Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.DealersEquipment Roundup: Cat unveils new D7 dozer; Case unveils first electric backhoe; Kubota intros first mini skid steer; Electric Volvo VNL test drive; Cat Kinetic Ice+ Boot ReviewVIDEO: Reviewing Cat’s Kinetic Ice+ Boots’ Vibram Ice Traction, Insulation from the Arctic Circle Recently, Tom Jackson had a chance to test out some cold weather boots and gloves in Alaska—north of the Arctic Circle in fact—in temps as low as -30 degrees. The boots are a new product offering from Cat Footwear called the […]March 16, 2020Battery electricCase CE Unveils First Electric Backhoe, the 580 EV, at ConExpo 2020At ConExpo 2020, Case Construction Equipment unveiled the very first battery-powered electric backhoe loader. Developed under the name “Project Zeus,” the loader’s model name is the 580 EV. Check out the video for all the details.March 11, 2020Construction EquipmentCat Unveils New D7 Dozer: Bigger, Stronger, SmarterA day before the crowds descended upon ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 in Las Vegas, Caterpillar unveiled it’s all new D7 dozer model. The new D7 packs more power, more weight, and potentially huge productivity gains over its predecessors. You can check out all the details in this video or read on below. As has been the case […]March 10, 2020DealersEquipment Roundup: SkyMul is a rebar-tying drone; 10 Things to See at ConExpo 2020; Manitowoc intros MLC150-1 crawler crane; New Holland intros 11 skid steers, CTLs; Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavatorsTrimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators GPS/GNSS grade control is commonly thought of as a way to automate machine control in the horizontal plane with dozers and motor graders. But excavators can benefit from machine control as well. Up until now those systems have been proprietary to the OEMs offering them. But Trimble Earthworks Grade […]March 9, 2020Contractor of the YearFamily’s ‘diversify or die’ attitude grows playground installation businessJim Davis Jr. awoke to his phone ringing on a Monday morning in 1993. He looked at the clock. It was 6 a.m. “Let’s go,” said his father, Jim Sr., on the other end. “I just graduated college yesterday,” his son replied. “Yeah, now it’s time to go to work.” “He didn’t even give me […]March 5, 2020Construction EquipmentManitowoc unveils MLC150-1 crawler crane with increased capacity, quicker assemblyIn the run-up to ConExpo 2020, Manitowoc has introduced a new crawler crane that the company says will join five other new cranes at the show in Las Vegas next week. (You can see what other equipment makers have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here, or by checking out the […]March 4, 2020Construction EquipmentVIDEO > ConExpo 2020 Preview: 10 Things to See & How to Navigate the Show!Whether you’re going to ConExpo 2020 or following the show’s equipment launches from your office, this video has all the details on the machine introductions you need to look for. We also cover the increased scale of this year’s show, including what you’ll need to do to get between the main Las Vegas Convention Center […]March 2, 2020DealersEquipment Roundup: Hyundai to build hydrogen-powered excavators; Snorkel to intro longest telescopic boom lift; LiuGong enters U.S. scissor lift market; Landclearing attachments roundup; Can new scissor lift market entrants succeed?‘Superheated’ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed? Craig Paylor, former president of JLG, was looking to add some scissor lifts in 2018 as an additional revenue stream to his truck distribution business. But he couldn’t find any to buy. “The market was superheated,” he says. “I couldn’t even get anybody […]March 2, 2020DealersEquipment Roundup: The Top 5 Machines & Tools of World of Concrete 2020; Nikola unveils electric Badger pickup; Wirtgen debuts new paving train; Doosan adds DX62R-3 reduced tail-swing excavator; Hilti intros world’s first cordless breakerVIDEO > Hilti TE 500-A36 is the first cordless breaker: Makes destruction easier, can be paired with cordless backpack dust collector Hilti used the World of Concrete to debut what it calls the world’s first cordless breaker, the TE 500-A36. The 36-volt battery powered tool uses the company’s Active Vibration Reduction (AVR) technology to reduce […]February 25, 2020Construction EquipmentTop 5 Machine & Tool Launches From World of Concrete 2020The annual World of Concrete show recently wrapped up in Las Vegas and we’ve got the five most important announcements and machine launches right here in one video. Check it out above and be sure to view our full videos on the machine and tool launches mentioned in this video below the break. 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