IAAP Hosts Annual SafetyConference…8

I.R.A.Y. Conducts HeavyEquipment Auction…96

Lano Equipment InvitesGuests to Open House…80

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Parts Section......................88

Auction Section..........94-103

Business Calendar.......... 100

Advertisers Index............102

ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017 atten-dees clearly came to Las Vegas ready tobuy as exhibitors said they had enjoyed

tremendous sales activity throughout the week.“This has been one of the best editions of

ConExpo-Con/AGG — ever,” said RichGoldsbury, 2017 ConExpo-Con/AGG chair andCEO and president of Doosan Bobcat NorthAmerica & Oceania. “Exhibitors arewriting sales at an incredible pace, andattendees clearly came to Las Vegas tobuy.”“There was an element of confi-

dence and pent-up demand at theshow,” said Dave Foster, vicepresident of marketing & corpo-rate communications of Volvo CE.“These are not tire-kickers. These arepeople who are willing to buy multi-ple machines for work they have nowand anticipated growth based on arenewed confidence in the market.”A series of key metrics reflected the

improved conditions, which were bol-

stered by a new pricing strategy intended toreinforce the overall quality of ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017 attendees.• U.S. buyer attendance jumped more than 16

percent from the 2014 show, and total buyerattendance improved by almost 8 percent.• Overall contractor and producer attendancegrew by 10 percent.

• Total attendance neared 128,000 for theweek.• Almost half of all attendees serve in execu-

tive positions at their company, and more than3-in-5 attendees serve in a decision-making role.• Almost 26,000 international attendees from

Attendees purchased a record-breaking 52,000 tickets for education sessions at the show, a 26 percent increase from the 2014 show.

Sales Soar at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017

By Christine AllenASSOCIATE EDITOR

Mike Rowe, known by many as thehost of Dirty Jobs, as well as a tireless

advocate for the construction industry,stopped by ConExpo 2017 as part of his

latest effort to promote the NationalExcavator Initiative.The program is a foundation dedicated to

reaching excavators and contractors withsafe-digging messages, especially theimportance of contacting an 811-notifica-tion center before digging.

After his presentation, Rowe satdown for an exclusive interviewwith Construction Equipment

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Mike Rowe stopped by ConExpo 2017 as part ofhis latest effort to promote the NationalExcavator Initiative.

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Huge crowds packed every walkway at ConExpo 2017.

The Wirtgen Group exhibit offered a wide range ofWirtgen, Hamm and Vogele equipment on display.

Metso’s exhibit stood out with a host of crushing andscreening equipment on display.

Giorgio Carera of FAE USA. The company introducedthe UML/S/EX cutting head, which is designed for a12-ton excavator.

Cem Peksaglam, chairman and CEO ofWacker Neuson, welcomes the media to itspress event.

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150 countries braved global headwinds including a strong dollar andflagging export markets and composed nearly 20 percent of overallattendance.

• Attendees purchased a record-breaking 52,000 tickets for educa-tion sessions at the show, a 26 percent increase from the 2014 show.Total ticket sales excluding IFPE jumped by more than 27 percentcompared with 2014.

“I think there is a noticeable difference in the attendees at this show,and the difference is their optimism,” said Gradall Industries Presidentand 2017 Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) ChairMichael Haberman. “Optimism was on display throughout the show,and the traffic was excellent.”

At the same time, the technological change revolutionizing theseindustries was pervasive across the shows’ record 2.8 million-plus netsq. ft. of exhibits featuring a record 2,800-plus exhibitors from theleading U.S. and global manufacturers, from multinational giants tosmall firms with specialized products.

The world’s first 3D-printed excavator, the brand-new TechExperience and a stellar education lineup anchored a forward-lookingvision for construction and infrastructure on display at ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017.

“Our shows are renowned as an industry showcase of ‘what’snext,’ and this year’s show did not disappoint. From the new TechExperience, which highlighted the vital connection between technol-ogy and construction to the culmination of AEM’s InfrastructureVision 2050 Challenge, this year’s show demonstrated the rapid inno-vation in our industry,” said Goldsbury.

The technological changes revolutionizing construction and manu-facturing were a central feature throughout the show. The first-everTech Experience pavilion attracted solid traffic throughout the week,as attendees flocked to see the world’s first-ever 3D-printed excava-tor, hear from industry innovators during a collection of “Tech Talks,”and engage with the conclusion of the Infrastructure Vision 2050Challenge Finale, which awarded $100,000 in prize money to

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Kendall and Kevin O’Donnell, both of BellTrucks. The company featured its B60E 60 ton4x4 artic truck and the B45E 6x6 artic trucks.Bell also introduced a new 20-ton artic truck.

SDLG featured its wheel loaders at itsexhibit in the Gold Lot at ConExpo.

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Brandon Granger (L) and Glen Calder, bothof Calder Brothers, the manufacturers ofMauldin Paving Products, stand in front oftheir popular 1750C paver.

