Epiroc Introduces the New V Cutter. Simplicity Prevails.

With its V-shaped design, the latest drum cutter from Epiroc sets a new standard in trenching and quarrying.  A seemingly simple solution with an extraordinary effectiveness – enabling energy savings of up to 40 %. In a world where advanced technology evolves in an unprecedented pace it feels reassuring that some revolutionary product development is self-explanatory.  Continue reading

Road Widener’s FH-R Material Placement Attachment Reduces Labor by 50%

Road Widener LLC, a leading global manufacturer of road construction equipment, offers the patented FH-R material placement attachment, which provides contractors with 50% reduced labor at 1/5 of the cost of traditional self-propelled equipment. Additionally, the remote-controlled design of the attachment allows the operator of the host machine to control the attachment via remote control — enhancing safety by eliminating the danger of additional workers standing along the jobsite. Continue reading

Tigercat Expands its Line of Grapples

Tigercat is steadily growing its line of grapple attachments in an effort to provide end-to-end Tigercat branded solutions that integrate seamlessly with Tigercat loggers, loaders and shovel loggers. Continue reading

What is MB Crusher Doing on an Island?

Use your heavy equipment to combat the material shortage

In the dictionary, the word “island” is defined as isolated and detached.

Living on an island can be idyllic, but not for companies who oversee constructing and developing the island. Remote locations represent a series of exacerbated difficulties due to material shortages happening everywhere around the world. Continue reading

Road Widener Increases Versatility of Offset Vibratory Roller Attachment with New Accessory

Road Widener LLC., a leading manufacturer of innovative road construction equipment, now offers a spray bar system that increases the versatility of their patented Offset Vibratory Roller attachment. This accessory fits on all Offset Vibratory Roller attachments and aids in suppressing dust particles, compacting aggregates and preventing clumping when rolling hot mix asphalt. Continue reading

Montabert Announces Plans to Acquire US and Canadian Distributor Tramac

In a move designed to support customers by maintaining key distributor networks and opening doors for expanded product access and collaboration, Montabert, a standalone hydraulic rock breaker business owned by Komatsu, recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Tramac to acquire 100 percent ownership of the distributor’s US and Canadian businesses. Continue reading

New Smart Creep for Cat® D3 Series Skid Steer Loaders and Compact Track Loaders Maximizes Work Tool Productivity

Caterpillar will soon launch a new smart creep feature for the full range of Cat® D3 Skid Steer Loaders (SSL) and Compact Track Loaders (CTL) for operating Cat cold planer and wheel saw attachments. Smart creep senses the load on the attachment and automatically adjusts the drive command to keep the cold planer or wheel saw running at the most productive speed. Continue reading

Two Is Better Than One: MB Crusher Announces New Branch Opening on the East Coast

In case you missed MB Crusher at World of Concrete: they are now available at two locations in the United States.

If you were very busy throughout all of World of Concrete this year or if you were unable to attend, then you missed out on MB Crusher’s announcement! Thankfully, you can still hear the news from us: MB Crusher will now have two locations in the United States, covering both the east and west coasts. Continue reading

Time is Priceless

How MB Crusher’s units help construction sites to finish the job and reach the deadline

Imagine a construction site inside a large urban center or a heavily populated metropolitan area. Now picture how you’d organize that job, especially when there are restrictions imposed on the location such as: limited to when you can run your equipment, logistic difficulties due to traffic restrictions, and containing noise and dust emissions. Continue reading

Fecon LLC Acquired by Windjammer Capital

Fecon LLC, a leading global manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulching equipment and related forestry accessories for over 30 years has announced that LFM Capital, has sold Fecon to Windjammer Capital Investors. Continue reading

New Cat® Tiltrotators Bring Added Productivity and Enhance Attachment Flexibility

Cat® Tiltrotators (TRS) for tracked excavators seamlessly integrate to the machine, contribute up to 13% more productivity and are easy to operate. The introduction of these models provides a portfolio of TRS for machines from 11 to 30 metric tons (24,250 to 66,140 lb).  The tiltrotators have the capability for 360-degree bi-directional rotation and 40-degree left and right tilt, allowing the machine to work from many different angles with less machine repositioning. Continue reading

ASV Launches New Line of Branded Attachments Matched to its Compact Track Loaders and Skid Steers

ASV Holdings Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, introduces a line of branded attachments tested for use on ASV machines. The ASV-branded attachments include a full range of buckets, pallet forks, grapples and brush mowers, with each attachment type available for every machine in ASV’s lineup. Continue reading

Around the World with MB Crusher

From high altitude peaks to distant islands, MB Crusher’s units bring solutions and advantages to any job site

MB Crusher’s headquarters is in Italy, in a town less than 62 miles from Venice. The units are designed and produced then travel to the companies and industry professionals all over the world who deal in construction, demolition, road work and earth moving. From the imposing mountains in Tibet and the Americas, from the Caribbean to Iceland, from snow covered Siberia to the sunny deserts of Saudi Arabia, it’s easy to travel around the world with MB Crusher’s units. Continue reading

Breaking Ground and Changing the Game at World of Concrete 2022

MB Crusher at World of Concrete 2022 comes a big surprise…

Picture your past, or even current, job sites. Now recall the types of materials and supplies that you needed to complete the project.

