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Earth-Moving
Mini-skid steer
Ditch Witch introduces the SK650 mini-skid steer that is equipped with a 31-hp Kubota turbo diesel engine and directs 20 net hp to the attachment. Both the fuel and hydraulic tanks are mounted on the outside of the machine's frame, allowing larger tanks. With an 8-gallon fuel capacity, most jobs can be completed without having to refuel. The SK650 is also equipped with a foot pedal auxiliary control that allows the operator to drive the attachment by foot, freeing up his hands to control depth and ground speed.

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Excavators
With maximum power in a small package, the newest member of Hitachi's Zaxis Series excavator line -- the ZX75US -- handles a wide variety of small jobs with the advantage of zero tail swing. The machine comes equipped with a 54-hp engine and features Hitachi's HIOS engine/hydraulic system, which senses when additional power is needed and delivers it, as well as balancing hydraulic pressure and flow to ensure smooth hydraulic functions.

"The zero-tail swing allows the operator to be more productive," says Mark Wall, product marketing manager for Hitachi. "Because the operator does not have to worry about the tail swing of the machine, he can focus his attention on the work up front. The ZTS feature also saves the rental companies money because of the lack of machine damage from accidental tail swing contact -- no scratches, no dents."

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Lifting
Telehandler
The Ingersoll Rand VR-1056C telescopic material handler has a 56-foot lift height and 40.5-foot forward reach. It also features the Ingersoll Rand patented rear axle stabilization system. It allows operators to extend the boom to its fullest reach without stabilizer deployment, and it carries 6,000 pounds to 56 feet with stabilizers, and 4,000 pounds to the top without stabilizers. The VR-1056C is powered by a Tier 2 Cummins QSB4.5 engine with electronic controls designed to improve power management.

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For Contractors
Asphalt roller
The Stone Construction Equipment WolfPac 6100 double-drum vibration asphalt roller is designed for confined area asphalt compaction of base, binder and finish coats. The design allows the operator to direct the vibration to both the front and rear drums. The operator can activate the vibration to the specific drum or drum combination through a specially designed electro-hydraulic circuit combined with a custom-designed manifold. At 47 inches wide with 6,518 pounds of impact, the roller is built for roads and shoulders, commercial and industrial foundations, parking lots, driveways and other confined areas.

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Laser distance meter
The rugged Spectra Precision Laser HD50 handheld distance meter from Trimble is designed to give specialty contractors a high accuracy, one-person distance portable tool to measure remote and difficult-to-reach places. The lightweight HD50 is designed to be more accurate than conventional tapes and allows contractors to avoid costly mistakes and reduce expensive rework. A visible laser dot allows contractors to safely measure hard-to-reach places to hazardous situations, such as large heights, factory interiors or over water, remotely or from a distance to increase safety and efficiency.

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Compressors
Sullair has enhanced its 3700 Series of 40-, 50- and 60-hp compressors with the Sullair variable-speed drive (VSD) to models 3000V, 3700V and 4500V. The 3700V compressor is built to provide energy savings, lower overall costs, improved operating consistency and relief from potential peak demand changes. These VSD compressors feature a simplified WS microprocessor, low sound levels and a small footprint. Multiple engineering features have simplified routine maintenance, further reducing costs by centralizing all maintenance areas to one side of the machine.

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For Homeowners/Light Contractors
Chain saw
The new Stihl MS 230 C-BE Easy2Start chain saw features a 40.2-cc, 2.5-bhp engine and offers homeowners professional features. The Easy2Start feature makes starting the saw virtually effortless, with no need for a fast pull of the starting cord. The quick chain adjuster lets the operator adjust the chain tension without tools. Toolless fuel and oil filler caps facilitate keeping the unit fueled and ready to start

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Miter saw
Bosch Power Tools' 3918 18-volt, 10-inch cordless compound miter saw boasts up to 100 cuts in 1-inch by 1-inch pine on a single charge. The 21-inch-wide aluminum base acts as the saw's backbone. Sliding extensions expand the base to 24 inches to provide extra support for longer material.

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Light
The Petersen Brands Wobble Light Jr., a 360-degree, self-righting work light, is designed to bounce back from abuse. A polycarbonate dome delivers the light source, and three different models provide lighting output from 10 to 30 feet. The interval ventilation system ensures that the unit stays cool, and the protective dome prevents bulbs from shattering.

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Product Spotlight
Space to Shine
Nobody likes a "tight spot," especially when they are at the base of a 12-foot-wide shaft nearly four stories underground. But that's right where excavator operator Irvin Willier found himself, a tight spot down inside a 40-foot-deep sewer shaft in Canada.

"In more than 30 years as an equipment operator, this was one of the tightest jobs I've ever worked on," Willier says of the municipal sewer construction project called West Edmonton Sanitary Sewer (WESS).

Willier, an equipment operator for the City of Edmonton, is part of the crew building WESS Stage W1, a 4-foot gravity sewer 2.1 miles long, intended to convey sanitary sewerage from the Lewis' Farms North, Winterburn Industrial and Big Lake areas to an existing sanitary trunk sewer. Stage W1 is set to be completed by fall 2007. As part of that project, Willier used a 3.8-ton Volvo ECR38 compact excavator to dig a series of five deep, narrow shafts, each about 12-feet wide and 40-feet deep. These shafts provide access points for a 48-inch boring drill and 48-inch concrete pipe used in the micro tunneling of storm water retention tunnels

"I probably could have done the job with another compact excavator, but I wouldn't have gotten the same results as I did with the ECR38," Willier says. "I know it would have taken me twice as long and it would have been twice as difficult."

Historically, Edmonton's sewer system has caused combined sewer overflows during wet weather conditions. Since the combined sewer network lies between the developing areas of the city and the available sewage treatment plants, the risk of combined sewer overflows was threatening to severely curtail development in Edmonton.

A long-range sanitary servicing plan called for the construction of several sanitary trunk sewers to convey flows to the two existing sewage treatment plants: the Sanitary Servicing Strategy includes the North Edmonton Sanitary Trunk (NEST), the South Edmonton Sanitary Sewer (SESS) and West Edmonton Sanitary Sewer (WESS) sanitary trunk sewers.

Willier is involved in the building of WESS Stage W1, which is key to new development in west Edmonton, specifically the Lewis' Farms North, Winterburn Industrial and Big Lake areas. At the outset of the project, crews began digging the 12-by 40-foot shafts with a larger excavator. After a short time, when the space became too tight, it became apparent that a new piece of equipment was needed, and city crews rented the Volvo ECR38 compact excavator from Volvo Rents-Bonus Rentals, in Edmonton.

Willier and the ECR38 rotated between the five shafts. The compact excavator was lowered into each shaft by an 80-ton, all-terrain crane. Willier said that he typically would dig in each shaft for three to four days, going about 10-feet deeper each day. During a day of digging, the Volvo ECR38 -- equipped with a 30-inch bucket -- would dig and deposit about 500 cubic meters of clay soil, which Willier described as "wet, heavy and sloppy."

"At that point, they'd lift me out with the crane and take me to another shaft," he says. While Willier worked on the next shaft, welders were brought in to erect another section of steel shoring in the shaft that he had vacated. According to Willier, the speed and power of the ECR38 were key to completing the job efficiently.

"My task was to fill a 6-yard dump bucket, which the crane lifted out of the shaft and dumped," Willier says. "I constantly amazed the other guys on the site with how fast I could fill up the bucket. "Every five minutes I'd fill it with 22,000 pounds of clay and soil, and I did it hour after hour after hour. Sometimes the crane operator actually got upset because I'd be ready before he was, disturbing his rhythm."

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