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EquipmentWorld.com | July 2016 15 marketplace | staff report The new Vacuworx SS2 vacuum lifting system weighs in at just 98 pounds (when excluding the mounting plate) but en- ables a skid steer to lift up to 2,716 pounds. Vacuworx says the system is compatible with any skid steer brand and is a great fi t for fl oor, sidewalk, road and landscaping projects. It can assist in complete concrete replacement – cutting, removal and pour- ing – in one day. The SS2 operates using the skid steer's aux- iliary hydraulics to power the vacuum pump. (Vacuworx notes that a minimum 10 gallons per minute with maximum 3,000 psi is required.) The pump maintains a constant vacuum in the pressure reservoir and the system pulls a vacuum between its 24-inch x 24-inch vacuum pad and the object being lifted. This seal holds until the operator releases it – even in the event of a power failure. Powertrain upgrades to original iMC machine Komatsu has upgraded its fi rst ever machine equipped with intelligent Machine Control (iMC), the D61i-24. Unveiled in June 2013, the D61i dozers were the pioneering machines in Komatsu's iMC lineup, introducing the con- cept of a dozer shipped from the factory with integrated GPS/GNSS machine control hardware – using no blade-mounted antennas – and the ability to operate in automatic mode from rough dozing through fi nish grading. The D61i-24 dozers are powered by a 6.8-liter Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 Tier 4 Final engine producing 168 horsepower. Like the non-iMC D61, the D61i-24 models now feature on-the-fl y perfor- mance customization through the ability to choose between a quick-shift, three-speed mode and a variable, 20-speed customizable transmission mode. The new model also consumes less fuel thanks to these powertrain improve- ments as well as features new to this machine like auto-idle shutdown and economy power modes. Due to the iMC technology on board, Komatsu says the D61i-24 boosts productivity by 8 percent over typical aftermarket start-to- fi nish machine control systems. EDITOR'S PICK EDITOR'S PICK Vacuum lifting system comes to skid steers