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Mecalac’s 136MRail delivers compact performance to the North American market

Mecalac, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of compact construction equipment for urban environments, offers compact performance and versatility to the North American market with its 136MRail rail-road excavator. The 136MRail, a crawler-based excavator with factory-integrated hi-rail, combines all the functions of a state-of-the-art excavator with exceptional lifting, towing and loading capabilities. With its rail gear raised, the 136MRail can be operated as an excavator on regular terrain, offering operators maximum versatility with a single machine. At 13 tons with a 75-hp engine, it is ideal for light to medium service and maintenance jobs. The 136MRail’s patented boom makes it ideal for use in confined areas, such as subway tunnels. The boom incorporates an offset feature for applications, such as ditch cleaning alongside the tracks. 

The 136MRail is based on Mecalac’s proven compact skid excavator (MCR) concept.  

These multifunction machines are excavators, loaders and material handlers in one. Attachments such as grapple buckets, tie removers, power brooms and trenching buckets allow users to accomplish a wide variety of tasks around rail systems. The 136MRail provides heightened versatility by offering all these functions both on and off the rail. Equipped with an optional pneumatic brake system, the 136MRail can tow up to 14-ton trailers. Travel speed on rail is 12.4 mph (20 kph), and off rail is 5.6 mph (9.6 kph). The machine can move on and off the rail with ease, allowing efficient access to job sites anywhere along the track. 

The 136MRail joins the 10-ton 106MRail as the second of two tracked models in Mecalac’s four-model MRail series. Unlike traditional machines, Mecalac’s MRail series offers an articulated two-piece boom that is situated on the side of the cab. This allows the operator to angle the first part of the boom back to increase stability during lifting, which enhances safety and productivity overall but especially for those operators working in confined areas such as tunnels. The 136MRail also drives productivity for its users through an innovative 1 cubic yard skid loader bucket that provides 72% more capacity compared to other machines of its size. Similar in application to the 106MRail but with added capacity, the 136MRail can scoop and load ballast, or conversely unload and spread ballast on the track. 

To learn more about Mecalac’s 136MRail and the rest of the MRail Series, visit the website.

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Case IH launches new AFS 700 Plus monitor for Puma 150-175 and Maxxum

For its 2023 model year, Case IH will introduce the new AFS Pro 700 Plus 12-inch touchscreen monitors to the Multicontroller and CVXDrive versions of its Maxxum and Puma 150-175 models. With faster hardware, more memory and a higher storage capacity, the monitors also have a higher screen resolution and glare protection, and connection options for up to four external cameras.

Wide range of options

The touchscreen monitor, like its predecessor, is AEF-ISOBUS-compatible and can be positioned either on the Multicontroller armrest or on the baler bar. The display layout of the AFS Pro 700 Plus can be configured to suit the operator’s preferences. As well as machine settings and information, the monitor also manages the tractor's numerous digital functions, such as transmission, PTO, hydraulic settings and the Case IH AccuGuide steering system.

Using the HMC II headland management system, you can store tricky headland maneuvers easily and conveniently using time, route or trigger points, and automatically replay them as a sequence. Better still, combining the functions of AccuGuide and HMC II, AccuTurn Pro starts these sequences automatically, including the turning process itself.

As an option, the same Maxxum and Puma models can also be fitted with telematics. Using its integrated online connection, the driver and farm manager can see and record ISOBUS data from the attachments such as condition, throughput and location. More importantly, they can share data across to other tractors in a field using AccuSync.

Real-time farm management with AccuSync

The AccuSync function smoothly synchronizes Case IH machines fitted with the existing AFS Pro 700 or new AFS 700 Plus monitors. Farmer managers, operators and contractors can exchange and apply up-to-the-minute area maps, waylines and boundaries (inside/outside) among several machines working the same field. As soon as the job is set up on the display, the telematics modem sends it to the cloud, making it available to other vehicles in the fleet. Drivers in secondary vehicles can see these jobs then download and use them in their own vehicles – and each job can be accessed by up to six vehicles at a time.

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Bobcat Company grows its electric fleet with E19e compact excavator

Bobcat Company has unveiled the latest machine in its electric excavator lineup: the E19e compact excavator.

The battery-electric excavator was unveiled during the first day of the bauma 2022 trade fair in Munich, the world’s leading construction machinery trade fair. Bobcat has recently introduced numerous electric machines to offer customers solutions for their unique job site needs.

The E19e compact excavator offers a compact footprint, quiet operation and zero emissions. The electrical motors deliver full torque, regardless of rpm, providing top productivity, smooth hydraulic control and on-demand multifunctioning performance with no noticeable power drop.

Like the E10e and the E32e, the E19e offers a run time of four hours of continuous operation on its lithium-ion battery pack. It charges with a standard 120-volt outlet, requiring eight hours to fully charge. While applications vary, each charge can support common daily work operations and the use of work modes for up to four hours of continuous operation time and a full day of operation during intermittent use or a typical contractor workday.

Producing zero emissions, the battery-electric excavators support environmentally sensitive worksites. They allow users to operate inside structures where diesel exhaust is restricted. The equipment offers significantly lower noise levels and vibration, which improves job site communication and allows work in sound-sensitive areas.

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New model in New Holland T7 long wheelbase range delivers ultimate performance density

New Holland extends its T7 long wheelbase range with a new flagship model that delivers more power and best-in-class power-to-weight ratio, while maintaining the dimensions and maneuverability of the other models. This performance comes with the superior operator environment of the Horizon Ultra cab and a host of intelligent innovations and features that maximize the tractor’s efficiency, productivity and uptime.

Ultimate performance density: more power, larger tires, same dimensions

The new T7.300 features an FPT Industrial NEF 6 engine that has been enhanced with a raft of features and improvements. It delivers 280 hp maximum power for draft work and 300 hp for power takeoff (PTO) and haulage tasks. The new electronically variable geometry turbo ensures high torque and fuel efficiency at low rpms. The tractor meets Stage V emissions standards with a high e-SCR-only after-treatment system that optimizes power, responsiveness and fuel economy. Customers will be able to spend more time in the fields, with an 18% increase in fuel capacity, and minimize their operational costs with a service interval that’s 50% longer than some competitors. The new model features an upgraded version of New Holland’s popular Auto Command transmission, the best-in-class driveline for tractive effort, which further adds to the tractor’s exceptional efficiency.

New Holland has also extended the tractor’s overall capabilities with increased axle capacities and a higher gross vehicle weight, and 2.05-meter tall tires increase traction and performance while respecting the soil. All of this while maintaining the same overall dimensions of the existing T7 models, delivering on the ultimate performance density claim.

Smart innovation: more processing power, connectivity and efficiency

The new T7.300 caters for the customers’ need for more processing power, greater implement connectivity and automation, as well as in-cab convenience. They will benefit from New Holland’s best intelligent farming innovations: the efficiency-boosting PLM Intelligence and IntelliView 12 monitor, and the SideWinder Ultra fully adjustable armrest for ergonomic intuitive operation. Tractor Implement Management connects the tractor to implements with ease, ensuring communication to and from the implement.

The new model also features award-winning smart innovations in tractor-implement automation, which will deliver tangible benefits for customers: the integrated large square baler control that optimizes interaction between the tractor and baler, anticipating the crop compression results in a 15% reduction in cab movement, a more consistent PTO speed and a 12% reduction in fuel consumption through the baling cycle. The unique CentreView places the display directly in front of the driver, while the award-winning Intelligent Trailer Brake delivers stability in conditions that call for it.