Broderson Manufacturing, which is owned by Mi-Jacks, whichowns Howell Tractor and Walter Payton Power Equipment,had a prominent display at ConExpo.

The ever popular JCB Dancing diggers per-formed to large crowds.

Sennebogen Green Machines filled the Gold Lot atConExpo.

Case showed off its complete product line and intro-duced the Case DL450 compact track loaders. Theyfeature a ripper, steel tracks and a dozer blade.

Liebherr introduced new wheel loaders, excavators,dozers and expanded into new crane segments.

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winners over a crowdsourced competition to develop forward-look-ing infrastructure solutions.“Keeping pace with technology is critical for our industries’ suc-

cess and the 3D-printed excavator featuring fluid power innovations,is a perfect example of the shows’ future-forward commitment toexplore innovations that are happening now and the exciting possibil-ities ahead,” said Robert Mortensen, IFPE 2017 chair and president ofHUSCO International.At the Tech Experience, three interactive zones gave attendees a

firsthand glimpse at the technologies shaping the job sites of tomor-row, infrastructure development and workforce development.The “Tech Talks” forum at the Tech Experience gave attendees a

chance to hear from global innovators and technology leaders to dis-cuss what lies ahead. The forum’s content-rich presentations aimed toinspire and inform attendees, with an emphasis on applied and blue-sky innovation to benefit infrastructure projects and construction jobsites. Among the lineup were Bruce Upbin, vice president of strategiccommunications, Hyperloop One; D’Arcy Salzmann, senior director,strategy, Microsoft HoloLens & Studio Manager, Future Bureau,Microsoft; Captains Mark & Scott Kelly, former NASA astronauts;and Scott Brusaw, co-founder, Solar Roadways.The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) helped to

convene a high-level conversation on the future of transportationinfrastructure as five finalists squared off in the Infrastructure Vision2050 Challenge Finale event. The top winner: a proposal from a pairof University of California-Berkeley students to leverage autonomousvehicle technology to develop a surge-priced “Hyperlane” to easecongestion and improve mobility.AEM launched the incentivized competition to generate crowd-

sourced solutions to address the future of infrastructure here inAmerica, and throughout the world. The campaign’s three phases —Complain, Dream, and Build — drew hundreds of ideas from acrossthe world about how to revolutionize infrastructure.

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The excavator simulator was a big hit at theHelac booth. (L-R): Mark Lunstead, Helacnational sales manager, had MN Roadways’Brian Buesgens give it a shot with his co-worker, Mark Miller looking on.

Rubble Master featured several of its mobile compact crushing units.

Edge Innovative MC1400 extracts impurities from compost and biomass frac-tions in one pass. Interested in it (L-R) are Dylan Smith, Hayes Wennersten, EricHuff, Vaughn Smith and Grant Smith, all of Mid Michigan Crushing & Recyclingin Fenton, Mich.

Michael Wright (L) and Ian Bradford, both of PerkinsEngines Company, were on hand to announce their com-

pany’s new enginesduring ConExpo.

Attendees and exhibitors partnered to raise over $100,000 to helpmilitary veterans find quality through multiple charitable eventsthroughout the week.The proceeds, which benefit the show’s official charitable partner,

the Call of Duty Endowment, were raised through online, silent andlive auctions, as well as an after-hours concert on Wednesday by themulti-platinum rock band Foreigner. The non-profit organization,founded by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, helps militaryveterans secure high-quality jobs and raises awareness of the valuevets bring to the workplace.“These new benefit events offered the opportunity for ConExpo-

Con/AGG participants to not only network and have fun but also rallytogether as a construction industry community to raise funds to sup-port military veterans,” said Sara Truesdale Mooney, show directorand AEM vice president exhibitions and business development.Comprehensive education programs at ConExpo-Con/AGG and

IFPE 2017 helped attendees sharpen their professional skills andimprove their businesses’ efficiency and productivity.The show offered a record 143 education sessions, grouped into 10

tracks, including a new Technology track. IFPE 2017 hosted theindustrywide Energy Efficient Hydraulics and PneumaticsConference in addition to hands-on “college courses” on effective useof hydraulics in mobile equipment.On the show floor, IFPE 2017 featured the Power Transmission

Distributors Association (PTDA) exhibit pavilion, and ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017 included the Demolition & Recycling exhibit pavil-ion from the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association(CDRA) and the Lift Safety Zone from the National Commission forCertification of Crane Operators and International Powered AccessFederation.Eight country-specific international exhibit pavilions reinforced the

global scope of the shows and expanded the business contactsbetween attendees and exhibitors: IFPE with China, Italy, Korea andTaiwan, ConExpo-Con/AGG with China, Germany, Korea, andUnited Kingdom.Hundreds of industry meetings, including annual conventions of

eight industry associations, were held in conjunction with the shows

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Engcon showed off itsTiltrators and Q-Safe quickcoupler with EC-Oil automaticconnection at ConExpo.

