This week we look at Cat wheel loaders with Tier 4 Interim engines and a multi-voltage battery charge from Milwaukee. Click on the image to begin the slide show.
Tudor Van Hampton Arnold fills up the tank, which is easy to do, but computing mileage is a chore. Tudor Van Hampton Due to the size of the fuel, experts say CNG (shown) is ideal for delivery fleets. LNG is suited to long-distance hauls. As a transportation fuel, natural gas has a lot to offer: It is cheap, abundant and clean. The downsides: lack of available pumps, less power and a higher up-front cost for the vehicle. These are hard to overlook, but fleets are doing just that in an effort to cut their fueling costs.Today, natural gas sells for
Putzmeister America Putzmeister is the market leader for concrete truck pumps outside of China, sources say. Related Links: Chinese Heavy Equipment Digs In Globally Robot Loaders and Massive Pumps Head to Fukushima Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., a China-based manufacturer of concrete pumps and other heavy equipment, has inked a deal to acquire Germany-based Putzmeister Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. Believed to be the largest deal between China and Germany, the acquisition aims to create a global juggernaut for concrete-pumping machinery."This merger is a global showcase transaction," said Karl Schlecht, Putzmeister's founder, in a joint statement released on Jan.
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton Industry analysts say that Chinese manufacturer XCMG has purchased a stake in Schwing, which exhibited at this year's World of Concrete. Related Links: Schwing Exits Chapter 11 Chinese Firms Boost Overseas Spending Chinese manufacturer XCMG has taken out a stake in Germany-based Schwing, industry analysts have told ENR.Details of the deal are sketchy though it is the subject of much talk here at the annual World of Concrete show, held Jan. 24-27 in Las Vegas. Schwing, a large exhibitor at the show, declined to comment."We prefer to communicate directly with our customers, not through the
Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Don Ahern is a fixture at equipment shows such as World of Concrete. Photo by Tony Illia Contractors praise independents like Ahern for personal service and locations that national chains do not reach. Ahern Rentals Inc., the 58-year-old family-owned equipment rental giant that filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 22, prided itself on not selling out. Now, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Reno, Nev., Ahern's Chapter 11 proceedings unfold on the heels of an announced merger between the construction industry's two largest rental companies—United Rentals Inc. and RSC Holdings Inc.—which for more
After a bump, the demolition of Seattle's Husky Stadium is moving ahead.Despite stressing a crane to the point of damage when dismantling the overhanging roof on the south side of Seattle’s Husky Stadium, Turner Construction Co., the project's general contractor, was able to continue roof demolition from the grandstand seating area, says Richard Teddy, Turner’s senior project manager.Demolition crews utilized cables and a cutting shear on a high-reach extendable track-hoe to remove the roof and upper seating areas, which are being demolished and hauled out for recycling. No additional crane was needed. Demolition crews will now work into February removing
YouTube Video shows crane near miss at Husky Stadium at the University of Washington in Seattle. Related Links: Watch the Video A video of Seattle's Husky Stadium roof demolition went viral on the web as fans clamored to get a look at the start of major renovations at the famed 90-year-old structure. But a near miss captured in that same video also got the attention of the Washington State Dept. of Labor and Industries, launching an investigation into the operation of a crane there.The video clearly shows a massive jarring, or shock-loading, to a crane while the east portion of
Related Links: Terex To Appeal Patent Verdict Link to the '618 Patent The stakes are rising for Terex Corp. and other manufacturers as it soldiers on to defend an important patent-infringement case relating to its line of Powerscreen-brand equipment.A judge in a federal court in New York City on Dec. 9 awarded $31.6 million to Metso Minerals Inc., affirming a jury decision last year and doubling the jury's original award damages of nearly $16 million."All of Terex's motions to overturn the jury verdict were denied," says Michael Stuart, a New York City-based attorney at Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, which represents Metso.