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Forums on Heavy Equipments

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A person newly entering into the construction business needs to know a lot about machines. Though, he would have some knowledge plus experience with these machines, still he would want to see people’s comments and their experiences with heavy equipments. He would perhaps want a forum where people having dealt with heavy equipments write their experiences and also provide their valuable feedbacks for others to read and eventually helps others to take a call. Unquestionably, he would get to learn a lot from such forums where people from all age groups come up and share their thoughts on machines.

Here, we would be talking about how important these forums are for a new guy entering the industry and what should one take from these forums.

One can put down their question:  For a person starting a fresh may have tons of questions revolving in his mind, desperate to search for an answer. In such a scenario, he has limited alternatives. He can either go to google and key in the stuff he wants to know or can just enter a forum where he puts up his questions to people having being dealing with machines for good number of years. He is very much likely to get answers that will satisfy his quest and will perhaps help him take a decision. He also gets the option to cross question if he finds the answer to be little strange. Different people have different opinions about a machine which at times may leave the questioner in a state of ambiguity. In order to clear the air, he can cross question and can expect a satisfactory reply.

Distinguished personalities:  This is one of the most important reasons why people end up going in a forum to get answers for their questions. They are aware that they will be answered by people who have been in the industry for long and has relevant experience dealing with such machines. So whatever they will speak, it will be mostly on the basis of their experiences which can be relied upon to a greater extent. Sharing their personal thoughts could be quite interesting as they may speak about the challenges they have faced and what they did to come out of it. This undoubtedly will work as some good learning for young brains and their understanding will get clearer leaving no scope for any sort of confusion.

Similarity Scores:  Most forums have a tool which indentifies similar replies given by different people and set scores to their replies. This indicates the common viewpoint being shared by others on the same question. In other words, it shows how many of the users think alike and feels the same about a particular question/issue. It ultimately helps the questioner to come to a conclusion and based on the similarity score can judge the authenticity of the answer. Some users only read the feedback of people having high similarity score. It often reflects the thought of others in their answer and thus saves time going through the feedback posted by other users.

How important is to keep your heavy machines well maintained

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If you want your machine to deliver the same kind of performance year after year, you got to make sure you keep it well maintained. These heavy machines go through a lot of stuff all day and if not maintained properly could show signs of wreckage which will ultimately cost the owner dearly. Thus it becomes highly imperative to take utmost care of your machines that plays a significant role in nurturing and giving a good shape to your business. Here, we would be talking in depth about how important it is to keep the heavy machines well maintained and how does it result in increasing the productivity.

Proper maintenance leads to unwanted wreckage:  Heavy machineries are undoubtedly way too expensive and often digs a deep hole in the pocket of the buyer. The buyer would definitely want the machine to work as long as it can; for which he need to ensure that the machine is taken care of. These heavy machines have to go through a lot of strenuous work on a daily basis. As a result there are high chances of dust particles getting stuck inside the machine which if not removed in time can lead to unwanted wreckage. They need to be oiled properly and if required, change faulty parts of the machines with newer ones. Doing all these at regular intervals will make sure that they keep functioning for years without giving much trouble to its owner.

 

High productivity:  While in business, what you want the most? I’m pretty sure, you want to see your balance sheet showing good profits and that’s going to happen when you have machines which are not prone to breakdowns. You want machines which can work for more hours and eventually increases the productivity. This is possible if some good care is taken of the machines and are maintained well at times they are not at work.

Train your employees:  This is a very important point one can’t afford to skip. It is your employees who are directly handling the machines and they need to be sure they are operating it the right way. You can’t expect an unskilled person to operate a heavy machine with ease and if your employee does not know to run it correctly, your machines are in deep trouble. Thus, it is very critical to train your employees and make them familiar with the machines they would be operating. Regular training sessions should be conducted to upgrade their knowledge pertaining to the machines which will help them to understand the technicalities of the machine and if there happens to be a breakdown, they would be in a position to fix it on their own.

Proper maintenance ensures safety:  There has been many incidents where the workers have lost their lives or have got critically injured due to heavy machine breaking down in the mid. Well, you cannot blame the machines for the debacle. It was in good order when it got delivered to you. However, due to overlooking the maintenance thing, employee’s safety is jeopardized.

We have discussed some of the critical points which imply the importance of maintaining heavy machineries and ensuring that they are in good order at all times.

Companies That Produce Heavy Equipment

Companies That Produce Heavy Equipments

Big machines were undoubtedly the inventions of big ideas and if we dig deep in the history of these machines, we will find many people who started by thinking of an idea and later gave it a form and brought the machines in the market. They saw their own ups and downs and fought the odds with valour, not even the strongest of the storm was able to pin them down which eventually made them successful in their lives and kept their company in a fortified state. We would be discussing about some companies that started with a small idea, believed in it principles and moved inch by inch towards success.

