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Cat’s new MD6250 blasthole drill takes on elevation, temperature, rock extremes
The Cat MD6250 blasthole drill is designed to operate efficiently in single- and multi-pass applications for rotary and down-the-hole modes. The new Cat MD6250 is built to drill in a variety of...
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Vermeer unveils R250C reclaimer prototype
Vermeer’s R250C reclaimer prototype comes with a variety of improvements over previous models and can be paired with a variety of directional drills and mud pumps. Vermeer recently unveiled its R250C...
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Cat sales & revenue grow in same quarter for first time in 2 years; profit...
Caterpillar sales and revenue for the first quarter of 2017 reached $9.8 billion, a 4-percent increase compared to the same period last year, with profit per share lower at $0.32, compared to 2016....
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Test Drive: Mack’s Granite MHD ‘baby 8’ fights well outside of its weight class
The idea of a “tweener” or a baby 8 truck isn’t exactly new, but Mack’s approach with the Granite MHD is somewhat unique. In many cases, a Class 6 or 7 unit is spec’d up to give the smaller truck...
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Fixed-wing eBee Plus surveying drone coming to Cat dealers through...
Commercial drone technology company Airware has announced a partnership with another drone manufacturer that will add a different type of aircraft to the company’s current offerings. Airware, which...
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Ram unveils Rebel Blue Streak, goes neon with limited edition 1500 Sublime Sport
The limited edition Ram 1500 Sublime Sport. Photos: Ram Ram is again expanding its wide offering of pickup packages aimed at customers looking for a custom truck look straight from the factory. We’ll...
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Case extends deadline for Dire States Equipment Grant for infrastructure...
Case CE has extended the deadline for submissions for the Dire States Equipment Grant to May 18. The program will provide one community $25,000 in free equipment to be used on a “critical piece” of...
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John Deere adds 20,000-hr. warranty on 944K hybrid loader’s electronic...
John Deere has introduced a 20,000-hour/96-month (eight years) warranty on the power electronic components of its 944K hybrid wheel loader. Deere says the warranty is retroactive to existing machines...
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Barko intros 930B, 937B industrial tractors with increased power to attachments
Barko designed its new B-Series Industrial Wheeled Tractors, like the 937B above, to send extra power to attachments. Barko’s B-Series Industrial Wheel Tractors are designed to send more power to...
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Roadtec named Tennessee Association of Manufacturers 2017 Company of the Year
The RX-600e cold planer is one of the first machines to support Roadtec’s new production reporting feature. The Tennessee Association of Manufacturers (TAM) has named Astec subsidiary Roadtec, based in...
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Crush, mix, screen and more with ALLU’s D-Series Screener Crusher Bucket
ALLU makes more than 100 models of the bucket to fit any wheel loader, excavator, skid steer and backhoe, the company says. The new D-Series Screener Crusher Bucket attachment from ALLU can take waste...
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Contractors warm up to intelligent compaction as spec requirements increase
Intelligent compaction (IC) has been the most-touted development in roller technology the past few years. It is quickly becoming a necessity as transportation agencies gradually integrate the...
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Komatsu, NCDOT team up to give students first-hand look at construction jobs...
Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Fund, 40 Warren County High School students from Warrenton (16 girls and 24 boys) took a 20-hour bus ride to the Extreme...
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A brief history of Wacker Neuson’s 60 years in the U.S.
Wacker Neuson’s ST24 skid steer and ST45 compact track loaders. From humble beginnings in a blacksmith shop in 1848 in Dresden, Germany, Wacker Neuson has grown into a global manufacturer of...
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Kenworth intros AWD configuration for T880
Kenworth T880 Kenworth has added an all-wheel drive configuration to its T880. The front drive axle is installed at the Kenworth factory, which Kenworth Marketing Director Kurt Swihart says speeds...
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Manitou unveils Gehl T650/750 telescopic artic loaders, new compact...
Manitou’s Mustang 708 articulated loader. Manitou has launched several new compact machines as of late among which are duos of new articulated loader and compact excavator models for the company’s Gehl...
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Hitachi eyes North American distribution network with Sullair purchase
Hitachi’s ZX350LC-6 excavator. Hitachi is purchasing Sullair from Accudyne to pick up the company’s portable air compressor business and as a means of tapping into the brand’s sales network with a...
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IronDirect launches new lineup of 10 Shantui hydrostatic dozers
The DH13K is among 10 new Shantui hydrostatic dozers launched by IronDirect. IronDirect, an online equipment seller primarily known as a sales platform for Chinese-made heavy equipment, has added a...
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Western Star unveils the XD-25, a rugged 4900 designed for construction,...
A year after announcing plans to add an Extreme Duty (XD) off-road package to its lineup, Western Star has unveiled the second member of the XD family. Initially offered on the company’s flagship 6900...
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Shift to new diesel engine oils meeting industry expectations
New diesel engine oils categories CK-4 and FA-4 have been on shelves just more than three months and the market has begun to shift toward its new normal. Formerly lumped together under the umbrella of...
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