Sun March 08, 2009
Link-Belt 240 X2 MH Material Handler Sports Variety of Tools
LBX’s new Link-Belt 240 X2 material handler is designed for specialty applications such as scrap/material-handling, demolition, waste transfer and site prep. With the option of linkage- or gooseneck-style attachments, this machine can be equipped with a variety of tools like dangling magnets and orange-peel grapples for scrap yards, trash grapples for construction and demolition debris, buckets for handling material fines, or shears and processors to handle tougher tasks....
Sun February 01, 2009
Link-Belt 130 X2 Series Excavator Boasts Dial-Up Work Modes
LBX Company’s Link-Belt 130 X2 Series full-size excavator features Tier-III engine technology. Available with either a long undercarriage or regular carriage with blade and rubber tracks, the 130 X2 is designed for various residential and municipal applications....
Fri January 30, 2009
Link-Belt 240 X2 MH Specialty Machine Now Available
LBX’s new Link-Belt 240 X2 material handler is designed for specialty applications such as scrap/material-handling, demolition, waste transfer and site prep. With the option of linkage- or gooseneck-style attachments, this machine can be equipped with a variety of tools like dangling magnets and orange-peel grapples for scrap yards, trash grapples for construction and demolition debris, buckets for handling material fines, or shears and processors to handle tougher tasks....
Tue December 30, 2008
Link-Belt Cranes Names Lane as New District Sales Manager
Brax Snyder, manager, worldwide sales, announced the appointment of Gary Lane as district manager for the upper Midwest region of the United States. Lane brings broad industry experience having sold Link-Belt cranes for Road Machinery and Supplies in Savage, Minn....
Wed December 17, 2008
Link-Belt Crane Tabs Columbus Equipment as New Distributor
Brax Snyder, manager, worldwide sales, Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., has appointed Columbus Equipment Company as an authorized Link-Belt crane distributor. Columbus Equipment will cover all counties in Ohio and selected counties in northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties) and southeastern Indiana (Ohio, Dearborn and Switzerland counties)....
Fri November 07, 2008
Link-Belt Names Brian Smoot as New Marketing Specialist
Rick Curnutte, manager, telescopic boom cranes, announced the promotion of Brian Smoot to marketing specialist, telescopic boom cranes, Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. Smoot most recently worked in the service department supporting Link-Belt customers in the field....
Wed October 22, 2008
Link-Belt Breaks Out Big Scissors to Celebrate Expansion
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. completed a 90,000-sq.-ft. (8,361 sq m) expansion to its main production facilities in Lexington, Ky. Kensuke Shimizu, director of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Link-Belt’s parent company, cut the ribbon at a ceremony to commemorate the opening....
Fri August 08, 2008
Link-Belt Appoints HOLT Crane & Equipment as New Distributor in Texas
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. has appointed HOLT Crane & Equipment as the authorized Link-Belt crane distributor in 46 selected counties in north, central and east Texas for sales, service, and parts support for its full crane product line....
Mon June 02, 2008
Link-Belt 298 HSL Hydraulic Crane Has 230-Ton Capacity
Continuing the HYLAB tradition, Link-Belt’s 298 HSL brings hydraulic pilot operated controls and reliability to the table. With a 230-ton (209 t) capacity, it has 55,000 lbs. (24,948 kg) of available line pull and a maximum line speed of 525 fpm (160 mpm)....
Mon June 02, 2008
Link-Belt Raises the Bar With Its New HTC-8675 Series II
Link Belt’s HTC-8675 Series II 75-ton (70 t) telescopic truck crane has a 127-ft. (38.7 m) formed boom, which adds 12 ft. (3.6 m) over its predecessor, the HTC 8675. It uses Link-Belt’s latching boom known for its ability to telescope loads....
