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• COVER STORY: Machine Matters: TIER 4 EXCAVATORS: WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY? TIER 4 INTERIM EXCAVATORS ARE ROLLING OUT, BUT ARE THEY WORTH THE COST?
• Marketplace: New products include Bobcat's Tier 4 - compliant 5600 and 5610 Toolcat utility work machines, M Series 3 motor graders from Caterpillar, Honda Power Equipment's EU700is portable generator and more.
• Maintenance: Electrical problems require a different approach.
• Product Report: Genie SX-180
• Final Word: Surviving your first week in construction
• Insert: Quick Date: Aerial Lifts (between pages 30-31)
• Trucks: Get behind the wheel of a Peterbilt Model 567
• Contractor of the Year finalist: R.L. Caudill Construction, Owingsville, Kentucky
• Safety Watch: Minimize your risk of falls on the construction site.
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• ProPickup: Surveyor 1 completed.
• Reporter: Pickup tow ratings standardized; FMI index
• On Record: Unit Sales champions over the past decade.