BOW, New Hampshire - Police responded to a recycling facility after receiving a call that a man had used a front end loader to topple an excavator, which his brother was operating when it flipped.
Police say 54-year-old Peter Emanuel then drove the bulldozer toward them, crashed it into a building, then hopped into a garbage truck and raced away.
A few hours later, officers caught up to Emanuel and arrested him on several felony charges, including attempted first-degree assault, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest.
His brother, Stanley Emanuel, was not injured.
He blamed the attack on his brother's alleged mental illness.
"Hopefully my brother Peter will get the help he needs. We love him and hope the best for him," Emanuel tells NECN.
Peter Emanuel is being held on a $170,000 bail.
http://kfor.com/2016/10/10/bulldozer-vs-excavator-brothers-battle-in-heavy-machinery/
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Dozer Day to give Yakima kids a look at heavy machines
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A new event coming to Yakima next weekend will give
kids a chance to get up close and personal with some heavy machinery.
The Central Washington Home Builders' Association will hold the first Dozer Day Mar. 21 and 22.
KIMA's Alan Sillence has already tested some of the equipment. Your kids can have the same opportunity.
"We'll have a whole section where the kids drive for ages two to 12," said CWHBA's Carly Faul. "They'll get to get in a dozer, excavator, roller, skidster with a trained driver, and they'll show them how to operate it and they get to dig in the dirt."
Volunteers are still needed to help out with the event. Click here for more information.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Dozer-Day-to-give-Yakima-kids-a-look-at-heavy-machines-296005641.html
The Central Washington Home Builders' Association will hold the first Dozer Day Mar. 21 and 22.
KIMA's Alan Sillence has already tested some of the equipment. Your kids can have the same opportunity.
"We'll have a whole section where the kids drive for ages two to 12," said CWHBA's Carly Faul. "They'll get to get in a dozer, excavator, roller, skidster with a trained driver, and they'll show them how to operate it and they get to dig in the dirt."
Volunteers are still needed to help out with the event. Click here for more information.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Dozer-Day-to-give-Yakima-kids-a-look-at-heavy-machines-296005641.html
Sunday, August 31, 2014
5 Maintenance Tips for Heavy Machinery
Heavy-lifting and earthmoving machinery are the backbone of the mining, construction and agriculture industries around the world. These necessary and expensive pieces of equipment must be used to their most effective and efficient potential to perform such demanding labor. To ensure optimal performance of these costly pieces of industrial capital and the safety of their operators, regularly scheduled and preventive maintenance are a must. Following are some key tips to keep the gears grinding and pistons pumping in your own heavy-duty machines.1. Keep It Routine
Just like the annual check-up with your physician, a regular check-up on the overall functionality and condition of your heavy machinery helps keep the continuity of what is expected and the standard performance of your equipment. Any non-scheduled emergency maintenance and repair jobs done on heavy machinery are typically fraught with human error and performed in a time crunch.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that up to 20 percent of industrial accidents are related to maintenance operations, with 15 percent involving worker fatalities. By taking all the necessary preventative measures, not only are you ensuring the stated lifetime of your heavy machinery, but you're also keeping operators safe.
My grandfather always said, "If everything works on your truck, that's just an excuse for something to break." It's this philosophy of constantly checking and maintaining equipment, catching any minor problems before they evolve into bigger and more costly ones, that further drives the point to have regularly scheduled maintenance checks on your earthmoving machinery.
2. Use the Right Tools for the Job
Matching your equipment with the exact task that it's intended to perform requires consideration of a number of variables, including terrain, material composition and elemental effects such as climate, etc. Likewise, it's important to make certain that all attachments and performance accessories such as buckets and ploughs are made specific to your machine. With the safety of the crew operating this heavy and potentially dangerous equipment in mind, you simply cannot afford any guesswork here.
Check and double-check all machinery and attachments before using them in the field. Your workers and your wallet will thank you. When replacing parts, don’t assume the first ones you come across are the right ones for your machinery. Bearings, roller chains, gaskets, seals, etc., must all be the right quality and size and have the correct load-bearing qualities for your machine.
3. Don't Overwork Your Machines
Never exceed your equipment's stated performance specifications and limitations as found in your owner/operator manual. As with any industry where heavy equipment is a staple of operation, effectiveness and efficiency are key to optimal performance and yielding the best results for your efforts. Knowing and abiding by weight limits for loads and inclines for transit are an easy way to keep your heavy machinery working.
Most modern heavy machines come programmed with multiple power modes. It's essential for operators to make sure their equipment is set to the correct power mode for the task at hand. Also, minimizing your machinery’s travel and idle time can add longevity to the life of your assets.
