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With increases in power and a greater degree of customization, motor graders are getting better at doing one thing well.

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Bobcat M2 Series, Caterpillar CB10 compactor, Case G-Series wheel loaders, Komatsu PC138USLC-11 hydraulic excavator, Ditch Witch JT60 and JT60 All Terrain, John Deere 470G LC excavator, Brokk 280 demolition machine, Ridgid R8694820B LED work light.

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Features 35 Technology

Trimble takes GPS machine control to small equipment; Cat’s Truck Spotting gives shovel, truck operators more control; Subsite’s HDD guidance display has smartphone capabilities.

of the Year Finalist 53 Contractor Roger Brown, R. Brown Construction, Willow Creek, California

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State and local governments across the nation pass new transportation measures. Neglected roadways are costing U.S. drivers big money.

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Kenworth adds set-forward configuration with T880S model. Eaton’s Procision transmission brings smooth shifting to medium-duty work applications.

Western Star’s 4700 now has a 23,000-pound front steer axle option.

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Ford Super Duty gets bigger, but lighter. Workhorse Group designs an electric pickup.

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The market shifts in favor of CTLs, compact excavators

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rends that have been talked about for a see, they are an essential part of the conversation.) couple of years are gaining steam in 2016.

Compact excavators and CTLs have recovered “Instead of buying backhoes, we’ve seen a quite nicely from the depths of the past 10 years. significant shift with contractors choosing to buy Compact excavators are showing a projected 28 compact excavators and skid steers,” one dealer percent rise in unit sales compared to 2007. And, recently told me. “While this means that contracas I’ve talked about before, CTLs have been a tors need two operators instead of one, they’re gangbuster machine category, and are projected making up for the additional labor costs with the to be 41 percent above their 2007 unit sales by increased producthe end of this Backhoes and compact equipment, 10 year trends* tivity, flexibility year, if nine-month sales trends remain and maneuverabil- 25,000 true. ity of these com22,500 Backhoes and pact machines.”

20,000 skid steers, howThe equipment17,500 ever, are not faring buying world has 15,000 so well post-reindeed changed 12,500 cession. Financed from 10 years ago, 10,000 7,500 unit sales for both and nothing il5,000 machines are hovlustrates this better 2,500 ering around half than examining a of what they were slice of financed UNITS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* new machine in 2007. In 2014, * Forecast buying data from backhoes rose Backhoes CTLs Compact excavators Skid steers EDA, a sister comto 52 percent of pany to Equipment World. the 2007 unit sales figure, before declining to a projected 41 percent of that figure this year. Skid Looking at the past 10 years, the natural comsteers, oftentimes viewed as a direct competitor parison point is 2007, when financed unit sales to CTLs, are forecasted to be 49 percent lower for many machines were at their zenith before this year than they were in 2007. plunging into the Great Recession. The telling Of course, neither of these machines (or to the point becomes whether or not a machine type has point of the dealer’s comment, backhoes in parrecovered to 2007 levels. A quick look at the chart ticular) are going away, nor will they be relegatshown here will show the verdict is divided for the ed to a niche machine status. But if these trends machine types the dealer mentioned: backhoes, continue, they will definitely have a smaller place compact excavators, skid steers and compact track in the construction equipment universe. loaders (CTLs). (I’ve added CTLs because, as you’ll * Source: EDA, edadata.com. Financed sales and leases only.

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Majority of state, local government transportation measures also winners in November

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tate and local governments across the country featured transportation measures on their ballots November 8, with 69 percent of 280 funding measures approved across the country, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

The association reports 22 states approved ballot measures, accounting for $201 billion in funding for state and local projects, with California approving 15 of 26 measures valued at $133 million. That state’s funding approvals include a 1-cent sales tax in Los Angeles that provides $120 billion for 40 years to projects for local roads, bridges and transit programs.

ARTBA reports both Illinois and New Jersey approved measures to keep transportation user fee funding from being used for non-transportation initiatives. Maine voters approved a $100 million bond issue for transportation projects, and Rhode Island gave the nod to $70 million for ports.

Georgia approved local sales tax bumps that could bring in about $4 billion for metro Atlanta road and transit projects.

“Earlier this year, voters approved 76 of 81 transportation funding measures – or 93 percent – of initiatives on primary ballots,” the association says. “Overall, voters approved 74 percent of transportation ballot initiatives in 2016. This is in line with the 10-year average rate of 74 percent. In the last two presidential elections, voters approved 77 percent (2012) and 76 percent (2008) of transportation funding measures.”

Some of the states and locales passing transportation measures include: • Louisiana, where voters approved Amendment 5, which creates a new Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund, which will use a portion of the surplus of oil and gas revenue and corporate taxes to spend on construction projects and roadwork.

• In Rhode Island, voters approved $70 million for improvements at ports in Davisville and Providence, where part of the money will be used to build new infrastructure.

• Residents in Austin, Texas voted to borrow $720 million for transportation products, including roads, trail and transit improvements. The bond is four times larger than any bond previously approved in the city.

• Charleston County, South Carolina voters approved a sales tax rate that will raise $2.1 billion to fund road improvements, mass transit and additional green space areas.

– Chris Hill

Briefs espite seeing an improvement in the EuroDall regions, pean market and an increase in orders across Volvo Construction Equipment

saw sales decline in the third quarter. Volvo CE’s sales fell 3 percent to $1.3 billion. When adjusted for currency movements, sales were down by 2 percent, the company notes. Adjusted profit increased 4 percent to $67.3 million.

Deutz and Liebherr have announced a partnership that will bring Liebherr-built engines into the Deutz lineup. Deutz says the addition of these Liebherr engines will expand its product portfolio to span from 268 horsepower to 938 horsepower. The agreement calls for Liebherr to deliver the first of these engines, which will be branded with the Deutz name, in 2019.

The American Rental Association has forecast record revenue for the equipment rental industry this year, anticipating growth of 4.3 percent to $47.3 billion. By 2020, the association estimates revenue to reach $55.5 billion. Estimates for 2017 show a slightly slower growth trend, with revenue anticipated to grow another 3.4 percent to $49.0 billion. The estimates come from ARA’s latest five-year forecast, the ARA Rental Market Monitor, with data compilation provided by HIS Markit.

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Neglected city roadways costing motorists up to $1,025 annually

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n its latest road condition report, The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says deteriorating roadways in large and mid-sized urban areas in the United States are costing motorists up to $1,025 per year in vehicle operating costs (VOC). “With state and local governments struggling to fund needed road repairs and with federal surface transportation funding falling short of the amount needed to make needed improvements, road conditions are projected to get even worse,” says Will Wilkins, TRIP’s executive director. “Without adequate investment at the local, state and federal levels, our nation’s crumbling pavements will be more than just a nuisance for drivers – they’ll be a roadblock to economic growth and quality of life.”

The report notes that 32 percent of the major urban roads, including interstates, freeways and “other arterial routes,” have pavements in “substandard condition” with “unacceptably” rough rides. Thirty-nine percent of the roads are in mediocre or fair condition, and only 28 percent are in good condition. The organization says that, accounting for major rural roads, 20 percent of all the major roads in the U.S. are in poor condition, with 39 percent in mediocre or fair condition and 40 percent in good condition.

TRIP segmented the findings into large urban areas, defined as having a population of 500,000 or more, and mid-sized urban areas, categorized as having between 200,000 and 500,000 people. Topping the list of large urban areas with poor roadways is San Francisco-Oakland, California, with 71 percent of the roads in poor condition; followed by Los AngelesLong Beach-Santa Ana, California (60 percent); San Jose, California (59 Percent); Detroit, Michigan (56 percent); and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (56 percent).

The areas with the highest VOCs in this category include Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ($1,025); Tulsa, Oklahoma ($998); San Francisco-Oakland, California ($978); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California ($892); and Detroit, Michigan ($865). Midsized areas are led by Concord, California, with 75 percent of the roads in poor condition; Madison, Wisconsin (66 percent); Victorville-HesperiaApple Valley, California (61 percent); Antioch, California (60 percent); and Flint, Michigan (56 percent).

Highest VOC areas in this category include Concord, California ($1,014); Madison, Wisconsin ($974); Antioch, California ($883); Jackson, Mississippi ($862); and Victorville-Hesperia-Apple Valley, California ($854).

– Chris Hill

Caterpillar dealer inventories lower than last year, expected to get worse

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n addition to the impact of lower oil prices and sagging global demand for mining equipment, sales of Caterpillar heavy equipment have also been negatively impacted by lower dealer inventories. In a statement on dealer inventories accompanying its third quarter earnings report – which included further

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reduced expectations for fiscal year 2016 sales – the company says dealer inventories in the third quarter of 2016 fell even further than they did in the same quarter of 2015, with more inventory reductions planned for the fourth quarter.

Cat reports that dealer machine and engine inventories fell about (continued on page 14)

Briefs (continued from page 11) Caterpillar has announced that along with entering the portable gen set market, the company is going beyond its dealer network to distribute these products. Cat’s new Home & Outdoor Power division will use an omni channel approach that includes Cat dealers, but also distributes these products through e-retailers, big box stores, specialty retailers and authorized sales and service agents.

Sitech Northland has joined Trimble’s Sitech dealer network, covering parts of Minnesota and Iowa and Nebraska. Sitech dealerships carry Trimble and Caterpillar machine control systems for most brands of heavy equipment, in addition to Trimble’s Connected Site solutions.

Terramac has added Louisville, Kentucky-based Power Equipment to its dealer network, representing the company in portions of Arkansas and Tennessee.

According to the U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. construction spending fell 0.4 percent in September as nonresidential spending declines wiped out homebuilding gains during the month. Construction spending is at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $1.150 trillion, (continued on page 14)

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(continued from page 12) $700 million in Q3 this year, compared to a decrease of $600 million in Q3 of 2015. So far this fiscal year, Cat has reduced dealer inventories by about $800 million. The company says it expects that dealers “will make substantial inventory reductions during the fourth quarter, resulting in lower year-end inventories in 2016, compared to 2015.”