Caterpillar Equipments:  Caterpillar was found by the Holt brothers, Charles Holt and Benjamin Holt in the year 1883 in California and only in the year 1904, they successfully produced their first commercial caterpillar tractor and it started selling like hot cakes. Since then, they have made a lot of innovative changes in the machine that made it more user friendly and technologically advanced for the farmers to complete their work lot sooner. Numerous gadgets have been set up inside the machine which helps the operator to check if everything is in his control and if there happens to be a break down in the system, he knows about it in advance and can take preventive measures to avoid a hassle.

They had also set up their branches all across the globe to expand their reach and increase their customer base. It was only in the year 1950 that they open their first overseas subsidiary in Great Britain after which they moved into many other countries. They realized that their products are not just for the people of their country but it has a global demand and they foresaw some great opportunities in the global markets which took them to countries other than US. However in the year 2001, Caterpillar stopped producing tractors used for agriculture. They are currently into variety of heavy equipments ranging from excavators to bulldozers and continuously upgrading their system and making it more and more user friendly.

John Deere:  John Deere is another such personality who has dared to dream big and is now one of the major producers to heavy equipments. It is giving strong competition to Caterpillar in all types of machines. One good thing about John Deere’s products is that they introduce us to quality. Their machines are unique when it comes to quality and they like their competitors have left no stone unturned in introducing new ideas and bringing in new technology for the welfare of the user. John Deere’s bulldozers are said to be the finest as far as its quality and durability is concerned.

Deer’s product after gaining several achievements in their home county started moving out of their shell and that worked good with them. They are now a world renowned brand and major construction house rely on their products. These are few examples which have made their name in the heavy machinery industry and are still in the process of achieving new heights in the future.

Caterpillar Motor Graders or John Deere Motor Graders – Which one is the best

Caterpillar Motor Graders or John Deere Motor Graders – Which one is the best

If you have taken up the work to construct roads or to level the surface of land, you definitely need a Motor grader to get the job done. Graders are particularly used to level the surface of land with the help of a blade which is situated at the middle bottom of the machine. The graders are also used for building V-shaped on highways for drainage. A grader is multi functional equipment that can be used for several reasons like clearing off snow from the road or during landslides; it helps to take off the mud from the road. It can also be used for earth moving. Knowing its versatility, it has now become an all-in-one machine. Though, you can’t expect it to do everything for you as it also has its limitations, it still has the capability to outshine other machines in its genre.

There are several companies that manufactures quality Graders and out of them, we have companies like Caterpillar and John Deere that has shown their metal and subsequently has made it to the top. We would be talking in brief about the features and utility of both the companies and understand which amongst them is the toughest.

Caterpillar Graders:  Caterpillar is famous for producing machines that are good at their job; highly productive, low consumption of fuel and most importantly do not cost a fortune to its buyer. They manufacture 2 types of Graders. One is the standard Grader which is used for building roads and for levelling land at various construction sites and the other is used exclusively for mining purposes. Mining Graders are tougher than the standard ones but perform the same kind of activity of levelling the surface and paving roads. These machines have a horsepower that varies from 128 to 540 horsepower. Higher horsepower machines are required to carry more stuff with them and generate high speed when required. They are also required at locations where they have to climb steep inclines that particularly needs more power and it’s not feasible for machines with lower horsepower. Caterpillar Graders have broad blades which helps the machine to grade a good portion of material at one go. This saves more time and gets the work done quickly.

John Deere Graders:  John Deere Graders is an exceptionally powerful machine which has 6 cylinder engines and can produce outstanding power that keeps the machine rock solid and can be used in extreme rough terrain. These Graders has four reverse and eight forwards gears and can speed up to 22 miles per hour moving forward and 7 miles per hour moving backwards. One of the most phenomenal feature of this machine is it has a blade that can rotate 360 degrees and has a diameter of 4’5”.  It can also move up to 1 foot above the ground. It can hold fuel of up to 50 gallons and the oil tank can hold fuel up to 3 gallons. Overall, it’s a machine that possesses its own distinguished feature and has earned market credibility due to its sheer performance and low maintenance cost.

John Deere Equipment: The machine that brought revolution in the agricultural and construction

John Deere Equipment: The machine that brought revolution in the agricultural sector.

