Maintenance

Caterpillar’s improved wheeled excavators being introduced

July 5, 2016

Caterpillar is introducing its improved M315F and M317F wheeled excavators. The firm claims that the machines offer agility on site, combined with reliable performance and low cost of operation. These compact radius wheeled excavators are in addition to the conventional radius F series models, while offering compact design. The firm says that the new machines offer high performance, power and stability, featuring large working envelopes, high breakout forces, and high lifting capacities. The firm has

Bobcat’s new backhoe loaders for emerging markets

June 21, 2016

Bobcat has a new range of backhoe loaders aimed at the Middle East and Africa. The four models are the B700, B730, B750 and B780 and offer a choice of different specifications for diverse applications in duties such as construction, utility, rental, roadworks, demolition and excavation. All four models are powered by a Perkins diesel with direct fuel injection that delivers 74.5kW at 2200rpm and maximum torque of 408Nm at 1350rpm. The engine features a high-quality filtration system for longer life, and

JCB sees big UK orders, including its Hydradig wheeled excavator

June 17, 2016

JCB has received an order for 50 of its Hydradig 110W wheeled excavators from UK hire specialist H.E. Services (Plant Hire). The deal was secured at the recent bauma construction equipment trade fair in Munich, Germany, where the Hydradig was shown for the first time to thousands of international customers. H.E. Services chairman Hugh Edeleanu was on hand to sign the deal at the JCB stand at bauma. The order will be supplied by JCB dealer Greenshields JCB. Edeleanu said he saw opportunities for the Hy

Yanmar signs major deal with Cramo for excavators in 2016-17

June 17, 2016

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe has signed a deal with Cramo, one of Europe’s largest rental companies, for the purchase of between 800-1,000 machines. The deal for hydraulic compact excavators was made after Cramo spent several months testing products, said Klavs Otisons, product area and sourcing manager for Cramo Group Fleet Management. “Yanmar has been our supplier for already a couple of years, but with this settlement we can offer our customers products and services in even better quality.”

Argentina developing road infrastructure and road maintenance

June 13, 2016

Argentina has set out plans for a major refurbishment of much of its dilapidated road network. The work will take four years to complete and involves building 2,800km of highways as well as 4,000km of trunk roads. This is a substantial programme of works, which should also deliver around 35,000 much-needed jobs. The Ministry for Transport has drawn up the schedule work the programme, which is expected to cost in the region of US$14.43 billion. The country’s total road system stretches for some 182,000km

Smart system for recording road repairs

May 25, 2016

The new Site-Track system is said to offer a sophisticated tool for tracking road repairs. The system can be used for identifying new installation or repairs for utilities and recording all utilities in the immediate area of the installation. The package offers a method of relocating previously recorded information rapidly, without the need for advanced skills or technologies such as GPS and is said to be invaluable for night-time or emergency works. The package can provide accurate location of critica

Caterpillar Work Tools opens distribution centre in the Netherlands

May 23, 2016

Caterpillar Work Tools, a manufacturer of excavator and wheel loader attachments, has opened a distribution centre in Den Bosch, Netherlands. The distribution centre will provide shorter shipping times as well as increased product availability to Work Tools customers and Cat dealers in EAME - Europe, Africa, Middle East - as well as CIS countries, the former Soviet Union states. The 9,000m2 centre houses hydraulic items such as grapples, hammers, pulverisers and shears as well as fabricated tools, including

Costs rise for extending the South Luzon Expressway around Manila

May 10, 2016

South Luzon Tollways Corporation has said the cost of extending the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) in the Philippines has increased by 27% from nearly US$290 million to almost $348. The SLEx already runs for 36km around the greater Manila area. South Luzon Tollways is preparing the detailed engineering for the 58km SLEx Toll Road Project Number Four - the last of the four expressway sections. South Luzon also will select a construction contractor for the project, split into five works contracts and sch

Manitowoc launches Grove GMK5150 crane

April 19, 2016

Manitowoc’s all-terrain crane portfolio has been extended with the launch of the five-axle Grove GMK5150 and GMK5150L. These 150tonne capacity cranes feature a compact design over the models the GMK5130-2 and GMK5110-1 they replace. Maximum counterweight for the GMK5150 and GMK5150L is 45tonnes and is said to help both models achieve an overall load chart increase of 20% over their predecessors. Up to 10.2tonnes of counterweight can be carried by the GMK5150 in its taxi set-up - when configured with a gross

Lightweight compaction plate from CP

March 31, 2016

Chicago Pneumatic is expanding its compaction equipment range with the launch of a lightweight, powerful and robust forward plate compactor. The MV58 is said to be easy to operate, manoeuvre and maintain, and offers fast and highly efficient compaction performance in a unit weighing less than 70kg. To help operators save on maintenance jobs, the new forward asphalt plate compactor comes equipped as standard with an integrated, tubeless water distribution system. To optimise water consumption, the MV58 in