In addition, the company reports that its order backlog at the end of the third quarter stood at $11.6 billion, down about $150 million from the end of the second quarter.

However, year-over-year, the backlog is down about $2.1 billion with decreases across all segments.

In late October, Caterpillar reported Q3 sales of $9.16 billion, a decrease of 16 percent over Q3 2015. Profit was down 48 percent to $481 million.

The company expects total sales and revenues for 2016 to end up at $39 billion, a 17 percent decline from 2015. That outlook is down slightly from the range of $40 billion to $40.5 billion the company forecasted in its Q2 earnings report.

Equipment World Magazine launches Big Iron Dealer (BID)

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he team at Equipment World has launched a new brand – Big Iron Dealer (BID), aimed at construction equipment dealers of all sizes.

BID is a site for dealers who sell, rent, lease and service all types of new and used construction equipment, from compact machines to the largest earthmovers.

This information will help dealers stay on top of the latest issues and trends affecting them and their markets. It will also reflect the critical role that dealers play in the construction equipment industry, and the site aims to bring dealers unique insights to help them better serve their customers.

With access to new and

used equipment financing data through EDA and to used equipment sales through TopBid, Big Iron Dealer will offer dealers information they can’t find anywhere else, says James Vogel, vice president of professional services at Randall-Reilly.

“Through EDA, we have detailed information on more than 1 million active construction equipment buyers, while TopBid gives us up-to-date auction data, all of which is of interest to Big Iron Dealer readers,” Vogel says.

In addition to sales trend data, Big Iron Dealer will also regularly feature dealer profiles and business news, association updates and manufacturer news.

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according to preliminary data. With the September decrease, the spending rate is 0.2 percent below the September 2015 rate.

Bobcat of Indy, with four locations, has become a Bandit Industries authorized dealer and will provide sales, parts and service for Bandit’s stump grinders and hand-fed chippers. The dealership, founded in 1947 as Snider Bros., will also provide assistance to Bandit customers in the central Indiana area including Lafayette, Muncie and Terre Haute.

CNH Industrial, although continuing to see sales declines in its agricultural equipment segment, reported increased profit for the third quarter, attributing the gains to cost reductions and improved demand in certain markets. The company, which manufactures Case and New Holland brands, reported a 1.7-percent sales decline in the third quarter to $5.7 billion. Profit rose 167 percent to $39 billion. In Q3 2015, the company reported a loss of $128 million.

United Rentals has reported nearly flat year-over-year results for the third quarter of 2016, with total revenue at $1.508 billion compared to $1.550 billion for the same period last year. Rental revenue was nearly unchanged at $1.322 billion compared to $1.326 billion in 2015.

Breaking down the rental revenue, the company reported owned equipment revenue dropping by 0.8 percent compared to the third quarter last year. This was due to a 1.7 percent drop in rental rates offset by a 2.2 percent increase in volume of equipment on rent.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based H&E Equipment Services has opened a new branch in Suwanee, Georgia, its 77th location in its network and its third in Georgia. The 19,125-square-foot facility will offer aerial lifts, telescopic handlers, earthmoving and general construction equipment.

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24 MODELS BOOST OPERATOR COMFORT The Bobcat M2 Series, a 24-model lineup of skid steers, compact track loaders, and all-wheel steer loaders – boasts several improvements for increased operator comfort.

The M2-Series lineup includes 400-, 500-, 600-, 700- and 800-frame-size loaders powered by a Bobcat diesel engine.

The engine design eliminates the need for a diesel particulate filter, and offers simpler operation and serviceability, better fuel efficiency and less engine noise. Bobcat has also upgraded the standard powertrain inside the S850 skid steer to include a 100-horsepower engine, which represents a 9-percent power increase from the previous generation S850.

This upgrade provides increased attachment performance and

higher ground speeds during more demanding applications, including operating high-flow auxiliary hydraulic attachments such as forestry cutters, planers and snowblowers. The new M2-Series loader features a new cab design that provides more operator comfort thanks to rear cab isolators and new door seals and side screen dampers, which reduce noise, vibration and dust inside the cab. The top window of the cab offers a 34-percent increase in viewable area – handy when loading material into a high-sided truck – and allows for easier top window cleaning. A low-effort hydrostatic pump, which comes standard on the 600- and 700-frame-size M2 loaders, reduces drive lever effort by as much as 25 percent.

Oscillatory vibration on rear drum

Caterpillar’s CB10 compactor features the company’s first oscillatory vibration drum, available as an option on the rear drum of the machine. With its oscillatory system, Cat is using power transmission belts, which it claims have double the life of the more commonly used timing belt. A hardened rear drum option is also anticipated to increase machine life. The CB10 includes features available on the company’s previous model in this size class, such as the Cat Compaction Control system, including Auto-Adjustable Compaction, machine-to-machine communication and intelligent compaction features. The CB10 uses Cat’s new nomenclature for asphalt compactors, which reflects the metric tonnage of the machine.

It replaces the CB548.

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Drill power boosted to 60,000 pounds of thrust Ditch Witch’s upgraded JT60 and JT60 All Terrain horizontal directional drills feature better drill power and improved cabs over predecessor models. The drills are now powered by 200-horsepower Tier 4 engines that boost drill power to 60,000 pounds of thrust and 9,000 foot pounds of rotational torque. Featuring a small operating footprint, the drills feature an automated pipe loading system, as well as an optional new wireline platform. Stability during drilling and backreaming is provided by a heavyduty anchor system, which allows the machines to use their full thrust capabilities while keeping the bore path stable. The cab includes joystick controls, a color LCD engine display and a clear view of all drilling operations.

Quieter operating environment, 8-inch monitor The G-Series wheel loader lineup from Case Construction Equipment has seven new models ranging from 141 to 347 horsepower and from 2.1 to 6.26 cubic yards of bucket capacity. The G-Series includes the 521G, 621G, 721G, 821G, 921G, 1021G and 1121G. The G-Series engines use selective catalytic reduction technology, and do not need a diesel particulate filter. Engineers created additional visibility by pushing the engine lower and further back on the 521G through 921G models. Each loader comes standard with a four-speed PowerShift transmission. Inside the cab, operators have a quieter operating environment that incorporates automotive styling and viscous mounts to reduce vibration. An 8-inch monitor provides information such as fuel levels, temperatures, pressure readings and trip info, in addition to fingertip selection of operating modes and a view from the optional rearview camera.

Same tight tail swing radius, 4 percent less fuel consumption Komatsu’s PC138USLC-11 hydraulic excavator has the same tight tail swing radius as its predecessor, with up to 4 percent lower fuel consumption. The excavator is powered by a Tier 4 Final SAA4D95LE-7 engine, which has a Komatsu Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and a selective catalyst reduction system with diesel exhaust fluid injection. This engine requires no diesel particulate filter or regeneration.

Komatsu says its hydraulic technology improves performance by matching engine speed with hydraulic pump output. The excavator features a contoured cab profile and sliding door, which allows the cab to swing within the same radius as its counterweight. The larger counterweight mass remains standard, giving the excavator an improved lift capacity. The in-cab LCD display has been upgraded to high resolution, and can be used to monitor the rear view camera, machine data, maintenance or issue alerts, and fuel consumption information.

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Extra power for heavy-duty jobs John Deere’s 470G LC excavator, featuring a 13.5-liter Tier 4 Final engine, is designed to bring extra power to pipeline, mass earthmoving and road building projects. The excavator features an automatically cleaning diesel particulate filter that can go up to 15,000 hours before ash removal. In addition to engine and hydraulic oil sample ports, the excavator offers a battery disconnect switch, spin-on fuel filters and two additional water separators to maintain long fuel filter life. New to the 470G LC are optional 2D/3D grade

guidance sensor mounting brackets. These brackets are welded to the boom, arm, dog bone, counterweight and mainframe at the factory, allowing for quick install of third-party grade-control systems. The excavator also allows operators to choose from multiple productivity modes that balance engine performance and hydraulic flow based on the application at hand. An optional programmable thumb attachment mode allows operators to program oil flow for a variety of attachments via the in-cab LCD monitor.

20-percent more breaking power The Brokk 280 demolition machine features a 20-foot reach and weighs 6,945 pounds, while generating 25 percent more breaking power over its predecessor. The machine has both increased power per blow and more blows per minute. The upgraded electrical system includes hardened components and fewer moving parts, and optimizes performance by improving power supply quality and reducing ambient temperature. Brokk’s SmartPower system senses when there is a fault in the electrical supply, making it suitable for generators and unreliable power supplies. The 280 also features increased durability, including upgraded hardened steel parts throughout the system, headlight protection, reinforced corners and better coatings to protect against dust and scratches.

LED work light can’t be knocked over Ridgid’s LED work light, the R8694820B, is weighted heavily on a rounded bottom, giving it the ability to remain upright. The light can be powered by one of Ridgid’s 18-volt batteries, or it can be plugged in using an extension cord. The light also features a knob for lowering or raising the LED’s brightness up to 1,000 lumens. If you opt for one of the batteries, it can power the light for 75 hours, but at the lowest brightness level.

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MOTOR GRADERS

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Some machines are exciting because of the array of features, applications and attachments they support. Motor graders‌ not so much. They do one thing. They move dirt. So, how do OEMs build excitement for these one-dimensional machines?

By making them better at doing that one thing.

It’s almost universally true that Tier 4 Final engines provide better fuel efficiency than Tier 4 Interim and earlier engines. The Tier 4 Final Komatsu GD655-6 has the same peak gross horsepower as the Tier 3 GD655-5 it replaces (221 horsepower), but Komatsu estimates a fuel savings of 5 percent in Power mode and 15 percent in Eco mode. This is on top of the 20 percent fuel savings the -5 model provided over its predecessor, the GD655-3.

