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Keith Gribbins has been a technical journalist in the construction industry for the past 20 years, and he’s been working on Compact Equipment since day one. He’s also traveled the world operating equipment and interviewing the minds behind them. In the last three years alone, he’s picked up eight different awards. Find him at kgribbins@benjaminmedia.com.

Articles by Keith Gribbins

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The Construction-Themed Diggerland USA Amusement Park

Summer is the hustle season. In construction and landscaping, summertime is slated for serious work. Hopefully, by the time you’ve ope...

June 24, 2014
Business and Software
Housing Production Falls 6.5 Percent in May

  Declines in both single- and multifamily starts pushed nationwide housing production down 6.5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted...

June 23, 2014
Attachments
Compact Wheel Loaders Offer Plenty of Pluses

Compact wheel loaders are not new. In fact, Kubota sold its first small wheel loader in North America in 1986 (the esteemed R400), but ...

June 19, 2014
Attachments
Bobcat Adds Flail Mowers to Mini Excavator Line

Bobcat Co., a leader in compact equipment attachments, has introduced two new flail mowers for Bobcat excavators. These efficient attachment...

June 17, 2014
Hand Tools
Lincoln Electric Air Vantage 650 Engine Driven Welder

  Lincoln Electric’s Air Vantage 650 (K2961-1) engine driven welder/generator is now available for sale in the United States. Equ...

June 17, 2014
Business and Software
Construction Materials Prices Flat in May

Overall construction materials prices remained flat in May but are up 1.6 percent year over year according to the June 13 Producer Price Ind...

June 16, 2014
Attachments
Bobcat and Doosan Employees Roll up Their Sleeves for Doosan Day of Caring

The employees of Bobcat Co. and Doosan took part in “Doosan Day of Caring” — a company-wide volunteer effort to celebrate ...

June 16, 2014
Business and Software
U.S. Construction Machinery Exports Drop 18.8 Percent in First-Quarter 2014

  Total U.S. construction machinery exports for first quarter 2014 totaled $4.292 billion compared to $5.287 billion in the first quart...

June 16, 2014
Engines
The Journey to Clean Power

Perkins Discusses the Progress and Pitfalls of Tier 4 Diesel Engine Technologies By Keith Gribbins Direction is just as important as speed, ...

June 9, 2014
Archives
Mower Implements for Compact Tractors

There are a multitude of mower attachments available on the market, so it’s easy to pick the wrong one for your application. For example:...

March 14, 2014
Attachments
Bucket Options for Compact Excavators

Many consider the bucket to be the vanilla in the 31 flavors of compact excavator attachments. In actuality, this seemingly simple attachmen...

March 14, 2014
Archives
The Most Popular Mini Excavator Attachments

Defined as an excavator under 6 metric tons, compact excavators are typically offered with a bucket that has a dig depth between 5 and 20 ft...

March 14, 2014
Archives
Top Five Skid Steer Attachments

Skid steers and track loaders can run hundreds of these unique implements — hydraulic attachments like backhoes and brooms and non-hydraul...

March 14, 2014
Compact Track Loaders
EDITOR’S MESSAGE – On the Road

For the last two months, the editors of Compact Equipment have been questing for cool new equipment....

March 1, 2013