Despite slowdown, SoFla ranks No. 2 for construction spending in 2015

TractoPart | Feb 11, 2016 | 0 comments

The end of 2015 saw a serious slowdown in South Florida construction spending, but that didn’t stop developers from putting more money into building here than almost anywhere else in the nation last year. A total of $6.3 billion was put into South Florida construction contracts by the end of the year, according to a

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Liebherr.com integrates new product worlds: New online presence of mobile and crawler cranes and also maritime cranes

TractoPart | Dec 28, 2015 | 0 comments

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KOBELCO TO MERGE CRANES AND CONSTRUCTION

TractoPart | Dec 27, 2015 | 0 comments

Kobelco Construction Machinery and Kobelco Cranes announced plans to merge the businesses at the start of its new fiscal year in April 2016, reports Vertikal.net. Owner Kobe Steel separated out the crane business in 2004 after its Kobelco construction equipment business teamed up with Case New Holland to build excavators. It recently decided to re-merge

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DEMAND FOR MOBILE CRANES TO ESCALATE INTO 2019

TractoPart | Nov 17, 2015 | 0 comments

The mobile crane market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.92 percent over the period 2015-2019, according to a report by Sandler Research. This growth is driven by mobile crane market vendors offering fleet management services, including real-time data pertaining to crane operation and fuel consumption. The demand for mobile cranes has also

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Largest single order in the history of the tower crane division

TractoPart | Oct 8, 2015 | 0 comments

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May 2, 2017

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Versatile Carmix takes concrete to North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania

May 1, 2017

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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

WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY

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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