Photo Courtesy of Ford Motor Co. As it expands its V-6 engine lineup on the 2015 F-150 pickup, Ford will have only one V-8 option next year. Sales of the smaller engines will account for more than 70% of F-150s, Ford predicts. Related Links: Ford F-150 Will Go Aluminum in 2015 More Pickup Buyers Opt for V6s In an unexpected twist of economics, a V-6 pickup can now cost more to buy than one equipped with a larger V-8 engine. Such is the case with the 2014 Ram 1500 Tradesman, whose prices start at $24,610 when equipped with a standard
Photo by Nadine M. Post for ENR Vintage cranes at One World Trade Center were banned from future work. Related Links: New York City Floats Ban on Old Cranes Specialized Carriers To Update Exxon Crane Guide A crane's age is not an indicator of its physical fitness, according to a new study by Dallas-based forensic firm Haag Engineering. The results fly in the face of laws in Singapore and pending legislation in New York City, as other cities contemplate forcing crane owners to upgrade aging fleets."Bottom line, there is absolutely no correlation between age and accidents," said Jim Wiethorn, chairman
Related Links: OSHA Proposes Tougher Rules for Silica Dust Exposure OSHA Studies Frac Sand Rules Construction is a risky business full of jobsite hazards, from life-threatening falls to blunt-trauma injuries, but more insidious dangers exist, such as crystalline silica inhalation, which can lead to a type of cancer known as pneumoconiosis. It's what coal miners call black lung disease, where tiny airborne particles cause lesions and scarring on the lungs, gradually leaving workers unable to breathe.Silicosis, its equally harmful cousin, currently affects 1.7 million workers annually, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is caused by breathing
This week we look at a wheel loader from Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas and an impact driver hole saw from Milwaukee Tool. Click on the slide show.
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone/ENR Scheuerle's on-road trailers, on display at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2014. Photo Courtesy of TII Group Scheuerle's trailers can be customized to transport wind-turbine blades. Related Links: Heavy Lifters: How Much Can You Bench? Tools of the Trade for Heavy Lifting When the massive components for petrochemical refineries, wind turbines and hydropower plants need to be transported, crews don't have many options. Only a few companies in the world build trailers capable of handling such large loads over the road. Up until now most platform trailers needed to be imported as well, at high costs.Scheuerle—part of German-based TII Group,
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Prices for used clean-diesel equipment could drop if global markets continue to have limited access to high-performance diesel fuel, experts say. Related Links: Federal Diesel Emission Rules Add Maintenance Costs Tier-4 Emission Controls Push Up Machine Prices for 2014 Fewer U.S.-made construction machines will be able to find a secondary market overseas in the coming years, resulting in a glut of used equipment in North America and a subsequent drop in used prices, according to a new study from market researcher Manfredi & Associates.The study, titled "Quarantined Markets," investigates the aftermarket effects of
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Look for design features that ensure the fluids (air, fuel, oil and perhaps others) used by the machine are filtered and protected to the maximum extent possible. Related Links: How Are You Going To Restore the Capacity of Your Fleet? Book Review: Construction Equipment Economics Equipment is becoming more complex and expensive, and competitive pressures make it essential to get every cent of value out of an equipment investment. The key is to adopt strategies to get a handle on the growing tide of complexity and cost.One approach is to play defense: minimize
Caterpillar Inc. is undertaking a new ad campaign that represents a shift for the Peoria, Ill.-based equipment manufacturing giant. A new video on YouTube, titled "Built for It Trials: Stack," has been viewed over 1.5 million times in only two weeks.The company used its Demonstration & Learning Center in Edwards, Ill., to stage perhaps the largest version of the game Jenga ever attempted. Five Cat machines pushed, pulled and stacked 600-lb wooden blocks in the video, a game that took two weeks to play according to Caterpillar. (The trademarked name Jenga was added to the video title after the licenser
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