Equipment World Digital Magazine
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August 2016 | EquipmentWorld.com 18 marketplace | continued Bi-directional landplane breaks up hard ground Bobcat's landplane attachment is designed for its 2015 model year 3650 utility vehicles. The attachment allows operators to work in both forward and reverse and has numerous uses on the jobsite, including breaking up hard ground, leveling high points, pulverizing soil clods, sifting soil to remove large rocks and aerating soil for seeding. With an optional fold-down scarifier that has a working depth of 2.5 inches, the unit can break up hard soil or vegetation. The landplane is 62 inches wide, 40 inches long and weighs in at 191 pounds. It is quickly attached and detached with the company's Multi-Attachment X-Change (MAX) system. Reduce fuel consumption with loader bucket design Volvo Construction Equipment says its three new buckets designed for its L110 to L350 wheel loaders handle material so much more efficiently they can reduce fuel consumption up to 10 percent. The new buckets allow for larger material capacity and keep a clean and level work area, so operators can move more in less time. All three buckets are matched to specific ground conditions: a Rehandling Bucket, for transporting aggregate in normal conditions; a Rehandling Flat Floor Bucket to maximize traction and penetration on sand and other soft terrain; and a Sand Bucket for soft ground conditions where tire traction is compromised. The new buckets are designed for easier filling while convex side plates keep all the material in place. Minimized pockets prevent different material grades from mixing. A two-piece midsection features a bolt-on cutting edge for easy replacement. Operate compact excavator using either diesel or electric Caterpillar has introduced a new version of its smallest compact excavator, the 300.9D, that allows the machine to operate on either diesel or electric power. The 300.9D VPS (Versatile Power System) can work using the power of its 13-horsepower Yanmar diesel engine, or on electricity, when connected to its remote hy- draulic power unit. Cat says the new machine can be rented by itself for regular applications, or with the power unit when a job requires low noise or zero emissions, such as indoor or confined space applications.