Rod Sutton, Editorial DirectorNearly every machine in a fleet, whether new or retrofit with a black box, throws fault codes, and the sheer volume can overwhelm an equipment manager...
Even the best built machines will eventually need repairs, and you have several options when your machine breaks down – repair, replace, or rebuild. Opting to rebuild your machine...
Caterpillar recently announced the 2017 product updates for Cat M Series medium wheel loaders (950M, 962M, 966M, 972M, 966M XE, 972M XE, 980M, and 982M). According to the company...
Steve Sturgess, Contributing EditorThe first repower of a Caterpillar D11N has been completed in a joint effort between Southern California’s Johnson Caterpillar and the Cat repower...
Jason Hurdis and Lonnie Fritz of Caterpillar sit down with Rod Sutton of Construction Equipment to discuss site evaluations, from what's required to results you can expect.
This webinar originally aired on September 7, 2022.The cost of fuel is rising all across the world. Ways to burn less fuel may be more important than it has ever been—on jobs ...
This webinar originally aired June 9, 2022.You don’t have to run a massive operation to benefit from an expert job site consultation. Even the smallest sites can take advantage...
Cat 304 mini excavator has an operating weight of 9,867 pounds and can dig to 10 feet 6 inches.The Caterpillar excavator has a reduced-radius design with a 66.9-inch track width...
Cat 305 CR mini excavator has an operating weight of 12,688 pounds and digs to 11 feet 3 inches.The Caterpillar excavator has 9 percent more power than its predecessor due to ...
Construction Equipment editors put the Caterpillar 395 excavator in the dirt at IUOE Local 649 in Bartonville, IL, where professional operators took it through its paces in this...
Six excavator models in the 7- to 10-ton range have been upgraded to Next Generation: 307.5, 308 CR, 308 CR VAB, 309 CR, 309 CR VAB, and 310. The 309 CR and 310 are new models...
NEW: Caterpillar has added the CVP28 and CVP55 Cat vibratory plate compactors and relaunched the CVP28 and CVP55 models of boom-mounted attachments. The attachments are...