Ask the Expert: Equipment Operators Need the Right Training and Tools for the Job
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“SmartGrade was first introduced on the 700K dozer in 2016, and today, over 20 John Deere construction models, including graders, dozers, excavators, and compact track loaders, utilize this technology.”
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The Steelwrist X02 is a tiltrotator suitable for 1.5- to 2.5-ton excavators and is accompanied by a complete range of work tools. It comes with either a direct fit or an S30 top for the connection to the excavator.
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Features such as high-flow or four-valve hydraulics may be needed to run specialty tools, Cat said.
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A contractor/customer panel discussed perspectives on a range of issues related to buying, renting, and repairing construction equipment.
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Construction Equipment's Universe of Construction Equipment study quantifies the aging process for 28 machine categories, and it shows an overall increase in average age in many. Our Lifecycle Research identifies average componentry life spans for three machine categories, showing when repair costs (a sign of aging) may start to affect machine ...
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A simplified two-step door removal process allows operators to quickly remove it without tools. The machines’ lower engine mounting, 59% larger rear window and bigger top window providing 15% increased viewable area combine to improve operator visibility.
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Construction Equipment’s Top 100 New Products is the longest-running awards program of its kind in the industry. Each year, our editors evaluate the products introduced over the previous months and choose those considered most innovative.
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Figuring into those projections are both a general normalization of demand—fleets are still looking to replace equipment but are also dealing with rising interest rates and other macroeconomic factors—and tighter emissions standards from the Environmental Protection Agency that will kick in with model-year-2027 trucks.
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