Kick Ash: The Inside Scoop on a Revolutionary, DPF-Saving Oil from Chevron
I don’t typically fly across the country for oil and lubricants news, but Chevron’s new Delo 600 ADF had me on a jet to its Technology Center in Richmond, Calif. This super low sulfated ash oil might very well be a game-changer in the off-highway diesel…
Pioneer to Futurist: Bobcat Plans Its Largest and Maybe Most Innovative Product Launch in Its History
Doosan Bobcat North America invited us out to Aurora, Colo., to check out its impressive new Bobcat Training Center, and then proceeded to unveil some of the most cutting-edge ideas in off-highway construction equipment. What I saw and heard during the…
Sneak Peek (Editor at Large): Chevron Debuts Delo 600 ADF, a Revolutionary, DPF-Saving Oil at Big Press Event this Week
Compact Equipment was just out at the Chevron Technology Center in Richmond, Calif., talking engines and oils. Chevron Products Co., a division of Chevron U.S.A., invited CE and a handful of select trade media out West to get the rundown on a…
Editor at Large: Bobcat Reveals Plans to Re-Revolutionize the Compact Equipment Segment, Releases Tractors, Articulated Loaders, Remote Control and Lots More
Doosan Bobcat North America invited us out to Aurora, Colo., to check out the new Bobcat Training Center and unveil some of the new machines and revamps to existing lines that it has coming up. What we saw and heard during the day-long event blew our…
Two Tough Rentals: Polaris Engineers a Pair of UTVs to Endure the Abuse of Rental Applications
It was a secret mission. A select group of trade journalists were invited to the Polaris Research and Development facility in Minnesota, mercifully, during the summer. Unbeknownst to us, we would become privy to Polaris’ next entry into the work utility…
Operation Gehl: We Contrast Two Gehl Skid Steers But Find the Biggest Value Beyond the Iron
SPECS: Operating Capacity (50%):4,200 lbs Overall Height to Top of ROPS: 82 in. Height to Hinge Pin: 143.8 in. Overall Machine Width: 81 in. Breakout Force: 9,040 lbf I ventured to Gehl’s headquarters in West Bend, Wis., to operate a barebones R105 and a…
Operation Deere-Hitachi: Find the Secret to the 30-Year Success of the Deere-Hitachi Line of Excavators
SPECS: Engine Horsepower: 23.3 hp Max. Digging Depth: 10 ft Max. Reach: 17 ft, 1 in. Bucket Breakout Force: 6,085 lbf Operating Weight: 7,760 lbs I ventured to the John Deere-Hitachi manufacturing facility in Kernersville, N.C., to check out the new…
Behind the scenes at Gehl: We visit the Manitou Group HQ, see how a skid steer is made
I traveled to the Gehl headquarters in West Bend, Wis., in April to get to know the brand better and operate two wildly different skid steers. That full scoop awaits in the June issue of Compact Equipment, but in the meantime, enjoy this tour around the…
The Hot Seat: We Discuss the Ride-On Compact Tool Carrier Market with Avant Tecno
Skid steers and track loaders are the most ubiquitous attachment-takers in the U.S. market. If you want something smaller, there is the growing popularity of the “compact tool carrier” category, which offers walk-behind, stand-on and ride-on styles of…
Six things to Know Before Selecting a Breaker for Your Skid Steer or Track Loader
1. There Might Be More Options than You Think Breakers are not as popular on skid steers as they are on excavators, but the demand is still high. One reason for this is the environments skid steers and loaders can access. Skid steers work in tighter…
Rugged and Rental Ready: We Explore the Two New Three- and Six-Seat UTVs from JLG
“Yea, go ahead and try it,” Jeff Ford tells me as I am test-driving JLG’s new utility vehicles at its training area tucked into the hills of McConnellsburg, Pa. The “it” we are talking about is driving over two cement test blocks, part of the proving…
Vermeer debuts small service horizontal directional drill
Vermeer expanded its line of utility installation equipment with the launch of the D8x12 Navigator horizontal directional drill at ICUEE 2017 in Louisville. This new compact and highly productive drill is sized for working in tight spaces, features…