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Construction, Events

AdvanceQuip Expo

It’s always good to get out to new machine unveilings and Deals on Wheels recently had the good fortune to attend AdvanceQuip’s launch of the Scotland-built Terex TA300 and TA400 articulated dump trucks and the German-built Terex TL260 wheel loader.
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 Construction, Reviews

Review: Vermeer S800TX Skidsteer Loader

When I was given the road address of the test site as 666, it was hard not to think back to my early years sitting in mass while the priest explained the “mark of the beast” and then later checking myself from head to toe just in case I was the “devil child”.
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 Construction, Reviews

Wood Weta

With an iconic-sounding name like Wood Weta, there are no prizes for guessing that this machine is built in “Godzone”. Having said that, a few offshore entrepreneurs have tried to imitate Kiwiana to increase their products’ marketability. But rest assured this behemoth is, in my opinion, Kiwi engineering at its best.
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 Trucks, Video

VIDEO: The Bigg attitude

Attending the launch of the CAT trucks a couple of months back, I was impressed by the finish of the two show trucks and happened upon Nathan Neale of Bigg Specs, the company that had taken care of the custom work.
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 Construction, Features

Interview: Faulks Contractors

Video: Checking out the damage in Sumner a few weeks back, I happened upon Michael Monaghan and Neville Henderson of Faulks Contracting Ltd. Despite being very busy, they kindly took a few minutes out of their day to have a chat...
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