment recovered In 2009, only 18 percent of stolen equipment was recovered, according to the 2009 Equipment Theft Report from the National Equipment Register (NER) and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). States with the highest volume of construction and agriculture experienced the highest numbers […]July 31, 2010BusinessOn RecordSticktoitiveness By Marcia Gruver Doyle I want to call your attention to the issue of ProPickup polybagged with this issue of Equipment World, both for what it is and what it represents. First, there’s what ProPickup is: the most warmly received startup publication we’ve had … ever. Take a look at the letters to the […]July 31, 2010SafetyMaintenanceDirty little secrets Contamination in today’s equipment can cost you big bucks – and the danger is hiding in plain sight. By Tom Jackson Here’s a quiz for all you mechanics, technicians and fleet managers. Say you had two identical pieces of equipment working in two identical applications and environments. Machine A had no air […]July 31, 2010TechnologyFinal TakeBy Equipment World Staff App calculates fusion pressure on the fly McElroy customers, accustomed to using the company’s online calculation tools such as downloadable software and tutorials, began asking the company for an app they could use to quickly calculate fusion pressure on the jobsite. In response, in-house software developers created a free pipe […]July 31, 2010Previous PagePage 26 of 48Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in TrenchThe worker was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep trench, and his employer had been cited for similar violations in the past.Wheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineDozersHyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100The DirtTest Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1ECompact equipmentTakeuchi's TCR50-2 Crawler Dumper is Coming to North America