4. Put Your Toys Away
While performing regular maintenance checks is an active way of preventing damage to your equipment, properly storing your heavy machinery is another necessary, yet more passive method of ensuring optimal and safe performance. All large machinery should be kept in covered, moisture-free storage with environment control if necessary. This will help save your equipment safe from the dangers of water, which can lead to rust and corrosion, as well as from the harshness of direct sunlight.
5. Knowledge is Power
Your machinery is only as useful as the men and women working with it. For upholding the highest standards of operations while minimizing risk, everyone in contact with the equipment should be trained and familiar with the proper use of each piece of machinery on the job. For some machines, simple hands-on instruction is sufficient, while others may require special certifications before operating the machinery. Follow your owner/ operator manual and any other official guidelines pertaining to your specific industry, job type and equipment model before letting just anyone take your backhoe for a spin.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Heavy-Machinery Makers Push Tracking Tools
Manufacturers are urging more-efficient use of construction-machinery fleets. Pictured, a Komatsu truck.
Daniel Brenner for The Wall Street Journal
Makers of construction machinery have a new message for customers: You may have too much equipment.
Even though it may cost them some sales in the short run, companies including
Caterpillar Inc.,
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Komatsu Ltd.
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and others are encouraging customers to use electronic monitoring
devices to assess their usage of heavy equipment. One reason: Use of
those devices provides valuable data to manufacturers about how
equipment is being used and how much is likely to be needed in the
future.
Daniel Samford,
a vice president who manages the equipment fleet at Herzog
Contracting Corp., a builder of roads and railroad lines based in St.
Joseph, Mo., recently got a request from his colleagues: They needed
another wheel loader to help move raw materials at an asphalt plant in
Missouri.
With a few clicks on his
computer, Mr. Samford determined that the company, which owns more than
2,000 machines, had an underused wheel loader at a Dallas work site that
could be sent to Missouri. In the past, he might simply have bought a
new machine, costing roughly $150,000. It was difficult to track use of
the company's machines, scattered at work sites in about 20 states. Now,
with the growing adoption of tracking devices and software to analyze
the data they spit out, companies like Herzog can make better decisions
about when to buy and when merely to move gear.
Moving
machines from, say, Miami to San Diego is "not uncommon," Mr. Samford
said. The result, he thinks, is that Herzog spends less on new
equipment. "You're better-utilizing your assets," he said.
Shep Nelson,
fleet manager at Goodfellow Bros. Inc., an earth-moving company
based in Hawaii, said the company used to have a general practice of
replacing machines after five years. Now in some cases Goodfellow keeps
machines seven or eight years when data suggest they aren't worn out.
"We know exactly how much it's being used," said Mr. Nelson, whose
company also has offices along the U.S. West Coast.
The
tracking systems, known as telematics, use global-positioning
technology and wireless communications devices to gather and transmit
data. They have been around for decades but in the past were used mostly
for such things as guarding against theft and discouraging operators
from wasting fuel by letting engines idle too long.
Equipment
makers figure it is in their interest to encourage wider usage of these
devices.
John H. Thomas,
a marketing and strategy manager at Caterpillar's headquarters in
Peoria, Ill., said helping customers figure out when they can avoid
buying new equipment is part of creating a "consultative relationship"
that makes them more loyal. Caterpillar can show itself to be a partner
"instead of just selling them a piece of iron," he said.
More efficient use of equipment fleets "makes the customer stronger," said
Rod Schrader,
chief executive of Komatsu America, and that should help his company.
Usage
of the devices also provides copious data to both the customer and the
manufacturer about how equipment is being used and how often it breaks
down, among other things. That helps the manufacturers improve designs
and forecast demand for new equipment and replacement parts. (Customers
can refuse to let manufacturers see the data, but few do that.)
When
customers cut back on buying new machines, Caterpillar and Japan-based
Komatsu still can earn lots of money selling replacement parts. "I think
parts definitely have better margins" than new machines, said
Rob Wertheimer,
an analyst at Vertical Research Partners in New York. He
estimated that parts account for as much as half of Caterpillar's profit
from machinery in some years.
Despite
the manufacturers' efforts to sell customers on the advantages, usage of
the devices remains low. Only 15% to 18% of Caterpillar machines sold
in the past decade are using the company's monitoring system, Mr. Thomas
said. A problem, he said, is that some customers see the technology as
too complicated. Caterpillar is offering training at dealerships and
trade shows, along with YouTube videos.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/gauging-heavy-equipment-loads-1406493923
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