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Cat D8T moves more at less cost with several new options
Following a ConExpo appearance where Cat allowed attendees to try out its Remote Operator system and operate a D8T 1,700 miles away, the heavy equipment manufacturer is now announcing several other productivity options for this dozer. Moving more For starters, Cat is now offering a new blade for the D8T that increases capacity by 19 […]
April 14, 2017
McLaughlin launches its largest boring machine, McL-60, and first Steerable Rock System
McLaughlin recently launched two innovations in its auger boring machine lineup. The company’s McL-60 marks its largest boring machine, and its Steerable Rock System (SRS) has the first steerable head designed to handle solid and fractured rock. McL-60 Workhorse Able to install steel casing up to 60 inches in diameter, the McL-60 Workhorse packs a […]
April 14, 2017
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Kobelco launches slew of new excavators, improved models
Kobelco has been busy as of late, introducing a variety of new excavators and a slew of improvements to previous models. The new models include compact excavators with improved fuel-efficiency and noise reduction, and conventional excavators with increased digging force. Kobelco also upgraded its SR Series and demolition excavators. Compact excavators Two compact excavators, the SK30SR-6E (pictured above) […]
April 13, 2017
Construction Equipment
Cat intros 950 GC, a lower-spec loader developed using telematics data
With the North American and European launch of the 950 GC wheel loader, Caterpillar says it is bringing a machine stateside that has proven itself to be a high-performing, reliable and budget-friendly machine in lesser regulated countries. Telematics played a big part in the development of the 950 GC, Cat says. In addition to helping customers […]
April 5, 2017
Construction Equipment
Komatsu’s new D51EX/PX-24 dozers bring performance, fuel efficiency boosts
Komatsu has introduced improved models of its D51 dozers with updates including a new engine, transmission and cab improvements. The new D51EX-24 and D51PX-24 are both powered by a 131-horsepower, 4.5-liter Komatsu SAA4D107E-7 engine. The engine improves fuel efficiency by 13 percent over previous D51 models and meets Tier 4 Final standards through the use of a diesel oxidation […]
March 29, 2017
Construction Equipment
Doosan unveils DL420-5 CVT: Loader switches between hydrostatic, automatic transmissions based on engine speed
Doosan has introduced a significant upgrade to its DL420-5 wheel loader, equipping the machine with a transmission capable of adapting to demand. The new DL420-5 CVT is the first Doosan machine to feature a Continuously Variable Transmission, which can switch between a hydrostatic transmission and an automatic transmission based on the speed of the engine. The […]
March 28, 2017
Construction Equipment
Case unveils CX750D: New model design is its largest, most powerful excavator
Case Construction Equipment has expanded its D-Series lineup of excavators with the addition of the CX750D, now the largest and most powerful machine in the lineup. Powered by a 512-horsepower, Tier 4 Final engine requiring no diesel particulate filter (DPF), the CX750D features new designs for the boom, arm and undercarriage along with a […]
March 22, 2017
Construction Equipment
John Deere restores a JD570, pioneer among motor graders, for machine’s 50th anniversary
One of the must-see stops in ConExpo 2017’s North Hall was a meticulously restored vintage motor grader at the John Deere booth. The machine, a model JD570, was restored by two retired Deere employees, Don Bagby and Jerry Bode of the company’s Dubuque Works. In a release on the restoration of the machine, Deere describes the […]
March 21, 2017
Construction Equipment
Komatsu boosts power with new PC170LC-11 excavator
At ConExpo, Komatsu introduced the PC170LC-11, saying the new excavator boasts 6 percent more productivity than predecessors through an enhanced power mode. The 121-horsepower, Tier 4 Final engine produces plenty of power for the excavator, yet the PC170LC-11 remains light enough to be transported on a 40,000-pound trailer, says product manager Andrew Earing. The excavator’s viscous fan […]
March 20, 2017
Construction Equipment
John Deere’s new 310E, 260E articulated dump trucks redesigned from the ground up
John Deere has introduced two updated models to its E-Series articulated dump truck lineup. The 260E and 310E ADTs feature updated styling, cabs, frames and axles from their D-Series predecessors. Both models run on a John Deere PowerTech 9-liter Final Tier 4 engine. The 26-ton 260E is powered by a 321-horsepower engine, and the 31-ton 310E has […]
March 17, 2017
Construction Equipment
LiuGong intros VL80A vertical lift loader with lower weight, increased performance
The new vertical lift VL80A loader from LiuGong, shown at ConExpo offers a heavier tipping load, high dump height and longer dump reach compared to similar-sized radial lift loaders. The vertical lift, Z-bar loader arm design also allows you to get closer to trucks for loading The new loader has a 162-horsepower, Tier 4 Final, […]
March 17, 2017
Construction Equipment
Hyundai unveils HL975, HL965 wheel loaders; adds long boom XT option to HL940
Touting a payload measurement system that comes standard, Hyundai has introduced two new models the company says are meant to fill gaps in its HL-Series lineup of wheel loaders. Powered by Cummins engines and available in a long boom, extended reach (XT) configuration, Hyundai introduced the new HL965 and HL975 loaders at ConExpo 2017 last week […]
March 16, 2017
Construction Equipment
John Deere debuts Machine Health Monitoring Center, 950K dozer, 260E and 310E artics, 844K-III wheel loaders
While there are encouraging signs for U.S. infrastructure spending, Sam Allen, chair and CEO of John Deere, says any initiatives will take time to reach contractors, in remarks made during ConExpo. “Meanwhile, 70 percent of state infrastructure ballot initiatives were approved last year, and in some cases, the impact of those initiatives will last decades,” […]
March 15, 2017
Construction Equipment
Cat unveils redesigned 745 articulated truck with larger cab, stability assist to counter overturns
The 45.2-ton Cat 745 articulated truck unveiled last week at the company’s ConExpo booth is visibly different from its predecessors, and features a new external “spinal” ROPS that uses bonded rear quarter glass, thus eliminating the structural rear pillar. The result: what Cat calls a “dramatic improvement in visibility from the cab.” The 745 is also […]
March 13, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Volvo CE debuts new flagship wheel loader: L350H boasts new design, fuel savings
Expected to be available early next year, Volvo debuted the all-new flagship of its wheel loader range, the L350H. It features a 10-percent improvement in fuel efficiency and a host of other productivity improvements, as well as a new design. So what does it take to design a flagship unit? “Number one, you want to come out […]
March 9, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Case unveils half dozer, half CTL concept DL450 as “Compact Dozer Loader”
Teased prior to ConExpo as “Project Minotaur,” Case Construction Equipment’s DL450 is billed as a “Compact Dozer Loader” that combines a compact track loader (CTL) with a dozer. Case is using ConExpo to get contractor feedback on the concept machine. “We didn’t want to just create a reaction,” says Scott Harris, vice president, North America, […]
March 8, 2017
Construction Equipment
World’s first 3D-printed excavator gets to work in ConExpo unveiling
Though hundreds of machines are making their debut here in Las Vegas this week at the ConExpo/Con-Agg and IFPE shows, one piece of equipment in particular has created quite a buzz. Project AME (pronounced “Amy’) is a 3D-printed excavator produced through a consortium of research teams that are part of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid […]
March 7, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Operating a D8T 1,700 miles away with Cat’s Remote Operator system at ConExpo
ConExpo attendees will be able to sit in a simulator-type set up in Caterpillar’s Gold Lot booth and remotely operate a D8T located at the company’s Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center in Peoria, some 1,700 miles away. In what is called a Command Trailer, operators behind the D8T controls can take the machine around a […]
March 7, 2017
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