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Thu November 10, 2011

Case 650L Crawler Dozer Offers High Performance

Practical for residential job sites and confined commercial work areas, the Case Construction Equipment 650L crawler dozer delivers 74 net hp (55 kW) through a four-cylinder, 4.5 L Case Family IV engine....

Wed August 10, 2011

Deere 850K Dozer Jointly Designed by Real-World Operators, Deere Engineers

After years of working side-by-side with customers to help improve job site productivity, John Deere has introduced the 850K crawler dozer with a new Interim Tier IV (IT4) engine and dual-path hydrostatics....

Wed August 10, 2011

D155AX-7 Increases Productivity, Fuel Efficiency

Komatsu America Corp.’s D155AX-7 crawler dozer is powered by an EPA Tier IV Interim and EU Stage 3B emission certified Komatsu engine. The powerful SAA6D140E engine is rated at 354 net hp (264 kW)....

Wed August 10, 2011

Komatsu America Corp. Launches D65-17 Crawler Dozers

Komatsu America Corp.’s new line of D65-17 crawler dozers are powered with the fuel efficient and larger displacement, 8.9 L, EPA Tier IV Interim and EU Stage 3B emission certified Komatsu SAA6D114E-5 engines....

Wed August 10, 2011

Liebherr PR 724 Litronic Dozer Has Prefit Machine Control Kit

Liebherr’s PR 724 Litronic dozer has a prefit kit to control machinery from all leading manufacturers. They contain all the necessary components for installation of laser or GPS control devices for the dozer, and are optimally matched to the basic machine....

Wed August 10, 2011

Liebherr PR 764 Litronic Is Biggest Hydrostatically Driven Crawler

Drawing on practical experience with the PR 752 Litronic push dozer, Liebherr is moving its crawler range up a notch with the PR 764 Litronic. The flagship of the Liebherr crawler tractor range works on a revolutionary drive concept: the D 9508 422-hp (310 kW) Liebherr V8 diesel engine drives the crawler by means of four variable displacement pumps and engines each in a closed circuit....

Giles Lambertson - Fri July 22, 2011

Shale Drilling Creates Natural Gas Supply Boom

The New York town of Marcellus was named for a Roman general, not for the town’s outcropping of natural gas-bearing shale. These days, excited general contractors or construction equipment dealers don’t give a hang about the general....

Fri July 22, 2011

Topcon Announces 3D-MC2 System for Motorgraders

Technological advances from Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) changed the reality at what speeds dozers could operate, effectively and efficiently, with its introduction of 3D-MC2 technology in 2008. Now, 3D-MC2 technology is available for motorgraders....

Fri May 06, 2011

Boys Drive Excavator at Pa. Strip Mine, Smash Bulldozer

GREENSBORO, Pa. (AP) State police said two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police said the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal mischief in Greene County Juvenile Court....

Wed April 13, 2011

LiuGong Acquires Polish Manufacturer

LiuGong Machinery Corp. is finalizing plans to acquire HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) Construction Equipment Division and its distribution subsidiary, Dressta Co Ltd., company executives announced at ConExpo....