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New & Improved New Multi-Ripper Talon Bucket Great for Utility Pipeline Applications Customers save money avoiding rock trenchers, hammers and blasting. Leading Edge Attachments, Inc., (LEA) now offers the patented Multi-Ripper Talon Bucket as the new addition to the Multi-Ripper SHARC Product line. LEA Multi-Ripper Products have shown to replace hammers, blasting and rock trenchers, for a fraction of the cost. Designed mainly for utility pipeline contractors, the new Multi-Ripper Talon Bucket works on the same principal as the award winning Multi-Ripper Bucket, except the bucket is very narrow, and the leading edges have been redesigned so that the center rib can be eliminated, thus improving capacity fill and dumping for a narrow bucket. The performance of this style of maximum breakout "one tooth at a time" bucket greatly exceeds all other designs of rock bucket ripper combinations and has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by avoiding the use of rock trenchers, hammers and blasting. The made-in-America Multi-Ripper Talon Bucket is the newest addition to the highest quality and most productive rock ripper bucket combinations available on the market. For more information visit www.digrock.com Atlas Copco's New Electric Scooptram is a Diesel Alternative With the new carbon emission-free LHD loader, Atlas Copco lives up to its brand promise "Sustainable Productivity." The latest addition to Atlas Copco's range of Scooptram underground loaders – the Scooptram EST1030 – is an attractive alternative to diesel equipment in underground mining. Due to the electric motors high efficiency, this electric loader consumes less energy, produces less heat and has a lower noise level, than a diesel equivalent machine. In underground mining, ventilation has always been an issue. An electric machine requires very little ventilation; only a minimum must be kept to keep the dust and heat at acceptable levels as well as air for the operator. The EST1030 introduces a new and patented cable control system that minimizes the cable tension as well as cable wear. Key safety features include spring-applied, hydraulically released (SAHR) brakes. The electric Scooptram EST1030 shares 90 percent of its components with the proven and very successful diesel Scooptram ST1030. The diesel version is sold in large numbers all over the world. This ensures spare part availability as well as product support in even the most remote places. For more information visit www.atlascopco.com Ritchie Bros. Launches Online Equipment Marketplace Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has launched a new online equipment marketplace called Ritchie Bros. EquipmentOne. Complementary to the company's flagship unreserved auction business, Ritchie Bros. EquipmentOne is a secure online marketplace for equipment and materials, with user-friendly functions similar to e-Bay, Craig's List and Amazon. Buyers and sellers can use Ritchie Bros. EquipmentOne to negotiate, complete and settle their transactions in a safe and transparent environment. A full commercial launch is scheduled in April. The company estimates that about half of all equipment transactions take place on a private treaty basis. Ritchie Bros. says it has great expectations for the new venture, which is completely different from its auction business model. For more information visit www.EquipmentOne.com 58 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | March 2013 22_WOW_feature_N&I_index_KP.indd 58 2/27/13 2:40 PM