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Proper power As with other types of equipment, graders have seen a steady rise in power. Unlike some other categories, this rise has been significant. Luke Kurth, grader product marketing manager with John Deere, says graders have seen the fastest power growth rate of any type of equipment, up some 40 percent in the past 15 years for Deere products. “Power is a key consideration because graders are drawbar machines.”

Some of that power increase is to handle the increased weight of Tier 4 Final compliance, which requires large, heavy aftertreatment components. To accommodate these components, manufacturers can lengthen frame rails or increase the size of the engine enclosure or both. On machines, such as wheel loaders, where maneuverability and rear visibility are essential, either solution creates problems. Because graders are less sensitive to these factors than are some other machines, one or both approaches may be used.

Some manufacturers choose to lengthen the frame. But the combination of aftertreatment components and increases in frame length and sheet metal to house them creates significant additional weight, which requires additional power to preserve performance.

One caveat in all this is that weight balance must be preserved in order to not disrupt the performance of the grader, says Wade Porter, motor grader market professional with Caterpillar. This may include adding weight to the front of the machine to compensate for additional weight at the rear.

But these power increases are more than what’s re-

All-wheel drive on the Case 865B AWD provides better steering and draft control in tricky underfoot conditions such as mud, snow and sand. Case says all-wheel drive is crucial for faster snow removal and attaining maximum performance in ditching and heavy blading applications. quired to merely compensate for Tier 4 Final, and customers are finding these new, more powerful machines can do tasks their predecessors could not. “Customers are doing more rough-in with their graders now,” says Kurth, “where they used to bring in dozers for all but the final grading.”

The way power is used is just as important as the power itself. Front-wheel drive is one way to apply power more effectively. (Note that there is no standard term for this. It’s front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, 6-wheel drive, even front-wheel assist, depending on the manufacturer.) Power can be apportioned front-torear to suit conditions. For fine grading, drive can be front-wheel only and at very slow speeds. Front-wheelonly Precision Mode on Deere graders allows operation from 0.25 to 5 miles per hour, with speed infinitely variable between those low and high limits.

Transmission type also affects engine power requirements. “Komatsu is unique in that we use a torque converter,” says Rob McMahon, product marketing manager. “The torque converter multiplies the output of the engine, significantly increasing power to the ground.” The dual-mode transmission operates in torque converter mode in mixed conditions, when the moldboard might strike a rock or other obstruction, EquipmentWorld.com | December 2016 23

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| continued The Deere 670GP and its 6-wheel drive version, the 672GP (shown), have John Deere PowerTech PSS 9-liter engines. The 670GP is rated at 235 net horsepower and the 672GP is rated at 255 net horsepower.

and in direct-drive mode for fine grading. Komatsu has also been using a closed-center hydraulic system, so there has been no need to modify hydraulics to keep pace with demand.

Kurth says Deere graders use event-based shifting, which results in smoother shifts and less likelihood of breaking traction. If the grader encounters an immovable object, an anti-stall feature kicks the transmission to neutral before damage to the machine can occur.

The design of ground-engaging tools (GETs) affects required horsepower. Rippers, scarifiers and front blades can vary in their horsepower demands. Case rethought moldboard design to reduce power demand from the GET a grader uses most. While the typical moldboard has a single arc in its cross-section, Case uses an involute design with multiple radii. “The involute multiradius moldboard moves more dirt with less horsepower and greater fuel efficiency,” says John Bauer, brand marketing manager for Case Construction Equipment. “This rolling action also mixes material better, improving the quality of the base spread.”

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| continued The Basic Equipment Model 601 has an 8-foot moldboard that is 16-inches high. The dozer blade is 6-feet wide and 14-inches high.

Articulation is up to 20 degrees left or right of center.

McMahon says there is a requirement for more electrical power and Komatsu has beefed up the electrical output on their GD655-6. Some of the increased electrical capacity goes to grade control systems, when the grader is so equipped.

Much of it goes to DEF line heaters.

Although the DEF line is purged at shut-down, it is heated in cold weather operation to ward off freezing.

Sometimes, smaller is better Most customers know the size of grader they need for their applications, and keep using what has always worked for them. Some government customers are trying smaller, less-powerful graders and getting good results, notes Caterpillar’s Porter. “County and other municipal agencies maintain gravel roads,” he says, “which is a light-to-medium duty application.

But they’re doing this work with models designed to build roads and develop sites in the private world.

In other words, they’re using more machine than necessary.”

Factors affecting government buying choices include a history of 26 December 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com

“Small” is relative. Caterpillar touts their 16M3 as a small mining grader for maintaining haul roads at small-to-medium mining sites using haul trucks of 150 tons or less. The 16M3 also works as a complement to their 24M at large mines, where it can maintain smaller secondary roads and perform bank work. The 16M3 has a 290-horsepower Cat C13 ACERT VHP engine, 16-foot moldboard and a 71,454-pound typical operating weight. buying a certain size class of machine, the residual value of a grader when it’s sold into its second life to a private owner, and the need to move snow off those county roads, which requires higher speed and

power. After balancing all the considerations, “We do see a small percentage of customers trying smaller models and liking the result,” Porter says.

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| continued Komatsu has beefed up the electrical output on its GD655-6.

Popular grader options include rippers, scarifiers, front dozer blades (all three of which are found on this Case 885B), push plates, pull hooks, lighting packages, and more.

grader, the Model 601, and it fits the smaller-is-better theme perfectly, with its 6,400-pound operating weight and 49.5-horsepower Kubota diesel engine. At this small size, the 601 competes with skid steers, not larger graders, according to Shannon Chastain, president and owner of Shannon Chastain Enterprises, the parent company of Basic Equipment. “Our grader offers better precision grading than skid steers, and is ideally suited for such applications as golf courses 28 December 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com

and playing fields.” Despite demand in specialty applications, Chastain says their typical customer is an asphalt contractor doing gas stations, convenience stores and driveways.

Even large parking lots can be a good place for the 601, since many lots must have lighting, green space, retention ponds and other features that break up what would have been a vast, open expanse of paving in past decades. “Our machine can grade areas where other graders can’t even turn around.”

Customization While graders don’t create demand for attachments and one-off features the way other types of machines often do, customers occasionally have special requests. In anticipation of these requests, OEMs are adding hydraulic and electrical features to make adding options easier.

Komatsu, for example, went from an 8-spool control valve to one with 10 spools; the two additional circuits are split – one to the front and one to the rear – for use with attachments.

Control of options and attachments is integrated into the grader’s standard controls in most cases. “Our patented Advanced Control Joystick option gives control of Cat GRADE with Cross Slope, AccuGrade, or Snow Wing,” says Caterpillar’s Porter, “and can be configured to control auxiliary functions such as a ripper or front plow blade. All this from the joysticks.”

Chastain says although his company doesn’t emphasize their ability to customize the Model 601, they’ve done just that. A front-mounted loader is a popular option. Capacity is about 1,000 pounds and lift height is 9 feet, 6

inches. An optional quick-attach and 12 gallon-per-minute hydraulic circuit allows the use of common skid steer attachments on the front of the Model 601.

While factory-installed options are available, it’s often the dealer who’s tasked with finding solutions to customers’ needs. Basic Equipment graders are sometimes used for levee work involving extreme side slopes. Counterweights help the grader resist roll-over in these conditions.

And, because the 601 is hydrostatic drive with no mechanical coupling between the engine and the drive, the company has mounted the entire engine assembly on a pivot so it remains upright on these side slopes and doesn’t starve the sump of oil.

While Berry Tractor and Equipment mostly sells Komatsu graders, they also offer Mauldin Paving equipment, including graders.

Part of Berry Tractor’s offering is the Handy Hitch Profile Packer/Roller, a pneumatic-tire unit that uses hydraulic downforce to compact soil behind the grader.

For customers whose graders are spec’ed with grade control, Berry Tractor will piggyback a secondary hydraulic controller to allow electrohydraulic (EH) functionality for use with those systems, while retaining non-EH feel and control for the operator.

Jon Berry, Berry Tractor company president, says telematics use is mixed among his customers, with private contractors using it the least and governmental agencies using it the most. “Our company helps customers, even those with a single grader, to get the most from telematics, and one way to do that is to improve their service procedures,” he says.

Steve Sanders with Berry Tractor also cites the complexity of modern equipment as a key reason for customers to understand and use the capabilities of

telematics. “We used to say, ‘This isn’t rocket science.’ But now it kind of is,” he says. Telematics help ensure service is done efficiently, on even the most sophisticated machines.

And the benefit of that sophistication is a more versatile machine. Beyond being able to move more dirt due to power

increases, modern graders can move dirt with greater precision.

“Machine guidance technology allows motor graders to go beyond flat surfaces.” says Bauer. “They can effectively work on complex slopes. This is pushing graders into more technical grading applications, such as golf courses and landscaping.”

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Distracted equals deadly when driving

37-year-old diesel mechanic was driving his fully-loaded service truck along a four lane interstate highway, when he decided a call or text message couldn’t wait. It was daylight, with clear conditions, and the mechanic was driving at highway speeds.

He was an experienced worker, with 11 years of military service as a mechanic. His work required lots of windshield time, with travel across several states, and he had been driving for about four hours, or 240 miles, at the time of the accident.

But on this day, because he was focused on his phone, he didn’t see the traffic backing up for two miles ahead – nor the semi-truck that was slowing down in front of him. The mechanic rear-ended the semi-truck with enough force to cause a chain reaction, pushing the first truck into a second tractor-trailer that had already stopped.

The force of the impact caused severe damage to the mechanic’s truck, with the cab collapsing inward 5 feet – all the way into the right rear tires of the semi-truck. Fire and rescue responders arrived at the scene and had to use mechanical means to extract the mechanic from his truck. He was pronounced dead on the scene from blunt force injuries.

