Archive for January, 2008

Excavator Attachment for PistenBully Polar

January 31st, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Excavator, Snow Grooming, Special Purpose, Technology

The excavator is capable of digging to a depth of 16 feet 4 inches with a breakout force of 16,400 lbs. The vehicle chassis has been specially designed for the excavator.

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PistenBully USA has more information

Low Ground Pressure & PistenBully Equipment

January 31st, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Snow Grooming, Special Purpose

Earlier there was a post on the capabilities of these snow grooming machines.   In doing further research, the PistenBully footprint is light. Ground pressure for special applications can be as low as 50 gram/sq. cm ( 0.71 pounds per square inch).

Read More Here 

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Svyatovit - Telescopic Boom Excavators

January 30th, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Telescopic Boom Excavator

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“Svyatovit” Company was founded in 1997. It is situated in Kohanovo (Vytebsk region). The plant became the first Belarusian enterprise producing multipurpose engineering machines. More than 300 units have been produced since the foundation of the plant.
3 models are being offered. Two of them mounted on a truck chassis - ANTEI and ANTEI-RX, and one - track-type machine named HYDRA.

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Caterpillar launches new 938H Wheel Loader

January 30th, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Caterpillar, Technology, Wheel Loader

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The new Caterpillar® 938H wheel loader and IT38H with integrated toolcarrier linkage feature the Cat® C6.6 engine with ACERT® Technology for responsive power and low emissions. The new engine, differential lock system, load sensing hydraulics and increased lift and tilt forces deliver high performance in digging and material handling applications while limiting engine emissions to meet US EPA Tier 3 off-highway emissions regulations and worldwide emissions standards.

The loaders also have new features that aid machine health monitoring and service. The in-cab Messenger display provides real time machine performance, engine and diagnostic data to help maximize productivity and component life. The hydraulic and electrical service centers group service points and offer easy access from ground level to limit service downtime. Cat Product Link is standard on the new loaders. The system provides two-way information flow between the machine and Caterpillar dealer and to the owner’s desktop computer through the online dealer storefront.

The 938H and IT38H have a new axle with standard front differential lock or an optional, automatic differential lock for both front and rear.

See Catepillar News for a more detailed excerpt

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New Case 1650 Crawler Dozer

January 30th, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Dozer

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The Case 1650K crawler dozer delivers 140 horsepower (104 kW), 428 lb-ft of torque (580 N-m) and 118 inches (2990 mm) of track on ground. Ample blade capacities range from 4.1 yd3 (3.2 m3) on the 1650K to 7.4 yd3 (5.6 m3) on the 1850K.The machine features advanced hydraulics and steering which makes for smooth operation, whether doing heavy dozing or finish grading. With wide-open visibility and single-lever controls, Case K Series dozers are easy-to-operate, high-production machines

1650K Net Engine Power 104 kW
140 hp
Blade Width 3.2m - 4m
126″ - 158″
Blade Capacity 3.15 cu m
4.12 cu yd
Operating Wt. 15,355 kg
33,780 lb

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Challenger MT 975

January 29th, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Agriculture, Special Purpose

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The tractor pumps out 615hp at maximum power and holds a monster 18.1-litre Caterpillar six-cylinder power-plant,which, according to its engineers, has plenty more capacity should extra power be required when the competition decides to up the ante. Check out this review

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These machines keep getting bigger and bigger and they have a dual purpose for both Agriculture and Construction

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Calling Bloggers headed to ConExpo

January 29th, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in ConExpo2008

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If you are off to CONEXPO in 6 weeks please let us know we are looking for people to put together information and post as much industry information as they can find.

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Prosol and Gradall

January 22nd, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Excavator, Manufacturing

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Prosol a distributer in Chile, South America has some great videos of the Gradall products. I would say they market this product better than anyone else in the world. Great Video editing and transitions. Also very good use of the adobe flash video player.

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Machine Videos: XL2210 | XL4210 | XL3300 | XL5110

GRADALL Overview

Special Thanks to Prosol. Great Work

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JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE)

January 7th, 2008 by moresnow | 1 Comment | Filed in Excavator, Military, Special Purpose, Technology

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This past December JCB entered into the relationship that changes the industry. They built an armour plated 55mph mobile backhoe which looks to be a winner. Check out the specs at the JCB website for the HMEE.

NEW YORK, NY (December 4, 2007) – JCB Construction Equipment, the world’s largest privately owned construction business, unveiled today the 60 MPH, state-of-the- art JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE), purpose-built for the U.S. Army and destined for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, where it will provide battlefield commanders with a myriad of logistics capabilities in front patrols. Built at JCB’s North American headquarters in Savannah, GA.  JCB’s production contract with the U.S. Army is worth an estimated $209 million for 800 JCB HMEE military machines. A four-year service contract under negotiation has an estimated value of an additional $20 million.

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Equipment Tracking and Management Systems To Be Standard on U.S., Canadian Machines in 2008

January 6th, 2008 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Crane, Excavator, Forestry, Skidsteer, Technology

 Caterpillar will equip most of its new core, mining and industrial machines with EquipmentManager and Product Link—the remote asset management solution developed by Caterpillar. The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature in the United States and Canadian markets. Caterpillar has provided remote asset management capabilities as an option since 1998; now Cat will deliver these capabilities as an integral part of most core Caterpillar® machines. Product Link will be available as an option for the remaining Caterpillar machines.

More Information can be found here - Caterpillar News

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