Rototilt - Thu August 30, 2018
Rototilt Broadens Its Compactor Product Line With C34
Rototilt is broadening its compactor product line and launching a new model C34 for excavators with machine weights between 6.6 and 13.2 ton (6 to 12 t). The C34 compactor has a vibration force of 7,495 lb....
Engcon - Wed August 29, 2018
Engcon, Kobelco, Leica Geo Form Unique Team
Engcon has joined with Kobelco Construction Machinery and Leica Geosystems to provide an automatic height and tilt function on its Kobelco tiltrotators. Engcon is a leading manufacturer of tiltrotators — a kind of tilting and rotating quick coupler for excavators....
Kinshofer - Wed August 15, 2018
Kinshofer Introduces WS-Series Drum Cutters
Kinshofer, a global manufacturer of excavator and loader crane attachments, introduces the WS drum cutter series. Kinshofer acquired the drum cutter line in early 2018 with the purchase of Schaeff Transverse Cutter from Atlas GmbH....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 23, 2018
Contractor Boosts Productivity With engcon Tiltrotator
Technology for heavy equipment continues to evolve how work is done on job sites across America. Advances like machine control and GPS have dramatically improved accuracy without physically changing equipment....
JLG - Wed July 18, 2018
JLG Introduces Fork-Mounted Extendable Truss Attachment
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, announced the availability of the fork-mounted extendable truss. This extendable truss was designed for lifting and placing objects around the job site....
Doosan - Wed July 11, 2018
Doosan Snow Pusher Attachments
Doosan 14.3 to 22 ton (13 to 20 t) weight class wheel loaders and tool carriers can quickly clear snow when paired with bucket-mounted snow pusher attachments. The 12-ft. (3.6 m) wide attachment weighs 2,200 lbs....
Fox Attachments - Mon July 09, 2018
Fox VersaPlow Skid-Steer Mounted Plows Offer Multiple Plowing Functions
The Fox VersaPlow combines the functions of a box-style containment pusher, a backdrag containment box and a conventional snowplow into a single unit that mounts to a skidsteer or compact loader. Designed for retail parking lots, apartments, municipal campuses and industrial areas, the Fox VersaPlow is available in 8- and 10-ft....
Lee A. Horton - Tue July 03, 2018
'Wain-Roy and the Invention of the Backhoe' Author Lee Horton Talks Industry, Writing
I have worked in the Construction Equipment Industry for over a third of a century. A good portion of that time, I was the Director of Engineering for Wain-Roy Inc., and then Woods Equipment Company of Hubbardston and Gardner, Mass., where the original backhoe was invented and first manufactured....
Solesbee’s - Tue June 26, 2018
Solesbee's Quick Couplers Enable Safe, Efficient Attachment Exchanges
Solesbee's, a Kinshofer company and manufacturer of heavy-equipment attachments, offers its quick coupler as an efficient solution for operators to exchange excavator attachments from the safety of the cab....
Kinshofer - Mon June 25, 2018
Kinshofer P-Series Orange Peel Grapples Handle Heavier Loads, Increase Efficiency
Kinshofer, a global manufacturer of excavator and loader crane attachments, offers an extensive range of excavator orange peel grapples for scrap, demolition, loading and unloading applications. Unlike other grapples, the P-Series hydraulic system is fully enclosed and protected, reducing the risk of damage to hoses and other components....