The mechanic was wearing a seat belt, but law enforcement officers noted the cell phone was still in his left hand. Subsequent investigation found that the mechanic was engaged in a call or text at the moment of the accident, and failed to see the tractor trailer ahead or stop in time. There was no evidence of drug or alcohol impairment. Police noted that the mechanic’s truck left a 68-foot, pre-impact skid mark before hitting the semi-trailer.

The employer’s safety policy regarding cell phone use was the same as the Federal Railroad AdministraDate of safety talk: Attending:

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tions regulations when working around trains, but did not cover employees working in or around vehicles.

How this accident could have been prevented.

• Drivers should use cell phones and wireless devices only after pulling off the road in a safe location and parking the vehicle.

• Regardless of phones or other distractions, drivers should always maintain a safe following distance from all other vehicles and adjust for weather conditions, visibility and road conditions.

• Drivers should be trained in how to judge safe stopping distances at different speeds.

• Construction and maintenance companies should implement policies banning the use of cell phones and in-vehicle technology when trucks are in motion.

• Employers should consider using driver cams or other technology to detect or prevent the use of cell phones and other technology in the cabs of their moving trucks.

• Companies should consider using hands-free, voice activated systems to reduce the likelihood of drivers using their cell phones.

For more detailed information on this accident and training solutions for distracted driving, see: www.cdc.gov/niosh/FACE/pdfs/12ia041.pdf. _____________________ EquipmentWorld.com | December 2016 31

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| por Tom Jackson |

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Distraerse resulta mortal al manejar

Fecha de la charla de seguridad: Asistentes: 32 December 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com

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n mecánico diésel de 37 años estaba manejando un camión totalmente cargado en una interestatal de cuatro carriles cuando decidió que una llamada o un mensaje de texto no podía esperar.

Era de día y con clima despejado y el mecánico manejaba a velocidades propias de la carretera.

Era un trabajador experimentado, con 11 años trabajando como mecánico en el servicio militar.

Su trabajo requería montones de tiempo detrás del parabrisas, con viajes a través de varios estados, y tenía manejando cerca de cuatro horas, o 240 millas, al momento del accidente.

Pero este día, debido a que estaba concentrado en su teléfono, no vio que el tráfico se había venido acumulando adelante por dos millas, ni vio tampoco el semi-tráiler que estaba disminuyendo la velocidad en frente suyo. El mecánico embistió el semi-tráiler por detrás con la suficiente fuerza como para causar una reacción en cadena, empujando el primer camión hacia un segundo tractor-tráiler que ya se había detenido.

La fuerza del impacto causó serios daños al camión del mecánico, y la cabina del semitráiler se contrajo cinco pies hasta llegar a las llantas traseras del lado derecho. A su llegada, el personal de bomberos y rescate tuvo que usar medios mecánicos para extraer al mecánico de su camión. Éste fue pronunciado muerto en la escena debido a heridas por traumatismo contundente.

El mecánico estaba usando cinturón de seguridad, pero los agentes del orden notaron que el teléfono celular seguía aún en su mano izquierda. Una investigación posterior descubrió que el mecánico estaba en mitad de una llamada o de un mensaje de texto al momento del accidente y no pudo ver el tracto-tráiler delante o lograr detenerse a tiempo. No hubo evidencias de trastornos por drogas o alcohol. La policía notó que el camión del mecánico dejó una marca de frenado sobre el asfalto de 68 pies (casi 21 metros) antes de impactar contra el semi-tráiler.

La política de seguridad del empleador referente al uso de teléfonos celulares era la misma que la de las regulaciones de la Federal Railroad Administration

cuando se trabaja en torno a trenes, pero no cubría la actividad de los empleados que trabajan en vehículos o en torno a ellos.

Cómo pudo haberse prevenido este accidente.

• Los conductores deberían usar teléfonos celulares y dispositivos inalámbricos sólo después de haber salido de la carretera en un lugar seguro y de estacionar el vehículo.

• Sin importar teléfonos u otras distracciones, los conductores deberían siempre mantener una distancia segura de todos los otros vehículos y adaptarse a las condiciones climáticas, la visibilidad y las condiciones de la carretera.

• Los conductores deberían ser capacitados en cuanto a cómo juzgar las distancias de frenado seguras a diferentes velocidades.

• Las compañías de construcción y mantenimiento deberían implementar políticas que prohíban el uso de celulares y de tecnología para el interior del vehículo cuando los camiones están en movimiento.

• Los empleadores deberían considerar el uso de cámaras para el conductor u otras tecnologías que detecten o impidan el uso de teléfonos celulares y de otra tecnología en las cabinas de los camiones en movimiento.

• Las compañías deberían considerar el uso de sistemas de manos libres y activados por voz para reducir la probabilidad de que los conductores utilicen sus celulares.

Para una información más detallada sobre este accidente y sobre las soluciones de capacitación para la conducción distraída visite: www.cdc.gov/niosh/FACE/ pdfs/12ia041.pdf.

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TRIMBLE THINKS SMALL: New technology focuses on compact equipment

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Trimble’s new software products lower costs for GPS earthmoving on small machine attachments using fewer hardware components that traditional methods.

f you do a lot of work with skid steers, compact track loaders and compact excavators, Trimble has developed a suite of products that will enable you to do many of the same things as contractors running big equipment and GPS machine control with less hardware and at a lower cost.

Announced at the company’s Dimensions event in Las Vegas in November, the Trimble SCS900 site controller software now has two new capabilities. The EZ Level functions replace traditional laser transmitters with GPS or total stations, making it easy to check elevations when no design is available.

And if the traditional GPS base station is beyond your budget, Trimble’s new BaseAnywhere software allows you to set up a Trimble SPS585 smart antenna and use it as a base station anywhere on the site without the

need for survey control points.

Trimble also redesigned its GCS900 grade control system to work on many skid steer loader attachments and synchronize with the machine’s joystick controls for all the benefits of automated earthmoving.

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With the Trimble SketchUp Viewer for Microsoft HoloLens, you can create the design, load it into the HoloLens virtual reality goggles, change the scale of the drawing to life size and virtually walk into the building you just designed – what they’re calling the “immersive” design experience. You can also switch to the “tabletop” mode and view the drawing as if it were a model sitting on a desk.

Trimble will still make available the free version of SketchUp, which anyone can download and use. The professional version will cost about $500, but includes all the functionality mentioned above and gives users the ability to design earthmoving and civil engineering projects and export these to machines to use in GPS automated earthmoving.

Catalyst for mobile Earthmoving and surveying applications require GPS signals accurate to a centimeter or so. That requires a base station, rover or machine, and survey control points. But with a subscription to Trimble’s new software-defined Catalyst GNSS service and a small Trimble DA1 digital antennae, you can turn any Android mobile device into a centimeterlevel locating device. The antenna is small enough to fit in a backpack or glovebox, and will give a wide range of workers the ability to detect and log precise geoposition coordinates without the upfront investment or complexity of traditional GPS receivers. – Tom Jackson

SketchUp/HoloLens SketchUp is a low cost 3D computerized drawing system used by architects, engineers and many professionals in the building industry.

Trimble bought SketchUp from Google about four years ago, and now has a new professionallevel version that gives teams the ability to collaborate on drawings and view the 3D drawings using Microsoft’s With Trimble’s Catalyst, you can turn any Android device HoloLens. into a GPS rover with centimeter level accuracy.

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Cat Truck Spotting unbundles autonomous features to give shovel, truck operators more control

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irst, there was the fully autonomous Cat 793F hauling truck, which has been working in Australian mines since 2012. Now, there’s what Cat calls “an unbundling” of autonomous features to put slices of autonomy in other machines.

One of the first of these features will be truck spotting, expected to be in production next year, and available for both Cat and competitive machines.

“With our autonomous trucks, the loading machine operator sets the load or stop point, and the trucks back straight back into it,” says Jag Samaraweera, subject matter expert, Cat Command. “The location and orientation have to be accurate.”

(Command is what Cat calls its overall technological platform for fully integrated operation of autonomous, semi-autonomous and remotely-controlled mining systems.)

It turns out that this part of semiautonomous control is not that complicated.

Say, for example, a shovel is loading trucks. The shovel opera-

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tor positions his bucket in the best position to load a truck, and then hits a button on his display. A system shared by the two machines records the spot over which the bucket was placed using GPS. Now, as a truck backs up, the precise position for optimal loading is shown on the screen in the truck cab. “There’s a path to that spot on the reverse camera that shows you how to get there,” says Samaraweera. “When everything lines up, you’re ready to load.” If the shovel needs to be repositioned, the set-up process is repeated.

The machine-to-machine communication system doesn’t run on a proprietary fleet management system. “As long as you have a base station for correcting GPS, it works on competitive machines as well,” Samaraweera says.

Cat says truck spotting reduces truck exchange time, including truck repositioning when an operator hasn’t positioned a hauler properly.

“In manned operations, the truck can be in queue and while the shovel

operator is getting a bucket of material, the truck operator will usually wait until the bucket is in position so that he can spot his truck correctly,” Samaraweera says. “This way, he doesn’t have to wait for the shovel, which could shave 15 or 20 seconds off each cycle.”

It also opens up opportunities for dual side loading, since it helps operators back up to a precise point on the blindside of a shovel while the shovel is loading another truck.

Other benefits, according to Cat: it helps prevent collisions between trucks and loading machines, especially during periods of reduced visibility, and it cuts the training time for new operators.

While the benefits of this technology in a production-centric mining site are obvious, what about construction? “I can see this used in large construction sites, where there’s a large movement of material from one spot to the other,” Samaraweera says.