Mobile Track of Elkader,Iowa, had this beautiful-

ly restored Caterpillardozer on hand at its

booth. MTS MobileService Technician MarkHoppenjans (L) and Don

Moose, shop foreman,C.J. Moyna & Sons.

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Speaking to the media in front of an ASV RT-75outfitted with the brush-guarding package isCEO Andrew Rooke (C), while Steve Gatti (L),national sales manager, and Bill Wake, direc-tor of product development, all of ASV, look on.

Interstate Trailers new 50-ton trailer features a new airbrake ramp systemthat is powered from the air system on the truck. Discussing this are Amandaand Steve Flowers of Interstate Trailers, and Joshua Laware ofLaware Construction Inc., Plattsburgh, N.Y.

The crew at Lake Erie Portable Screeners was kept busyspeaking with attendees about the company’s Pitbull 2300and new 2300B screeners.

Seen here with CW Machine Works/Company Wrench’s Kobelco long reach excavator atthe company’s outdoor equipment display (L-R) are Alex Samarin, Bernard Whitley,

Sean Haviland, Danny Seal, Eric Thornton, HughGordon, Gabe Clark, Billy Wall, Clay Durham and BradHutchinson.

(L-R): Jeff Cox, Louis Pearce III, BruceTruesdale and Scott Smith of Waukesha-Pearce Industries met with TakeuchiManufacturing Company President, AkioTakeuchi (C) at the show.

Whayne CAT’s Kevin Lee (L) and TreyCooper walked the show for a first-handlook at all of the new equipment innova-tions.

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in recognition of their reputation as an industry gathering place. Morethan 200 U.S. and international allied industry and business organiza-tions signed on as official supporting organizations and more than 300as supporting media.“Our ability to work with competitors to organize this event pro-

vides an added benefit and contributes to the show, exhibitor andattendees success. As we have said before, this is a show put on by theindustry — for the industry,” said Haberman. “Here we can shareideas and knowledge that will help the construction industry to growand prosper.”The shows received U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

International Buyer Program status, signifying their status as a leadingworldwide event, and offered a variety of services to facilitate inter-national industry participation, including an International TradeCenter on site.

(This story also can be found on Construction EquipmentGuide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017

Answering questions from the media during Caterpillar’spress conference (L-R) are Bob De Lange, group president ofconstruction industries; Robert Charter, president, customerand dealer support; and Jim Umpleby, CEO.

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The Allu DH317 bucket demonstration provid-ed some of the highest yard-per-hour materialproduction in all of ConExpo.

MB America had live crushing demos of its MB Crusher linethroughout the show. (L-R): Chris Ballengee, area manager ofMB; CEO Max Ravazzolo, along with customers Mike and JohnHuston of Totem Equipment of Anchorage, Ak.

Hyundai rolled into ConExpo with its largest exhibit everand one that you certainly did not want to miss.

(L-R): Efficiency Productions’ John Duncan, Kelly Worrall, Suresh Krishnasamy,Josh Remacle, Mike West, Al Baron, Raul Felman andRod Austin discussed trench safety with attendees.

Thunder Creek Director of Marketing Fred Buser goesover the features of the company’s new diesel/DEFtransfer tank. Made to look like a standard truck bedtool box, this unit has a diesel tank system and a DEFtank system — perfect for contractors who want tofuel their equipment and keep their trucks looking good.

The world’s first 3D-printed excavator was unveiled and ondisplay during ConExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017.

Huang Haibo (L), president, and LiDongchun, chairman, both of LiuGong,pose for a photo following their compa-ny’s press conference at ConExpo.

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The Komatsu booth was jam-packed with attendees.

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Representatives and dealers of KCM reconnect at the exhibit area (L-R) includingJackie Sparks and Cole Thibault of Heavy Machines Inc. (HMI), Shreveport, La.;Mick Mikami, KCM; Steve Northcross and Jay Nelson, HMI, Memphis, Tenn.; JohnFlake, HMI Birmingham, Ala.; Chad Parker, KCM; Rich Wilson, HMI, Memphis, Tenn.;and Warren Legg, HMI, Gray, Tenn.

The John Deere display showed just how far motorgrader technology has evolved over the past 40 years with aperfectly restored 1967 John Deere JD570 next to a brand new 2017 John Deere JD622G.

Martin Weissburg, president of VolvoCE, answers questions from the mediaduring the company’s press conferenceat ConExpo.

Kazuhide “Kaz” Naraki, president andCEO of Kobelco ConstructionMachinery Co., speaks with the mediaduring his company’s press conferenceat ConExpo.

Isuzu Diesel was proud to show off its lineupof engines on display, as well as its new nat-ural gas/propane engine in development.

Ready for changing ANSI weight restriction changeson lifts, Genie was excited to introduce its SX-125XCand SX-135 XC (standing for extra capacity) lifts.

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Everdigm representatives and dealersdiscuss the latest rock drilling products(L-R) including George Whitaker,Everdigm America, Metter, Ga.; andColton Sanders, Jake Sanders and ToddWright of Jaco Rock Tools, Henderson,Nev.

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