How often have you had to deal with waiting for supplies, either for them to arrive at your location, or for the supplies to become available? What do you do with the concrete you often receiving when tearing out roads, driveways, or sidewalks? And finally, how expensive do things get and how much are you willing to change to avoid these costs? Continue reading

Bobcat Company Introduces Ultra-durable, Newly Redesigned Snowblower

Bobcat Company recently announced its all-new, ultra-durable snowblower attachment that will make quick work of even the most unrelenting winter drifts. With an increased intake height and bigger auger to draw more snow into the blower, operators will be able to clear more flakes in less time. Continue reading

Komatsu Expands its Range of Hydraulic Breakers

New V-series is fully variable to help maximize productivity and lower cost per ton

Used in a variety of rock and concrete demolition applications from scaling a tunnel, to running a pedestal-boom on a quarry, or tearing out reinforced concrete abutments, breakers are essential tools. Designed and tested for compatibility with Komatsu excavators from the PC210 up to the PC490,  Komatsu’s new JMHB-V breaker series helps customers achieve excellent impact energy and performance in a variety of demolition applications. Continue reading

Materials Extracted in Quarries: Several Kinds, and a Single Solution to Increase Productivity and Reduce Expenses

A world tour of materials from quarries processed with MB Crusher’s attachments

Spectacular and famous sites such as Carrara marble quarry or the beautiful elliptical patterns from copper mines, quarries provide important resources for every country. Despite the differences between each location and the great distances between them, there are two main problems that all sites have in common: Continue reading

Deere Adds New Material Collection Systems and Mechanical Grapple for Compact Utility Tractors to Frontier Lineup

John Deere has added new material collection systems and a mechanical grapple to its popular line of Frontier equipment. The new PTO-driven Frontier MC2014 and MC2120 Material Collection Systems offer 14- and 20-bushel capacity respectively for John Deere 1, 2SC, 2LC and 3R Compact Utility Tractors. The new Frontier MG20F Mechanical Grapple is compatible with John Deere 120R, 220R and 300E Loaders. Continue reading

MB Crusher: Finally Free (From Rebar)!

Reinforced materials are no longer a problem: they can be quickly separated from  rebar and without hindering the job site

There’s always been a weak point in the demolition and redevelopment industry when it comes to processing reinforced materials. When it comes to recovering reinforced material, companies have been forced to (reluctantly) come to terms with the limitations of the machines they own. Continue reading

Brokk Increases Safety and Productivity in Confined Spaces With Shaft and Tunneling Tools

Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers a range of attachments ideally suited for shaft and tunneling applications. The attachments are perfectly matched with Brokk’s remote-controlled demolition robots to provide the best possible performance, allowing contractors to excel in underground and confined space operations. Continue reading

Fecon Introduces RK6015 Mulcher for Standard-Flow Skid Steers

Fecon has introduced the RK6015, a new, wider, standard-flow mulcher head which is ideal for use with most standard skid steer loaders, Avant-type wheel loaders, and other carriers that are able to provide 17-27 gpm of hydraulic flow, have enclosed cabs that can be properly protected with the appropriate polycarbonate guarding, and have the ability to carry the attachment. Continue reading

New Cat® Dipper for Cat 7495 HF Electric Rope Shovels Improves Uptime and Digging Performance

Featuring an entirely new, patent pending design, a new Cat® dipper improves performance and reliability in hard digging applications of the Canadian Oil Sands without increasing demands on the hoist and crowd capabilities of the Cat 7495 HF Electric Rope Shovel. Improvements to shimming and inserts alone are projected to increase uptime as much as 0.25%, potentially leading to significant gains in production. Continue reading

Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook Offers Versatile, Convenient Lifting for Compact Excavators

Yanmar Compact Equipment introduces the Stowable Utility Hook to provide a convenient, factory designed lifting point for Yanmar compact excavators without the need to use an attachment. The new option reduces the risk of damage to the machine, buckets or other attachments resulting from attempts to lift heavy objects with a strap or chain connected to areas not intended to be lifting points. Continue reading