The new Cat 963 track loader combines versatility with improved fuel efficiency, more productivity and cab and controllability improvements. The 963 crawler loader replaces the 963K and features an updated cab with suspension seat and adjustable armrests/controls. An intuitive 10-inch (254 mm) touchscreen dash display is easy to use and features a standard high definition rearview… Thi...
Civil contracting company JRT Group is putting about 60 items of earthmoving and civil equipment up for auction this week as part of a fleet review. Machinery including rollers, excavators, skid steers and graders are being sold in an unreserved auction by Pickles on Friday. Pickles Rockhampton branch manager Geoff Payne said JRT’s stock review… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland me...
CR has launched its latest DecaEdge cast lip – a nine-station lip suited to large mining wheel loader buckets with capacities between 14 and 20 cubic metres. The manufacturer says the DE2553 was developed in response to the popularity of CR’s DecaEdge 10 and 11-station cast lips, aiming to broaden their cast lip range for… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland members only.Log In...
Six Sandvik LH517i’s are being introduced at George Fisher Mine in Mount Isa as part of an automation project. The Glencore-owned mine welcomed the first three new underground loaders in June, according to the company’s Resourceful news bulletin. The company says the transformative automation project is designed to improve safety, and increase efficiency and productivity…. This ...
Energy infrastructure company Jemena has unveiled an Australian-first electric powered cherry picker truck. The electric cherry picker, formally known as an elevated work platform truck, will reduce Jemena’s carbon output by 30 tonnes per year. Jemena executive general manager for electricity distribution Shaun Reardon said the electric cherry picker truck was made possible thanks to… This ...
Earthmoving equipment including a grader and loader as well as numerous light vehicles and trucks go under the hammer this month in a Charters Towers Regional Council auction. Geaney’s Real Estate and Ray White Nasco are conducting an online and onsite auction from 9am on Friday, August 28. A full listing of the 31 items for… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland members onl...
Hastings Deering has been swamped by a record 2695 applications for its 2021 apprentice intake after applications closed in July. The mining and construction support company opened applications for 40 positions in June for four weeks, with over 1000 applications in the first week alone. The company logged a record year for its 2020 apprenticeships… This content is for iQ Industry Quee...
Gladstone-based Xtreme Engineering has become the first business in Australia to take delivery of the new Tadano ATF120G-5.1 all-terrain crane. With a 60m main boom and maximum lifting capacity of 120t, the ATF-120-5.1 is described by the manufacturer as being consistently the most powerful crane of its class for radiuses between 16m and 56m. Given the… This content is for iQ Industry Queen...
Easternwell has mobilised a new ALRx workover rig as part of a 12-month contract for for Santos coal seam gas developments in eastern Queensland. The new rig is one of three recently designed and built by Easternwell at its updated facility in Withcott, outside Toowoomba. Easternwell general manager energy Kyle Koziol said the Advantage Light… This content is for iQ Industry Queensland memb...
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