The Weekly Iron July 4 2025

Welcome to The Weekly Iron for July 4, and happy Independence Day.

In Part 3 in his series on the Equipment Cycle, Craig Gramlich, CEM, outlines best practices for reducing unplanned failures, assessing equipment health, and handling repairs to ensure equipment reliability.

Georgia is tackling the issue of suicide in construction. Long work days, job instability, and workplace culture are factors contributing to the high suicide rate, according to the Georgia associate area director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Case has four new mini excavators: three diesel and one electric. These expand the company’s excavator lineup, with dig depths of 6, 7 and 12 feet.