Equipment World

equipmentworld.com January 2013 ® P28 . SKID STEERS DIVERSIFY 2013 INNOVATIONS AWARDS Fuel efficiency drives this year's winners P19 .

• Cover Page
• Machine Matters: Skid Steers - 50 years ago, skid steers were designed for one task. Boy, has that changed.
• 2013 Innovations - Our four winners take direct aim at fuel costs and Tier 4 complexities
• Volvos on Board Weighing System - A system that senses the trucks load weight to within 1 percent.
• JCBs Ecomax engine - In eliminating the DPF from their Tier 4 Interim engines, JCB also created an interim resale solution for lower regulated countries.
• Cats 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator and 966K XE wheel loader - Two machines use two entirely different paths to attain 25 percent and about fuel efficiency gains.
• Equipment - Marketplace
• Maintenance - Oil analysis in the Tier 4 era
• On Record - Grow
• Reporter - The coming new oil companies and what theyll mean to your on- and off-highway fleets.
• Quick Data - Aerial Lifts
• Trucks: Rising star - The Western Star 4700SF proves itself on a serious ascent from the desert floor.
• Contractor of the Year Finalist - Todd Bennick, Bennick Enterprises
• Product Focus - World of Concrete preview
• Final Word - Moving Mr. Tom: How does a dragline cross the road? With a lot of help from yellow iron.
• Safety Watch: Fall Protection