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It's the largest board game ever played with CAT Equipment! During the Caterpillar Built For It Trials, "Stack" pits five heavy equipment operators against a mountain of massive wood blocks! Excavators and Telehandlers are used to remove and reposition a stack of 27 JENGA blocks one at a time without toppling the structure.   Source: […]

No piece of equipment is perfect for all applications or work conditions. However, Caterpillar has developed a wide specialized product range offering multiple and varied solutions to the present industry. Telehandlers are the machines of choice for a variety of applications thanks to their reach and lift. Forks are simply exchanged for other work tools […]

A number of backhoes, excavators and telehandlers will feature the new JCB Ecomax engine, announced last week. The Tier 4 Interim Ecomax, using in-cylinder technologies, does not require a diesel particulate filter or diesel emission fluid, runs on standard engine oil, and can be recalibrated to run in countries that do not have an ultra […]