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Dynapac upgrades commercial paver series with new engines, screeds, controls
Dynapac FC1700C Dynapac has released the second generation of its commercial class pavers, with upgraded engines, controls and screeds. The three models in the new lineup are the FC1700C, FC1400 II and...
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Ford reverses course, nixes diesel option on 2019 Transit Connect vans
Ford has dropped the diesel option and one of its wheelbases for its 2019 Ford Transit Connect. Last year, Ford announced the van would be available with a gasoline-fueled 2.0-liter inline...
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John Deere updates 344L compact wheel loader with high-lift option
John Deere says that it’s 344L compact wheel loader is now available with a high-lift option for jobs that require further reach and increased height. Designed for dumping and stacking in...
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Sony’s portable air conditioner could become a sought-after gadget on...
You probably know this already but it’s hot outside. Record-breaking hot, actually. This past June is now the hottest June on record. Beyond that, it was “the 414th consecutive month recording...
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Diesel-powered 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 will get 33 mpg highway
Diesel ½-ton trucks just got a lot more interesting. The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the all-new 3.0-liter Duramax turbo-diesel engine delivers an EPA-estimated 33 mpg highway and 23 city in...
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Toro’s new TRX-250, TRX-300 walk-behind trenchers automatically adjust to...
Toro TRX-250 Toro has expanded its line of walk-behind trenchers with the TRX-250 and TRX-300 models, which feature technology that automatically diverts hydraulic flow from the traction motors to the...
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Terex completes sale of Demag Mobile Crane business to Tadano
Demag PC 3800-1 pedestal crane The $215 million sale of Terex Corp.’s Demag Mobile Crane business has been completed. The business was purchased by Tadano, a Japan-based global crane company. Terex...
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Stringline or stringless? Manufacturers of curb and gutter pavers let...
When it comes to curb and gutter concrete slipform pavers, one word tends to crop up. “It’s very unusual to go into a sales call and walk out without having spoken about ‘stringless,’” says Wade...
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Regs limiting glider kits score a win in EPA ruling
A Peterbilt glider kit from Hoover’s Truck & Equipment. Dump fleets are 5.5x more likely to buy a glider. The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has concluded that a 2017 EPA study...
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Crane count for major cities continues to rise
Credit: Till Krech/Wikipedia Commons/Flickr The most recent Crane Index by Rider Levett Bucknall reports the fourth consecutive 6-month period with an increase in the number of operating tower cranes...
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Goliath is the six-wheeled, supercharged Chevy Silverado you’ve always needed...
Got nearly $400,000 burning a hole in your pocket and wish Hennessey would make you a six-wheel super truck that didn’t have the word Ford on it anywhere? Rest easy, the Goliath Silverado is here....
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Volvo gears up for a new round of Road Institute courses on paving, compaction
Volvo Construction Equipment’s next Road Institute will kick off in November. The institute provides operator and maintenance training on Volvo pavers and soil and asphalt compactors and their...
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Adjust for speed, distance with new Blastcrete RS180 Mixer-Pump
Blastcrete’s new RS180 Mixer-Pump is designed to pump further and faster without surging. It offers variable speeds up to 18 cubic yards per hour for gypsum flooring underlayment, grouting, cellular...
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Manitou launches compact construction equipment with Manitou name, color (VIDEO)
The newly branded Manitou 3200 VT compact track loader Manitou Group is known in the United States for its telehandlers and forklifts, and now the company plans for the Manitou brand name to also...
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Milwaukee transforms the hard hat into a working tool and accessory system
Milwaukee Tools is getting into the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in a big way and this summer they showed us a new hardhat design you’re going to want to check out. The Milwaukee hard hats...
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Doosan intros 19-ton DX170LC-5 excavator for easier transport, high performance
Doosan’s new 19-ton DX170LC-5 crawler excavator is designed for easier hauling from job-to-job by reducing the need for a special transport permit, the company says. Quick Specs:Doosan DX170LC-5...
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Push, grade dig and more with these 10 earthmoving attachments
Push, don’t shake, your bucket Dymax Pushout Buckets are designed for fast truck loading. Two heavy-duty hydraulic cylinder rams eject material from the bucket to speed cycle times and increase...
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Stringline or stringless? Manufacturers of curb and gutter pavers let operators decide When it comes to curb and gutter concrete slipform pavers, one word tends to crop up. “It’s very unusual to go...
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Toshiya Takeuchi succeeds father as new president of Takeuchi
Takeuchi’s TB240 compact excavator Toshiya Takeuchi has been appointed the new president of Takeuchi Manufacturing, becoming only the second president in the company’s history. Toshiya Takeuchi He...
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New Komatsu WA900-8 wheel loader designed for loading 150-ton trucks, easier...
Komatsu’s new WA900-8 wheel loader is designed for loading heavy dump trucks in quarries, with a bucket engineered for increased productivity, and for making life easier for the operator, the company...
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