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Mighty Machines: Episode 2

Woody and Brooksy reminisce about the good old days of truck driving as they cruise up the legendary Hume Highway in a Western Star and a vintage V8 White; Woody tries his luck at tractor pulling (the farming equivalent of drag racing) at the Keith Diesel Derby in South Australia; and Harry checks out the new Case IH JCM tractor.
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Staff WriterAugust 5, 2019, 3:31 pmAugust 5, 2019

Archive, Mighty Machines

Mighty Machines: Episode 1

Cobey conducts a ‘Burnout Symphony’ featuring Michael Lake’s awesome 900HP V12 White 4000 burnout truck ‘Filthy’ against the biggest and best burnout cars around; Harry and Jaiden team up in an ultimate showdown between old and new sprayers; and we check out construction giant Hanson’s 1,000th Mack truck featuring all the latest technology smarts.
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Staff WriterAugust 5, 2019, 3:22 pmAugust 5, 2019

Earthmoving Industry Insight, Reviews

Review: Mustang 2044 skid steer loader

Despite not being the biggest fan of skid steers, a Mustang 2044 loader made Ron Horner think again
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Ron HornerAugust 2, 2019, 4:40 pmAugust 2, 2019

Earthmoving Events

Plantworx 2019

It was a typical English summer for Plantworx, but the show goes on. Chris McCullough reports
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Chris McCulloughJuly 31, 2019, 2:48 pmJuly 31, 2019

Archive, Industry News

Forestry industry stalwart looking forward to future with RDO Equipment

Former Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) chair and director Ian Reid has thrown his support behind new John Deere construction and forestry equipment dealer, RDO Equipment, which he says should be congratulated for its investment in the market.
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Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019, 4:22 pmJuly 30, 2019

Archive, Features

Contractor profile: Civilivic and Brendan Patterson

Sunshine Coast’s Civilivic, managed by Brendan Patterson, is busy running a tight operation in Boonah. Ron Horner stopped by for a chat
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Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019, 3:56 pmJuly 30, 2019

Earthmoving Industry Insight, Reviews

Review: OzDiggers OD-130T mini skid steer loader

OzDiggers mini skid steer loaders have hit the market. Ron Horner got his hands on the OD-130W and OD-130T to see how they performed
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Ron HornerJuly 26, 2019, 4:23 pmJuly 26, 2019

Archive, Industry News

Registration now open for CONEXPO

Registration is now open for the CONEXPO-CON 2020 exhibition in Las Vegas, North America’s premiere event for construction machinery...
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Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019, 12:00 pmJuly 26, 2019

Archive, Product News

John Deere 850L Dozer lands in Aus

Designed to meet the demanding needs of today’s earth movers, the new John Deere 850L Dozer is now available in Australia
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Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019, 4:19 pmJuly 25, 2019

Archive, Industry News

New shoots needed

The Australian forest, wood and paper products industry supports up to 120,000 jobs with an annual economic contribution of around $23 billion
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Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019, 3:55 pmJuly 25, 2019

Archive, Features

Hawe Earthmoving contractor profile

Hawe Earthmoving takes advantage of Komatsu innovation – and keeps a lid on costs
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Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019, 2:58 pmJuly 25, 2019

Archive, Features

Porter Press Extra: Phil Harbeck Excavations

Wheel excavators might not be common on worksites in our part of the world yet, but when researching what his next compact excavator would be, Melbourne-based contractor Phil Harbeck couldn’t deny the potential efficiencies Hyundai’s R60W-9S looked to offer his operation.
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Cameron OfficerJuly 23, 2019, 2:26 pmJuly 23, 2019

Archive, Product News

New Komatsu rock breaker range

Komatsu has announced a new range of Komatsu-branded hydraulic breakers matched to fit its own excavator range and designed to work with machines from less than one tonne to over 85 tonnes.
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Staff WriterJuly 23, 2019, 2:13 pmJuly 23, 2019

Archive, Product News

New Komatsu rental websites

Komatsu is continuing to expand its digital presence with the launch of purpose-built new websites for its rental operations in Australia and New Zealand
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Staff WriterJuly 22, 2019, 2:23 pmJuly 22, 2019

Archive, Industry News

Lifetime of learning

Case Victoria recently successfully won a tender to supply Victoria University Polytechnic in Werribee with five brand new earthmoving machines for its students to operate and gain their industry certifications
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Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019, 4:58 pmJuly 19, 2019

Earthmoving Industry Insight, Reviews

Review: John Deere E360 excavator

The big news at Dirt Diesel and Turf was the John Deere/RDO Equipment partnership, which means Deere excavators will be available in Australia for the first time. Ron Horner checked out the E360 digger on show
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Ron HornerJuly 18, 2019, 4:54 pmJuly 18, 2019

Archive, Product News

Right tool for the job

Lucas Civil Group has been using Volvo machines from CJD Equipment from the very beginning
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Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019, 4:55 pmJuly 17, 2019

Archive, Product News

CLASSIC TRUCKS: VOLVO FH CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY

This year marks 25 years since the FH’s Australian launch. Now in its fourth generation, the big Aussie Swede today ranks as the most popular premium cab-over-engine truck in the land, Gary Richards writes
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Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019, 2:31 pmJuly 11, 2019

Archive, Industry News

Truckin Heaven: A day at Transport World

When you think of Invercargill in New Zealand, you think of Burt Munro, the world’s fastest Indian. But, there’s another icon that hails from the bottom of the world, and it’s Bill Richardson.
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Cobey BartelsJuly 11, 2019, 1:37 pmJuly 11, 2019

Attachments, Buckets, Earthmoving Equipment

Bucket monument tips hat to history

New life has been breathed into a landmark with the refurbishment of the mine dragline bucket at the entrance to the Capella Industrial Park in Central Queensland
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Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019, 11:07 amJuly 24, 2023

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Mighty Machines: Episode 2

Mighty Machines: Episode 1

Review: Mustang 2044 skid steer loader

Plantworx 2019

Forestry industry stalwart looking forward to future with RDO Equipment

Contractor profile: Civilivic and Brendan Patterson

Review: OzDiggers OD-130T mini skid steer loader

Registration now open for CONEXPO

John Deere 850L Dozer lands in Aus

New shoots needed

Hawe Earthmoving contractor profile

Porter Press Extra: Phil Harbeck Excavations

New Komatsu rock breaker range

New Komatsu rental websites

Lifetime of learning

Review: John Deere E360 excavator

Right tool for the job

CLASSIC TRUCKS: VOLVO FH CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Truckin Heaven: A day at Transport World

Bucket monument tips hat to history

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