download - Compact Equipment

Departments
4 Editor’s Message
6 News
82 CE Advertisers Index
Promoting the use of compact equipment by the owner/operator and
business professional in the commercial, private and rental markets
VOLUME 11 • NUMBER 6 • JUNE 2012 • CEUNBOUND.COM
On the Cover:
The John Deere 27D compact excavator
capitalizes on a zero tail swing design, which
allows this nimble excavator to rotate fully
without banging its tail into something
important. It’s great for working in city streets.
11 Skid Steer Loader Section
The core American machine in the compact equipment category
is the venerated skid steer loader. Since its inception in the
1950s, the skid steer has redefined the tool carrier concept
in the construction machinery industry, using hundreds of
hydraulically operated attachments to fit into almost any worksite
— construction, landscape, farming and beyond.
29 Compact Track Loader Section
The compact track loader is one of the most versatile and
useful tools a contractor can find on tracks, providing
improved capability over soft terrain and increased capacity
compared to skid steers. Engineered with a dedicated
track undercarriage, compact track loaders extend the
construction season into spring, fall and winter.
47 Mini Excavator Section
Excavators are the ultimate digging tools, and compact excavators
are the ultimate digging tools when it comes to urban areas and
confined jobsite applications. Compact excavators (also called mini
excavators) are defined as excavators under 6 metric tons (although
we cover a few bigger ones in this section too), fitting into cramped
worksites while still giving big dig power.
69 Compact Tractor Section
The compact utility tractor is a do-it-all tool carrier used
by farmers, landscapers, groundskeepers, golf courses,
large estate owners and operators of every type. Compact
tractors are a versatile breed of machine with the ability
to take implements in the front, rear and under the belly,
utilizing a unique power take off attachment system called
the PTO.
COMPACT EQUIPMENT (ISSN 1552-1281) is published monthly by Benjamin Media, Inc. 1770 Main Street, P.O. Box 190, Peninsula, OH 44264. Copyright 2012, Benjamin Media, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means
without written permission from the publisher. One-year subscription rates: complimentary for qualified readers in the United States and Canada. Single copy rate: $10.00. Subscriptions and classified advertising should be addressed to the Peninsula office. Periodicals postage
paid at Peninsula, OH and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: send address changes to COMPACT EQUIPMENT, 1770 Main Street P.O. BOX 190, PENINSULA, OH 44264 USA.
Canadian Subscriptions: Canada Post Agreement Number 40040393. Send change of address information and blocks of undeliverable copies to Canada Express; 7686 Kimble Street, Units 21 & 22, Mississauga, ON L5S 1E9 Canada.
www.ceunbound.com June 2012 Compact Equipment 3