Diesel Exhaust Fluid Is the New Flat Tire
Since DEF has been introduced to the construction industry, it has been plagued as an unwanted burden that we all hoped would never happen....
Increasing Uptime for Your Hydroexcavator
In hydroexcavation, uptime is productivity. Every hour a vacuum excavator is sidelined for maintenance, repairs, or avoidable wear is time crews aren’t completing work...
Tear Out or Replace
Many facilities built in the 70s and 80s continue to operate and maintain aging induction-based air conditioning units originally installed in each room or...
The Good Life
Like the Sage investment advice, “buy low, sell high,” crawler excavators have a greater return on investment when a highly productive lifecycle is paired...
Adding Value: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See
Have you ever asked yourself, “I wish my organization would just see the value our maintenance operations bring?” It may seem like the maintenance...
The Diesel Engine Oil of the Future: PC-11
The American Petroleum Institute (API), working with engine manufacturers and oil makers, is completely redesigning heavy-duty engine oil specifications. Nearly a decade has passed...
New Maintenance Mindset: Understanding iT4 technologies
Understanding exactly how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emission standards—and the interim Tier 4 (iT4) engines—will impact excavators, wheel loaders, and articulated dump trucks...
Automatic Lubrication
Following the successful launch of the Lube Shuttle® manual grease guns by MATO GmbH, Beka-Max of America Inc. introduces three pneumatic MATO products: the...
Tire Selection and Proper Maintenance Lead to Long Tire Life
Long tire life starts with selecting the correct tires for your vehicle and maintaining them throughout their life. The type of tires contractors need...
Track Pads
The construction industry is constantly evolving with new equipment innovations and technologies to help your machines and operations run optimally. There is a tool...