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Test Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1E
We check in to see how the all-electric compact excavator model is doing five years after its launch and what it’s like to run it, on The Dirt.
July 12, 2024
Review of Cat’s Remote-Control Station: Run Machines 2,000 Miles Away
Professional operator Bryan Furnace reveals his experience operating a Cat excavator, dozer and loader in N.C. – from his home in Michigan.
July 5, 2024
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July 1, 2024
How to Oil Sample Heavy Equipment: It’s Not Just for Big Contractors
On The Dirt, the ins and outs of oil analysis – including how much it costs and how to do it – and what all heavy equipment owners should know.
June 28, 2024
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Video: Brothers Make Machine Control Work on Precise Cemetery Jobs
Buenas Brothers Engineering's installation of crypts and mausoleums must be exact and conform to undulating grade elevations.
June 26, 2024
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Review of JCB’s Largest “Teleskid” – A CTL with Telescopic Mono-Boom
JCB became the first to launch a compact track loader with a telescopic boom. Watch what it's like to operate one on The Dirt.
June 21, 2024
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Hard Hat Finally Enters the 21st Century with Help from Sports
The typical hard hat design hasn't changed in over 100 years, protecting only the top of the head. Sports technology is changing that.
June 14, 2024
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Demystifying 811 – How the Utility Locator Service Really Works
Calling and waiting on 811 underground utility location can be frustrating, especially when they’re late and miss lines.
June 7, 2024
Contractor of the Year
Video: Texas Contractor Takes Unusual Route to Start Construction Company
A friendship developed during his days in the rental department at a construction equipment dealer that was instrumental in starting his own firm.
June 5, 2024
Excavators
Video: A Closer Look at Komatsu’s Long-Undercarriage Excavator
Take our walkaround tour of the 29,000-pound PC130LC-11 – built for extra lift capacity and stability. Watch it in action here.
June 4, 2024
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How to Choose the Right Oil for Construction Equipment
Get a clear, easy-to-understand explainer on what contractors need to know about choosing the right engine oil, on The Dirt.
May 30, 2024
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Fact vs. Fiction – The Truth About Autonomous Equipment
SafeAI-equipped dozers, loaders, trucks can do it all by themselves, but aren’t good for every job. In time, they will be, says our guest on The Dirt.
May 24, 2024
Compactors
Vibromax Returns! A Closer Look at JCB’s CT160 Double Drum Compactor
Vibromax rollers have not been available in the U.S. for over a decade, but now they're back for compacting gravel, concrete, asphalt and soil.
May 23, 2024
Excavators
Video: A Closer Look at Develon’s First “X” Model Excavator, the DX225LC-7X
The “X” on the 52,000-pound model stands for electrohydraulic control for running advanced machine guidance and control.
May 20, 2024
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“World’s First Wireless 3D Grading Attachment” – The Terrawise TerraBlade
Want your compact track loader to act like a dozer? There’s an attachment for that, and it has completely wireless machine control. Check out The Dirt.
May 17, 2024
Roadbuilding
Video Posted of Key Bridge Debris Blast; NTSB Releases Ship Crash Report
Watch the controlled explosion of bridge remains aboard the ship Dali. Also, NTSB reports several ship blackouts occurred before the crash.
May 15, 2024
Contractor of the Year
Video: Why This Contractor Loves Running a 72-Year-Old Family Business
The owner of D'Amico Construction learned a lot from his father, who started the company from scratch in 1952, paving one driveway at a time.
May 15, 2024
Excavators
Video: Watch Komatsu’s First High-Reach Demolition Excavator for U.S.
Operators can easily connect and disconnect the extension boom on the PC490HRD-11 without leaving the cab – all in about 2 minutes.
May 13, 2024
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Leica Geosystems’ Presence Grows on U.S. Construction Sites
Over the past 10 years, the company has made inroads with its machine control as well as other technology that focuses on the entire jobsite.
May 10, 2024
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Hyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100
The company has unveiled a new equipment category with the launch of the 122-horsepower, 10-metric-ton HD100.
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