Category: Industry News

FOCUS ON: Seeders Published in: Grounds Maintenance Date: 8/1/2005 The summer heat has not been very kind to most parts of the country this year and if the turfgrass you care for is looking a little patchy, it might be time to consider filling in the dead spots with new grass seed. Whether you choose […]

Grove makes it four: company fills gap in truck crane line with new 80-ton unit; series now covers 40 to 90 tons Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 8/1/2005 By: Geske, Dawn Grove Worldwide has expanded its truck crane range to four models with the launch of its new TMS800E crane to its […]

Texas Twister Hydraulic Track Drill Offers Unique 360deg Rotation Capability Published in: Reedrill Date: 8/1/2005 Sherman, Texas – August 2005 – The TEREX Reedrill R20T, also known as the Texas Twister, is the first track drill to provide a full 360-degree rotation capability. The machines 360-degree rotation allows for optimum positioning in areas that are […]

The daily grind: asphalt shingles, drywall and wood burning power plants create new markets for secondary grinding equipment Published in: Recycling Today Date: 8/1/2005 By: Gubeno, Jackie For recyclers looking to make a marketable end product from recovered material, secondary grinding equipment plays a vital role in the industry. Even with the growing popularity of […]

Ground Clamp Adaptor Combines Safety and Ease of Installation Published in: Transmission & Distribution World Date: 8/1/2005 By: Maxwell, Rich Linemen at the 2004 Kansas City Lineman’s Rodeo were some of the first to preview a new overhead grounding clamp adaptor that can be attached without climbing a pole. The new ground clamp, the Blackburn […]

Prevention is the best safety: a few extra minutes before operation can save hours of potential problems later. Published in: Rental Product News Date: 8/1/2005 You just finished up a long phone conversation with a customer, and you’re running a little late to your jobsite. You back the truck to the trailer, hook it up […]

Two Ferocious Grinders Work Together. Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 8/1/2005 By: Walt Moore, Senior Editor St. Louis Composting finds that using two types of grinders — tub and horizontal — promotes efficiency and lowers costs Watch a tub grinder at work, and a descriptive adjective that comes to mind is “ferocious.” With seemingly little […]

Safe selection: know all of your needs before choosing an aerial work platform Published in: Equipment Today Magazine Date: 8/1/2005 In years past, most overhead access was accomplished by climbing ladders or erecting scaffolding. Today, more and more people are getting to overhead work environments faster and more safely by using aerial work platforms. But […]

Hard-Working Attachments Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 8/1/2005 By: Rod Sutton & Heather Burlingame Try these attachments on for size and turn skid-steers, mini-excavators and other small machines into efficient jobsite tool carriers Simultaneous Angle, Tilt Caterpillar’s dozer blades for its skid-steers and utility crawlers simultaneously angle and tilt. Six-way adjustability allows for quick rough […]

Construction equipment thefts prove nothing’s too big to steal Published in: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Date: 7/17/2005 By: Moustafa Ayad Jul. 17–Under the cover of darkness last weekend, an unknown culprit sneaked onto a construction site at the Beaver County High School and rode off into the night with a 3,000-pound roller about as big as a […]

Keep your machines running right Published in: SportsTURF Date: 7/1/2005 SPORTSTURF asked three veteran turf technicians to lend their expertise on keeping your mowers and other equipment running throughout the summer (and beyond). Many thanks to Armando Garcia, Peoria (AZ) Sports Complex mechanic, Kelly Nelson, Sylvania (OH) Facilities and Maintenance, and David Livingston from the […]

Fire safety: methods to protect man, machine and environment. Published in: OEM Off-Highway Date: 7/1/2005 By: Shalabi, Leslie No one likes a pile of burning garbage. That burning pile is even more despised when it’s still in the garbage truck. The smoldering heap is downright hated when it is accidently unloaded at a landfill, where […]

