Mon December 23, 2002
Experts: Attachments Need Frequent TLC to Thrive
Nowadays, many manufacturers do more than just provide an operator’s manual with a maintenance schedule to their attachment customers and dealers.
Owners, operators and technicians are kept abreast of the latest preventative maintenance measures through hands-on and traditional training and certification classes, providing tips and explaining the upkeep of various attachments....
Wed March 13, 2002
Specialty Rentals and Attachments Equips Contractors on Timely Basis
With more than 22 years of experience in the construction industry and the urging of family and friends in the business, Bob Harrell opened Specialty Rentals and Attachments Company Inc. on Feb. 1. The company is located at 30 Dunham Loop in Berlin, NJ, with a shop located at 588 Erial-New Brooklyn Rd....
Mon January 22, 2001
Terex to Invest $3M in Light Equipment and Attachments Marketplace
Terex Corporation announced that it has agreed to make a $3 million equity investment into TaskPoint, a B2B marketplace for light construction equipment, attachments, and related products.
"This investment will allow Terex to develop an e-presence in the light equipment and attachments business," said Ronald M....
Mon December 04, 2000
OH’s Kirila Contractors, Vienna Township Give AIM Attachments Two ’Thumbs Up’
The Port Authority of Vienna Township, located near Youngstown, OH, recently enlisted the services of Kirila Contractors Inc. of Brookfield, OH, for a large commercial construction project. The $15-million proposal involves building a new 200,000-sq.-ft....
Wed July 05, 2000
ACS Coupler Systems Turn Backhoes Into Tool Carriers
ACS Industries Inc. offers coupler technology for backhoes that is highly durable, easy to use and yet is designed to add versatility to the front end of a backhoe loader.
The ACS series 1500 quick coupler has a compact design that balances strength and performance....
Wed June 07, 2000
Liebherr PR 752 Dozer Makes Most of Ripper Attachments
As the successor to the PR 751, Liebherr has now launched the PR 752 Litronic.
With a service weight of 32,795 to 40,007 kilograms (72,300 to 88,200 lbs.), the new PR 752 Litronic completes the range of crawler dozers in the new Litronic generation....
Wed May 10, 2000
New Holland Wheel Loader Swaps Attachments With Greatest of Ease
New Holland Construction’s versatile new wheel loader model LW130TC is an integrated tool carrier with the breakout force needed for digging operations and the capability to run a variety of work tools....
Wed March 15, 2000
Werk-Brau’s Attachments Get Contractors Back to Work
Over the past 50 years, Werk-Brau Company has grown from a small blacksmith shop into a diversified attachment manufacturer due to the demand for specialty attachments. Attachments can add versatility and customization to any type of earthmoving equipment....
Wed March 15, 2000
Tramac Keeps it Quiet With Demolition Attachments
The latest generation of the Tramac range of hydraulic silent demolition attachments has been launched, covering carriers from 15.3 to 59.4 metric tons (17 to 66 tons). Complementing the range of Tramac breakers, each demolition attachment is available as a standard MB version — the MB-350, MB-400 and MB-550, with jaws designed for processing concrete and rebar in one operation, reducing it to a size for easy recycling....
Wed March 15, 2000
Appetite for Destruction: Magnum Shears, Grapples Raze Steel Plant
In its heyday, the LTV Steel plant in downtown Pittsburgh, PA, represented about ten square miles of steel making facilities. However, changes in global and national economics, a growing reliance upon foreign steel and a push toward mini mills have collectively brought about the demise of the massive steel plant in America....