Construction Equipment Magazine has named the Top 100 Proudcts for 2009.  The list is comprehensive and everyone needs at least one of each!   Great analysis and writeup by CE Magazine.  An entire list  on the next page

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Gradall SERV and 5th Man break tradition

The exciting new 5th Man piercing nozzle boom end attachment draws its muscle from rugged Gradall hydraulic boom forces and stability. From a safer position, firefighters can thrust a 5th Man stainless steel piercing head through windows, walls, roofs – even concrete structures. When mounted on a firefighting vehicle, this new venting solution eliminates the need for firefighters with axes to stand on burning rooftops. After piercing the structure, the 5th Man head has 52 aqua-jet nozzles that direct a massive broken stream curtain of water into the heart of the fire.

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New Laser-Based AccuGrade™ System Matches Durable Grading Box with Integrated Control and Automatic Operation

A new laser-based AccuGrade™ grading system for Cat® C-Series Skid-Steer Loaders, Multi-Terrain Loaders and Compact Track Loaders combines the capability of the Level Best Grading Box with the C-Series loader’s integral electro/hydraulic controls to create an automated grading system capable of extreme accuracy. The new system establishes flat or single-slope grades to within ± 0.25 inch (± 6.5 mm) without grade stakes or the expense of grade checkers and stake-setting surveyors. Machines grade more area per hour and are more fuel-efficient in the process.
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Tags: AccuGrade™, caterpillar accugrade, laser-based AccuGrade™

The story begins with a wheel loader, 100% designed by Caterpillar…
In December of 1959, the first production Cat® wheel loader was driven off the assembly line at the Caterpillar plant in Aurora, IL.

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Tags: 50 years of loaders, Caterpillar Loaders

Yet another use for your Gradall Telescopic Boom Excavator.

Capitalize on the designed-in versatility of your Gradall Series III hydraulic excavator with a mower attachment. Designed for quick, efficient work, Gradall’s wheeled and railway maintenance excavator models can use mower attachments to clear away brush, long grass and weeds and other vegetation along highway boundaries and railway tracks.

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Check out the Calendar which you can order and view.  The making of it is really cool.
Via Autoblog

Kobelco has partnered with Lincoln to offer an automatic lubrication solution for your equipment so that when the digging is going deep you can have the right lubrication at the right time. Check out the Video

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Tags: autolube, kobelco autolube, Kobelcoautolube, lubrication management

Link-Belt unveiled the all-new 75 ton (70 mt) HTT-8675 Series II Telescopic Terrain crane at SED on May 12–14, 2009 at Corby, Northamptonshire, UK.

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Tags: HTT-8675 Series II, HTT-8675 Series II Telescopic Terrain, HTT-8675 Series II Telescopic Terrain Crane, Linkbelt Crane

In May 2009 Link-Belt unveiled the all-new TCC-750 75 ton (70 mt) telescopic crawler  at SED on May 12–14, 2009 at Corby, Northamptonshire, UK. The TCC-750, designed and built from the ground up in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, has the same well-thought-out features and bulletproof hydraulics as Link-Belt’s proven lineup of telescopic cranes.

The TCC-750 has a completely sealed lower and hydraulically retractable side frames for easy transport and onsite flexibility. The retracted gauge, good for transport or work, is 2.56 m (8.4 ft). Two additional working modes at 11.9 ft (3.63 m) and, fully extended, at 14 ft (4.27 m) add jobsite versatility. And depending on local restrictions, it moves in either one or two loads. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Crawler Crane, Link Belt TCC-750, Link-Belt, linkbelt cranes

The guys over at Jalopnik and Quattroworld found the epic $3.4 Million Dollar Failure.   This is why training is so important..

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Tags: Dump Truck failure, Mining Truck Accident, Mining Truck Failure, Overloaded Mining Truck, OVerloading Truck