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Concrete-embedded sensors detect infrastructure strain events

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n an attempt to better forecast infrastructure failures, a team of engineers from Washington University in St. Louis is turning to smart, self-monitoring sensors.

According to a news release posted to Phys.org, the sensors, which can easily be embedded into infrastructure, will allow bridges, highways and buildings to selfcheck for damage in the event of an emergency. The first test sensors were installed on September 21 on Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge.

“Right now, the maintenance of infrastructure has an enormous cost,” says Shantanu Chakrabartty, professor of electrical and systems engineering at the School of Engineering & Applied Science. “It’s hard to know how to prioritize. So if you have data, you can do conditionbased maintenance. Depending on

“These sensors are going to continuously monitor the health of the structure, and if something goes wrong, then it’s going to report that to the cloud,” Chakrabartty told the news agency. “You never lose the data. So if something happens, you can go back and see that a certain part of the structure experienced abnormal levels of strain, and then according to that, you can schedule your emergency response and your maintenance.”

The researchers hope that the Mackinac Bridge test will allow further refining of the entire system, leading to widespread use.

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which part of a structure is vulnerable, you can assign manpower according to that.”

Chakrabartty’s team received a four-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a cloud-based platform for the sensors. This platform would allow them to interface with a wireless network with the goal of creating smart civil infrastructure that can self-monitor and predict any failures after an earthquake or flood or terrorist attack. It would also prioritize areas for emergency response. The Mackinac Bridge sensors would potentially be produced at a low-cost that would allow large numbers to be embedded into concrete used to construct roads, bridges and buildings.

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Subsite’s HDD guidance display has smartphone capability

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alling it the company’s “most advanced display ever,” Subsite Electronics has introduced a new 7-inch, high-resolution monitor for horizontal directional drilling guidance.

The Commander 7 display brings new capabilities to Subsite’s TK RECON Series guidance system, which the company introduced earlier this year. Because it’s built on the TK RECON platform, the Commander 7 display will allow users to perform software updates to add upgrades and new features down the road.

Subsite says the Commander 7 displays “all vital tracking data” and answers a demand the company has heard from many customers, says John Bieberdorf, Subsite HDD guidance systems product manager. “Today, much of the industry wants all vital tracking data delivered to both the tracker operator and the drill operator,” Bieberdorf says. “The Commander 7 does just that, putting everything in the hands of the two most skilled workers on the jobsite.”

The Commander 7 also boasts an expanded communication range, faster data rate speeds, a quick-release mount, compatibility with iOS and Android devices and an intuitive interface.

“Commander 7 showcases a lot of state-of-the-art features,” says Bieberdorf, including offering different viewing options.

The display offers three different modes in which operators can view data: Classic Walkover mode, Drill-To mode and Advanced Drill-To mode.

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Compact track loaders

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

Year-over-year change*

Auctions

NEW: UP 16%

Compact track loader, skid steer auction prices, 2011-2016 YTD $26,000

*Comparison of number of CTLs financed Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016, and Oct. 1, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015.

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OTHER $ TOP BID:

Texas: 2,611 buyers

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Image: Brian K. Diefenderfer, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation & Research

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The Virginia DOT using full-depth reclamation on a section of I-81 near Staunton, Virginia, as part of a rehabilitation project.

old roadways better than new

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aterials used to build roads are some of the most recycled and reused materials worldwide. So, it’s no surprise that a process that reworks the asphalt and cement from an existing roadway is growing as a quick and low cost

solution for improved pavements.

This process – full-depth reclamation (FDR) – pulverizes an existing pavement and base materials, mixing the resulting mass with water and cement, and then repaving it as a base that can be finished with

a concrete or asphalt overlay. It’s a process that’s been around for about 30 years.

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A legal pad offers an idea of the scale of the depth of the pulverization process that is part of FDR. On the left is untouched roadway.

roadbed down to about 18 inches, leaving a trail of what looks like dirt to a bystander.

“Most people describe it as a garden tiller,” says Mandy Alston, project manager for Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction in Norcross, Georgia. “I chuckle about it because it’s the first description you can give somebody.”

Atlanta Paving has been performing FDR projects for more than a decade; a time during which they have seen a steady increase in demand for the process.

This demand has allowed them to grow from one full-time FDR crew, to three, Alston says.

“A company came down from Canada and started trying to break into the Georgia market with FDR,” Alston says. Atlanta Paving founder 46 December 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com

Ernie Lopez viewed the process at work, and liked what he saw.

“Ernie saw that it was something innovative and believed it was going to be the next big thing.”

From that mindset, Lopez pushed ahead with FDR, purchasing a Wirtgen recycler and bringing on a full time crew and a superintendent. “He always had this thought that you’ve got to be on the cusp of what’s really going to change things around here,” Alston says.

Seeing is believing But what’s problematic about a new process, no matter how innovative it may be, is convincing stakeholders that it’s as good as it looks on paper.

“When you start talking about pulverizeing the road, or regrading

and reconstructing the road, and people see asphalt being turned into dirt and they panic sometimes,” Alston says. “They think they’re getting a dirt road again.

Some days, it’s comical.”

Convincing nonbelievers that FDR can provide a stronger and longer lasting roadway – one that can be opened up to traffic quickly – is one of the top challenges Atlanta Paving faces, Alston explains.

“People who don’t see it in person don’t understand it,” she says.

“Until you get a person out there to see what that mixer does, it’s hard for some people to conceptualize what you mean: that I’m going to tear the road up, but that I will hand it back to you at the end of the day and it’s drivable.”

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Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction’s Wirtgen 2500 S recycler and stabilizer working on an 8-mile stretch of Senoia Road in Tyrone, Georgia. A water truck directly in front of the machine provides water as needed.

Image: Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction

it work the first time.

If they can see what the road looks like before, and they see it after, they can realize the difference. Then, when you show them the cost figures, it becomes a sensible solution at that point.�

Because of that visual challenge, Alston says using videos has helped, but taking some skeptics out to a site is the easiest way to get them on board with FDR. Those cost figures Alston referenced can be as low as half of the total cost of traditional methods of tearing out old pavement. That lower cost attracts municipalities looking to stretch their paving budget, and the base strengthening is a plus for areas with subgrade and moisture problems.

The latter helped Atlanta Paving win a contract for a project on Senoia Road in Tyrone, Georgia.

The company was called in to essentially provide a favor to another contractor working on a residential project in the town. A standard mill-and-pave contract on a road stretching about 600 feet presented problems when the original contractor started to patch the road, because it began to fall apart. “They ended up

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FDR construction steps here are many steps involved with FDR, Tsummarized so the Portland Cement Association has the construction sequence for the

process.

Investigate existing pavement: To optimize the final results, always investigate the existing pavement structure and subgrade prior to reclamation. Typically, samples of the pavement and subgrade are collected to the desired depth of reclamation and sent to a qualified testing laboratory to determine the appropriate rate of cement addition. Either too much or too little cement may reduce the quality of the final product.

Plan the operation to ensure a wellcoordinated job: Mixing, curing and paving operations should be sequenced to minimize traffic disruptions and cover the FDR in a timely manner. Although FDR base can carry traffic for a week or more with only a chip-seal treatment, extended exposure without further paving is not recommended.

Begin FDR by pulverizing existing pavement: As a first step, it is recommended that the existing pavement be pulverized to the desired depth using the pavement reclaimer (also known as a recycler). The maximum particle size after pulverization varies with different specifications, but is generally required to be 2 inches or less. The contractor may elect to add

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some water at this stage to reduce dust and ease initial shaping, as was done on this project.

Roughly reshape the pulverized pavement: A motor grader and sheepsfoot roller are used to roughly regrade the base and prepare it to receive Portland cement.

Spread cement: Cement is spread with a spreader that is calibrated to deliver the specified amount of cement within tight tolerances.

Actual spread rate should be measured in the field by testing technicians periodically during construction.

Mix cement, water and pulverized pavement: The reclaimer will make a second pass to mix the cement and pulverized pavement. The reclaimer will also use an attached water tanker to simultaneously bring the final mixture to the appropriate moisture content as determined in the first step.

Compaction and fine grading: The sheepsfoot roller is used to compact the reclaimed mixture. The motor grader works in tandem to achieve deep compaction, while maintaining the desired elevation. Once initial compaction is achieved, the motor grader and vibratory steel wheel roller will complete the fine grading operation and provide a smooth surface ready for overlay. This step is critical in achieving a smooth base that is ready to receive further overlay.

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Image: Atlanta Paving & Concrete Construction

A sheepsfoot roller follows the recycler on Atlanta Paving’s Tyrone, Georgia, FDR project.

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patching two or three areas 12 and 15 inches deep, and the city engineer said ‘What am I going to do?

I didn’t know this road was going to fall apart,’” Alston says. “I told him we could fix it. We dropped in and did them a favor and mixed the road.”

The city engineer was impressed, Alston said, and that favor is what led Tyrone to consider FDR for an 8-mile section of Senoia Road; a roadway that serves as the main street for the small town. While getting the contract was relatively easy, and the FDR work was straightforward, navigating the surroundings gave Atlanta Paving challenges.

The road traveled through a diverse landscape. A rock quarry, asphalt plant and several warehouses were on one end, along with a cement supply terminal. With multiple trucks going in and out of these businesses, dealing with traffic was a significant problem.

At the other end were high-end

houses, and at near center, were the town hall, an elementary school, a historic cemetery and a soccer park.

In addition, there were two railroad crossings.

“Everybody else looked at the job thinking it was scary and a lot to deal with,” Alston says. “But with some planning and some detours, we were able to work a lot of the traffic out and not bother people nearly as much as was expected.”

Equipment finesse While Atlanta Paving uses a Wirtgen 2500 S for the pulverizing and mixing for the bulk of its FDR work, Alston says it takes multiple machines to provide quality results.

