CONEXPO SHOW GUIDE FEATURES MAPS, EDUCATION, AND PRODUCTS

TractoPart | Feb 13, 2017 | 0 comments

The 2017 Conexpo Show Guide provides attendees with important information and details for maximizing the time spent at the show, help March 7-11, in Las Vegas. The digital publication includes a guide to Vegas, listings of educational sessions, product highlights, orientation maps, and an index to exhibitors. SOURCE: https://www.constructionequipment.com/conexpo-show-guide-features-maps-education-and-products

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GEHL, MUSTANG PUT ON NEW PRODUCT SHOW FOR DEALERS

TractoPart | Feb 3, 2017 | 0 comments

The Gehl R105 skid steer loader has a 48-inch width and is now Tier 4-Final. Manitou’s Gehl and Mustang brands unveiled a number of new products to a group of U.S. and Canadian construction and agricultural dealers at an event in Wisconsin last week. Construction highlights included the company’s largest compact track loader

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ALLEN ENGINEERING 255T4 CONCRETE PAVER

TractoPart | Feb 2, 2017 | 0 comments

The 255T4 concrete paver is a form riding, triple-roller tube paver. It is powered by a 49.5-horsepower Hatz 4H50TIC diesel. Heavy-duty sectionalized overhead truss system can be adjusted for width, and a spray system allows fogging of the screeding tubes. SOURCE:https://www.constructionequipment.com/allen-engineering-255t4-concrete-paver

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KOBELCO SK45SRX-6E

TractoPart | Jan 31, 2017 | 0 comments

The SK45SRX-6E is powered by a Tier 4-Final 37.4-horsepower engine and digs to 11 feet 3 inches. Operating weight, with cab, is 10,300 pounds. Bucket capacity is 4.94 cubic feet, with a bucket digging force of 7,000 lb.-ft. Maximum dumping clearance is 13 feet 5 inches, and the minimum swing radius is 7 feet 5

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JLG TO CLOSE THREE FACILITIES

TractoPart | Jan 30, 2017 | 0 comments

JLG plans to close three plants, including its telehandler assembly lines in Orrville, Ohio, moving all North American telehandler manufacturing to its Pennsylvania locations. The current JLG telehandler offering in North America will remain unchanged. Engineering services in Orrville will continue normal operations. “As part of our simplification strategy, we have evaluated our global manufacturing

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VOLVO A45G ADT

TractoPart | Jan 12, 2017 | 0 comments

The A45G articulated dump truck expands the G Series and has a 45-ton capacity. A Volvo D16 engine provides 469 horsepower. On-Board Weighing is fully automatic, requiring no intervention from the operator. Three load indicator lights alert both the hauler operator and the excavator operator when nominal load has been reached and can warn the

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USA: PROPOSAL: NYC SHOULD STOP IGNORING CONSTRUCTION DEATHS

TractoPart | Jan 10, 2017 | 0 comments

Crain’s New York reports State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal has proposed legislation that would change how the city counts and reports deaths on construction jobsites. Crain’sreported in September that the construction-death count that the city Department of Buildings disseminates is not acccurate. In 2015, more than a third of deaths counted by the federal government

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14 Groves perform stunning multi-crane lift for industrial plant project

TractoPart | Jan 10, 2017 | 0 comments

The cranes lifted the pipeline for temporary placement over the waters of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, a stretch of pipe typically used to carry sludge to the plant. Each crane lifted a 6.1 t section of the pipe positioned on its own pontoon, floating in the port. Eight supervisors watched over

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Moolarben and Mt Thorley branch deliver the first repowered R 996 B mining excavator in the Hunter Valley

TractoPart | Dec 29, 2016 | 0 comments

Work undertaken to repower Moolarben Coal’s R 996 B mining excavator. In a long standing tradition of collaboration between Moolarben Coal Operations (MCO) and Liebherr-Australia Pty. Ltd., the first R 996 B engine repower module was performed successfully this spring. In keeping with the six pillars that define Liebherr Mining, the genesis of this

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LIUGONG 375B SKID STEER LOADER

TractoPart | Dec 28, 2016 | 0 comments

Redesigned 375B skid steer includes curved corners for a wider view of the job site and of the bucket. Rated operating load is 1,907 pounds, with a dump clearance height of 7 feet 3 inches. Double-lever pilot control and hydrostatic transmission have been added. A Perkins 404F-22T provides 53.6 horsepower and meets Tier 4-Final standards.

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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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