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Caterpillar updates 993K wheel loader with Tier 4 Final engine, cab improvements
Caterpillar announced updates today to its 993K wheel loader headlined by the availability of either a Tier 4 Final or Tier 2 Equivalent Cat C32 engine.
Several new features in the 993K are all about conservation. New power train features and ... Read More...
Komatsu introduces WA470-7 wheel loader
Today, Komatsu introduced the new WA470-7 wheel loader. Powered by a Komatsu Tier 4 Interim-certified SAA6D125E-6 engine with 272 net horsepower, the WA470-7 boasts increased power and an 8 percent reduction in fuel consumption.
The new machine weighs in at 52,007 ... Read More...
First look at Caterpillar’s new Visitors Center and museum
Equipment World was on hand for what Caterpillar said was the "first private tour" of its new Visitors Center at its headquarters in Peoria, Illinois. Beyond acquainting folks with the brand, the facility acts as a museum of sorts and opens ... Read More...
HP’s new ElitePad 900 looks like the perfect Windows 8 tablet for the jobsite
Last week, HP announced a tough tablet built specifically for enterprise that seeks to offer all the advantages of mobile hardware with the convenience of compatability with all the legacy applications you depend on at the office and on the ... Read More...
Trimble introduces GL612 and GL622 construction grade lasers
Trimble GL622 grade laser
Trimble introduced two new construction lasers Tuesday, announcing the Spectra Precision GL612 single and GL622 dual grade lasers at the Intergeo 2012 conference. Both are rugged, automatic self-leveling lasers featuring grade capability of ± 25 percent ... Read More...
AGC: Objections to original CARB proposal saved contractors $9 billion
During a federal hearing today, Associated General Contractors of America lawyers said the California Air Resources Board overestimated emissions from off-road diesel construction equipment by at least 340 percent in its 2007 proposal for an off-road diesel emissions rule.
That would have been ... Read More...
Gehl announces five new compact excavators
Gehl Z17 compact excavator
Gehl's new compact excavators announced Thursday are designed for grading and excavating, trenching, digging, light utility construction, demolition and recycling. The new models include the Z17, Z27, Z35, Z45 and Z80. Each model is powered by a ... Read More...
Doosan updates DX140W wheel excavator with T4i engine, work modes, new comforts
Doosan today announced updates to its DX140W wheel excavator. The machine is now powered by a 135-horsepower, turbocharged, 6-cylinder DL06KB water-cooled diesel engine. The 359-cubic-inch engine is Tier 4 Interim certified and features a high pressure common rail design with direct ... Read More...
Komatsu updates 730E mining truck with AC electric drive
On Monday, Komatsu debuted its new 730E mining truck with the AC electric drive technology the company debuted in 1996. The AC drive 730E is slated for limited release in 2013 followed by full production in 2014.
The announcement came during ... Read More...
John Deere’s 460E is its largest articulated dump truck yet
John Deere announced today the release of the 46-ton 460E, the company's largest articulated dump truck to date and the largest ADT available in North America.
The 460E ADT joins the 370E and 410E as the latest entry in Deere's E-Series. ... Read More...
Trimble DigiRod eliminates surveyor’s need for grade rods
Trimble has introduced a new product called the DR400 DigiRod that the company says allows surveyors check grades with a rotating laser without the need for grade rods.
The DigiRod eliminates the need to carry, transport and maintain multiple grade rod ... Read More...
Growth expected, but construction’s economic recovery well behind other sectors
The construction sector of the U.S. economy is expected to see mild recovery through the end of 2012 with accelerated growth in 2013, said Kermit Baker, chief economist for the American Institutue of Architects.
Baker and two other economists spoke during ... Read More...
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