“We always use a sheepsfoot roller on our jobs,” she says. “The Georgia DOT doesn’t require and spec them, but for compactive efforts, especially when you’re doing 10 and 12 inches of material, putting that sheepsfoot roller on it is

just a necessity.”

And to finish off the pavement, Alston says a milling machine is their secret weapon. “We keep a Roadtec 700 milling machine with every mixing crew, because you’re either milling off before or milling excess material off at the end,” she explains.

“Everyone wonders why our pavements are perfectly smooth. It’s because we take the effort to make sure it is. It’s amazing what the milling machine will do for trimming that last little quarter of an inch that needs to come out.”

Alston says using the milling machine doesn’t negate the work of motor grader operators, it just provides that final brush stroke of finish work.

“The key to FDR is getting it set quickly,” she says. “So, no matter how quick your grader operator is, you’re going to have to set that material. Chipping it out with a milling machine is the answer.”

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CONGRATULATIONS

to the 2016 Contractor of the Year winner and finalists IN

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Gregory & Dawn Tatro G. W. Tatro Jeffersonville, Vermont

Garry Boyce

David and Eric Covington

Terry Michael Brock

Boyce Excavating Slate Hill, New York

DECCO Contractors-Paving Rogers, Arkansas

Brock’s Grading and Land Clearing Hartsville, South Carolina

Tina Dieudonne

Joseph Porchetta

Dieudonne Enterprises Harahan, Louisiana

GMP Contracting South Plainfield, New Jersey

Jeff Hansen

Jack Bailey

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Enterprises Grass Valley, California

JBR Incorporated Fredericksburg, Virginia

Michael Brown B & P Excavating Sedalia, Missouri

Roger, Roger Jr., Kevin and Damon Brown R. Brown Construction Willow Creek, California

Sponsored by:

Alfred Gorick Gorick Construction Binghampton, New York

James MacKay MacKay Construction Services Wilmington, Massachusetts

contractor of the year Roger Brown Sr. (on top) with sons (left to right) Kevin, Roger Jr. and Damon.

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Contractor of the Year Finalist:

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here’s no easy way to get to Willow Creek, California, where Roger Brown has been plying his skills as a contractor for more than three decades. Drive north on Interstate 5 until just near the Oregon border – and then hang a left into the some of the deepest woods and steepest mountains in the country. Keep going for another three hours.

But the mountains and the

narrow winding roads that snake through them have been good to Brown and his three sons: Roger Jr., Kevin and Damon. In the rainy winters, rockslides frequently shut down the road, and in the dry summers, wildfires can erupt almost anywhere. Heavy equipment is necessary to alleviate both types of disaster, and these conditions require just the kind of quick response and expert equip-

Roger Brown, R. Brown Construction City, State: Willow Creek, California Year Started: 1989 Number of 15 employees: Annual revenue: $5 to $7 million Markets served: road construction, culvert replacement, soldier pile walls, gabion walls, road widening, curve improvement, drainage improvements EquipmentWorld.com | December 2016 53

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continued The company’s work often involves challenging terrain in the mountains of Northern California.

ment operation for which R. Brown Construction is well known.

And when Brown and his sons and employees aren’t battling Mother Nature’s erratic temperament, they find plenty of work doing traditional civil engineering jobs in this beautiful slice of paradise.

In big cities, most contractors would not help a competitor out, but Northern California has some of the most remote land in the country. The ethics are different. Cooperation is often more important than competition. “I like it here,” says Roger. “All my kids and grandkids are here. We have a good relationship with the rest of the people around here.”

The lifestyle isn’t too bad either, if you like the outdoors. Roger’s office is adorned with numerous stuffed 54 December 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com

animals, trophies that he’s hunted over the years. All three sons hunt as well, sometimes taking horses into the steep canyons and mountainsides, terrain where no vehicles could go.

Beginnings Roger grew up in Arcata, California, on the coast about an hour west from Willow Creek. He went to college and met his wife in Redding, and stayed there for 10 years before going to work at his father-in-law’s construction company in Willow Creek. After turning 50 though, Roger was itching to try it on his own and formed his own company, eventually buying out much of his father-in-law’s fleet when he retired.

Part of that fleet included the first dozer he ran when he was working

for his father-in-law – an ancient Cat D7. “People keep asking me why I keep rebuilding that thing,” Roger says. “But it’s just like part of the family.”

Roger started small, with a backhoe and a dump truck, and then gradually worked up from there.

“We took jobs we knew how to handle,” he says.

Logging was a part of the company’s operation at first, and good work for the boys, two of which were in high school. Roger and the crews would fell the trees during the weekdays and then bring the boys out to set chokers on weekends.

Restrictions on timber cutting in the Northwest, and the costs of insurance and licenses grew to be prohibitive, so the company

dropped logging and started developing additional skill sets in civil construction. Most of their work today is public construction, and about 80 percent is for CalTrans in Trinity and Humboldt counties.

California’s fires also create opportunities for skilled operators who can turn on a dime when the Forest Service calls. When a fire breaks out, R. Brown Construction will rent out its water trucks, low beds, and dozers to the Forest Service. They’ll also put their own crews on the job building fire breaks. After the fire, they’ll come in and do restorations, including putting in new vegetation. It can be tough work…14-hour days sometimes. On the tricky mountain slopes, they don’t use anybody who isn’t a crack machine operator.

The new And while fighting forest fires and clearing rock slides is a big part of the company’s work, Roger and his sons always look forward to trying new types of jobs and challenging applications.

A few years back, they built their first bridge – 80 feet long. They used a truck crane and bought a Cat telehandler just for the job.

“It was out in the boondocks, no power out there. It was a neat deal,” says Roger.

The company also recently put in a complete water system for a local water district, with main and distribution lines and new pumps and filters. It included 6,000 feet of 6-inch pipe and 3,000 feet of 4-inch pipe.

On other jobs, they have used helicopters to put netting over slopes to protect against rock slides, says Damon. “That’s been around a while, but it was new to us. They have machines called spiders that crawl around on the slopes. We like jobs like that; jobs that we’ve never done before. We like the challenge.”

Equipment Roger Jr. is in charge of the equipment for the company. “Most of the stuff we buy used, low hours,” he says. “We’re always looking in the magazines and at online auctions for good deals. And we try to take good care of the stuff, so it lasts a long time.”

Taking care of their equipment necessitated a big shop, one which the company recently expanded.

In the winter, they go over all their equipment with a fine tooth comb.

“We don’t want breakdowns during the summer because you lose your productivity,” Roger says. “And we’re really strict on our air filters and oil changes.”

Roger Jr. says he’s impressed with the technology and productivity of some of the new equipment coming out these days.

Good customers Despite the challenges, R. Brown Construction has no shortage of satisfied customers. “Roger Brown is well respected in the industry,” says Rick Reinhard of Whitson Incorporated. “Most people, if they bid a job lower than Roger, recheck their numbers. He’s known for being thorough and competitive.”

It may be old, but it still runs. Roger bought this dozer from his father-inlaw and considers the machine part of the family.

“If I could work with Roger Brown every day of the week, I would,” says Matt Marriott of Apex Fence. “He’s always spot on with his schedule. When you need a hand, he’s willing to give a hand and he doesn’t say, ‘well it’s your bid, you figure it out.’”

Family business Roger Sr. says he’s been fortunate that his three boys work in the business. “If it’s a tough job, they want to be in the seat, not standing around directing the work. They’re the hands-on type,” he says. His wife Nancy has been a big help as well, he says, running the office for many years.

His advice for contractors just starting out in this business is simple and direct: get a college degree so that you’re not limited – so you learn about the paperwork, regulations and business administration.

“It’s not like the old school, when I learned from my father-in-law and where you bid a job, shake hands and start the next day.”

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TOP ROLLOUTS 2016

Standout products for road and bridge construction this year Here’s what caught our eye as we reviewed road construction and maintenance equipment, products and services throughout 2016. All of these have been selected on the basis of several factors, including their ability to fill a market need, technological advances, innovations and general industry significance.

PAVERS

Vögele Super 2000-3i highway paver Vögele’s new Super 2000-3i asphalt paver features Euro styling and is the first of four new Super lineup pavers Vögele is set to introduce. “It has the look of a German paver, but with North American functionality,” says parent company Wirtgen’s Bruce Monical.

The Super 2000-3i features a basic width of 10 feet and a maximum paving width of 28 feet. Designed primarily for highway construction and large scale commercial applications, top placement rate is 1,540 tons per hour. The machine is powered by a 6-cylinder, Tier 4 Final Cummins QSB6.7C250 engine rated at 250 horsepower. A new ECO mode lowers fuel consumption with 234 horsepower still at the paver’s disposal. It also features Vögele’s Niveltronic Plus Leveling System, which handles automatic grade and slope control, and the new ErgoPlus 3 operating system displayed on a large color LCD screen.

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Roadtec BF400 side paver Roadtec’s first side paver, the BF400, can be used for road widening, shoulder work, maintenance and repair applications. The machine features a conveyor belt that is heat resistant up to 356 degrees Fahrenheit and accepts soil, gravel, asphalt and lean concrete.

The material hopper is wide enough to receive all sizes of trucks. The BF400 is pushed forward by a wheel loader, while a 25-horsepower Kubota diesel provides power to its hydraulics and belt.

It features a hydraulically extendable screed with a working width from 0 to 6.5 feet. With extensions, the BF400 can reach nearly 10 feet. “At up to roughly 10 feet when you’re doing a full pass, you can sling it all the way out and you

get a decent head of material,” says Kyle Neissen with Roadtec. Depending on layer thickness, laydown speed is between 49 and 164 feet per minute.

