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Komatsu Ltd. unveiled the D61EXi/PXi-23 medium-sized bulldozer which features the world's first* fully auto blade control at bauma 2013, an international trade fair for construction equipment in Munich, Germany on April 16. D61EXi/PXi-23 was jointly developed with TOPCON Corporation with a world proven performance of GNSS (global navigation satellite systems) surveying technology and its applications [...]

Komatsu America Corp. introduces its new line of D37-23 and D39-23 crawler dozers, developed using extensive customer input. Utilizing invaluable customer feedback, Komatsu has produced a smarter and more productive dozer that is owner and operator friendly and reduces life cycle costs. Komatsu further refined the dozer design to meet EPA Tier 4 Interim regulations [...]

Accelerated productivity standard, racing stripes optional. Feeling the need for speed? Get a 764 High-Speed Dozer. This one-of-a-kind machine finish-grades and dozes up to twice as fast as a traditional crawler. Articulated-frame steering and purpose-built four-track oscillating undercarriage make it highly maneuverable. Long-life rubber tracks enable it to traverse hard surfaces such as concrete without [...]

FEATURES PRODUCTIVITY Serious muscle and efficiency is delivered from the six-cylinder, Case Family IV Tier III-certified engine. Maximum pushing power is made possible by the torque converter Power Shift transmission and differential steering. And for optimum control and breakout force, the high-performance blade hydraulics feature large pump cylinders, while nearly any soil condition can be [...]

The new Cat® D6K2 Track-Type Tractor delivers unmatched finish grading performance and improved fuel economy. New Stable Blade Control feature utilizes technology which complements operator blade control input, making it the best finish grading tractor in the industry. Eco Modes, both forward and/or reverse, improve fuel economy up to 22% depending on the applications for [...]

Operators in training test out classroom knowledge at Topcon Solutions Center. When it comes to learning about automated grade control, the students in the heavy equipment operation program at West Hills Community College (WHCC) have a distinct advantage—all thanks to geography. The Coalinga, Calif., college is located less than three hours down Interstate 5 from [...]

Enerpac’s DLS Series Dozer Lift System provides safety, efficiency and flexibility for servicing and maintaining 100,000klg-plus ‘dozers while in use in various mining, construction, resources and infrastructure applications. Features a four-point custom synchronous lift system for safe load control The Dozer Lift features a four-point custom synchronous lift system for safe load control, with two [...]

It all started with the self-scouring plow in 1837. This year, John Deere celebrates its 175th year, a history that includes the company’s entry into construction equipment in the mid-1950s. Key products along the way include: 1958: The first all-hydraulic dozer, the Model 64, featured a new six-way power-angle-tilt (PAT) blade. The operator could control [...]

This Caterpillar dozer demonstration takes place at the Edwards testing facility.  You may not think too much about this video till the end of the demo and realize that this technology could save your life and expand your universe of job sites.

After decades of strife, occupation, and conflict, Afghanistan has been left pockmarked with an estimated ten million anti-personnel landmines in its soils. It's a bad situation. There are mines like the the Soviet PFM-1 butterfly mine—especially popular with small children, who mistake it for a toy. But an anti-mine machine from Komatsu is working across [...]