24 Freightliner trucks ordered by DeKalb County

DeKalb County in Ga recently placed an order for 24 freightliner M2 112 Business Class CNG (compressed natural gas) trucks. County will be using these CNG trucks for maintenance and sanitation applications. The DeKalb County is regarded as one of the greenest counties in the USA and these trucks will only improve the reputation further. The trucks will use methane process of gas-to-energy. The program was initially launched in the year 2011 and will convert land fill waste to the useable natural gas. Through conversion of waste to energy, the DeKalb... [Read more of this review]

Axion 900 – Fits in to the range snugly

Claas recently added 4 new tractors having variable transmission to its range. These four models have power outputs ranging from 320hp and 420hp. These models round off its standard tractors range and overlap with the Xerion range of tractors. This was previewed at Sima show and Axion 900 range has CVT or continuously variable transmission. It will be making its debut at Agritechnica this year and this will be company’s entry in to new market sector. It will be available from November and Class says that the 900 range isn’t a replacement... [Read more of this review]

Debut maize drill will offer better accuracy and faster speeds of field

Valderstad recently announced that they will be entering maize drill sector in this spring. They will be bringing a new machine range made in the house by this Swedish crop kit specialist. The key feature include air assisted transfer for seeds, which gives higher speeds of working, and it can also work in min-till and no-till situations apart from the conventional establishments. Temp planters will be initially available in eight and six row version with spacing rows of 75 cms as standard. There will be pressurized metering system of seed used... [Read more of this review]

Silver Bay heavy construction equipment – A lot of research needed

Buying a Silver Bay heavy construction equipment is quite similar to purchasing a physical property which needs a big investment. You will have to consider a lot of factors before making the right buying decision. Sales person will be trying to get you to purchase the equipment at the highest possible price so that they can make a lot of profit from its sales. You might also have a problem in getting the finance work done. All these issues might be potential landmines. But if you do good amount of research around and follow my tips, then you will... [Read more of this review]

Volvo gets award of national productivity in Korea

Volvo Construction Equipment recently was awarded Presidential Prize in the year 2011 National Productivity Awards which is held by Korean Government. National Productivity Awards are the amongst the most prestigious ceremonies of awards in Korea and they recognize the organizations and companies having outstanding achievements. Highest accolade in this ceremony is ‘Presidential Prize’ and Volvo Construction Equipment Company got praised for their efficient methods of global production. They were also appreciated for their skilled employees... [Read more of this review]

Hyundai Heavy building construction equipment plant in Brazil

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. recently started building their planned plant for construction equipment in Brazil from Saturday. The company hopes to use it as a bridge for expanding its presence in South America and Central America. Hyundai Heavy Industries is the world’s biggest shipbuilders by orders and it is expected to produce around two thousand wheel loaders and excavators at the end of 2012 at its plant of Rio de Janeiro. They are planning to increase the production to four thousand units by the year 2014. The demand for the construction... [Read more of this review]

Komatsu America unveils Komatsu CARE

Komatsu America Corp. recently introduced the Komatsu Care service. It is an advanced solution for product support and is offered for all Tier 4 construction size interim machines. The Komatsu CARE service can make the cost of owning the machines lower whether you have purchased, rented, or leased it. Komatsu is first OEM in construction equipment industry and it offers the customers Complimentary Maintenance Program. It is a division of Komatsu CARE. This complimentary program gives you 500 hour maintenance intervals that are factory scheduled... [Read more of this review]

New Holland CX6080 Review – for mid-size requirements

New Holland CX6080 is one of the New Holland’s CX range which was launched by the manufacturer as a replacement for their CSX range. This company launched 4 model CX range along with styling of CR family. The most important updates here include bigger tank, new cab, up-top unloading stage 3b and auger SCR or Selective Catalytic Reduction engine through AdBlue. New Holland CX6080 is made for contractors and growers who harvest anywhere between 490 and 240 hectares (or 1,200 and 600 acres) per season and a lot of dealers say that it is the good... [Read more of this review]

Construction Equipment Rentals – Good Quality is Essential

Construction equipment rentals services are widely used by industrial and construction industries. There are different construction equipment rentals available out there to make your job better. The diverse fleet includes forklifts, aerial lifts, compressors, earth movers, generates, and you will also find the best and temperature control and power equipment here. Construction equipment that is offered should go through a scheduled rigorous maintenance program. There should be annual inspections conducted in order to make sure that they are functioning... [Read more of this review]