MILLS/PLANERS/PROFILERS

Caterpillar PM620, PM622 cold planers Caterpillar says its new PM620 and PM622 cold planers offer increased storage, both at the ground level and at the operator’s platform. In addition to this creature comfort, Cat engineers also spent time developing the operator interface. The operator platform features dual control panels, displays and optional seats. The panels are mirror designed to allow for operation on either the left or right side. The most frequently needed controls, usually placed closest to the operator’s body, are in the same orientation on either side. The PM620 and PM622 both feature the Cat C18 ACERT 630-horsepower engine. The PM620 has a 79-inch-wide production rotor and the PM622 features an 88-inch wide rotor. Maximum cutting depth is 13 inches.

Fecon FTX128 track carrier planer attachments Fecon has updated the hydraulic high flow circuit of its FTX128 track carrier from 60 gpm to 45 gpm, giving the machine roughly 100 hydraulic horsepower to the planer mill.

As a result, the machine can mill asphalt up to 6 inches deep and 40 inches wide. This capability, Fecon adds, eliminates saw cutting of areas prior to asphalt patching and gives the machine more versatility when working on full depth reclamation projects with paved surfaces thinner than 6 inches. The FTX128 can be switched to broom and bucket applications or used for roadside vegetation management using the Fecon BH85SD mulcher attachment.

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John Deere upgraded its cold planer attachment lineup with four new models that deliver 10 percent more cut rate over their predecessors. The new CP12D, CP18D, CP24D and CP30D cold planers turn skid steers, compact track loaders and compact wheel loaders into milling machines in applications such as street repairs, matching uneven pavement surfaces, cutting drainage in parking lots and cleanup around larger milling machines. Improvements to these D-Series attachments are headlined by significantly reduced rolling resistance. The change, Deere says, has increased cutting force and has made it easier to maintain control of the attachment over the depth of the cut. Deere has also increased the weight of these attachments, reducing bounce and providing a smoother cut.

Planing-drum mounting allows closer planing near curbs, while independent tilt adjustments allow for planing on both sides of the machine.

A front door on the attachments opens forward, providing easier access for pick inspection and replacement. Protective shields guard electrical and hydraulic components, while steel wheels and cylinders are positioned up and out of the way of obstructions and debris.

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General Equipment SP8/GH9HP surface planer General Equipment has released the SP8/GH9HP surface planer, powered by a 9-horsepower, fourstroke Honda GX270 gas engine. The planer is built with a unified, welded steel plate frame, fulllength hexagon driveshaft and extra capacity ball bearings. Cutting depth – adjusted using a screw-type, positivelocking selector – goes up to 5/8 inch. Cutting width is 8 inches, and the machine cuts as close as 3 1/4 inches to a wall.

The planer is designed for milling misaligned sidewalks and joints, removing thermo and cold plastic markings and prepping floors for new coating applications.

Attachments International hydraulic asphalt cutter/profiler Attachments International’s new hydraulic asphalt cutter/profiler offers depth control from 1- to 8-inches and can apply up to 30,000 pounds of downward pressure, a force the company says is required for older, high-density asphalt. The AI-G2 crowning blades on the attachment offer an average life of 12 to 15 miles at a 6-inch cutting depth. The unit can EW_HALF_MAR.pdf work with multiple wheel edge 1 2/11/16 1:49 PM profilers and skid edge profilers.

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ROLLERS/COMPACTORS

Volvo DD105 double drum roller Volvo Construction Equipment’s 10-ton DD105 double-drum compactor offers a 66-inch wide drum and will replace the DD110B. It gains a new 3.8-liter Volvo Tier 4 Final engine, improved fuel economy, better visibility and a new pedestal design that makes it the first compactor Volvo will offer with an enclosed cab in North America. The new engine produces 114 horsepower and the machine weighs in at just over 22,000 pounds. The machine’s ECO mode provides increased fuel economy of up to 30 percent in Volvo’s testing. Volvo compaction product specialist Daniel Weaver says a big benefit to the new compact design is that it has much less weight hanging off its end.

The primary benefit, however, is the machine’s curb clearance and its ability to work very close to walls or jersey barriers. Further versatility comes thanks to the machine’s new pendulum joint joining the rear and front frames. “With this pendulum joint, the machine is inherently self-centering,” Weaver says. “When you turn the machine, the joint lifts up slightly, so as you let go

of the steering wheel, it tries to recenter. So the machine drives very straight on the road.” The DD105 is offered in two configurations: one with two amplitude settings for lift thickness and another with eight. The two-amplitude configuration has a vibration frequency of 4,200 vpm on the low amplitude setting and a 3,200 vpm frequency on the high amplitude setting.

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Bomag BW206AD-5 tandem vibratory roller Bomag’s new BW206AD-5 tandem vibratory roller features a larger drum diameter than previously available on 84.1-inch drum models, a design change the company says will provide a smoother finish. “Due to the height of the drum, the fact that we have a taller drum than we’ve had in the past, means less rolling resistance,” says Dave Dennison, Bomag’s marketing services and product manager. “By hitting that mat with a bigger diameter, you’re not pushing as much material because you’re more on top of the material, and that is going to give a smoother mat.” The design also boosts curb clearance by 66 percent to make the machine more flexible around obstructions. Vibration frequencies and amplitudes can be reached in two modes, with a low frequency end amplitude of 3,000 vpm and 0.031 inches for a 39,116-pound max compaction output. The machine’s high frequency of 4,200 vpm provides more impacts per inch at high speeds than the company’s previous model at this size.

Atlas Copco Dynapac CA2500, CA3500 soil rollers Atlas Copco has updated its Dynapac CA2500 and CA3500 soil rollers with the company’s Efficiency Eccentrics and ECO Mode systems in an effort to help improve fuel consumption in the Tier 4 interim machines. “We equipped these models with our new Efficiency Eccentrics system to reduce energy consumption at start-up, which significantly saves on fuel costs,” says Tim Hoffman, Atlas Copco product manager for rollers. The Efficiency Eccentrics system uses eccentric weights placed on the right of the axle to reduce weight that “counteracts” the machines’ movement at start-up. The company says this cuts energy consumption at that point by half, and that the lower power consumption makes it possible to use a smaller engine “without sacrificing compaction performance.” The CA2500 and CA3500 have cross-mounted engines that allow open access to components and hydraulic systems. This configuration also helps balance the engine weight on the machines.

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Sakai SW654 rollers Sakai has upgraded its SW654 series vibratory tandem rollers with a new Tier 4 Final, 3.3-liter Kubota diesel engine. The machines – designed for compaction on thin lifts, bridge decks, aging structures or over existing utilities – also include the new ECO Compaction Mode, which reduces fuel consumption up to 37 percent.

The series includes the single eccentric shaft SW654, the split-drum SW654B and the twin-eccentric shaft SW654ND. They feature 42-inch-diameter, 58-inch-wide drums that reach 3,000 vpm in low frequency and 4,000 vpm in high frequency.

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GOMACO 3Dcontrolled bridge deck finisher GOMACO has launched the world’s first bridge deck finisher with 3D guidance, an update to its C-450 cylinder finisher.

With this update, the company created smart hydraulic cylinders, with 15 inches of stroke, for a vertically adjusting undercarriage fitted with a 3D mast with prism and a slope sensor. GOMACO says the 3D system controls vertical movement of the rear cylinder to keep both cylinders moving at the same ratio to each other. The system takes a series of measurements while the machine is moving, with the prism, slope sensors, long-range Bluetooth radios and 3D computer processing the data to feed to the smart cylinders. The cylinders, in turn, make adjustments determined by the calculated position of the bottom of the finishing drum or the top of the concrete surface. The C-450 can pave from 12 feet wide to 104 feet wide with transitional framework, and features the company’s three-point finishing system composed of the auger, cylinder and float pan.

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PaveXpress 3.0 pavement design The latest update of web-based pavement design tool PaveXpress includes new modules for material cost estimation and layered elastic analysis for pavement structure.

Version 3.0 has also been adjusted to work on smartphone screens. PaveXpress was first launched in September 2014, and has more than 15,000 registered users. Pavia Systems developed the tool with support from the National Asphalt Pavement Association and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations. The new modules, as with previous updates, allow users to customize inputs to match locally calibrated data, while providing industry-accepted

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Topcon SmoothRide road mapping Topcon’s SmoothRide vehicle-mounted system can scan at highway speeds, mapping road surfaces during construction. The information collected can be used, along with GNSS machine control with sonic tracer sensor guidance, to guide pavers or milling machines. Because the SmoothRide system can scan at high speeds, crews no longer need typical road surveying equipment such as crash trucks and escort vehicles, nor are lane closures required, says Topcon’s Murray Lodge. “With the new RD-M1 scanning unit,” he says, “the system maps the existing surface elevations – with many more points captured versus what can be expected with traditional tools – providing more accurate data needed to confidently estimate materials, as well as form the basis of the final design surface.” Data collected by the system can be processed using the Mobile Master Office to recreate an existing roadway, followed by a high-resolution model of the finished mat processed by MAGNET Office with Resurfacing. This model, Topcon says, helps in creating the mat design to meet thickness, cross slope and smoothness requirements.

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Buyers SaltDogg Municipal Dump Spreader The Buyers Products SaltDogg Municipal Dump Spreader (MDS) combines a dump body with a four-season spreader, and is versatile enough to be used year round. The MDS is constructed from 304 stainless steel, with roll-formed sides and a cross-memberless design. It is available in lengths of 10, 12 and 14 feet and has 35-inch sides and a 4-inch tailgate. The four-season capability comes from a removable 7-gauge stainless steel conveyor cover plate, a removable spinner assembly and an adjustable flow gate. The latter can be interchanged with a coal chute. The company says the MDS limits protrusion into the body cavity and can provide higher material capacity. It also features a three-stage, nitride, doubleacting, front trunnion-mounted hoist and has an adjustable spread pattern ranging from 4 to 44 feet.

