Mon February 22, 2016
Excavator Hydraulics, Fuel Efficiency Stand Out for Firm
The post-recession construction industry has spurred a number of success stories — one of which is BP Construction Group of Tampa Bay, Fla. Three-and-a-half years ago, R.G. Stathas and his cousin, Nick DiGiulio, started the company with one machine....
Mon February 22, 2016
Link-Belt 160 X4 Excavator Delivers More Performance
The Link-Belt 160 X4 excavator for the United States and Canada features an electronically-controlled 112 hp Isuzu engine that meets EPA Final Tier IV requirements, without the need for a diesel particulate filter (DPF)....
Mon February 22, 2016
Komatsu America's PC210LCi-10 Represents Huge Leap Forward
Komatsu America has introduced the PC210LCi-10 intelligent machine control excavator to the North American market. The PC210LCi-10 features Komatsu's unique machine control and guidance technologies, built upon the foundation of the standard Komatsu PC210LC-10 excavator....
Jeff Winke - Mon February 22, 2016
Tips for Maintaining Hydraulic Hoses
Hydraulic excavators need their hydraulic hoses working properly. If there's a cut, break or hole in one of them, the digger is done. Hydraulic hoses do not last forever; eventually they break down and need to be patched or replaced....
Mon February 22, 2016
Hitachi Introduces ZX130-6, ZX160LC-6, ZX180LC-6 Utility Excavators With FT4 Engine
Hitachi Construction Machinery – Americas has upgraded three models of its successful utility-class excavator line to meet EPA Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV emission standards. The three excavators – the ZX130-6, ZX160LC-6 and ZX180LC-6 — are equipped with a powerful EPA FT4/EU Stage IV Isuzu engine complete with integrated, effective engine technologies and do not require a diesel particulate filter....
Mon February 22, 2016
Cat Grade With Assist Makes Accurate Grading Fast and Easy
Cat grade with assist delivers efficiency and productivity gains to the Cat 323F L hydraulic excavator. This system is the first operator assist feature with semi-autonomous grade control available on Cat excavators....
Fri February 19, 2016
Takeuchi Iron Makes Life on the Farm More Comfortable
When Spartan Construction started working on a job at a large dairy farm in Manitowoc, Wis., the company knew they would have to turn the project around quickly — the farmer depended on it with his heifers scattered sporadically throughout the farm....
Fri February 19, 2016
Cat F Series Excavators Are Built for Unique Business Needs
The introduction of the 313F, 315F, 316F, and 318F completes Caterpillar's launch of its U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV 11- to 90-ton tracked excavator family. “Customers choose Cat excavators because they make more money with our products,” said Brian Abbott, worldwide product manager for Caterpillar's small excavator platform....
Fri February 12, 2016
Video: Worker Miraculously Escapes Harm During Demolition Collapse
The website the Guardian is reporting that the demolition of a parking garage in Houston, Texas took a dangerous turn when the structure collapsed on a worker operating an excavator on the site. An eyewitness video catches the moment when the building topples on to the machine and the person inside, prompting a colleague in another excavator to rush the person's aid....
Thu February 11, 2016
Doosan Equipment Makes Impossible Mission Possible
What do you do when faced with an insurmountable challenge of completing a construction project on the highest peak in the Northeast? Some would shy away from such an endeavor, but not the team at the Mount Washington Cog Railway....
