UXB experts develop system to convert Bobcat skid steer into a remote-controlled robot. QinetiQ, a company more commonly associated with remotely-controlled equipment used to diffuse bombs and explosives, has developed a kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes on any of 17 models of Bobcat skid-steer, all-wheel steer, or compact track loaders that…Read moreRead more
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Turn your Bobcat into a robot…
The way we were…
A nice photo of an old Syd Bishop & Sons vehicle that has recently been restored. UK demolition contractor Syd Bishop & Sons, famous for its “watch it come down” tagline, recently celebrated its 80th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, this vehicle (which had lain unused in the company’s yard for some 15 years)…Read moreRead more
A rose by any other name is not a daffodil…
Indignant rant about a magazine’s apparent inability to describe a machine properly. About 25 years ago, I was told by a senior officer from within the Kent police force that one of the biggest challenges facing them when trying to recover stolen equipment was the fact that they couldn’t identify machine types. The term JCB…Read moreRead more
Why don’t Americans GET high reach…?
Low recycling rates and high accident levels highlight US demolition’s failure to innovate. I have spent more than 25 years writing about construction, demolition, and the equipment used across these demanding sectors. And for the most part, it was like casting my carefully crafted and finely honed words and phrases to the four winds, as…Read moreRead more
Finning throws down service gauntlet…
Finning has announced that it is to credit customer parts and service account to cover the cost of hiring or replacing a machine, if it is not repaired within 48 hours. The UK Caterpillar has announced what it claims to be the biggest service and support shake up for excavator sales the industry has ever…Read moreRead more
