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4 Editorial Comment
5 Caterpillar to buy Bucyrus
CP&E Contractors Plant & Equipment Vol 1 No 8
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
We cover the surprise news that the big Bucyrus walking draglines and rope
shovels are set to become part of the Caterpillar family.
6 World News
JLG to badge Hinowa spiders, Doosan’s new Gunsan factory, Hitachi’s landmark
special excavator, large Chinese order for Terex, Sandvik demonstration in North
America and Volvo’s excavator launch in China.
9 UK News
JCB equips British Army, Shindaiwa generators set up, Volvo for Hickman Bros,
CW Plant Hire switches to VT-1s, Lancaster sticks with Liebherr, New Hollands
mass on motorway, new Push-Tec attachments, Stoke Plant’s new Doosan,
Promac picks Bobcat and Garriock gains Montabert.
14 New Volvo minis feature big changes
Nick Johnson goes digging with the latest 1.5 to 2.0 tonne Volvo mini excavators
which are an all new design manufactured in France.
17 Case Rodeo tests operator skills
We check out the challenges faced by leading European operators at the first
driving competition held at the new Case Customer Centre in France.
20 GreenMech and Gyru-Star couple up to Avant
The versatility of the compact Avant articulated loaders from Finland can now be
enhanced by fitting new wood chipper and screening bucket attachments.
22 Reaching out to improve telehandler safety
How JCB has introduced its Adaptive Load Control system to meet the requirements
of the new European Standard EN15000 for telehandlers.
23 Tiltrotator helps craft Olympic Mountain Bike Track
Groundworks contractor Martin Seddon is making good use of a tiltrotator attachment
on a mini excavator to create a facility for the London 2012 Olympics.
25 JCB reveals new skid steer and compact tracked loaders
The latest one arm JCB compact loaders are being produced in Savannah and
are initially being introduced into the big North American market.
28 SED – the end of an era
Nick Johnson traces the rise and fall of the long running Site Equipment
Demonstration which ran annually for 46 years in the UK.
32 New Plant
Recently introduced machines and attachments from Ahlmann, Bobcat, Case,
Caterpillar, Hitachi, NudgeBlade, Siltbuster and Terex. Two new backhoe loaders
are included in this selection.
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