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Equipment Focus: Viable Options

There are several factors to consider when deciding to buy or rent earth moving equipment. The proper equipment is essential for driving business. Deciding to rent or buy equipment to add to a fleet goes beyond available capital, and it can be challenging to determine which option is best. Several skid steer loader and excavator… Continue reading Equipment Focus: Viable Options

Mechanics Hub: Interviews at AHES 2014 Day 1

Mechanics Hub Interviewers Aaron Winkler and Jacquie Tamaya interview several exhibitors on Day 1 at the 2014 Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show.

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Camper

Diesel Facts

Where did the word diesel come from? Rudolf Diesel, a young German engineer, designed and patented the first compression ignition engine in 1897. Name four advantages of a diesel engine over a gas engine. -Efficiency: they burn less fuel to generate a given amount of horsepower. They are 20 30% more efficient than a… Continue reading Diesel Facts

Sponge Bob Hay Pants

The crazy farmer naked in a bale of hay….DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME

Mechanics Hub: Interview with Brandty Tractor at AHES 2014

Mechanics Hub Reporters Aaron Winkler and Jacquie Tamaya meet with Mike Shea from Brandt Tractor who discusses Brandt’s role in the forestry industry and highlights their wheel loader simulator.

Six Rows? How Cute

Tools For Diagnosing, Testing

Dave Hahn has it right: As sophisticated as machines have become, and as the industry has introduced more and more tools to help technicians diagnose problems with these machines, says the manager of technical support specialists for Volvo Construction Equipment, we still need technicians who have complete understanding of how machine systems function and who… Continue reading Tools For Diagnosing, Testing