Construction Equipment articles from December 2006

Construction Equipment archives from December 2006

A Good Equipment Year.
December 1, 2006... Rod Sutton, Editor in Chief Our Top 100 meeting left us pretty excited this year. We came away with quite a list of machines this fall after reviewing all the new products introduced in the previous 12 months. Many manufacturers took...

How to Work in a World of Growing Costs.
December 1, 2006... By Mike Vorster, Contributing Editor Equipment operations must recognize and account for increases in costs such as fuel It seems that we are about to experience a bow wave of cost inflation pushed by record highs in commodity prices...

Numbers Tell the Tale.
December 1, 2006... By G.C. Skipper, Contributing Editor Numerical values sum up a machine's replacement status, allowing Lynchburg, Va., to stretch budget dollars and workload efficiency When it comes to fleet-equipment replacement, David R. Harris does...

Ram 3500 HD Adds Beef, Power.
December 1, 2006... By Tom Berg, Truck Editor Dodge is getting serious about medium-duty trucks, and has a real contender with the latest model and its '07-spec Cummins Turbo Diesel Do you run a Chevrolet/GMC 3500 or a Ford F-350? Then Dodge wants you to...

The Russell Grader.
December 1, 2006... By Keith Haddock, Contributing Editor Early grader inventor established manufacturing firm that became part of Caterpillar In 1903 two entrepreneurs, Richard Russell and C.K. Stockland, organized Russell Grader Manufacturing in...

Auto-Lube Systems Gain Ground.
December 1, 2006... By G.C. Skipper, Contributing Editor Numerous benefits are building converts as technology proves itself Spreading the gospel of automatic-lubrication systems throughout the construction industry has been a matter of evangelism, not...

Illustrating the Message.
December 1, 2006... Walt Moore As CE editors talk to site-development contractors, we're taking note that more and more of these equipment users are employing grade-control systems on their machines - on dozers and motor graders in particular, but...

Tennessee Orders New GNSS Package.
December 1, 2006... Staff The Tennessee Department of Transportation soon will begin using a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) that is designed to harness signals from the current GPS and GLONASS satellite-positioning systems, as well as from...

Bauma Space Selling Fast.
December 1, 2006... Staff Mark your calendars for April 23-29, 2007, for Bauma 2007 to be held in Munich, Germany, at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. The halls are already booked, so the demand for open-air space is filling quickly. Because of this demand,...

World of Concrete Coming Soon.
December 1, 2006... Staff Mark your calendars for Jan. 23-36, 2007 (seminars Jan. 22-26), for the World of Concrete show to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. The show will offer more than 130 seminars, in both 90-minute and three-hour...

Tough Questions, Good Answers.
December 1, 2006... Walt Moore When Construction Equipment attended Trimble's three-day positioning-technology conference (Dimensions 2006) in early November at the Mirage Events Center in Las Vegas, we were impressed by the large number of contractors and...

Top Equipment Theft States.
December 1, 2006... Staff The frequency of theft reflects the amount of equipment in a particular area. States with more construction tend to have a higher number of thefts. The other important factor influencing theft frequency is the number of equipment...

Automatic Nitrogen Filler Cuts Tire Costs.
December 1, 2006... Staff Vehicle Inspection Systems (VIS) automated the tire-inflation process with a nitrogen inflator that can help eliminate under inflation, the leading cause of premature truck-tire wear. With its inflation controller, VIS-Nitro can...

Status and Forecast.
December 1, 2006... By Jim Haughey, Director of Economics Public Construction Spending Jim Haughey Spending for public buildings and civil projects is nearly 12 percent higher than a year ago; the gain at private jobsites is less than 1 percent....

Concord Boom Reaches New Concrete Pump Height.
December 1, 2006... By Larry Stewart, Executive Editor Extends five-inch pipe more than 212 vertical feet Concord stretched the limits of concrete-pump reach with model CCP-65SZ-225 - the world's largest concrete boom pump with a vertical reach of 212...

Remotely Change Fluids, Lubes.
December 1, 2006... By Rod Sutton, Editor in Chief Sage Oil Vac 21120 keeps end-users off the skid and allows them to control the air compressor functions from the back Designed to be placed on the bed of a truck, Professional Series model 21120 from Sage...

Ancillary Products.
December 1, 2006... Staff Cummins Squeezes 110 HP from a 3.3-Liter Staff Cummins replaced its B4.5 - a 4.5-liter mechanically injected engine that produced 104 horsepower and 305 ft.-lbs. of torque - with the electronically controlled 3.3-liter...

Drilling & Trenching.
December 1, 2006... Staff New HDD Positioned for To-the-Home Applications Staff Vermeer D6x6 horizontal directional drill expands the line. It measures 35.5 inches wide by 115 inches long for maneuverability in tight spaces. It has 550 ft.-lb. of...

Top 100 New Products of 2006.
December 1, 2006... Staff Construction Equipment editors bring you the 100 most significant product introductions of the year Our Top 100 Products Award program was conceived to call special attention to the most significant products introduced each year....

Light Earthmoving.
December 1, 2006... Staff Undercarriage Anchors New Track Loader Staff Engineered from the ground up, ASV's ISR-4 undercarriage gives the new SR-80 compact track loader 2.84 psi of ground pressure with 20-inch-wide tracks. Independent, multi-level...

Light Equipment.
December 1, 2006... Staff Versatile Design Sorts, Loads And Demolishes Staff Weighing in at 4,189 pounds, the Atlas Copco MG 1900 multi-grapple attachment can clamp 1.1 cubic yards of demolition debris with eight tons of clamping force, allowing the...

Lifting & Material Handling.
December 1, 2006... Staff Hex Booms Lift More Staff Five new hydraulic utility cranes use hexagonal booms extending from Maintainer's signature tall-tower pedestals to maximum reach of 24 feet. Capacities range from 8,600 to 14,000 pounds. The cranes...

Paving/Compaction/Concrete Pumps.
December 1, 2006... Staff 700 Horsepower for 21-Inch Cuts Staff With 700 horsepower and a maximum cutting depth of 21 inches, the new Roadtec SX-7 soil stabilizer can work in a broad range of applications, from soil to old pavement. The machine cuts...

Trucking & Hauling.
December 1, 2006... Staff Haul-Truck Design Improves Visibility, Operator Comfort Staff F Series off-highway haul trucks have 100-percent more glass area in the operator cab for improved visibility, says Caterpillar. By moving the operator seat to...