Equipment World Digital Magazine
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marketplace | by Amy Materson AMaterson@randallreilly.com EDITO R PICK 'S CAPABLE CRAWL Handle a range of site prep applications including landclearing and grading with Komatsu America's D37-23 and D39-23 crawler dozers. Powered by a Tier 4 Interim Komatsu engine, the 220-rpm dozers offer a fuel savings of up to 10 percent compared to previous models. The dozers deliver 80 and 105 horsepower, respectively, and both offer an Economy (E) mode and Power (P) mode. The dozers have Komatsu's KDOC Diesel Oxidation Catalyst, which works without a diesel particulate filter. Standard features on the machines, which range in weight from 18,386 to 21,363 pounds, include high pressure common-rail fuel injection, engine and hydrostatic transmission pump control technology, a direct flow air filter and variable flow turbo charger. Both are equipped with KOMTRAX technology, Komatsu's wireless management system. Komatsu incorporated features designed to improve operator performance and comfort, including a forward cab design, an air pressure system that reduces dust and debris and an integrated ROPS/FOPS structure. Both models are also available in long track and low ground pressure models. CUSTOMIZABLE GRAPPLE Simplify rail construction with the Tie Bundle Grapple from Rotobec, which is available in four models – the 56TBG, 73TBG, 83TBG and 108TBG – which range from five to nine ties wide, respectively. The grapple has a large contact pad area that makes contact flat with the ties to ensure holding power, and customized pad sizes are available for specific applications. The TBG also has continuous high torque and can be set up to fit most common yoke sizes. Featuring 360-degree rotation and weighing from 1,475 to 2,735 pounds, the grapple is also useful for maintenance. EFFICIENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT Streamline project management with Dexter+Chaney's Spectrum Project Management, which is as useful in the field as it is in the office. Set to launch at this month's World of Concrete show, Spectrum Project Management is 100-percent web based, enabling the user to launch a web browser from anywhere to access the full features of the software. Part of the Spectrum Construction Software product line, Spectrum Project Management offers capabilities that typically require several software products to achieve, says the company. The software allows for a continuous flow of information that moves not only from place to place, but person to person, and creates a complete system that helps managers handle the work, documents and communications that make up complex construction projects. EquipmentWorld.com | February 2013 15