Tue February 13, 2018
Kinshofer NOX-Tiltrotator Series Offers Advanced Features for Excavators
Kinshofer, a leading source of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, has introduced the NOX-Tiltrotator Series. The attachments' universal joint offers 360-degree continuous rotation and tilting angles of up to 2-by-55 degrees, the widest in the industry....
Mon February 12, 2018
Yanmar Quick Coupler Simplifies Attachment Changes
A unique feature of Yanmar excavators is a quick coupler, which is provided on all models ViO25-6A and larger. The pin-grabber style quick coupler is used by the operator from within the cab and simplifies the ability to switch easily and quickly between different size buckets and different attachments (such as breakers, mowers, etc.)....
Thu February 08, 2018
Polluted No More: $863M Arena Removes Contaminated Soil From Site
Through careful planning, Little Caesars Arena has successfully avoided a toxic vapor issue that has plagued more than 4,000 sites throughout Michigan. State officials required Olympia Entertainment to remove the contaminated soil during construction of the $863 million arena, The Detroit News reported....
Wed February 07, 2018
Paving Company Wins Big at Super Bowl LII Stadium
While viewers of Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, 2018 at US Bank Stadium may not notice the exceptional flatness of the field, the crew from Park Construction will know they notched the first NFL win at the stadium....
Mon February 05, 2018
Esco Develops SXDP Plate Lip Bucket for 20T to 75T Excavators
Esco's SXDP — super extreme duty plate lip bucket was developed for the most severe, high wear applications. It includes all of the Esco XDP bucket features plus an extreme duty wear package providing more cast wear protection than any Esco construction excavator buckets....
Mon February 05, 2018
Virnig's V50 Root Rake Grapple Proves Versatile Attachment Across Industries
Virnig's V50 root rake grapple skid steer attachment is a two-cylinder, single jaw grapple designed for digging, raking, piling and loading debris. The jaw opens more than 40 in. (101.6 cm) and allows the user to back-drag or rake debris; the jaw and rake tines are made from 3/8 in....
Fri February 02, 2018
World of Concrete's Most Innovative Products Awards Showcase Equipment Across 10 Categories
World of Concrete (WOC) 2018 recently concluded its 43rd show in Las Vegas as the largest WOC in nine years. This year's show drew crowds of 58,222 industry professionals who had the opportunity to peruse more than 1,567 businesses throughout the 747,411-sq.-ft....
Thu February 01, 2018
Hyundai HDB Hydraulic Breaker Series Includes 15 Models
The HDB series of hydraulic breakers from Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. includes 15 different models to fit multiple machine sizes and applications. Six models, ranging from 253 to 1,354 lb....
Wed January 31, 2018
Chicago Pneumatic Launches RX12 Hydraulic Breaker
Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment (CP) has launched the RX12, the newest addition to the RX line of rig mounted, light hydraulic breakers. Featuring a service weight of 1,380 lbs. (626 kg), the RX12 is ideal for a wide range of applications including demolition, building renovation, road construction and rock excavation and quarrying....
Wed January 31, 2018
Komatsu to Acquire Quadco, Southstar Operations
On Jan. 26, Komatsu Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire from Prenbec Equipment Inc., a company based in Quebec, Canada, the Quadco and Southstar forestry attachment operations, excluding the forestry equipment businesses of Tanguay and Forespro delimbers....