Farming has never been that great as it is today and all credit goes to the American legend named John Deere. He was the mind behind the green tractor we can see on the fields which brought a revolution in the agricultural sector. Well, if you are thinking that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had all the resources at his disposal to make this happen, and then you got to change your thoughts soon. This is because the present article would talk about his early life and how he got transformed into a legend and managed to change the very face of farming.

John Deere was a college dropout and didn’t have much formal education. He lost his father at a young age and his mother who was a blacksmith trained him to become one. His life took a turn when his blacksmithing company got bankrupt and he had to sell it off to his father-in-law. He then went to Illinois and started working as a blacksmith. During that time, there were hardly any blacksmith in that area and hence he had absolutely no trouble in finding some work there. He produced his first plow in 1837 and since then there was no turning back for him. In the coming years, he sold many plows to the local farmers and was constantly getting orders to produce ninety to 100 plows every year.

This is how he became a legend and gave his best in the field of agricultural equipments. After his demise the business was handled by his son. This was all about John Deere.

Posthumously, his company expanded its wings and flew higher in the sky. John Deere’s company purchased a tractor manufacturing company named “The Waterloo Tractor Company” and since then it was his tractors that farmers trusted the most. Very soon, the company came up with a new model named “The John Deere Model A”. It had three wheeled design and was considered to be one of the best tractors then. Slowly and steadily, they brought in technology and the tractor became more refined which proved a great deal to the farmers. This led to many such inventions in the field of agriculture where the farmers were gifted with technologically advanced equipments at a price they can easily afford to buy. The machines manufactured by John Deere’s company were long lasting and they still continue the trend of delivering performance over their peers.

John Deere’s company did not limit itself to domestic farming. They went beyond that and tried their luck in commercial farming. In the year 1956, they invented the “420 Crawler Loader”. It had the loader bucket in the front that made it look like a bulldozer.

Apart from the big machines manufactured by John Deere’s company, they also take pride in claiming that they have produced numerous small agricultural equipments that are beneficial to the farmers in ample of ways. Thus, a noble deed started by John Deere has now taken the shape of a mighty company creating many more success stories for us to read.

 

 

 

High performance Caterpillar Scraper

Scrapers are machines which are mostly used in mines to take off the soil from the earth and fill them in the hopper; which when gets full is covered with an erect blade and moved to the place where it is supposed to get dumped. It is also used in construction sites but mainly can be seen working in mining fields. We all know for sure how efficient caterpillar machines are but here we would be talking in brief about the features and utilities of caterpillar Scraper.

Caterpillar is known for manufacturing different designs of products which caters to both construction and mining business alike. They have recently come up with a new model of scraper which has a much more powerful engine as compared to its predecessors and has the ability to work for more number of hours than it could do earlier. This new engine has the capacity of producing 410 horsepower which is more than 18 percent as compared to its previous models. Higher horsepower means more productivity as the engine has more power to pull extra stuff and gets the work done in a shorter duration. At the same time, Caterpillar has designed a new torque converter to give more power to the machine. They have also increased its capacity from 2 cubic yards to 24 cubic yards and have achieved a remarkable feet in the history of Scraper.

The engine also has a new cooling system that enhances the productivity of the Scraper by reducing jamming and thereby increases its efficiency. The machine has been fitted with “Next Generation Modular Radiators” which has 9 fins per inch comparatively far lesser than the previous models which had 33 fins per inch. This has increased the space in the machine and has relatively helped in reducing congestion in various applications.  The engine of the Scraper uses a poly-vee belt and also replaces the manual tensioning by updating it with automatic belt tensioning. They have also reduced the number of belts of the engine from four to two. Something worth stating about the machine is that the fan drive bearings in the Scraper do not require any servicing and can go on for years. On the contrary, the previous models required servicing after an interval of every 250 hours.

The Caterpillar 657 G scraper has a single lever implement control that merges the apron, bowl and ejector in a single joystick. It means that the operator only needs the joystick to elevate or lessen the bowl or to activate the apron and the ejector. It has specifically made life a lot simpler for the operator who otherwise had to work on each single function in order to get the work done. Also want to highlight the fact that the Scraper has been incorporated with a combination grab handle and a hand rest near the “joystick implement control” which helps the operator to rest his arm and eventually allows him to work for more hours.

Caterpillar Scrapers are undoubtedly one of the best machines they have produced and their constant effort towards modernizing the design has helped them earn several accolades from their critics.

History of Komatsu Equipment

Komatsu equipment are said to be the most trusted and reliable equipment and perhaps this is why after Caterpillar, they are the second largest producer of construction equipment in the world. The company makes more than 70% of its income by selling equipments pertaining to mining and construction. The equipment they sell comprises of hydraulic excavators, bulldozers, motor graders, dump trucks etc. Thus, Komatsu are into almost all heavy equipments. However, they have not limited themselves to manufacturing construction equipments. They also have their hands in producing electronic items like silicon wafers and polycrystalline silicon. They seem to earn around 7% of their revenue by producing these electronic items. Thus Komatsu are multi producers and have their hands on ample of stuffs which prove them as market leaders as far as construction and mining equipments are concerned.

