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Kohler goes diesel
Kohler engines of Wisconsin, US has produced its first range of diesel powered engines. Initially available in the US and the Asia Pacific region, the seven air-cooled and six liquid-cooled models pro ...more
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New site dumpers from Ausa
Ausa has launched the 2,5 tonne D 250 AHGA articulated rotating site dumper designed specifically for the Central European and Scandinavian markets. ...more
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Delphi ups the pressure
Delphi has launched its first common rail fuel injection system for engines in the medium to heavy duty construction equipment sector. ...more
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New wheeled loaders from Hitachi
Hitachi has introduced a 96 kW ZW140 and a 107 kW ZW150 to its ZW wheeled loader range. ...more
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Integrating safety
Combisafe is to launch its new filigree mark II attachment for its barrier protection systems in 2009. Steve Skinner reports from the company’s safety centre in Northampton, UK. ...more
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Liebherr reveals Russian factory plans
Liebherr has begun construction of a 120 ha production site in Dzerzhinsk, in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region. ...more
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Autism awareness
AirWorx Construction Equipment & Supply recently worked with JLG to design a boom for autism awareness. ...more
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Zeus promotes tyre fill benefits for the access industry
A tyre blow out on an access platform or a telehandler could have serious consequences both to safety and operating efficiency. Zeus Tyre Filling Systems offers two potential solutions: filling the ty ...more
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Interface for easy operation and diagnostics
Van and truck mounted access platform manufacturer Aldercote has developed an operator interface screen to monitor and control the platform. ...more
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JLG manuals now online
JLG now offers operator, service and parts manuals on its website, www.jlg.com. ...more
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‘Mud Rat' makes itself indispensible
Since buying its first Genie Trax S-65 self-propelled telescopic boom, Australian rental company Dubbo Booms and Scissor Lifts has not had the machine off hire. The popularity of the Trax S-65 (called ...more
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Blown away?
In every access platform user manual there should be information about under which weather conditions it is safe to operate the machine, particularly important is wind strength and direction. Skyview ...more
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New 500 tonne Hitachi Sumitomo crawler
Hitachi Sumitomo in Japan has unveiled its model 6000SLX range-topping lattice boom crawler crane. Rated capacity is 500 tonnes ...more
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James and Tadano still trucking at 100
James Equipment has sold its 100th Tadano GT-550EX truck crane since becoming Australian distributor for the manufacturer in ...more
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Manitowoc appoints engineering and innovation SVP
Andreas Schwer has been appointed senior vice president of global engineering and innovation at Manitowoc Cranes ...more
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Ormig has the bottle
Rigging and transport company Transpico used a pair of Ormig pick and carry cranes to manoeuvre beer bottle packing machines into the first floor of the Haacht brewery in Belgium ...more
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Stevenson Crane demonstrates LTR 1100
Stevenson Crane demonstrates its new Liebherr LTR 1100 telescopic crawler crane at an open house ...more
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Haider Transporte buys Palfingers
Vienna-based Haider Transporte has ordered five loader cranes from Austrian manufacturer Palfinger and plans to continue its expansion through the economic downturn ...more
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Recycling in the cold
Wirtgen says that its experience in cold mixing of recycled construction material have been put to good use in the development of its new KMA 220 mobile cold mixing plant ...more
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Swedish screens
A Maskin Ls 302 mobile screen is providing an effective screening solution for Swedish contractor Hakarps Maskinstation ...more
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UK debut for Terex TM520
Terex has delivered the first TM250 material handler in the UK to B. Nebbett & Son Ltd, for ferrous metal handling applications at the company’s Mitcham, south London, processing plant. ...more
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New solid body from Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco has introduced the SB 302 solid body breaker, weighing in at 300 kg (660 lb) that is intended for use on excavators weighing up to 9 tonnes. ...more
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Small but powerful
The new T320 compact tracked loader from Bobcat, powered by a 67.6 kW Kubota V3800-DI-T turbo-charged, liquid-cooled diesel engine, has the highest power-to-weight ratio in its class, claims the compa ...more
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Powerscreen offers dual power
Powerscreen can now supply mobile screens that feature diesel-electric drive through an additional electrohydraulic drive ...more
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Autism awareness
AirWorx Construction Equipment & Supply recently worked with JLG to design a boom for autism awareness. ...more
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Kaeser introduces new 13 m³/min compressor
Kaeser Kompressoren has added the 13 m³/min capacity Mobilair 135 mobile compressor to its range, helping to close the gap between the 11.4 m³/min M 123 and 27 m³/min M 270 models. ...more
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JLG manuals now online
JLG now offers operator, service and parts manuals on its website, www.jlg.com. ...more
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Sullair expands and improves low-pressure tool range
Sullair Europe has added a 5.5 kg chipping hammer, the SX5, to its Smart Pressure line. The new tool expands the versatility of the 1 bar product range, launched 18 months ago and designed to deliver ...more
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Speedy Hire in the UK invests in alternative power
Speedy Hire in the UK has invested in solar and battery powered equipment. It claims to be the first UK rental company to buy GenSet PLC’s solar powered lighting tower, and has also added six new batt ...more
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Sellick introduces STT80 tow forklift
The company's new tow forklift is made for towing large loads in rough terrain environments. ...more









