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Dump Insert
From Pickup to Dump Truck in Minutes
A dump insert for pickup trucks, called Dump-Pro, enables a user to go from pick-up to dump truck in minutes using the Quick Change-Out option. It utilizes a Warn Works electric winch that operates off the trucks 12-volt DC battery. Dump Pro is lightweight and offers a 60° dumping angle. It comes either assembled or in kit form with all parts needed for installation and mounting hardware. Standard Hamilton Co. Inc.; 866/438-6777; www.dump-pro.com
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Utility Tractors
Four-Wheel Drive
This new line of compact utility tractors includes the 8435 and 8435 HST. Both models feature powerful diesel engines, two power train model options and mechanical four-wheel drive. They are additionally equipped with category-one, three-point-hitch systems with draft control and standard rear auxiliary hydraulics. A flat working platform on the models allows easy access from both sides. Allmand Bros. Inc.; 800/562-1373; www.allmand.com
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Ride-On Trowel
Hydraulically Assisted Steering
The new TS100 hydraulic overlapping ride-on-power trowel features a low profile as well as twin joystick, multi-directional controls with a hydraulically assisted steering system. The TS100 offers a troweling length of 97 in. and width of 48 in. with a troweling area that covers over 30 sq ft at a travel speed of up to 380 ft per minute. It operates with 10-in. x 18-in. float blades, 8-in. x 18-in. finish or combination blades or 48-in.-dia disc float pans. Terex; 800/433-9213; www.terex.com
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2005 Truck Offerings
Four-Wheel Drive Capability
Manufacturer will begin producing the four-wheel drive TopKick and Kodiak C4500 and C5500 models in July. These medium-duty trucks can make tight turns in confined areas, such as plowing a parking lot or maneuvering in a tight construction site, says the maker. The four-wheel drive TopKick and Kodiak models are available in a variety of wheelbases in both regular cab and crew cab configurations. Power is provided by either the standard Vortec 8100MD V-8 gasoline or the available Duramax 6600 V-8 turbo diesel. General Motors Fleet and Commercial; 313/667-2634; www.gm.com
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Breaker Attachments
VibroSilenced System
Manufacturer offers a complete line of 15 hydraulic breakers spanning impact classes from 200 to 15,000 ft lb. The units are divided into three categories, including the light Penta Breaker (PB) Series, the Medium Breaker (MB) Series and the Heavy Breaker (HB) Series. Standard on all PB, MB and HB Series breakers, the VibroSilenced damping system reduces excess vibration and noise during operation. Other signature features include Krupp percussion technology, as well as StartSelect and AutoControl systems. Atlas Copco Construction Tools Inc.; 413/746-0020; www.atlascopco.com/cto
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Medium-Duty Truck
With Work Station
New T300 work vehicle is available as a straight truck or tractor in a variety of wheelbases in GVWs from 26,000 to 54,000 lb. A heavier front-axle (14,600 lb) to go along with an available 30,000-lb rear axle (for single-axle applications), plus frame inserts have been added as options for customers running cranes or hanging forklifts off the back of the body. It also features an optional work station between the driver and passenger seat. Once opened, a small desk emerges. Kenworth Truck Co., a div. of Paccar Inc.; 425/828-5196; www.kenworth.com
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