Photo courtesy Deere & Co. With two new Brazil factories online, Deere still plans to import crawler tractors and motor graders. Related Links: For Brazil Equipment Buyers, Support Is King Brazil Launches Massive Subway Construction Deere & Co. has this month opened a pair of manufacturing plants in Brazil to produce loaders and excavators for the regional market.The $180-million facilities, located in Indaiatuba outside of São Paulo, were completed in just more than two years and are needed to support a dealer network that covers 90% of the country's market.One of the plants was built in a partnership with Hitachi
Photo courtesy Cummins Inc. Cummins and Peterbilt on Feb. 18 demonstrated a SuperTruck prototype that gets 10.7 miles per gallon, an average improvement of 75% since 2009. Related Links: First Fuel-Economy Standards Hit Construction Trucks The Flip Side of Fuel Economy: Less Cash for Road Construction Heavy trucks, including those used in construction, are set to get a second round of fuel-economy restrictions that will extend into the next decade.President Obama on Feb. 18 kicked off the second phase of federal fuel-economy standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks by calling on the Environmental Protection Agency and Dept. of Transportation. to
Photo Courtesy of MMC-Gamuda Variable-density-slurry tunnel-boring machine was developed to dig through fissured limestone. Last month, it broke through on a transit project in Kuala Lumpur. Related Links: Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Link Plan Draws Global Interest Dual Purpose Tunnel Becomes Smart Solution A new type of tunnel-boring machine designed to excavate through fissured limestone recently made its global debut with a breakthrough on Kuala Lumpur's emerging mass rapid-transit system. Six new variable-density-slurry tunnel-boring machines (VDTBM) are deployed on the 9.5-kilometer-long twin drives of the Malaysian capital's notoriously difficult karstic ground.With the first VDTBM drives completed this January, the technology "is
Photo courtesy of Traylor Bros. Traylor Bros.' Amcon 150 barge-deck winch is one of the 3,000 pieces of equipment that need added attention due to Tier IV Final rules. Photo courtesy of EMI-Global In order to meet Tier IV Final emission rules, equipment must have dozens of sensors and actuators, leaving little free room under the hood. Related Links: Clean-Air Costs Will Come in Stages, Caterpillar Says Why Contractors Are Renting More And Buying Less Fleet owners are struggling with new federal emission rules effective this year for off-road diesel-powered trucks and machines. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 4
Courtesy Las Vegas Paving Corp. The 119-ton mining excavator stands more than 14 feet tall and costs about $1.8 million. Related Links: Cranespotting: More CONEXPO Setup Photos Quick Specs: Hitachi EX1200 Las Vegas Paving Corp.'s newest acquisition, a Hitachi EX1200 hydraulic excavator, has landed in Las Vegas and is being assembled in time for the triennial CONEXPO-CON/AGG equipment exposition March 4-8.The 119-ton excavator, which is powered by a 760-horsepower Cummins diesel engine, operates with a 9-cubic-yard bucket and stands more than 14 feet tall, according to its spec sheet."It's a big excavator," says Jay Prybil, fleet maintenance supervisor for Las
Related Links: Spied: Manitowoc Gears Up for CONEXPO 2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show Site This weekend, our spy photographer snapped more photos of crane vendors setting up their machines for the CONEXPO-CON/AGG show coming to Las Vegas March 4-8.We can now see two crawler cranes in the Manitowoc booth, which also is erecting a temporary building for visitors. One of the cranes is quite large and appears to be decked out in Kiewit yellow.In the Terex booth, it is putting the finishing touches on a massive Superlift 3800, a 700-ton crane that will make its North American debut here.Not to be outdone,
By Tony Illia for ENR At this point, Manitowoc confirms that it will bring its MLC165, a new crawler that can lift up to 180 tons, and two other yet-unnamed crawlers. By Tony Illia for ENR A close-up of the crane's counterweights. Manitowoc is planning to expand the VPC system on a smaller crane than the 31000. Related Links: World of Concrete 2014 Sees Smaller Crowds But Cautious Optimism CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show Site The frigid-cold week in much of the U.S. has turned out to be a hot one for people in the heavy equipment business, especially those gearing up for
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