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The Move to Synthetics & Synthetic Blends
The market for synthetic lubricants is only expected to grow. Here are the main benefits, costs, and considerations you’ll need to know before making a switch.
Compact Track Loaders
Prepping Construction Fleets for Natural Disasters
Digging Deeper
What Is a Lubrication Site Assessment & Do You Need One?
Oil Analysis
Volvo CE Introduces Fluid Analysis Program for Fleets
Oils, Lubricants & Greases
How to Master Your Oil Selection
Oils, Lubricants & Greases
Ridgeline Lubricants Showcases Fluids Analysis Program
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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Machine & Grade Control in Construction Surface Prep
How these technologies provide precision and finesse, even for novice operators responsible for moving earth and materials to exact design specifications.
Construction Technology
Construction's Inevitable Shift to Alternative Power
What do new fuel options and emission regulations mean for contractors?
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Komatsu HB365LC-3 drives performance, fuel efficiency and sustainability
Do more with less — its hybrid electrical swing system can increase productivity and reduce fuel consumption compared to non-hybrid Komatsu excavators.
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Fleet Maintenance
How Your Engine Oil Specification Can Help Achieve Sustainability Goals
As OEMs look to move cleaner — spurred by internal goals and governmental regulations — there is opportunity to improve efficiency via engine oil specification.
Oil Analysis
TBN vs TAN for Used Engine Oil Analysis
No one parameter alone can provide a complete picture of health; a more comprehensive mix of indicators is needed to determine oil health and performance.
Fleet Maintenance
Tips to Set Up Oil Analysis Program for Successful Predictive Maintenance
Set oil analysis goals and work with a trusted vendor to tailor the program to achieve these goals.
Oil Analysis
Simple Solutions for Meeting Oil Cleanliness Specifications - Monitor
This is the second of a three-part series discussing the phases of an effective lubricant cleanliness program: start clean, monitor and stay clean
Oil Analysis
10 Questions to Evaluate Fluid Analysis Program Effectiveness
If you don’t have an answer for each of those questions, you are most likely not getting what you could out of your fluid analysis program
Fleet Maintenance
How to Safely Extend Preventive Maintenance Intervals
Risks associated with extending PM intervals can be mitigated somewhat with careful planning and a solid oil analysis program
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JCB Telehandler: Lift More. Save More. Do More.
JCB has been the world's leader in telehandlers since introducing them in 1977. No surprise there. After all, our range of telescopic handlers has the power to optimize any operation, from commercial jobsites to residential projects.
Oil Analysis
How Lubricant Zone Inspections Benefit Early Problem Detection
There are three important inspection zones in common oil reservoirs and sumps, and each has a story to tell about your oil and machine
Equipment Management
[VIDEO] Caterpillar Demonstrates Best Practice Using a Vacuum Pump for Oil Samples
Video shows the step-by-step best practices for drawing a used-oil sample with a vacuum pump through a diesel engine's dipstick tube
Oil Analysis
8 Tips for Good Used Oil Sampling and More Reliable Results
Regular used oil analysis can help extend equipment life and optimize lubricant life, avoid unforeseen breakdowns and reduce maintenance costs
Oil Analysis
Spectro Scientific MicroLab Version 11 Software and MicroLab Companion Kits
Version 11 software brings improved oil analysis performance through new signal processing methods and features that provide additional capabilities and flexibility
Oil Analysis
Spectro Scientific FieldLab 58 Portable Fluid Analysis System
Battery-powered, integrated oil analysis system that provides quick and comprehensive oil analysis in the field
Oil Analysis
Regular Oil Analysis Can Save Costs, Reduce Chances of Catastrophic Failure
One common maintenance schedule across your fleet, and eliminating oil analysis, may be raising material and labor costs and increasing risk of catastrophic failure
Oil Analysis
How Used Oil Filter Analysis Can Unlock Equipment Reliability Problems
Used oil filter analysis may provide your best evidence of machine degradation, tracing a history of machine particles created and contaminants ingested over a period of time
Oil Analysis
Use Oil Analysis to Prove Equipment Engine Performance
With the newest engine oils now a year old, data from your oil analysis program can help contractors see just how well the new oils are working in their engines
Oils, Lubricants & Greases
Top Strategies to Manage Varnish in Construction Equipment
A no-tolerance approach to varnish is the best method to ensure varnish accumulation does not harm your oil or operating equipment
Oil Analysis
POLARIS Customer Summit 2017
The 2017 POLARIS Customer Summit (Nov. 1-3) is a 3-day conference featuring practical advice on building and maintaining an impactful fluid analysis program
Oil Analysis
How to Determine an Oil's Energy Efficiency
What type of data should be collected to determine an oil's energy efficiency
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Keep Your Machine at its Prime with Priority Service
Whether you got your Cat machine from your dealer or a buddy — you can get priority service with a Cat® Customer Value Agreement (CVA). This service plan gets you expert dealer support with maintenance, diagnostics and parts availability. Plus, if you opt-in for a CVA with dealer labor, you get 2nd day technician response time and priority scheduling. Keep your machines running with the priority service you expect.
Construction Toolbox
[APP] Submit Fluid Samples from the Field with HORIZON Mobile App
Using the HORIZON app, contractors can submit fluid analysis samples from the field, eliminating unnecessary paperwork helping ensure sample information is submitted immediately and accurately
Oil Analysis
Cortec Becomes Certified to Test Vapor Phase Corrosion Inhibiting Ability of Hydraulic Fluids
Cortec Laboratories is certified to perform ASTM D-5534 pass/fail testing to evaluate the vapor corrosion inhibiting effectiveness of both water- and oil-based hydraulic fluids
Oil Analysis
Five Key Considerations to Ensure Oil Analysis is Done Correctly
If oil analysis is not done correctly, it becomes a waste of time, money and energy
Oil Analysis
Case 4-in-1 Systemgard Fluid Testing Kit
Systemgard kits provide advanced diagnostic, preventative maintenance testing designed to evaluate fluid condition, component wear and contamination
Oil Analysis
Video: Easy Field Tests for Onsite Oil Analysis
In this video, Noria’s Jeremy Wright describes three useful tests that you can perform in the field to evaluate the health of your lubricant
Oil Analysis
Video: The Truth About Additive Depletion
Noria expert Jim Fitch explains the two main types of additive depletion and why it is important for additives to deplete in order to save the oil, the machine or both
Fleet Maintenance
FluidScan Q1100 Infrared Oil Analyzer
Fleet Maintenance
SpectroTrack V2.0 Software
Fleet Maintenance
Integrated Lubricant Analyzer
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Instant Oil Analysis Kit
Fleet Maintenance
Early Detection Saves Equipment Lives
How oil analysis identifies problems early to cut repair bills, reduce downtime and increase equipment life