Cover Story: Field Test On-Site Testing Reveals New Kobelco's Strengths Kobelco's SK350LC Acera Mark 8 hydraulic excavator goes bucket-to-bucketwith its predecessor in a Construction Equipment field test 8/1/2008 By Mike Anderson & Walt Moore, Senior Editors
Field Report Ditch Witch Zahn: Dedicated Versatility This new trencher is designed to rival dedicated-machine performance without sacrificing versatility 5/1/2008 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story New "Combi" Is Faster, Friendlier Atlas Copco's new CC 1700 combination cutter, replacing the CC 1501, utilizes more hydraulic power and has a friendlier design that greatly simplifies jaw changes 9/1/2007 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report: ASV Scout SC-50 ASV Scout: Innovation Plus Proven Technology This new rubber-track carrier borrows established technology from its loader counterparts, then adds some good ideas of its own 7/1/2007 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Test More Machine Runs on Less Fuel In-the-dirt testing illustrates the merit of the new Case 821E's design — which leaves little unchanged from that of its predecessor 6/1/2007 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Smarter Grip, Less Slip Volvo says Automatic Traction Control for its articulated haulers simplifies driving chores and saves on operating costs 1/1/2007 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Eleven Chances to Hit the Right Gear on Volvo's G900-Series Motor Graders Construction Equipment visited Volvo on its home turf for motor graders to learn first-hand what experienced operators might think of the company's new 11-speed transmission 10/1/2006 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test Powerful New CrawlerDozer Has Good On-Site Numbers In a recent CE field test, Komatsu's new D155AX-6 dozer went blade-to-blade with its D155AX-5B predecessor — and proved what technology can accomplish 8/1/2006 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test John Deere's 350D Excavator Proves Its Potential Deere's new D-Series hydraulic excavator not only convincingly outworked its predecessor, but was ever so easy on fuel — and on the operator 5/1/2006 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Report "Thumbs Up" for Cat's New E-Series The hydraulic-thumb mounting structure on every Caterpillar E-Series backhoe-loader is just one item on a long list of significant design changes 3/1/2006 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Mini-Skid Workdays Pound-for-Pound, The Mightiest Around CE's hands-on evaluation of seven mini skid-steer loaders points up the surprising power and versatility of these small workhorses 2/1/2006 By CE Staff
Field Report What Speed Bump? ASV's new SR-Series rubber-track loaders - so freshly designed that they share just a handful of part numbers with the company's other models - feature a supple new undercarriage that soaks up obstacles in its path 1/1/2006 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Two Ferocious Grinders Work Together St. Louis Composting finds that using two types of grinders - tub and horizontal - promotes efficiency and lowers costs 8/1/2005 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Don't Stop for Coffee Bomag's big investment in developing a new range of reversible-plate compactors pays off in jobsite performance 6/1/2005 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Big Ripper Tractors, Move Over The IronWolf Crusher isn't a milling machine, and it doesn't work effectively in all materials, but it's aiming to take a bite of the rock-excavating market 3/1/2005 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test Gehl 40-Series: More Work on Less Fuel CE's field test of Gehl's next-generation skid-steers show considerable gains in productivity, fuel efficiency and operator amenities 11/1/2004 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Report Bell's 4206D/T Makes Tracks Anywhere This new prime mover combines the character of a rugged off-highway hauler with a high-torque drive train and innovative track system to become a brut of a puller 8/1/2004 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Design Overhaul for Wacker's Trench Rollers These new trench rollers retain the company's traditional features, but add liquid cooling, a redesigned vibratory system and simpler, safer controls 5/1/2004 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report All-New Design for Cat's Ambidextrous TH220B This two-section-boom telehandler, a new size for Caterpillar, is designed to be as good at loading as it is at lifting 3/1/2004 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test Komatsu Loader Trades Gears for Fluid Power The new hydrostatic-drive WA250-5 wheel loader, less torque converter and conventional transmission, is easy on fuel and delivers added production 1/1/2004 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test Design Overhaul Transforms Gradall's 4100 One engine (not two), conventional excavator layout, refined hydraulics, enhanced performance and sleek styling characterize this new Gradall 8/1/2003 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test JCB Pushes the Right Design Buttons In-the-dirt testing shows substantial gains in productivity and fuel efficiency for JCB's New Generation 214 backhoe-loader 5/1/2003 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Report Exclusive First Look: RC-100 Will Make Friends with Any Operator This new 100-hp Posi-Track from ASV has suspended rubber tracks, single lever steering, no-stall drive, hydraulic coupler and lots of attachment power 3/1/2003 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Cover Story: Field Test CX330 Advances Case's Excavator Technology New electronic engine and more hydraulic power give the CX330 excavator clear advantages over its 9050B predecessor 1/1/2003 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Test: 330C-L Excavator Caterpillar's 330C Excavator Design Targets Tool Control The new 330C-L hydraulic excavator retains its predecessor's brute strength, but complements that with enhanced performance and controllability 11/1/2002 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
Field Test: PC200LC-7 Excavator Komatsu Polishes 20-Tonner's Design The new PC200LC-7 might retain the same basic engine and hydraulic system as its predecessor, but it exhibits refined performance and more operator amenities 9/1/2002 By Walt Moore, Senior Editor
