April, 2014

OEM Off-Highway April, 2014
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Automatic blade control on the iMC dozer monitors blade load and adjusts blade elevation as necessary, as well as adjusts itself to begin finish grading when that stage of the project has been reached.
Automated Systems
Automate tasks for improved efficiency and productivity

The new Farm Bill will provide funding in various formats for farmers, such as through crop insurance programs.
Market Analysis
New Farm Bill to aid biofuels production
The Valtra biogas tractor required no changes to be made to the base tractor because the gas tanks and gas supply are all add-on components.
Trends
Agriculture goes alternative
The Valtra biogas tractor required no changes to be made to the base tractor because the gas tanks and gas supply are all add-on components.
Trends
Agriculture goes alternative
The Avery Company’s Traction Steam Shovel and Crane.
Market Analysis
Towed cranes
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Engines
Enter Phase II
Last month, President Obama announced the second phase of the Department of Transportation and EPA Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emission Program for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
March 24, 2014
Eaton Corp., known for its extensive work with the EPA to deliver fuel-saving hydraulic hybrid vehicles for companies such as FedEx, UPS and Coca-Cola, announced its support for the Obama administration's Phase II of further greenhouse gas emissions reductions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Drivetrains
Run flat on purpose
Agritechnica 2013 in Hanover, Germany was wrought with agricultural technology. Mitas used the global platform to premier a revolutionary tire design that redefines how a traditional tire functions.
March 19, 2014
Mitas Pneutrac Concept Photo 11222710
Engines
Take a load off, Fanny
March 19, 2014
Engines
The search for efficiency
Diesel engines gain efficiency through downsizing and downspeeding.
March 10, 2014
Cummins' aftertreatment device combines the Cummins Compact Catalyst with Selective Catalytic Reduction (CCC-SCR).
Engines
The unwanted aftertreatment
A study by Manfredi & Associates investigates how emissions regulations will change how equipment is purchased and sold.
February 24, 2014
As with the Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Interim Ecomax engine, it will be possible to de-tier the Tier 4 Final range, to allow customers to sell used equipment in less regulated territories. All JCB dealers worldwide will have the technology to remove the SCR kit, reduce the fuel injection pressures and recalibrate the engine control system to de-tier the Ecomax engines. A lubricity doser may be required in some countries depending on the quality of local fuel.
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