Warehouse Industrial Jib Boom Fork Truck Attachment

Forklift jib boom attachments are much less expensive than jib cranes and can perform almost all of the same tasks at a fraction of the cost and with less heavy equipment on premises. Forklift jibs allow you to reach over obstructions to place heavy loads on roofs, elevated platforms, and decks. You can use them [...]

Articulated Front End Loaders Vs Front End Loader Tractor

Articulated front end loaders are designed by engineers from the ground up to push hard into earth and lift heavy loads at the front of the loader and also to be extremely versatile in the field.
The following article illustrates 8 points of difference between an articulated front end loader and a front end loader fitted [...]

3 Necessary Steps For Finding Construction Equipment Financing

If you own your own construction business, most likely you’ll need to buy new equipment when you’re just starting out or will have to add to an existing fleet of construction equipment. Is your business in the position to pay cash and still have an emergency fund left over? Most small businesses can’t and will [...]

Types of Earth Moving Equipment

Earth moving equipment is also called construction equipment or engineering vehicles or heavy equipment. Earth movers are extremely heavy machines or are compound machines made up of four or five machines. The main advantage of earth movers are that they perform more than one function at a time, which makes sure that you get your [...]

Becoming a Practical Buyer: Knowing the Essentials When Buying Used Construction Equipment

In these days, being practical is a must. This is the reason why most of the independent contractors prefer to rent construction equipment instead of buying their own. Most of the contractors tend to believe that by following this practice they are already saving themselves a good amount of sum.
Apart from that reason, these contractors [...]

Skid Steer Loader Attachments – a Quick Guide

Like a Swiss Army Knife on wheels, a skid steer loader can support a huge range of additional attachments to enable it to be used for an unbelievable variety of jobs. Your standard issue skid steer loader comes with a bucket attachment, but its capabilities don’t end with just humping mud and dirt about. Here [...]

The Jcb Tough Phone – Hard as Nails!

On the same lines as the diggers, JCB have launched the JCB TOUGH PHONE – a tough, no-nonsense phone, for tough, no-nonsense people. The handset’s solid casing gives an impression of its robustness and anyone can make out that the JCB TOUGH PHONE is designed to withstand the wear and tear of outdoor life.
The JCB [...]

Renting Construction Equipment Is Easy But Can You Use It Safely?

Those who are do-it-yourselfers know that the best and least expensive way to accomplish a task is to pull out the work gloves and get after it. But does that include projects that require construction equipment? There are several things to ask yourself before you decide whether to rent (or buy) construction equipment or to [...]

All About Construction Loaders

When you think of construction equipment loaders are what normally cometo mind. Loaders are considered tractors with the bucket on the front of the tractor and the engine on the back as a counter weight for the work. Unlike excavators most loaders use wheels rather than tracks. The types of loaders and uses [...]

Skid Steer Loader Basics

The skid loader is a rigid frame, engine powered machine with lift arms that are used to attach a wide variety of labor saving tools or attachments. Skid loaders are normally four wheel drive with left side drive wheels that are independent of right side drive wheels.  With each side being independent to the other, [...]

  • Cat® B-Series 3 Skid Steer Loaders and Multi Terrain Loaders - Release and Images August 3, 2010
    The Cat® Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Multi Terrain Loader (MTL) have earned the distinction of being tough, reliable machines that perform a variety of tasks competently, while providing exceptional convenience and control. Now, the new B-Series 3 loaders—SSL models 216B3, 226B3, 236B3, 242B3, 252B3 and MTL models 247B3 and 257B3—incorporate design refinemen […]
  • Cat® Felling Heads More Durable and Productive July 13, 2010
    Caterpillar Forest Products recently announced enhancements to improve durability and performance of the Cat® HF201 and HF221 felling heads for track feller bunchers. Both heads are available in partial or full tilt configurations. […]
  • JCB backs worker who stole vodka from store August 12, 2010
    DIGGER giant JCB is standing by one of its employees after he stole vodka from a supermarket. Prolific offender Paul Wright has 42 offences of dishonesty on his record and is still on prison licence for another crime until next April. But Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court has given Wright another chance after hearing JCB is supporting its worker and that he is no l […]
  • Wedding party illness still a mystery August 10, 2010
    FIFTEEN people who suffered sickness and diarrhoea after a wedding reception might never find out why they became ill. Guests at the function at JCB's Lakeside club in Rocester needed help from paramedics after being struck down almost two weeks ago. Experts from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) took samples from the victims following the outbreak. Bu […]