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Chicago, IL
Joined February 2009
Mini track loaders! Cat, Deere, Case, New Holland, Wacker Neuson — and now Manitou and Gehl are piling into one of equipment’s hottest categories. The new 1,050-pound ROC machines bring: ⚙️ Automatic track tensioning 💪 23.2 horsepower 🐌 Creep mode 🧰 Lots of attachment options
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Yanmar spent years expanding its compact equipment lineup. Now it’s focusing on what happens after the sale. 🛠️ 📍 Upgraded SmartAssist Remote telematics ⏱️ 5 years included on eligible new machines 🔧 Maintenance + diagnostic data 🛡️ Ycare extended warranties
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Before wheel loaders bent in the middle, they were built a little differently. 👀 In the 1950s, rigid-frame loaders ruled — and a handful of manufacturers built some seriously big machines. Then articulation changed everything. Let’s check out the giants that came before it. 👇
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Kwest Group put AI to work finding hidden costs, improving invoice coding, and giving field crews faster access to fleet information. Add benchmarking and 21,000 hours of craft training, and you can see why the contractor is a three-time Fleet Masters winner.
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Volvo Construction Equipment just gave its L30 and L35 compact wheel loaders their biggest frame redesign since the machines debuted in 1998. 👀 A redesigned rear frame, easier mounting for rear equipment, high-flow hydraulics, improved service access, and an updated cab. 👇
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⛏️ Volvo Mining starts on Jan. 1, bringing Volvo CE's loaders, haulers, trucks, engines, and autonomous tech under a more focused strategy. But if Volvo wants to challenge Cat and Komatsu, there are still some big holes in the lineup. Will Volvo go shopping? 👀
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A few psi could be costing your fleet real money. A @continentaltire study found proper tire pressure can deliver: ⛽ Better fuel economy 📈 Up to a 0.62-mpg improvement in the study 💵 About $1,718 in annual fuel savings per truck 🚚 Nearly $172,000 across a 100-truck fleet
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6 backhoe trends shaping today’s machines: 🔧 More attachments and versatility 🤖 Smarter controls and automation ↔️ Growing interest in side-shift designs 🖥️ Better cabs, cameras, and grade tech 🛣️ Road speeds pushing toward 30 mph ⚡ Electric and hydrogen development
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🌳 Three-inch trees vs. a mini skid steer? Bring it on. Ignite’s new 44-inch Mini Brush Cutter tackles brush and small trees up to 3 inches in diameter. It also fits both CII and mini Bob-Tach carriers. Small machine. Serious vegetation management.
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🚧 @BOMAG gives its RS 650-2 recycler/stabilizer a serious operator upgrade. A quieter cab, 7-inch touchscreen, 360-degree camera coverage, sliding operator station, and 653 horsepower headline the updates. Let’s climb aboard.
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Yanmar just went big on CTLs. Six new mid- and large-frame machines bring the lineup to 9 models: 💪 Up to 103.5 horsepower 🏋️ Up to 4,100 pounds ROC 💦 Up to 41 gpm auxiliary flow 🌲 Two forestry models 🛞 ASV Posi-Track undercarriages across the lineup Here’s the new iron.
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🛢️ Does your equipment fleet need a Fluids Czar? Modern machines demand serious management of fuel, oil, coolant, air, and DEF. Put someone in charge, and cleaner fluids can mean longer component life, fewer failures, and lower operating costs.
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Wheeled excavators = excavator versatility + road-going mobility. 🛞 Why contractors like them: ⚡ Travel speeds of 20+ mph 🛣️ Great on pavement and road jobs 🧰 Buckets, breakers, grapples, mowers, tiltrotators 🚚 Less need for trailers between nearby jobs
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JCB went 406.320 mph with hydrogen combustion. We gave it the cinematic treatment. No interviews. No voiceover. No text. Just 90 seconds of stunning 4K footage, music, and the 1,600-hp Hydromax tearing across Bonneville. Watch it. 👇
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🥶 Cold-weather equipment tips: • Idle only 3–5 minutes, then work gently to warm hydraulics. • Drain fuel-water separators daily. • Clean mud from undercarriages before it freezes. • Inspect batteries, hoses, belts, and seals. • Leave room in DEF tanks for expansion.
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📸 100 years of work trucks in photos. Omaha Standard started building truck bodies in 1926. The name may be gone from new trucks, but its DNA lives on in Palfinger’s PAL Pro mechanics bodies. Take a trip through a century of truck history.
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Want faster utility excavation without simply running the machine harder? A few tactics from Volvo CE: • Work with gravity using a benched setup • Keep spoil at least 2 feet from the trench edge • Match bucket width to the utility • Avoid moving more material than necessary
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Now THIS is a material handler. Gateway Dredging’s @Liebherr LH 60 C works from a floating operation, unloading about 500 tons of sand per hour. Long reach. Elevated cab. Big clamshell bucket. And one seriously cool application.
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🔋 Electric service trucks? Fleets aren’t sold yet. Battery tools? Different story. Only 5.7% of fleets plan to buy an electric service vehicle, but 45.7% expect battery tools to replace some pneumatic tools. We break down the numbers — and what they mean for service fleets. 🛠️
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What’s the difference between @JohnDeere EZ Grade, 2D SmartGrade Ready, and full 3D SmartGrade? We break down Deere’s grade-control lineup — from basic slope work to complex 3D surfaces. 👇 bit.ly/4cgctdY
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