Liebherr mobile crane LTM 1750-9.1 at Hamburg’s Elbe Philharmonic Hall

TractoPart | Jan 12, 2016 | 0 comments

Almost finished: Thömen’s LTM 1750-9.1 removes the last construction crane from the Elbe Philharmonic Hall in the Port of Hamburg with an impressive hook height of 127 metres. The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, a future concert hall and architectural highlight in the Port of Hamburg, can now be seen without any construction cranes for the first

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MANITOU ADDS MIDWEST AND CALIFORNIA COMPANIES TO DEALER NETWORK

TractoPart | Jan 5, 2016 | 0 comments

Material handling equipment manufacturer Manitou has added two new companies to its dealer network: Walter Payton Power Equipment, based in Riverdale, Illinois, and Fernbridge Tractor and Equipment, Fortuna, California. Walter Payton Power Equipment also has branches in Taylor, Michigan.; Louisville, Kentucky.; and Evansville and Lebanon, Indiana. WPPE will represent Manitou’s telescopic handlers, heavy capacity and

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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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John Deere Adds Nursery Fork to Worksite Pro™ Attachments Lineup

TractoPart | Dec 18, 2015 | 0 comments

Operators can tackle a variety of material-handling tasks with the new John Deere Nursery Fork attachment. The Nursery Fork (NF44) is the latest addition to the ever-expanding lineup ofWorksite Pro™ attachments and is optimized to work with select John Deere E- and D-Series skid steers, compact track loaders (CTLs) and most competitive models. The Nursery

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End-of-Year Equipment Considerations

TractoPart | Dec 17, 2015 | 0 comments

Work may slow down this time of year for contractors in northern climates, while others transition to seasonal work that keeps them busy throughout the winter. And if the ground isn’t frozen and the weather holds out, construction season is a year-round event. Regardless of climate, the end of the year and the holidays bring

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New Draper Platforms Available for John Deere Windrowers

TractoPart | Dec 14, 2015 | 0 comments

John Deere introduces the 500D Series Draper Platforms as the perfect match for the highly productive W235 and W260 Self-Propelled Windrowers. When paired together, the three 500D Series Draper models – from 25-36 feet – offer improved operational control, constant header speed and best-in-class cutting performance in challenging conditions. “The 500D Series Draper

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Load more, make more: Caterpillar launches new hydraulic mining shovel

TractoPart | Nov 24, 2015 | 0 comments

Caterpillar has added the newest hydraulic mining shovel to its arsenal–and it’s a force to be reckoned with. Built to deliver a substantial productivity advantage, the new 6015B is equipped with a 100-ton shovel and a single Cat C27 ACERT engine, the most powerful in its class, to provide greater digging power and faster digging cycles while also

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CASE Partners with FWS, National Wildlife Refuge Association and Team Rubicon for Heavy Equipment Operator Training

TractoPart | Nov 24, 2015 | 0 comments

CASE Construction Equipment, the National Wildlife Refuge Association, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Team Rubicon teamed up for an equipment operator training and erosion abatement project at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Los Fresnos, Texas. The project achieved two primary goals: Certify equipment operators with Team Rubicon to work on

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Vermeer D60x90 S3 provides solution for contractors completing large utility, small pipeline work

TractoPart | Nov 10, 2015 | 0 comments

PELLA, Iowa — With the launch of the D60x90 S3 Navigator® horizontal directional drill (HDD), Vermeer has extended its S3 drill portfolio to meet the needs of contractors whose projects cross over between the large underground utility and small pipeline installation markets. With 60,000 pounds (27,240 kg) of thrust/pullback and 9,000 ft-lb (12202.4 Nm) of

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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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