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Improves The Load/Unload Process Staff, 5/14/2008
Offering class-leading lift capacity, greater operator visibility and automated controls, Yanmar’s new V-Series compact wheel loaders do more in less time and at less cost. More
Bobcat Skid-Steer Loader Works Easily in Tight Jobsites Staff - 05/15/2008
Bobcat Company's S70, the smallest model in the company's line of skid-steer loaders, replaces Model 463. The unit is useful for work in tight jobsites because of its dimensions of 71.4 inches high, 35.4 inches wide and 75.5 inches long without attachment. The S70 can fit in many areas where other equipment can not, whether it is passing through gates on landscape sites, driving through narrow ...
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Toro's Walk-Behind Trenchers Feature Tracks and Easy-to-Use Controls Staff - 05/15/2008
The Toro Company announces the expansion of its compact equipment line with the addition of two, walk-behind trenchers - the Toro® TRX-15 and TRX-19 tracked trenchers. Tracks, plus operator-friendly controls, make these gas-powered machines productive, easy to learn and operate, and benefits rental yards, contractors, and homeowners.
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Felco Bedding Conveyors Staff - 05/15/2008
Felco Bedding Conveyors allow an excavator operator to control when, where, and how much bedding material is placed in the trench while bedding pipe. Bedding conveyors are indispensable for projects involving tight work areas and narrow alleyways, and they will increase production of any project. Mounted between the tracks and attached to the car body, the unit taps into the excavators track dr...
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Polyethylene Insulators Offer Alternative to Porcelain Staff - 05/15/2008
Hendrix Wire & Cable is offering HPI Polyethylene Insulators available in 15kV, 25kV and 35kV. The lightweight design allows for easier handling and storage, making them an ideal choice for lineman and for use in areas under construction. Suited for both bare wire and covered conductors, the insulators offer an alternative solution to porcelain insulators, which are susceptible to vandalism...
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Roadtec's Cutter Housing Material Evacuation Improved Staff - 05/15/2008
The RX-400 is a four-foot cold planer design that allows contractors to cut as narrow as 26 inches with improved evacuation of material from the cutter housing. Material evacuation is efficient enough to allow cutting depth up to 12.5 inches, even in clog-prone, loose material. The conveyor and cutter housing design allows the 26-inch wide drum section "visibility" of the conveyor for better ma...
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Atlas Copco Construction Tools Medium-Duty Hydraulic Breaker Line Staff - 05/15/2008
Designed with fewer moving parts for optimal reliability, the MB 1500 hydraulic breaker attachment from Atlas Copco Construction Tools LLC is ideal for trenching, road work, demolition and secondary rock breaking. The unit offers exceptional breaking performance through the combination of high single blow energy and an impressive impact frequency of up to 640 blows-per-minute.
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Doosan Infracore Crawler Excavators and Wheel Loaders Incorporate New Features Staff - 05/15/2008
The DX Series Excavators from Doosan Infracore offers an electronic package allowing communication between the engine and hydraulics for optimum performance and fuel economy. A dual-walled exhaust silencer reduces noise levels and a convenient hose routing, wiring harness layout and filter placement for easier maintenance is featured.
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From the Desk of… Greg Sitek, Editorial Director, Associated Construction Publications April 6, 2008 Tier IV Emission Issues
Last week I was at the Mid America Truck Show in Louisville, KY. Although the p... More
JCB Hosts Inaugural Roadshow At Savannah Factory Contractors and other industry representatives from throughout the region converged on the JCB factory in Savannah for the first of several JCB Roadshows scheduled for various locations.
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