Crawler Dozers

Komatsu to Showcase Intelligent Machine Control →

From Construction Equipment Guide... At the upcoming ConExpo-Con/AGG 2014, Komatsu America Corp. will showcase 24 models, including Komatsu’s line of intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozers and new Tier IV Final compliant machines. There will be four iMC dozers, nine excavators, five wheel loaders, two trucks, two larger dozers, one tracked log loader and one forklift on display at Booth 10016 in the North Hall. Komatsu will feature its family of four intelligent Machine Control dozers that transition from rough dozing to finish grading, allowing operators of all levels of experience to operate the machines. Click for more...

Komatsu Expands Its Intelligent Machine Control Dozer Family →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s D51EXi/PXi-22, the latest Komatsu intelligent machine control dozer for the North American market, has fully automatic blade control capabilities and performs both automated rough dozing and finish grading. “The D51i-22 brings the same intelligent machine control technology to another key class size, which has made the Komatsu D61i-23 such a success,” said Peter Robson, director of intelligent machine controls. Click for more...

Cat 834K Wheel Dozer Features New Cab, Refined Transmission →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 834, introduced in the mid-1960s, has set a standard for wheel dozer design and performance for almost 50 years, ensuring customers optimum productivity, durability and availability through multiple life cycles, according to Caterpillar. The new 834K builds on the strengths of its predecessors with a completely new cab, drive train refinement, new monitoring and diagnostic features, new safety features and structural enhancements. Click for more...

Success of Komatsu’s iMC Technology Leads to Family of iMC Dozers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Following the successful launch of Komatsu’s first intelligent Machine Control dozer into the North American market last June, Komatsu America will be expanding its family of iMC crawler dozers to include other popular-sized machines prior to ConExpo-Con/AGG 2014, which will be held in early March. By the time of the show, there will be four Komatsu America iMC dozer models in the market. In the past, crawler dozers have been able to perform high-precision finish grading only after installing an add-on machine control system. Click for more...

Komatsu America Corp. Expands Its intelligent Machine Control Dozer Family →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the D51EXi/PXi-22, the latest Komatsu intelligent Machine Control dozer for the North American market. With its fully automatic blade control capabilities, the D51i-22 dozer performs both automated rough dozing and finish grading. “The D51i-22 brings the same intelligent Machine Control technology to another key class size, which has made the Komatsu D61i-23 such a success,” states Peter Robson, director of Intelligent Machine Controls. Click for more...

Fritcha’s Construction Expands Levee With 1150M Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fritcha’s Construction — a New Haven, Ind., firm owned and operated by brothers Troy and Todd Fritcha — recently completed a levee expansion project in New Haven to protect a golf course from the rising banks of the Maumee River. This involved hauling in more than 20,000 cu. yds. (15,291 cu m) of dirt and building the levee more than 2 ft. (.6 m) higher than its existing structure. Click for more...

Dressta Hosts Manufacturing Tour in Poland →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dressta Co. LTD recently held a press day event inviting media representatives from around the world to its manufacturing facilities in Stalowa Wola, Poland. Media representatives had an opportunity to view the manufacturing facilities where DRESSTA dozers, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders and pipe layers are assembled. They concluded the tour with demonstrations of various pieces construction equipment manufactured at the facility. Click for more...

Case Launches New M Series Dozers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CASE Construction Equipment introduced the new M Series line of dozers at a media event which took place at the company’s Tomahawk, WI Customer Center. The company provided an exclusive look at the new product line, which includes five models ranging from 92 to 214 net horsepower. According to the company, M Series dozers were designed from the ground up and take into account extensive customer research, testing and feedback related to durability, productivity, controls, comfort and serviceability. Click for more...

Kirby-Smith Demo Day Features World’s First Automated Grade Control Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Odessa, Texas, branch of Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. sponsored a demo day on Oct. 8, featuring the world’s first automated grade control dozer, the Komatsu D61i-23 and the world’s largest variable reach forklift, the 49,600 lb. (22,498 kg) capacity Manitou MHT 10225 rough terrain forklift. Branch Manager George Denny and his crew orchestrated the event and made sure that all participants had a hands-on trial of the new Komatsu dozer and an up close in-depth view of the new Manitou variable reach forklift. Click for more...

Binder Machinery Names Finnegan Its New Technical Solutions Expert →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Binder Machinery Company, based in South Plainfield, N.J., announced that Michael Finnegan has been named technical solutions expert. Finnegan will be responsible for coordinating Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) machine control in all departments within Binder Machinery Company, including training customers, working with Komatsu’s Intelligent Machine Control (IMC) department, and the local Topcon dealer. Click for more...

