Construction is large portion of Alabama’s economy

TractoPart | Dec 27, 2015 | 0 comments

Alabama’s construction share of the gross state product during 2014 was higher than the national average. According to the National Association of Home Builders, Alabama’s construction share of gross state product was between 4 and 5 percent during 2014. According to a report from the National Association of Home Builders, the construction share of Alabama’s

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‘Memphis Rising’: Big construction projects exceed $4B

TractoPart | Dec 27, 2015 | 0 comments

High above East Memphis in early November, Memphis businessman Andy Cates delivered a presentation he titled “Memphis Rising,” showing that $2.4 billion worth of “major recreational, medical, educational, tourism, and lifestyle oriented projects” have either been recently completed or are in progress and will significantly affect the quality of life in Memphis. Had he

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ARK: Survival Evolved ushers in Christmas construction, a $10k charity battle, Santa Claws

TractoPart | Dec 26, 2015 | 0 comments

It’s hard to know just what constitutes naughty or nice in a survival scenario, where good and bad are blurred in the fight for continued existence. But Raptor Claus knows the difference. Improperly shaped for the traditional Santa costume but compensating well with the hat, sleigh and as-yet-uneaten reindeer, the Raptor is now visible

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Dow closes up triple digits as Caterpillar rallies

TractoPart | Dec 25, 2015 | 0 comments

U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, helped by some stabilization in oil prices and recovery in hard-hit areas of the market this year. ( Tweet This ) The Dow Jones industrial average closed up about 166 points after earlier gaining nearly 200 points in afternoon trade. Contributing most to gains, Caterpillar closed up about 4.86

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Kobelco construction, crane businesses to merge

TractoPart | Dec 23, 2015 | 0 comments

Parent Kobe Steel has announced that its Kobelco Construction Machinery and Kobelco Cranes subsidiaries will merge, effective April 1. The Kobelco construction equipment business spun off the crane business in 2004, after which the two companies focused on their individual global markets. Kobe Steel says it considers the merger “necessary to further strengthen its

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New John Deere WorkSight™ Fuel Advantage Program Designed to Improve Operational Efficiency

TractoPart | Dec 23, 2015 | 0 comments

John Deere is building upon its suite of technology solutions and leveraging dealers’ consultation capabilities with the introduction of the John Deere WorkSight™ Fuel Advantage program. Eligible on 47 pieces of construction equipment, the program features fuel consumption commitments, quarterly reports designed to help contractors improve efficiency, and an incentive to utilize the John Deere dealer as

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Are the emerging markets obsessed with skyscrapers?

TractoPart | Dec 21, 2015 | 0 comments

In the past 15 years, construction in emerging markets has changed drastically with 190 new skyscrapers having been built in Dubai compared to just 23 in London. By the end of next year there will be 800 buildings above 152m tall in China while FMG estimates the country will build enough of these huge

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Work begins on London’s super sewer project

TractoPart | Dec 21, 2015 | 0 comments

Work begins on London’s super sewer project The start of major work on the Thames Tideway Tunnel – also known as the ‘super sewer’ – got underway today with the manoeuvring of a crane into place at Blackfriars on the Thames. The purpose of the super sewer is to drastically reduce the overflow into the

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Dakota Access Pipeline inches toward construction

TractoPart | Dec 20, 2015 | 0 comments

The good news keeps flowing for Dakota Access LLC, but not so much for opponents. On Monday, the final order of approval for Dakota Access to construct the controversial oil pipeline in South Dakota was issued by the state’s Public Utilities Commission, and two days later the Illinois Commerce Commission unanimously approved its state’s

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7 train construction will give NYC riders more headaches in 2016

TractoPart | Dec 20, 2015 | 0 comments

JAMES KEIVOM/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Good luck catching a 7 train for a number of weekends during the year. No. 7 train riders who suffered through nearly a dozen weekend closures this year are in store for more pain in 2016. The MTA is closing down 7 service between Manhattan and Queens for eight weekends

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The gold mine in North Mara is situated in the north-west of Tanzania, at about 100 kilometres east of Lake Victoria and 20 kilometres south of the border with Kenya. The gold mine works an average of 8,000 tonnes of minerals a day and produced 287,188 ounces of gold in 2015. The gold

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May 1, 2017

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Workers’ Memorial Day, observed each year on April 28, honors workers killed, injured, or made ill at work. Since 1992, BLS has collected data on both nonfatal work injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work, and fatal work injuries. In 2015, the occupations with the highest number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses

TOP 15 CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAINTAINING UNDERCARRIAGE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY

Apr 28, 2017

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The undercarriage of a machine represents a significant portion of a piece of equipment’s purchase price. Proper maintenance and operation practices are critical for protecting your equipment investment. Undercarriage maintenance is critical to the overall productivity of a machine. It is the mechanism that gives tracked machines much of their power and stability. It also

Deere Adds 8-Year / 20K Hour Warranty on 944K Electric-Drive Components

Apr 27, 2017

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John Deere is now offering a 96-month / 20,000-hour power electronic components warranty on the Deere 944K hybrid wheel loader. The warranty is retroactive to existing machines in the field and provided on new 944K loaders through October 31, 2018. The warranty includes a 96-month (eight-year) or 20,000-hour (whichever comes first) non-prorated assurance on wheel

VERMEER SILVER SERIES DRILL RODS COMPOSED OF S135 COMMON GRADE STEEL

Apr 27, 2017

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Vermeer’s Silver Series drill rod is composed of S135 common grade steel and is threaded in the same facility as the company’s Firestick drill rod with the same column wall thickness. The Silver Series drill rod is available in four sizes: 1.66-inch, 1.9-inch, 2.06-inch, and 2.375-inch, for use on the D7x11 through the D24x40

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