Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Engine Awards Go to Kohler and Kubota
Diesel Electric: Kohler’s K-HEM 1003 Hybrid Electrical and Mechanical Power Generator Diesel meets electric on the K-HEM 1003, the Kohler unit that generates power using a combination of a KDW 1003 18-kW diesel engine, compliant with Stage V standards…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Yanmar Utility Hook, Road Widener Offset Vibratory Roller and Bobcat’s Log Grapple
Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook Raise your productivity (and heavy loads) with the Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook. This attachment changes the game for operators using their mini excavator to lift heavy objects by making the process safer, more reliable and…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Terex Utilities Core Barrel, Case Precision Grader Blade and Danuser’s Mini Skid Steer Mounted EP Auger System
Terex Utilities Core Barrel A customer called and Terex Utilities answered with its Core Barrel attachment for skid steers. The tool was designed to meet the needs of a sign installation contractor who was faced with tearing out large pad areas of…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Mincon’s Drill Mast, Fecon’s Wide Standard-Flow Mulcher and the Werk-Brau Compact Productivity Package
Mincon Drill Mast Attachments Get more out of your skid steer, CTL or mini excavator with Mincon’s M207 Drill Mast Attachment. The company’s Drill Mast Attachments offer customers a cost-effective drilling solution without adding an additional diesel…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: JLG’s 670SJ Self-Leveling Boom Lift and Genie’s GS Micro Scissors
Level Up: JLG’s 670SJ Self-Leveling Boom Lift JLG Industries Inc. is once again changing the way people work at height with the 670SJ self-leveling boom lift, which became available in North America this summer. Equipped with JLG’s exclusive and patented…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: The Club Car Electric Truck and John Deere’s Long Bed Special Application Vehicle
Electric Work Truck: Club Car Launches Electric Truck Designed for Low-Speed Logistics and Cargo Services Club Car is now in the truck business. The global leader in golf, consumer and UTVs recently announced the launch of an all-new electric vehicle…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Doosan Evolution Series P185 and Kioti’s NS Series Tractors
Impressive Air Force: Doosan Evolution Series P185 Gets 200 psi from a 185-cfm Air Compressor Doosan Portable Power is getting more power from a smaller package. Operators that need 200 psi can now select the Doosan Evolution Series XP185-VHP165WDO-T4F…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: The Ditch Witch RT70 Ride-On Trencher
Utility installs are not only challenged by a vast network of congested underground services from sewer to gas but by increasingly busy aboveground challenges from roads to homes. Ditch Witch’s newest RT70 ride-on trencher is engineered to navigate those…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Case and New Holland Unleash Some of the Largest Track Loaders Yet
In contrast to its category name, compact equipment continues to get larger. Case Construction Equipment and sister company New Holland Construction once again demonstrated this in 2021, introducing the TV620B and C362 compact track loaders (CTLs), the…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: Mini Excavators from Bobcat, Caterpillar and Kubota
Heavy Lifter: Bobcat’s R2-Series E88 Compact Excavator Boasts Serious Over-the-Side Lift Capacity Mini excavators do more than dig. They can be fitted with a thumb, grapple or rotating coupler to lift and place heavy objects. For such operations, look no…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: ASV’s MAX-Series and John Deere’s Anti-Vibration Undercarriage
Rolling Large: ASV Expands Its MAX-Series Lineup with Skid Steers Track loaders have overtaken skid steer sales so much that most machine makers aren’t concentrating on new wheeled releases. As one of the original track loader makers, ASV turned a few…
Innovative Iron Awards 2021: JCB’s Electric Loadall Telescopic Handler
Big Lift, Zero Emissions: JCB Launches Its First-Ever Electric Loadall Telescopic Handler JCB is easily one of the biggest and best examples of embracing electrification in off-highway equipment. Mid-November 2020, JCB held a global virtual product…