Cat D6N Dozer From Ring Power Leads Way for Brewer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A new GPS controlled Cat D6N dozer from Ring Power is leading the way for Brewer Paving & Development Inc. The company is currently at work on a $3.5 million project with the help of a new GPS machine control system. The project includes two-lane roadways approximately 2 mi. (3.2 km) long, housing pads and storm drainage, reuse lines, water lines and sewers for The Viera Company in Viera, Fla. Crews are working to ensure the road conforms to standard DOT specifications. Click for more...

Trimble GCS900 Aids Heimes in St. Richard’s Challenges →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mid-Century modern is a label used to describe architectural, furniture and product design that was created in the mid-20th century. The style descriptor fits the expansive window walls and arcades of poured concrete columns found in the school and nearby rectory of Omaha, Nebraska’s St. Richard’s Catholic School. Both were built in the 1960’s. Closed and vacant since 2009, the buildings are now a part of a renewed-use project for the 9-acre site—a new $22 million intergenerational campus that will serve senior citizens and others who are at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). Click for more...

New Crawlers Highlight ConExpo 1975 - ConExpo 1975 Part 3 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on March 5, 1975 and June 25, 1975, respectively. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG. We hope you enjoy these retros as much as we did searching for them deep in our archives. Crawler loaders and dozers made their imprint on ConExpo. Click for more...

Terex Dozer Blade Attachments Offer Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Using compact track loaders with different attachments can revolutionize a small business, enabling it to bid on larger projects and to work in all weather and ground conditions. By carefully selecting the right attachments, customers can maximize their profits — the attachments pay for themselves. Because compact track loaders use the same attachments (buckets, dozer blades, mulchers, augers, trenchers, levelers, box rakes, snow blowers, backhoes, etc.) and perform in the same applications as skid steers (construction, landscaping, rental forestry and agricultural applications), the most distinct advantage of a compact track loader (CTL) is its maneuverability in adverse ground conditions. Click for more...

Komatsu Launches D61i-23 Intelligent Machine Control Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. introduced the D61EXi/PXi-23, Komatsu’s first intelligent machine control model to the North American market. Due to its first fully automatic blade control, the D61i-23 dozer can perform not only finish grading, which has been possible with conventional machine control, but also rough dozing. As a result, it achieves outstanding improvement in productivity. This is the first machine using this new technology, and it is scalable to other products manufactured by Komatsu, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

RMS Hosts Komatsu Dozer Innovations Open House →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Road Machinery & Supplies hosted the Komatsu Dozer Innovations Open House in Savage, Minn., on June 26. Those who attended got to see firsthand the D61EXi/PXi-23, Komatsu’s first intelligent Machine Control model to the North American market. Due to its first fully automatic blade control, the D61i-23 dozer can perform not only finish grading, which has been possible with conventional machine control, but also rough dozing. Click for more...

Arcilla Mining Focuses on Sustainability →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Running through the southeastern United States is a vein of white clay suitable for human consumption, making paper, rubber and ceramics manufacturing and use for fracking. Ted Smith of Arcilla Mining is going after the clay in a big way. Arcilla Mining & Land Co. has entered a third decade of mining kaolin clay, transporting it to processing plants up to a hundred mi. away and restoring the land to a productive condition. Click for more...

Komatsu America Corp. Launches Its First intelligent Machine Control Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the D61EXi/PXi-23, Komatsu’s first intelligent Machine Control model to the North American market. Thanks to its first fully automatic blade control, the D61i-23 dozer can perform not only finish grading, which has been possible with conventional Machine Control, but also rough dozing. As a result, it achieves outstanding improvement in productivity. This is the first machine using this new technology, and it is scalable to other products manufactured by Komatsu. Click for more...

Benchmark Tool & Supply Event Features Topcon Systems →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Benchmark Tool & Supply held a demo day in Raleigh, N.C., on March 26 and in Concord, N.C., on April 2. The company installed its Topcon 3D-MC2 systems on comparable dozers a John Deere 750K LGP from RW Moore and James River Equipment, Komatsu D61PX from Linder Industrial Machinery and a Cat D6KXL from Gregory Poole Equipment Company and Carolina CAT. The evaluation was designed to show how its systems could increase operator efficiency and productivity. Click for more...

Caterpillar Expands Its Mini Excavator Range →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar has added three models with operating weights of 2,061 lbs., 3,340 lbs. and 5,886 lbs. The 300.9D weighs in at just 2,061 lbs., making it the smallest machine in the Cat range. With an overall width of just 28.7 in., this machine is capable of driving through a standard doorway, providing easy access to the most confined job sites. A powerful water-cooled three-cylinder diesel engine produces 18.4 hp (13.7kW); along with a twin gear pump hydraulic system creates a maximum stick breakout force of 1,011 lbf (4.5kN) and a maximum bucket breakout force of 2,000 lbf (8.9kN). Click for more...

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