[VIDEO] Restoration Story: What Made the 1954 F7 Euclid Scraper 'Cutting Edge'

Dean Wack explains how he refurbished a 57-year-old Euclid F7 scraper and how its hydraulics distinguished the machine in its day. Find out where to see antique machines like this work in September.

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Find out when and where you can see historic construction equipment work and meet the restorers at the next Historical Construction Equipment Exposition.

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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: New PPP Rules Pay the Smallest Businesses

Most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business

This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: New Rules Open PPP Payoff to the Smallest Businesses

Why the most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business

Tackle jobsite dynamics with Sage Oil Vac mobile lube trucks

Tackle jobsite dynamics with Sage Oil Vac mobile lube trucks

Today's evolving jobsite needs call for smaller, more efficient trucks. Read more about Sage Oil Vac mobile lube trucks and what makes the Class 5 model, which does not require a CDL license, a good fit for most contractors.

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Volvo CE Expands Offering With Steelwrist SQ Auto Connect Quick Couplers

Volvo CE offers Steelwrist SQ Auto Connect quick couplers, designed for both crawler and wheeled excavators between 13 and 35 tons — featuring the ability to easily change between tiltrotator, hydraulic powered work tools and mechanical work tools.

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John Deere Purpose-Built 700L PL40 Pipelayer-Ready Crawler

The 700L PL40 crawler is purpose-built for pipelaying applications, featuring a bolt-on design of the platform and mounting plates that simplifies installation of the customer’s preferred sideboom.

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Volvo Construction Equipment Expands Wheeled Excavator Lineup with EWR130E

The mid-sized wheeled excavator fits in the 12- to 13-ton range and features rear swing of just 5 ft. 1 in. and a front swing of 5 ft. 11 in.

The machine delivered to Brad-Pave is a generation 8 R 934 crawler excavator with Leica 3D passive system, which will be updated with a semi-automatic system featuring an automatic inclination/rotation function.

First Liebherr Excavator with Factory Fitted Leica Machine Control Delivered to UK Contractor

A Liebherr R 934 crawler excavator equipped with the Leica 3D semi-automatic 3D machine control was delivered to civil construction firm Brad-Pave.

The moment the active personnel detection system identifies a source of danger, the brake assistant slows the wheel loader down to a standstill.

Liebherr Adds New Wheel Loader Brake Assistant to Reduce Stopping Distance

To maximize jobsite safety, Liebherr has added both brake assistant and incident map functions to its active personnel detection feature on XPower wheel loaders.

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Caterpillar 335 Excavator

Design increases fuel efficiency and lowers maintenance costs up to 20% and improves performance up to 45%.

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Volvo Construction Equipment Sales Bounce Back From COVID-19, Rising 6% in Q4 2020

Improved activity in most markets saw the company’s sales increase by 6% in the fourth quarter 2020 and the order book jump up by 31%.

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Next-gen Caterpillar 374 Excavator Adds More Durability and Even Higher Production

The new model offers high production, two times more structural durability and up to 20% less maintenance costs than the Cat 374F.

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Wheel Loaders First to Reflect New John Deere Performance Tiering Strategy

Performance tiers on John Deere construction equipment will be differentiated by varying levels of performance, serviceability, innovation and comfort.

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VF Venieri Backhoe-loaders from Ranko Equipment

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Takeuchi Expands Dealer Network with EquipmentShare’s Utah Location

EquipmentShare becomes Takeuchi Dealer to offer Takeuchi’s full line of excavators, compact track loaders, and wheel loaders for sale and rental purposes.

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Mecalac Updates 6MCR Skid Excavator and 7MWR Wheeled Excavator

Mecalac designs a new configuration of its innovative two-piece boom for the 6MCR skid excavator and 7MWR wheeled excavator models, featuring an extended boom range, an additional offset and five axles.

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Watch The Latest Construction News

The Construction News Tracker is the industry's only regular newscast featuring developing and breaking news, products, information, and industry analysis specifically for construction professionals.

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Volvo's Mid-sized Electric Wheeled Excavator Moves Electromobility Goals to a Larger Size Class

The EX03 mid-sized wheeled excavator prototype represents the next stage in the electromobility journey for Volvo Construction Equipment.

The new Universal Charger can charge the 19C-1E electric mini excavator in 2 1/2 hours.

JCB Expands Electric Machine Offering for Zero-Emissions Operations

New additions to the company’s line of electric machines help customers stay productive while meeting sustainability initiatives.

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Komatsu PC210LCi-11 Excavator is Latest Entrant to the iMC 2.0 Lineup

Intelligent excavator now includes bucket angle hold control and auto tilt bucket control functions.

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CASE Hosts Live/Interactive Webcast on Preparing Construction Equipment for the Busy Season

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This interactive CASE Earthmover webcast will cover pre-season equipment activities that contractors and fleet managers can implement to ensure optimal operation and uptime for the busy construction season ahead.

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CASE 580 Electric Vehicle Backhoe Loader Receives 2020 Good Design Award

CASE Construction Equipment is the recipient of the 2020 Good Design Award for Project Zeus: the world’s first electric backhoe, the CASE 580 EV.

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CK Power Expands Equipment Offerings with Terramac Purchase

CK Power acquires Terramac, a manufacturer of innovative rubber track crawler carriers, to expand its equipment offerings and capabilities, as well as grow its footprint in various energy markets.

The more routinely that the inspections are completed, the better the breaker will perform and the lower the downtime, which maximizes production. These inspections will also enable the operator to get more comfortable with the breaker.

Keep Hydraulic Breakers on Point

Preventive maintenance and a skilled operator can keep breakers from turning into scrap metal.

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Komatsu intelligent Machine Control 2.0 Available on D51i-24 and D61i-24 Dozers

The company's intelligent Machine Control (iMC) 2.0 is now available to increase productivity on its D51i-24 and D61i-24 dozers.

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HM-Entreprenor Replaces Machines with Liebherr Products

HM-Entreprenor, which currently operates nine R 926s and three R 945s, will replace machines with Liebherr products for the quality and performance of the equipment. Joining its fleet will be two new R 914 Compacts in early 2021.

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John Deere Joint Tests Its First Electric-powered Backhoe with National Grid

The John Deere-developed backhoe will be used on National Grid jobsites, proving out the concept to help further enhance and improve the electric vehicle design.

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CASE Extends Entry Deadline for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant

CASE Construction Equipment extended the deadline for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant, which provides $25,000 in free equipment rental to a winning community, to Jan. 31, 2021.