Crawler Dozers

Truck Bypass Aims at Easing Congestion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As truck traffic continues to increase in the U.S. 301 corridor in Starke, Bradford County, Fla., the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is spending $90 million to construct the 7.3-mi. Starke Alternate Truck Route, also known as the Starke 223 Bypass, to relieve traffic congestion both now and in the future. Two contracts for the project, which will ultimately create two lanes in each direction separated by a grass median, were awarded to the Anderson Columbia Co. Click for more...

Gibson Heavy Haul Delivers Dozer During Wildfire →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When a Kirby-Smith Machinery employee's home and acreage south of Dallas was in imminent danger of being consumed by a rampaging wildfire, his employer acted quickly to help. Deciding to send a dozer to the employee's home so that an earthen firewall could be created around the perimeter of his property, Kirby-Smith put a call into its hauling contractor, Gibson Heavy Haul. The dozer would need to get there stat. Click for more...

New Cat D11 Dozer Drives Down Cost Per Ton →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Cat D11 dozer features new load-sensing hydraulics and high-horsepower reverse combined with the latest technology to move more material at a lower cost per ton. Engineered to be rebuilt multiple times, the new D11 has a redesigned main frame that delivers lower total cost of ownership over the life of the machine. Time-saving service updates reduce daily maintenance and boost machine uptime. Click for more...

Cat Unveils Wide Array of New Products at Press Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar unveiled a wide range of 24 new products and services during a two-day year-end press briefing Nov. 14 and 15 at Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center, outside of Peoria, Ill. This was the highest number of unveilings Cat has ever made during one press event, nearly doubling its previous high of 14. Here is a roundup of all of the new equipment introductions, design refinements and technological services. Click for more...

Komatsu Puts Its Lineup on Display at Demo Days Event in Cartersville →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu hosted dealers, customers, prospects and press representatives from across the country at its customer center in Cartersville, Ga., for Demo Days Oct. 23 to 25. The event was held to provide a more in-depth look at Komatsu products and included a bus trip to Tennessee for a tour of the Chattanooga Manufacturing Operations (CMO) plant, which produces medium-sized Komatsu excavators and forestry equipment. Click for more...

New Cat D6 Debuts World's First High Drive Electric Drive Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The all-new Cat D6 dozer delivers new levels of efficiency and performance with a choice of Electric Drive or Fully Automatic power train. A redesigned purpose-built VPAT dozer offers best-in-class grading, while updated technology features help operators to be more productive from first pass to finish grade. Customer profitability is enhanced with up to 35 percent better fuel efficiency and reduced service and maintenance costs. Click for more...

Caterpillar Produces 40,000th Large Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The legacy of the Cat large dozer began a little more than 40 years ago with a revolutionary elevated sprocket and new undercarriage design that looked unlike any dozer of its day. The groundbreaking suspended undercarriage with high drive design conformed to the ground better than standard oval tracks, helping to improve machine traction, extend undercarriage life and enhance operator comfort. In October, representatives from Caterpillar Inc. Click for more...

Brubacher Builds Through Trust →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It takes a certain level of honesty to purchase a large piece of equipment and say to the salesman as you leave the dealer, "I'm sure you will be back to repossess it. That's an awful lot of money. I don't think I'll be able to pay it back." Yet that is exactly what Ben Brubacher did when he started his business, Brubacher Excavating, in 1971. The item in question was a John Deere 310, purchased for $17,500, a huge sum at the time and a bold move for a young man attempting to start his own business while still working for his father. Click for more...

New Designs Enhance Reliability of Loaders, Dozers →

Rough and tough. Stable and highly maneuverable. Always does the job. Those are the qualities contractors have come to expect from two machines that are ubiquitous on any construction site: bulldozers and crawler, or track, loaders. These rugged pieces of equipment are designed to handle dirt, rock and timber loads with relative ease, and their evolving technology has made them simpler and more comfortable to operate. Click for more...

Single Dozer With Machine Control Does Work of Two →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As the third generation in his family's construction business, Corey Metts grew up on the seat of a dozer. "There are not many jobs where you wake every morning and get to go play with tractors.," Metts said. "It's really the only thing I've ever known." Metts Construction, out of Chapin, S.C., operates in the Midlands area of the state. "We're a clearing and grading contractor," Metts said. Click for more...

