Wed October 05, 2016
Cat C2 Series Articulated Trucks Feature More Power
The Cat C2 Series articulated dump truck range includes the 314 hp (234 kW) 725C2 and the 367-hp (274 kW) 730C2 and 730C2 EJ with ejector-type body. Rated payloads are 26.5 tons (24 t) for the 725C2 and 31 tons (28 t) for the two larger models....
Wed October 05, 2016
MINExpo 2016 Offers Latest in Mining Equipment, Technology
MINExpo 2016 was held in Las Vegas, Nev., from Sept. 26 to 28. Manufacturers displayed the latest in mining equipment, innovative technology and solutions. Exhibits covered more than 840,000 sq. ft. (78,038.5 sq m), outpacing MINExpo 2012....
Tue October 04, 2016
H.O. Penn, SITECH Hold Demo Open House at Holtsville Facility
H.O. Penn held a SITECH demonstration open house at its Holtsville, N.Y. (Long Island) facility on Sept. 15. During the event, contractors from the Nassau and Suffolk counties on the Island, as well as from New York City, were treated to demonstrations of SITECH technology on Caterpillar D5K2 XL, 323F, 279D and Caterpillar mini-excavator models....
Lori Tobias - Tue October 04, 2016
Contractor Snuffs Out Underground Coal Mine Fires
For more than nine months, crews with Earthmovers Unlimited Inc. have labored cautiously to reach a coal fire 146 ft. (44.5 m) below the surface of the earth in Carbondale, Pa. At stake, 50 homes and the safety of all who reside within them....
Fri September 30, 2016
New Custom Dredge From DSC To Keep Santa Cruz Harbor Clear
The winter of 2016 was an unusually harsh one for the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, Calif. Four years of drought was followed by an El Niño season that brought storm water runoff, high tides, high surf and swells — rapidly creating a complete shoaling of the federal entrance channel to the harbor and blocking all boats from entering or leaving....
Thu September 29, 2016
Armored Caterpillar D9 Dozer Assists With High-Risk Rescue Mission
The Peoria Journal Star is reporting that Alan Clyne's Christian missionary work has taken him across the country since his retirement from the Marine Corps in July, including to central Illinois to help build spiritual sanctuaries through Church Growth Ministries....
Lori Tobias - Wed September 28, 2016
ODOT to Host Public Grand Opening for Highway 20
Rarely has an Oregon highway project completion been so eagerly anticipated and so long overdue, which is why the Oregon Department of Transportation is not about to let the date go without a celebration....
Tue September 27, 2016
Yancey CAT Deploys SmartEquip for Store Operations
Yancey CAT, the nation's oldest Caterpillar dealer located in Austell Ga., has recently completed the implementation of SmartEquip technology for use by the company's Cat Rental Store locations....
Tue September 27, 2016
Thompson Tractor's Guests Line Up to Try D6N Dozer
Thompson Tractor hosted a D6N dozer technology expo on Sept. 14 at a site near Thompson Tractor's Alabaster, Ala., branch facility. Guests were eager to see the new Cat D6N dozers with advanced Cat GRADE technologies built in....
Tue September 27, 2016
Contractor Specializes in the Business of Relaxation
The first year Tony Campbell started Campbell's Pool & Spa, he installed 143 pools — now, 21 years later, his company is installing a maximum of 40 per year. But before assuming that means his business has declined, consider what has changed....