TEREX Utilities Introduces “The Edge” On-Line Safety Training Program Published in: Terex Utilities Date: 6/27/2005 TEREX Utilities, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the utility and tree-care industries, is pleased to announce the addition of an on-line safety training program to its world-class list of educational and safety training for digger derricks and aerial devices. […]

Deere & Company to Leverage John Deere Brand in Forestry Equipment Published in: PR Newswire Date: 6/2/2005 MOLINE, Ill., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — At the world’s largest forestry show this week, Deere & Company announced plans to leverage its powerful John Deere brand name and well known green and yellow color combination in its forestry […]

Repeal of crane safety law slips into state security bill Published in: Houston Chronicle Date: 6/1/2005 By: Sixel, L.M. Jun. 1–Crane operators no longer will be required to install electrocution-preventing equipment on their rigs under legislation quietly passed in the waning days of the recently completed Texas Legislature. The new legislation, an amendment attached to […]

Easier being green: as an early adopter, Florida Power and Light is finding out the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating hybrid technology into their medium duty trucks. Published in: Fleet Maintenance Date: 6/1/2005 By: Dempsey, Stephanie Thanks to organizations like the Hybrid Truck User’s Forum (HTUF), Florida Power and Light is one of the many […]

Boom truck created with the user in mind Published in: Trailer/Body Builders Date: 6/1/2005 Elliott Equipment Co has introduced the 32105, a new, 32-ton-capacity boom truck that has a 105-foot-long, four-section boom. The 32105’s features include: Ride-Around” operator control platform (patent pending), which gives optimal load viewing, during the full 360 degrees of boom operation. […]

Tips on truck frames Published in: Trailer/Body Builders Date: 6/1/2005 By: Rick Weber RICHARD TONER has spent entire days giving a truck-frame seminar for the National Truck Equipment Association. He knows that much about truck frames. Toner, president of Toner & Associates (Pentwater, Michigan) and the NTEA’s first staff engineer, said the frame is “the […]

Versatile toolcarriers: today’s telehandlers are ‘going beyond the forks’ and reaching into diverse applications with the help of attachments Published in: Rental Product News Date: 6/1/2005 By: Cleaver, Lisa Carrying pallets of building materials and supplies. Relocating barriers around highway projects. Lifting and placing insulation, plywood and shingles onto roofs. Moving trees around a nursery. […]

International Truck and Engine Corporation and Altec Industries Donate 10 Trucks to Help Tsunami Rebuilding Effort. Published in: PR Newswire Date: 5/17/2005 WARRENVILLE, Ill., May 17 /PRNewswire/ — While the news has quieted about the devastating tsunami that struck the countries along the Indian Ocean, the large-scale rebuilding efforts continue. As part of that reconstruction […]

Giant crane takes over heavy lifting at Port of Charleston Published in: The Post and Courier Date: 5/17/2005 By: Kris Wise May 17–The huge ships that move goods through Charleston Harbor might have met their match. Lurking in the water is the new “Charleston Giant,” a floating contraption that captures the record as the most […]

ComEd Adds Hybrid Bucket Truck, Ford Escapes to Vehicle Fleet Published in: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Today Date: 5/16/2005 Exelon Corporation unit Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) recently announced the addition of a new hybrid electric bucket truck, manufactured by Warrenville, IL-based International Truck and Engine Corporation and Cleveland, OH-based Eaton Corporation, as well as 50 […]

Legislature likely to consider crane safety law Published in: Houston Chronicle Date: 5/13/2005 By: L.M. Sixel May 13–Many construction companies, refineries and chemical plants had no idea Texas had a law on its books for the last 16 years requiring them to install electrocution-preventing equipment on their cranes. Now they want to get rid of […]

On Saturday, May 14, LADWP Power Workers Demonstrate Safety, Skills and Speed in Annual Lineman’s Rodeo. Published in: Business Wire Date: 5/11/2005 WHAT: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) holds its 14th Annual Lineman’s Rodeo and Family Festival. WHO: Sixty teams of journeyman and apprentice electric distribution mechanics (known as linemen) from […]