Equipment Today & ForConstructionPros.com Announce 2017 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products Winners

In this industry exclusive awards program, construction equipment owners and end users decide the winners.

September 7, 2017

Each year, the Contractors’ Top 50 New Products — hosted by Equipment Today and ForConstructionPros.com — showcases the new equipment and products that construction equipment owners and end users identify as the most intriguing. Recipients of the awards are determined based on your inquiries on new units featured in the magazine over a 12-month period, as well as page views and inquiries on the ForConstructionPros.com web portal. Each manufacturer is able to receive only one award, so the winning products represent the single highest ranking product for each company over the specified time frame. The winners are grouped into categories based on product type or application.

To learn more about this year’s winners, simply click on the links below.

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Digga Mini Loader 1MDS2 and 1MDS4 Auger Drives

Leading Edge Fang Rake

Loftness Carbide Cutter G4 Mulching Head Attachment

SlatTrax Ground Protection System

Vacuworx SL 2 Subcompact Vacuum Lifting System

Worksaver 36-Series Snow Pushers

Earthmoving

Bobcat T595 Compact Track Loader

Case SV340 Skid Steer

Caterpillar D3K2 Mulcher

Gehl 650 and 750 Articulated Loaders

Hitachi ZX135US-6 and ZX245USLC-6 Ultrashort Excavators

JCB 260T Compact Track Loader

John Deere Large Frame G Series Loaders

SDLG Tier 4 Final Wheel Loaders

Takeuchi TB2150 Hydraulic Excavator

Wacker Neuson Medium-frame Skid-steer and Compact Track Loaders

Lift Equipment

Genie SX-105 XC and SX-125 XC Telescopic Boom Lifts

JLG X770AJ Compact Crawler Boom

Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1 and LRT 1100-2.1 Rough-terrain Cranes

Skyjack SJIII 4740 Electric Scissor Lift

Parts & Service

Bore Repair Systems BOA-408i Bore Welding System

Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Big Block EFI Engine

Cummins 2017 GHG-certified Engines

Eaton GH100 and GH101 Biodiesel Hose

Road Building

BOMAG Cedarapids CR662RM RoadMix MTV/Paver

Diamond Road Smoother

Dragon Asphalt Mixer

GOMACO G+ Remote Control

Wirtgen W 35 Ri Milling Machine

Technology

3D Robotics Site Scan Aerial Analytics Platform

Con-Cure NEX Concrete Monitoring System

GSSI PaveScan RDM Asphalt Density Assessment Tool

Topcon 3D-MC MAX Machine Control System

Trimble Spectra Precision LT52 Point and Crossline Laser

Trucks

American Eagle Heavy-duty Aluminum Drawers

A.R.E. Truck Cap Options for 2016 Nissan Titan XD

Chevy Silverado HD with Duramax 6.6L Diesel

Crysteel Paradox and Raptor Series Dump Bodies

Ford F-150 Pickup Truck

Minimizer Fast Flaps

Nissan Titan Single Cab

Venturo VC750FB Van Crane

VMAC Direct Transmission-mounted, PTO-driven Air Compressor

Western Star 6900XD Offroad MBT-40

Worksite Equipment

Barreto RTK Stand-On Track Trencher

BN Products BNCE-50 Cutting Edge Saw

Generac MLT6S Mobile Light Tower Family

Chicago Pneumatic MV 58A Forward Asphalt Plate Compactor

Somero S-10A Laser Screed Machine

Whelen Pioneer LiFe LF35 Area Light

Doosan Bobcat

Chevrolet

Case Construction Equipment - CNH

Nissan North America Inc.

Caterpillar

Trimble Construction

Topcon Positioning Systems

Takeuchi-US

Skyjack

Hitachi Construction Machinery

Genie - Terex AWP

Gehl - A Manitou brand

Ford Motor Company

Briggs & Stratton

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