GROVE TMS9000-2 TRUCK CRANE

TractoPart | Feb 21, 2017 | 0 comments

The 115-ton-capacity TMS9000-2 truck crane is 800 pounds lighter and has a longer boom than its predecessor, the TMS9000E. The 169-foot, six-section MEGAFORM boom utilizes Grove’s Twin-Lock pinning system and is greaseless. On average, says the manufacturer, load charts with maximum counterweight have improved by approximately 5 percent over its predecessor. A series of cameras

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XL SPECIALIZED TRAILERS XL 80 LOWBOY

TractoPart | Jul 20, 2016 | 0 comments

The XL 80 MiniDeck Hydraulic Detachable Gooseneck (HDG) lowboy trailer has a loaded deck height of 12 inches with 4 inches of ground clearance. The capacity rating is 80,000 pounds overall and 80,000 pounds in 16 feet concentrated. The trailer, comprised of T1 flange and 80K web, has an 11-foot long full-width platform with a

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The future is now: Volvo moves autonomous technology underground

TractoPart | May 19, 2016 | 0 comments

Volvo Group will be road testing its autonomous trucks in underground mines, following the development of its autonomous vehicles. The Swedish car maker has been testing autonomous cars on public roads in both China and in the UK, but in a cooperation with Saab, the company’s first automated truck is ready for the underground

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URGENT: VOLVO VNL, VNX, AND VNM ON-ROAD TRUCK RECALL

TractoPart | Mar 27, 2016 | 0 comments

Volvo 2016 VNX model series Volvo Trucks North America announced the recall of certain model year on-road trucks. Specifically, they are: Volvo 2016-2017 on-road trucks manufactured from May 11, 2015 through March 8, 2016. VNL VNX VNM Certain 2016 and 2017 Mack Titan model trucks The trucks may have been manufactured without a roll pin

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Everything for your engine

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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