On Sept. 17, U.S. and Canadian Hyundai dealers, as well as the press corps, came together at the headquarters of Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. in Norcross, Ga., for a facility tour and briefing on the newest machines being unveiled for the North American market. Afterwards, the crowd boarded buses for Silver City Farm in Cumming, Ga., for a live demo and walk around of the machines and some hands-on operation time.

A picture perfect day provided dealers and press representatives an opportunity to get familiarized with the new Tier IV final Hyundai HX series hydraulic excavators ranging from 24 to 57-tons (22 to 52 t). The next new machines introduced were the Tier IV final HL900 series of wheel loaders, which tout a 10 percent lower fuel consumption than the previous 9A series loaders. The series 9 single and tandem rollers were unveiled, which includes four single drum models and two compact tandem-drum models. Hyundai hydraulic breakers also were showcased in a static display.

After the demo, guests made the short walk to the Silver City Saloon to enjoy beverages, a pig roast barbeque and some down home southern rock. The entire Silver City Farm facility made for a truly unique experience to see and operate the newest Hyundai machines, and opportunity to mingle and dine with the Hyundai staff and dealer network representatives.

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