It’s been an especially wet spring and summer in the Midwest. Minnesota in particular, already the land of 10,000 lakes, had its third highest precipitation…
Ah, where to begin? Probably by thanking the more than 30 manufacturers that helped us pull together the most comprehensive summary of models, technologies, options,…
Leading Mulching Equipment Manufacturer Appoints New Leader Diamond Mowers LLC recently appointed Wayne Baumberger as its new President. Founder Bill Doyle will step down from…
Our mothership, Benjamin Media Inc., has been kind enough to give us the next two days off so that we could spend time with our…
The ASV journey continues. I was just up at the track loader and skid steer maker’s headquarters in Grand Rapids, Minn., operating equipment in May. There…
The magic of a skid steer or track loader comes from its ability to run a variety of attachments using compatible quick-attach plates. Augers, backhoes,…
Continental Engines has a cool new showpiece to proudly display at its offices. Yesterday, the Greenville, S.C.-based engine distributor, which also sells pumps and gen…
Contractors continue to favor the rental equipment equation. Avoid the overall burden of ownership, including up-front cost, maintenance and depreciation of assets. Embrace less risk…
Last week, I was enjoying some suitably spring Minnesota weather. Rain, fog and mud. It was an ideal setting to operate and inspect compact track…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Lincoln Electric recently announced their continued collaboration on large-scale, robotic additive manufacturing technology at the Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing…
In April, a sea of 620,000 visitors from 200 countries descended upon Munich, Germany, exploring the biggest trade show by physical size in the world….
New model features more power output; available in both gas and diesel models Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, a leading worldwide manufacturer of Miller brand arc…
Load Management, Paralleling and Remote Monitoring: Three Big Trends in the Towable Generator Market
Work requires energy. For professional contractors, towable generators have always been a reliable source for energy production on a project. Converting stored energy in diesel…
We have a nice feature on in our May print issue about what is required for new ANSI standards training on mobile elevating work platforms…
Sign Up for Jobsite Juniors this Spring and Get a Year’s Worth of Construction for Your Kids Kids, both young and old, let me direct…
Camso recently announced the launch of its new steel over-the-tire (OTT) track solution, confirming its leadership as the industry one-stop source for all skid steer…
Compact track loader sales continue to outpace skid steers (by nearly double). We’ve heard sales for tracked machines were in the whopping 64,000-unit range in…
Grant provides $25,000 in free equipment use to one winning community to repair and/or build local infrastructure or other critical systems. CASE Construction Equipment has…
We want more power in a smaller package. It’s a challenging trend that’s popular in a lot of industries. In off-highway construction equipment, the quest…
The Toro Co. continues to grow its construction offerings through acquisition, especially over the last eight years. In 2012, the addition of certain Stone Construction…