Komatsu came into existence in the year 1921, when the ironworks parted their ways from the mining company and thus formed a new company. The founder of Komatsu was Tashiro Shiraishi who was an engineer by profession and also became the first president of the company until 1925. During his tenure, the company became a major producer of pumps and equipment tools. As a matter of fact, Tashiro Shiraishi gave the company the much needed momentum and drove it to a stable position form where it accelerated and became a mighty business house.

The saga of its growth can be easily analyzed by the number of workers that kept on increasing on a constant basis. The number of employees had risen dramatically from 121 in 1921 to 742 in 1929 which is a big achievement in itself. It particularly depicts the fact that employees working in the company were happy and the work culture that the company formed only helped its employees to grow.

In 1960, Komatsu equipments were in huge demand especially during the Vietnam War and it expanded like a jet. During the end of the decade, it introduced a new radio-controlled bulldozer which was termed to be a major achievement. At that time, they had Caterpillar as their major competitor and they chalked out many plan to surpass them. They keenly started monitoring the performance of Caterpillar and laid their strategies with the view to outshine them in the near future. Their way of strategizing the work and setting up priorities helped them a long way in achieving their goals and becoming a successful company within a short span. They expanded their operations very aggressively and within 20 years they grew from a local producer to a giant exporter and a strong competitor.

It was only in the year 1970 that the company started its first direct investment in USA. Soon after that, operations in other foreign lands began and in the year 1975, it started manufacturing bulldozers in Brazil making it the first production of construction equipment outside its homeland. Since then, there has been no looking back for Komatsu and slowly it expanded its operations in many other foreign countries. Komatsu has no longer been a domestic name. It has now been transformed and has become a symbol of quality, reliability and efficiency.

Which one is the best – Caterpillar D6T Dozer or John Deere 850 Dozer

Which one is the best – Caterpillar D6T Dozer or John Deere 850 Dozer

Having the right set of tools is very important in any sort of business and when you are in construction industry, it becomes all the more important to get your act right. You got to ensure that starting from a needle to a dozer, everything is in working condition and things won’t go off at the time you need them the most. Being into construction business where you have deadlines and have to get the work done under a stipulated time frame, it is quite imperative that you have the best machines to carry out the operations.

Here we would be talking about the features of one of the most critical equipment in the construction business and that is none other than a bulldozer.  At present there are few companies that are renowned for manufacturing quality bulldozers and out of them; we would be targeting Caterpillar D6T and John Deere 850 Dozers.

Caterpillar D6T Dozers:  Many construction houses use this dozer for their operations. It is renowned for its quality, high efficiency and low maintenance cost and is considered as the most trusted dozer manufactured by the brand Caterpillar. While framing the design for this dozer, the engineers paid special attention towards increasing its productivity, reduction in emissions and to lessen the operating cost without hampering the quality and design of its lineage. Several other features have been added which includes service centers at the ground level that permits the battery to get detached and the engine automatically turn off the switches. This saves the time and energy of the person operating the machine as he does not have to climb on the dozer to get that done manually.

Special attention has been given to the cabin which gives lot of space to the person working inside the cabin. He can easily move in and come out of the cabin without brushing his arms or knocking his head with any parts of the machine. They have also set up new cooling package, a hydraulic fan and an electronic engine control that plays an instrumental role in saving at least 6% of the fuel. Overall, Caterpillar has ensured that it gives the best to you and it should worth every penny you pay to the company.

John Deere 850 Dozers:  John Deere is another such company which is renowned for producing quality machineries and out of the many machines they have produced, the 850 Dozers have quite evidently left its mark in the mind of big construction companies across US. The 850 dozer has been built with the notion to cater construction companies who are extensively looking for a solid waste disposal machine and which can work in an extra rough terrain without breaking down in the middle. It is equipped with a semi U blade which is at the outside of the machine and is mounted upwards that helps it to easily carry the thrash and dump it out.

This machine has a reverse fan that can be used to change its direction after every 30, 60 or 90 minutes. It can also be activated from the seat of the operator as and when he feels the need to do so. Doing this helps the machine to keep its engine cool and that ultimately increases its productivity.

John Deere 850 Dozers continues to give strong competition to its competitors and its business rivals by introducing new features and developing the machine to cater the needs of the construction business.