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Kenco says the attachment can fit most machines that have lifting capabilities, and doesn’t require additional hydraulics to be attached. A sling and shackle assembly is required for hook up. The attachment’s design includes alignment legs extending from one side to allow the operator to guide it onto the barrier. Swiveling pad angles match the slope of the barrier, and the elastomer pads securely grip the barriers, wet or dry.

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Minnich concrete barrier wall drill Minnich Manufacturing’s concrete barrier wall drill straddles and rides along the top of a concrete barrier to drill vertical holes for concrete dowel pins used to secure temporary concrete traffic barriers. The drill is air-driven and self-propelled, and can drill three pin holes simultaneously in pre-molded holes in the wall, through the road and into the sub-base, all while positioned on the non-traffic side of the barrier. The drill promotes safety by eliminating the need to hand-drill pin holes on the traffic side of the barrier. The drill can be customized to fit multiple barrier wall profiles, such as F-shape and Jersey barriers. Spacing and hole depth are fully adjustable, and the unit can be moved with a forklift and loaded onto the wall with a backhoe or service crane.

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enworth’s new set-forward front axle configuration T880S is designed for fleet and truck operators in ready-mix, dump and mobile crane applications.

The truck is available with a 114-inch bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) and a 28-inch bumper setting. Tare weight is minimized, Kenworth says, and weight distribution is optimized so that the Federal Bridge Formula can be met more easily.

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sis is required to stay under the 40-foot length limit set forth by the Federal Bridge Formula. The company also offers 29.5-inch and 31.5-inch bumper settings. Owners can specify the design to be mixer tapered (114-inch BBC), dump tapered (115.5-inch BBC) or straight box bumpers (117.5inch BBC), and the designs can be customized in a variety of finishes for different applications. Removable and cast center-mounted tow hooks are also available, depending on bumper selection.

The T880S is available with a set-forward front axle ranging from 14,600 pounds to 22,800 pounds. Single, tandem, or tridem-drive axles and a wide variety of factory-installed lift axles are among a range of options available depending on job requirements. The T880 and T880S also provide clear back-of-cab options that make it easier to configure the truck body, handle extreme loads and perform upfitting.

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Detroit 23,000-pound front steer axle can now be added on the Western Star 4700, and is being offered in both set-forward and set-back configurations. Western Star says the Detroit axle is lighter than other brands, but offers greater durability and smoother

steering due to the use of needle bearings that roll between the steering buckle and king pin to reduce friction, tighten tolerance and reduce deflection.

The axle is engineered for applications that require higher front axle weight ratings such as dump,

snow plow and heavy haul. The company adds that the axle is also a good match for the 23,000-pound flat leaf front springs already available on all models. Western Star says the 23,000-pound axle is also being added as an option for its 4800 and 4900 models.

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Eaton’s Procision 7-speed automatic transmission

to the rear wheels, and lacks the clutch lag and jerking thanks to the absence of a torque converter.

One clutch is fully engaged when the Procision is in gear, while at the same time, the transmission’s advanced ECMs are pre-selecting the next gear shift based on throttle input, the truck’s load, and data from the unit’s grade sensors, according to Jeff Spitnzer, Eaton senior account manager. “And then [the ECMs] calculate how much torque is being demanded at that point,” he says.

When it’s time for a gear shift, the first clutch disengages and the other engages. Because one of the clutches is always closed and the unit isn’t opening a torque converter, there is also a natural braking effect coming down steep grades.

For going up steep inclines, Eaton has engineered Hill Helper, which – based on grade and vehicle weight – prevents the truck from rolling back or forward for up to three seconds. This allows for a more controlled launch on steep hills, and helps keep the rear bumper away from vehicles behind the truck.

A tangential benefit of the Procision is that its gears shift at a lower rpm, which reduces engine noise. On a non-full throttle launch, a Procision will shift in the 1,300 to 1,400 rpm neighborhood, versus a more traditional range of 1,600 to 1,800 rpm.

Creep Mode allows controlled low-speed parking lot and loading dock driving without applying the accelerator. Forward and reverse creep speeds are independently adjustable to allow a lower speed in reverse. A fully optimized Procision can offer upwards of 10 percent better fuel economy than a torque converter-equipped automatic – a big benefit for companies interested in keeping more pennies – Jason Cannon in their pockets.

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ntegrating aluminum into Ford’s storied F-Series pickup line was a bold choice, and the introduction of the lighter-weight alloy exposed the F-150 – the bestselling pickup for a generation – to criticism. Though their competitors tried to leverage this decision to their advantage, consumers have barely flinched. Through the first five months of this year, F-Series truck sales totaled nearly 325,000 units – up more than 7 percent.

Later this year, Ford will roll the dice again, now integrating aluminum into its workhorse Super Duty line, a seemingly riskier move for a truck that is built to be a worksite warrior. According to Brian Rathsburg, marketing manager for Ford’s Super Duty, “Heavy duty customers are traditionally more accepting, because they see aluminum applications in their industry more frequently.” They also more frequently batter their truck like a work tool. However, Rathsburg says those customers really benefit most from the use of aluminum alloy, due to the fuel savings, increased payload, and greater flexibility for upfit options.

Ford isn’t just giving customers just a lighter truck for 2017. The refreshed 2017 Super Duty is getting a full makeover. Under the lighter weight aluminum body, Ford engineers beefed up the truck’s frame with 95 percent high-strength steel that features more torsional rigidity than the previous frame.

Other Super Duty improvements include a larger gas tank, an integrated tailgate step, and larger brakes. The F-450 and F-550 Super Duty also features six auxiliary switches – up from four in previous model years – and they’ve been moved to the headliner for easier access. Amperage gets a boost from 25 to 40 amps on the first two, which are always hot. The remaining four switches are 25 amps each. Other driver controls are closer at hand, with an integrated trailer brake controller switch located closer to the driver on the right-hand side.

The new Super Cab models are also growing. The new models are 6 inches longer, while Regular Cab and Crew Cab are an additional 4 inches each versus prior generations.

Notable in the length, Rathsburg says, is that while the cabs got big-

ger, the cab-to-axle length remained unchanged. “We added more space without changing the upfit specs,” he says.

The 2017 Super Duty also gets a technology upgrade, including new advanced coaching and camera technology that makes conventional and gooseneck/fifth-wheel towing easier and more efficient.

As many as seven cameras offer views from more angles to monitor conditions around the truck, simplifying trailering. A 360-degree camera system uses four digital, high-definition cameras to give the driver a bird’s-eye view around the truck.

Super Cab and Crew Cab models offer a completely flat second-row floor, and the 2017 model year marks the first time vinyl flooring will be made available across the Super Duty lineup. They were previously only offered for XL and XLT trim levels. Base vinyl flooring is standard on XL models and optional on the XLT and Lariat. Super Duty King Ranch and Platinum editions also get a durable, premium vinyl flooring as an option.

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An anticipated 80-mile range from Panasonic 18650 Li-ion batteries is expected to handle most of the daily driving covered by companies using locally-driven trucks. If needed, a gasoline generator will power the pickup after the batteries have been depleted. Since many modern fleet operators are committed to the greening of their fleet, and the Workhorse W-15 electric truck will be designed to dramatically lower emissions.

The combination of lower fueling and maintenance costs are expected

to deliver lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Workhorse has already received non-binding letters of interest from Duke Energy, as well as the City of Orlando municipal fleet.

Workhorse reports that Duke Energy and other electric utilities across the country have been asking OEMs to build plug-in electric vehicles to replace high volume fleet vehicles.

According to Workhorse, the electric powered W-15 represents an opportunity to bring tremendous fuel savings and emissions reduction, without sacrificing functionality. Additionally, the W-15 ‘s goal is to be the safest pickup on the market, with a large front crumble zone

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final word | by Tom Jackson

TJackson@randallreilly.com

All politics is local

N

ow that the election is over it is good to see the country get back to business, with everybody cheerfully accepting the results and looking forward to spirited and civic-minded debates on the important issues of our time.

Ha! Just kidding.

If anything, the political climate is more poisonous than before we voted. What’s to be done?

On the morning the polls opened, I was in Las Vegas attending the Trimble Dimensions conference and listening to a speaker, Steve Trussell, executive director of the Arizona Rock Products Association.

Trussell described how ARPA and the aggregates industry approached federal, state and regulatory agencies over issues of mutual concern. They use what they call Kaizen* events.

In 2015, Arizona’s governor, Doug Ducey, started promoting Kaizen-like events, called the Arizona Management System, to bring regulators and the public together to make government processes more efficient.

According to Trussell, the events that the aggregates industry participated in have resulted in a 40-percent reduction in the cost for environmental protection permits, a 30-percent reduction in the cost of Title 5 (air quality) permits and a 60-percent reduction in permitting time frames.

Some of you may think of government regulators as the people you fight tooth and nail at every step. But Trussell says otherwise. “Quite frankly, our challenges are their challenges

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too,” he says. “You don’t realize that until you roll up your sleeves and get in a room with them and you hear them say ‘Yeah we’ve always struggled with that, too.’”

When you meet with people face to face, when they know you’re from the same community, when they hear about the paychecks and the taxes you provide the community, says Trussell, “All of a sudden, it’s a different conversation. When you work with people and you recognize that you have the same purpose – perhaps for different reasons– then things can get done.”

That’s a pretty good model for politics going forward. Keep it local, civil and face-to-face.

Democracy requires an active and engaged citizenry, not blowhards screaming into their TV and computer screens or demonstrating in the streets.

Anywhere from one-fourth to one half the money spent on construction is public money, putting us in a position that requires stewardship and leadership from the ground up. It would be great to see construction companies and associations follow Arizona’s lead and show the rest of the country what it means to be good citizens. If you want better government, get involved. Join a construction association and start engaging.

*The Kaizen process was developed by Toyota and is an accepted practice to streamline manufacturing processes in almost every factory in the world. It is sometimes referred to as lean manufacturing.

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