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Cover Story/Machine Matters: That new dozer smell
Relax and think back ten years. Remember the plume of diesel smoke as it floated in a feathery charcoal cloud from your new earthmover, accompanied by the musical roar of its engine? The sulfur-scented diesel perfume that could bring tears to your eyes? Ah, nothing like a new dozer. What a difference a decade makes! […]
October 4, 2007
Fueling the Future: Electrifying!
Of all the alternative fuel and power options available to the world of construction trucks and equipment, nothing holds more promise than hybrid diesel-electric systems. These designs use an internal combustion engine to turn a generator that pumps electricity into a big battery and then tap either the mechanical or the electrical system – or […]
October 4, 2007
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Fueling the Future: Smart your engines
Bruce Farrar, communications manager at Cummins, finds the positive points of complying with the EPA. “The rules are being rewritten. No one ever thought emissions would be driving some of the fuel cost savings technology in the industry.” Since the EPA began to ramp up its enforcement of the Clean Air Act in 2001 requiring […]
October 4, 2007
Business
Bill could provide $1 billion for diesel engine retrofits
Several senators introduced legislation June 16 that would create a national grant and loan program designed to provide $200 million annually for five years to retrofit diesel engines. The Associated General Contractors of America, Caterpillar, Cummins and the Diesel Technology Forum are supporting the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2005. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, is […]
October 4, 2007
Equipment
Report: Grants best incentive for diesel engine retrofits
Construction equipment owners and air quality agencies say monetary grants are the best incentive for retrofitting diesel engines with devices that will reduce harmful emissions, according to a report a technology and policy consulting firm prepared for the U.S. EPA. Decreasing emissions from off-road equipment requires investments that don’t pay for themselves in operating cost […]
October 4, 2007
Equipment
AGC set to hold midyear meeting in San Francisco
The Associated General Contractors of America is holding its midyear meeting on September 28-30 in San Francisco. The meeting will focus on issues such as the impact of California’s engine emissions mandate, the economic situation for the remainder of the year and a preview of 2007, as well as California’s levee systems. Speakers for the […]
October 3, 2007
Equipment
Kubota Engine launches new website
Kubota Engine America launched a new website in September, featuring company and product information. The website also has information on EPA emissions regulations, ordering service parts and support contact information.
September 18, 2007
Equipment
Crusher helps lessen costs on skip-hire, haulage and landfill charges
Red Rhino has launched its 5000 and 7000 series crushers, complete with water-cooled Deutz diesel engines, for recycling building waste into a re-useable and re-saleable aggregate. The 7000 series recycler features a 67-horsepower engine, while a 30-horsepower engine powers the 5000 series recycler. The crushers offer low noise and low exhaust emissions, along with economical […]
September 10, 2007
Safety
Fueling the Future: Clean diesel
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced five years ago diesel fuel sulfur levels would drop to 15 parts per million for on-highway vehicles in 2006 and off-highway in 2010, the engine manufacturers knew they had a lot of work to do. No one would argue that reducing emissions wasn’t a win for the environment, […]
September 6, 2007
Equipment
Trucks/Test Drive: Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD
A pickup truck these days is called upon to do triple duty: tow a backhoe to the jobsite on Monday, take the spouse out to dinner Friday and tow the boat to the lake on Saturday. That’s an example, but it gives you some insight into the challenges truck designers face when they draft a […]
September 6, 2007
Equipment
No Idle unit lets operators load or unload with truck engine off
Heavy equipment transporters can help meet government anti-idling regulations with Retriever, a truck bed that can load and unload 30,000-pound payloads with the truck’s engine off. The system can reduce idling time by as much as 95 percent, leading to lower emissions, extended engine life and maintenance intervals on the truck’s emissions system and generating […]
August 17, 2007
Safety
Cover Story: Fueling the future
You can’t beat crude oil for a resource. For the last 150 years all we had to do was pump it out of the ground, heat it up in refineries and go. But oil is becoming scarce. Prices jolt upward, and we can’t overlook the fact that much of the world’s oil supply comes from […]
August 14, 2007
Equipment
Product Report: Mitsubishi Fuso’s cabover truck lineup
Mitsubishi Fuso’s 2008 cabover truck lineup includes six new models offering significant changes in the cabs, brake systems and emissions control. On the small end of the scale the company is getting back into the Class 3 medium-duty market for the first time since 2005 with the FE125. With its 12,500-pound GVW rating, the FE125 […]
August 10, 2007
Equipment
Marketplace
Convertible high-pressure water jet pump runs at six different pressures The NLB 125 Series high-pressure water jet pump unit combines a low horsepower engine with the ability to change operating pressures in a matter of minutes. Smaller than other convertible units, the NLB 125 can be towed to jobsites and converted without a manifold change […]
August 10, 2007
Equipment
Wheel loader line evolves along with emissions standards
Caterpillar‘s 990H wheel loader comes with the same cycle times, standard hauler pass matches and impeller clutch torque converter as the 990G Series II, but offers lower engines emissions and increased efficiency. Engineered for mining, handling bulk materials and performing high-volume earthmoving, the standard-lift 990H loads 60- to 70-ton capacity trucks and the high-lift version […]
June 18, 2007
Equipment
Product Report: Smooth shift artists
Getting feedback from experienced grader operators and owners was a key – and from all indications, prized – part of Volvo’s design process on its G900 Series motor graders. And the engineers made copious notes as this group had no shortage of opinions: While the operators loved the tighter turning radius and what they termed […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Product Focus: Light towers and gen sets
Moonlight wherever you work The Moonlight glare-free lighting systems from Multiquip don’t require a fan to maintain air in the balloon. The balloon portion inflates in seconds and a simple plug maintains air pressure and protects the light. Eliminating the need for a fan extends the light’s life since debris is not blown into the […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Intelligent hydraulics
In just the past few years, the progression from electro-hydraulic control to electronic control of hydraulic systems has given engineers almost unlimited potential to re-write the rules of how machines and their component subsystems work together. And smarter hydraulics combined with steady improvements in the mechanical elements of hydraulic pumps, motors, hoses and connections are […]
June 12, 2007
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