The history of Caterpillar equipment

We have often come across many construction sites where we get to see huge machines digging up the surface of the earth and throwing off the mud at a place from where it can be collected and dumped at the dump-yard. The machines are of great help to construction workers as they can get the work done in few days which could have otherwise taken months to complete. It also makes sense to think what made the person who gave birth to the idea to build such big machines that brought revolution in the construction industry.

We would be specifically discussing the inception of caterpillar equipments and how it managed to become a brand in such a short time. If we dig deep into history, we’ll find that Caterpillar was formed way back than its inception in the year 1925. The story goes like this. Benjamin Holt, who was the owner of a company that manufactured steam tractors wanted to improve the mobility and grip of the tractors his company produced. He therefore, swapped the wheels with wooden tracks that were fastened with chains. While he was trying his invention out in the field, one of the bystanders looking at his innovation could not resist himself from saying that the machine crawled like a caterpillar. Hearing this, Holt thought that he has now got a name for his invention and this is how the name caterpillar came into existence. In the year 1986, caterpillar changed the name of the company “Caterpillar Tractor Company” to “Caterpillar Inc”.

Caterpillar machines played a pivotal role in the area of construction and building roads. Their journey, since the inception, is filled with achievements that motivated them to produce technologically savvy equipments. They expanded and sold their products both domestically as well as internationally. They sold around 93 Caterpillar equipments to the Indian government to help them build better roads. In the same fashion, their machines also helped Venezuela to construct a 10.5 mile superhighway through the Andes Mountain. This made life simpler for transporters who had to use the longer way to transport their goods on a daily basis. One of the biggest contributions of these machines was during the 1956 Olympics held at Melbourne. These machines were of huge help as they played a significant role towards the completion of the event sites. The contribution of Cat machines has been phenomenal and it continues to serve the world community with its high-tech know-how and state of the art designs.

Beside the contribution of Caterpillar to the world community, how it grew as a company over the years and its achievements over the last few decades is worth mentioning. Mentor, an Ohio based company was acquired by CAT during its effort to increase its forklift line. There are also few international acquisitions under its belt. They managed to acquire Perkins Limited which was a UK company that produced small diesel engines. They also took over a German company that produced gas and diesel power-driven engines.

CAT is undoubtedly the market leader which has been possible with their consistent endeavor to bring something new to the world and keeping into consideration the benefits of the common man.

 

History of Case equipment

Case equipment has a rich history that inspires all of us and particularly to people who looks at things in a different angle which others fail to see. Jerome Case was one such person who was not sacred to see the world in his own unique way and perhaps that is the reason why he is termed as an inventor and has succeeded in inventing so many equipments both for agricultural and commercial purposes. Case company was started in Racine in 1842 to produce threshing machines. As time passed by, Case achieved worldwide acknowledgment in being the first person to build steam engines. The engines were build solely for agricultural purpose, however it is now known as the world’s largest producer of steam engines.

Case never wanted to end it up by producing steam engines all his life. He had some bigger plans and worked very hard to implement them all. Therefore, in the year 1912, Case had set his foot in the construction equipment segment and started producing equipments used for construction purposes. His strategies were clear and so were his intentions. He wanted to become big in producing heavy equipments required in the construction industry and for which he knew, he had to bring in innovative ideas which can eventually shape up the company he has dreamt off.   

The company grew by leaps and bounds and was growing exactly the way Case wanted it to grow. The company after stepping its foot in the construction equipment industry, it became a leading producer of equipments like steam rollers and road grader which are widely required for building roads. In order to become a big ticket company, it had to go through several acquisitions and it first acquired “American Tractor Corporation”. Before the acquisition, both the companies were developing a technology which if collaborated together can result in a lethal combination which will serve the construction business in a much broader way. Case thus acquired the “American Tractor Corporation” and invented the first tractor loader/backhoe. Very soon, there were other versions of tractor loader and they were built by keeping the requirement of the user into consideration.

The company was very much walking on the footsteps of its founder where innovation was the key and the newest technologically driven equipments were given utter importance. Down the line, Case started producing all sorts of construction equipments like Hydraulic Excavators, Wheel Loaders, Skid Steer Loaders, and Telescopic Handlers. Case has always ensured that its products should not falter in quality, durability and should last for as many years as it can.

Case takes pride to introduce new equipments in the market where it’s surrounded by other big fishes which makes competition tougher. Under such a competitive environment, Case markets its product without giving any false commitments and ensures to keep its image clean. Throughout its journey from manufacturing steam engines to all sorts of heavy as well as construction equipments, Case has undoubtedly managed to maintain its excellence in the world market and has proven to be a company one can rely on.