Tag: loaders

John Deere will have more than a dozen displays at ConExpo-Con/Agg featuring special technology, new machine features and more. Photo courtesy of John Deere

John Deere companies to debut variety of equipment at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020

January 7, 2020By Kevin Yanik

The company will have seven brand-new pieces of equipment for the construction and compact construction segments on display at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020.

Successfully evolving beyond the scale

November 18, 2019By Edited by Kevin Yanik

Find out how onboard loader scales and the insights they provide are changing the nature of aggregate operations during scales and weighing applications.

More aggregate producers now seek out certain equipment models at ConExpo-Con/Agg because they’ve done the research beforehand. Photo courtesy of ConExpo-Con/Agg

Who’s seeking what at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020?

November 4, 2019By Zach Mentz

A Pit & Quarry survey offers some insights on the types of equipment aggregate producers will seek out at the March 2020 trade show.

A Turner Mining Group excavator on a job high above Silicon Valley, California. Photo courtesy of BuildWitt Media Group.

Why Turner Mining Group turns to excavators

May 30, 2019By Aaron Witt

With operations coast-to-coast, Turner Mining Group has developed an affinity for excavators over wheel loaders – and for a number of reasons.

The Firestone VersaBuilt AT 14.00R24 tire is designed primarily for loaders and graders. Photo courtesy of Bridgestone Americas.

Bridgestone expands tire line

March 7, 2019By Joe McCarthy

Firestone VersaBuilt All Traction radial tires are designed primarily for loaders and graders.

P&Q University Lesson 5: Loading, Excavating & Dredging

March 4, 2019By PQ Staff

Lesson 5 of Pit & Quarry University describes equipment and safety practices when loading, excavating and dredging.

Loadscan's conveyor volume scanner. Photo courtesy of Loadscan

Loadscan launches a volume scanner for conveyors

October 30, 2018By Kevin Yanik

The company’s conveyor volume scanner details how much material is moving across a conveyor belt.

Outside-the-box equipment design

June 4, 2018By Kevin Yanik

The basic design of equipment such as crushers, loaders and haul trucks has not altered too dramatically over the course of the last 100 years. In our lifetimes, the most drastic design changes to quarry equipment may still be to come.