Case Introduces OEM Universal Machine Control Compatibility Kit →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment has developed a universal machine control option for its production class M Series dozers (1150M, 1650M and 2050M) that makes each machine factory compatible with all major suppliers of machine control technology, including Topcon, Trimble, and Case precision partner Leica Geosystems, within a single "universal machine control" option. Case universal machine control provides a universal harness for blade guidance systems, universal machine brackets and mounts, and universal jumpers to integrate any industry solution into each dozer. Click for more...

New Entity Serves Texas Oil & Gas, Commercial Clients →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Justin Lott had his sights set on becoming a firefighter. He completed fire school and was set to take EMT training, a requirement to become a fireman in Texas. “The summer after I graduated from fire school, I took a job working for an oil field company to make some money,” recalled Lott, co-owner/senior vice president of Southern Transportation & Equipment LLC. “I quickly realized that oil field work paid much better than what I was projected to make as a firefighter. Click for more...

CM Labs Sets Industry Benchmark With New Dozer Simulator Training Pack →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CM Labs Simulations has announced the release of a state-of-the-art Dozer Simulator Training Pack that allows trainees to experience the unique feel of pushing soil and aggregate material from the seat of a virtual dozer. Trainees can perform both heavy excavation and fine grading with the simulator's 6-way blade, and dozer tracks even slip based on operator behaviour. This enables trainees to learn precision techniques — and efficiency — in an environment that poses no risk to them or to the equipment. Click for more...

Cat D8T Dozer Delivers More Productivity, Better Fuel Efficiency →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The latest Cat D8T dozer is designed to move more material in less time, at a lower cost per ton, for a faster return on equipment investment. The bulldozer features an all-new fully automatic transmission, delivering up to 18 percent more productivity without consuming more fuel, as well as unprecedented ease of operation, according to the manufacturer. Added blade capacity, increased power and steering performance, and a full range of technology options help customers realize more productivity and a faster payback. Click for more...

Dozers Destroy Luxury Cars →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte recently ordered that $5.89 million worth of cars be destroyed by bulldozers. The order was Duterte's way of retaliating against government corruption and crime by destroying illegally imported cars, MSN reported. The 68 illegal cars that were recently destroyed included Lamborghinis, Mustangs, Porsches and motorcycles—and this isn't the first time Duterte has issued an order like this. Click for more...

Man Run Over by Bulldozer in Police Chase →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A man was run over by a bulldozer in a police chase Reading, Pa., July 9. The incident began when maintenance workers from the Pennsylvania State Game Commission discovered a marijuana grow operation consisting of about 10 plants on state game lands in Penn Township the morning of July 9, WFMZ reported. The workers contacted the police, who responded and arrested David Brook Light after a short chase on foot. Click for more...

Two Monster Machines — The ACCO Super Dozer, Motor Grader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In the early 1980s, Umberto Acco, an entrepreneur and owner of a civil construction company in Portogruaro, northern Italy, received a job that would require his company to build a custom crawler dozer and motor grader. The machines needed to be big — really big — and were intended to be used on a project that involved moving earth — lots of earth — in large, desert areas. Click for more...

Solesbee's Blade-Mounted Dozer Rakes Offer Convenience, Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Solesbee's, a Kinshofer company and manufacturer of heavy equipment attachments, offers blade-mounted dozer rakes as an efficient solution for land clearing, raking brush and piling trees and branches. The rake's c-curve design rolls brush and debris, making it easy to windrow material while minimizing the amount of dirt pushed with it. The rakes also feature an extended upright with multiple holes to easily mount on nearly any dozer blade without customization. Click for more...

Sukut Makes the Grade in California →

From Construction Equipment Guide... After the recent statewide droughts, preserving water bears a new meaning in California. The Santa Margarita Water District is ushering in a new era of water conservation for South Orange County by purchasing and improving the half-century old Trampas Canyon Dam. The more than $100 million dollar project is ambitious — within two years, the dam will rise forty ft. taller and the existing reservoir will accommodate 1.6 billion gallons of recycled water. Click for more...

John Deere Adds SmartGrade Capabilities to 950K →

From Construction Equipment Guide... North America's largest power-angle-tilt (PAT) crawler dozer now boasts the benefits of John Deere SmartGrade. Adding SmartGrade technology to the Dubuque, Iowa, manufactured 950K PAT improves the quality of work and job site accuracy through the complete integration of the Topcon 3D-MC2 grade-control system. The system is fully incorporated into the machine cabin, structures and software — delivering precise grading performance while eliminating vulnerable external masts and cables, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

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