Monday, June 28, 2010

Heavy equipment systems

MDT: Heavy Equipment SystemsModern Diesel Technology: Heavy Equipment Systems is the only textbook on the market that deals exclusively with off-highway mobile equipment systems. Designed to meet the specific needs of technicians in the specialty areas of heavy equipment, agricultural equipment, and powered lift truck technology, this book marks a valuable departure from the books aimed at truck technicians and the manufacturer-produced literature that specialty technicians have had to rely on for so long. The book begins with a chapter on basic safety, and is then broken down into four sections to address the four key elements of heavy equipment

Friday, February 26, 2010

Gulf Contractors' Guide and Controlled Maintenance Plan

Gulf Contractors' Guide and Controlled Maintenance Plan: Covering equipment used in Earthmoving, Construction, Stripmining, Quarrying, Sand and Gravel Production and Allied Industries (SP 10811)
The Gulf Contractors' Guide and Controlled Maintenance Plan: Covering equipment used in Earthmoving, Construction, Stripmining, Quarrying, Sand and Gravel Production and Allied Industries (SP 10811)

Friday, February 19, 2010

Yellow steel Earthmovin Equipment Industry

Yellow Steel: The Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry
Yellow Steel: The Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry

In his book "Yellow Steel", the first overarching history of the earthmoving equipment industry, William Haycraft examines the tremendous increase in the scope of mining and construction projects, from the Suez Canal through the interstate highway system, made possible by innovations in earthmoving machinery. Led by Cyrus McCormick's invention in 1831 of a practical mechanical reaper, many of the builders of today's massive earthmoving machines began as makers of reapers, plows, threshers, and combines. Haycraft traces the efforts of manufacturers such as Caterpillar, Allis-Chalmers, International Harvester, J.I. Case,

Thursday, February 18, 2010

focus on construction machinery

Freedonia Focus on Construction Machinery
Some times it is time for a view back. This report discusses US construction machinery for the years 1995 and 2000, with forecasts to 2005. Topics covered include market size, product segmentation, global overview, market environment, product forecasts, industry composition and leading participants. Product

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

harvesters construction equipment division

PayLine: International Harvester's Construction Equipment Division
This is an excellent book on history of international harvester and Frank G. Hough construction equipment companies. It describes the creation and merger of these companies and their subsequent success and failures of their products. I enjoyed reading construction machinery books that are not afraid to describe in detail why a particular piece of equipment failed in the field due to some type of design flaw.This author did not disappoint me in that area.As always plenty of neat photos of brand new equipment right out of the factory and also in use at job sites past to present.Only minor gripe I have is the dedication page credits some of the authors machinery photos that are nowhere to be found.This seems trivial but seems to be a trend as another earthmover book like PayLine: International Harvester's Construction Equipment Division

Tuesday, February 9, 2010