The ALL Family of Companies has added two innovative heavy-haul trailers to its own trucking fleet and is making them available for rent to fulfill customers’ own heavy-hauling needs. The Faymonville HighwayMAX is a nine-axle extendable highway trailer with nine hydraulically steered pendle-axles and a legal payload of up to 170,000 pounds (249,000 pound technical payload). Axle spacing is adjustable by up to 22.5 feet between each three-axle group; each axle steers independently at 60 degrees for ultimate maneuverability in tight spaces. All axles are liftable. Faymonville’s accompanying software package allows loads and trailer configurations to be planned in advance, … Read more
Yanmar Compact Equipment Launches TL65RS Compact Track Loader with Ultimate Maneuverability
Yanmar Compact Equipment launches the TL65RS as part of its new line of compact track loaders. The midsize machine is the smallest in Yanmar’s lineup of compact track loaders and offers superior transportability and maneuverability in construction, utility and rental applications. The machine provides Yanmar reliability and innovative features to boost efficiency, performance and ease of use with its 67 horsepower Yanmar Tier 4 Final diesel engine and 2,100 pound-rated operating capacity, as well as a travel speed of up to 7.5 mph. The new compact track loader maximizes performance with a torsion axle-suspended undercarriage featuring a pivot link system … Read more
ALL Crane Announces 42-Unit Link-Belt Purchase
The ALL Family of Companies has ordered new equipment to be deployed across the markets of steel erection, general contracting, pipeline work and other applications to include rough terrain cranes, telescopic crawlers, lattice boom crawlers and hydraulic truck cranes in capacities ranging from 55 to 250 tons. The package is highlighted by 13 telecrawlers, including three 250 ton TCC-2500s. In addition, 10 traditional mid-range capacity crawlers have been added, along with eight truck cranes. Twelve rough terrain cranes, from 160 tons to 65 tons, have also been added. The purchase includes six each Link-Belt LS248HSL 200 ton crawler cranes and … Read more
Pettibone Hits 15,000 Pound Capacity Benchmark with New Telehandler
Pettibone brings its X-Series telehandler lineup to the 15,000 pound lifting class for the first time with the introduction of the Extendo 1544X telehandler. The added-load capacity is ideal for material handling tasks in highway construction, pipe yard applications and for extended load requirements on traditional building sites. The 1544X is powered by a 117 horsepower Cummins QSF 3.8 Tier 4 Final turbo diesel engine. Mounted onto a side pod, the engine offers easy accessibility to components and daily service checks, while still allowing for exceptional curbside visibility and a ground clearance of 19 inches. The 30 gallon fuel tank … Read more
Kobelco Launches Next-Gen Excavator
KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA Inc. has launched the new SK350LC-11 to its line-up of construction machinery. This next-gen machine delivers superior performance, greater efficiency and more productivity like the other new -11 series machines introduced earlier this year. Since the 30-35 ton class machines are the main workhorse on most large jobsites, the new SK350LC-11 takes charge with industry-leading lifting power, superior swing and drawbar torque. The new 265 horsepower Isuzu TIER IV Final engine — as well as the redesigned larger boom cylinders — provide the power to lift trench boxes and heavy loads around the jobsite like never … Read more