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Productivity, Uptime, and ROI Driving Equipment Purchasing Decisions
Regal Rexnord Corp.
Today's farm equipment buyers are prioritizing reliability, efficiency and lifecycle value. Explore the trends reshaping agricultural equipment demand.
Productivity, Uptime, and ROI Driving Equipment Purchasing Decisions
Forestry & Lawn
Current State of the U.S. Lawn & Garden Equipment Market
Power Systems Research
Sales of lawn and garden equipment are trending well in 2021, and expected to remain positive into the coming year.
More disposable income and time at home over the past year has lead to increased sales of lawn and garden equipment.
Trends
The First Self-Propelled Scraper
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
Although not as successful as other LeTourneau designs, the first self-propelled scraper featured technologies that would years later become industry standards.
LeTourneau’s Self-Propelled Scraper was many years ahead of its time in both its concept and powertrain. It’s doing work a tractor-drawn scraper could not, discharging fill to the end of a levee with its front axle chocked.
Transmissions
New Electric Transmission Design Improves Agricultural Equipment Performance
John Deere Power Systems
John Deere and Joskin collaborated on a new electrification solution which enhances maneuverability and enables new technologies to be utilized.
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Trends
The Mountain Mover
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
R. G. LeTourneau's development of a scraper with two bowls, one moving back and forth within the other in a telescoping motion, increased earthmoving capacity.
LeTourneau sold the Mountain Mover to an Eph Hahn in 1926. Here it is, sporting modifications made by the Hahns, including solid steel front wheels in place of the original spoked wheels and lowering the framework above the scoop to make it easier to transport.
Trends
The First Tractor-Controlled Scraper
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
R. G. LeTourneau's remote-control system enabled a scraper to be controlled from a tractor, reducing labor costs.
R. G. LeTourneau operates his Holt 75 crawler tractor and his Full-Drag scraper, the first scraper designed to be operated from a tractor.
Control Valves
Pre-Compensated Valve Platforms Offer New Benefits in Mobile Machine Development
Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Complete, compact pre-compensated valve platforms provide plug and play solutions for OEMs, enabling them to select the right hydraulic control valves for a specific machine application.
The Pre-Compensated Valve Platform from Bosch Rexroth is a complete, compact mobile machine control solution that leverages the efficiency and versatility of proven Rexroth mobile control valves.
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Manufacturing
The Evolving Landscape of EV Manufacturing
Pailton Engineering
Pailton Engineering evaluates the implementation of microfactories versus gigafactories for electric vehicle manufacturing.
Microfactories offer the opportunity to produce electric vehicles at a price point competitive with those powered by internal combustion engines.
Mining
Better Times Ahead for North American Mining Equipment Market
Power Systems Research
Mining equipment production is forecast to rebound in 2021, and grow 3.8% through 2026.
Power Systems Research forecasts a 13% rebound for the North American mining equipment market in 2021.
Trends
The Great Innovator R. G. LeTourneau
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
Robert Gilmore LeTourneau had an unequalled impact on the earthmoving equipment industry, holding nearly 300 patents in equipment design and manufacturing processes.
R. G. LeTourneau
Trends
The Fresno Scraper
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
The Fresno-type scraper offered a combination of width and shallow depth front to back to easily load and move large capacities of material.
A conventional Fresno scraper. The earliest version had small wheels on the leading edge in place of the side runners.
Trends
The First Wheeled Scrapers
Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)
The wheeled scraper became a matter of necessity for the construction industry due to the need for improved earthmoving capabilities.
Operator aerobics! A Smith & Sons Royal riding wheeled scraper gave a man a workout, leaning forward and back on the platform to operate the scraper while keeping the team under control. This is his position during dumping.
Trends
The Process for Implementing Electric Work Trucks: A Road Map to Electric Adoption and Planning
Marion Body Works Inc.
Operational goals, application variations, and vehicle preferences must all be taken into consideration when converting to an electric work truck fleet.
Electric work truck adoption cannot be achieved by simply buying electric vehicles. It is a step-by-step process that must be carefully planned and executed.
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