The current market makes it difficult to justify large capital expenditures. "A lot of people right now are looking to manage their fleets very carefully," says Paul Hendrix, equipment pricing analyst ...

John Deere's 620G/GP and 622G/GP G-Series motor graders come standard with Eco mode, which helps decrease operating costs by 5% to 10% compared to the larger 670G/672G models John Deere's 620G/GP and ...

On occasion, a situation will arise in which a scraper is the ideal excavating machine, but a dump truck or a larger off-highway hauler is better for transporting the spoil. Such circumstances have ...

The BV Loader consisted of a blade that simply cut the material and directed it onto a conveyor belt. The belt was driven by a Cummins 150-hp engine or optional GM 190-hp engine, and the conveyor ...

A mathematical model was developed to simulate three-dimensional motor-scraper overturns. From the results data necessary for the ROPS (Roll-Over Protective Structures) tests, such as, kinetic energy ...