When a piece of equipment breaks down on site, rental agreements, subcontractor contracts and other arrangements generally make it clear who gets to open the hood and start tinkering. But heavy ...

Fleet managers with the largest crawler excavators in the sampling, those from 35 to 66 metric tons, actually have a smaller percentage of their machines in the core 25- to 49-percent expenditure ...

Jake Lieb stands by his John Deere planter March 18 on his farm near Monticello, Ill. Deere signed a memorandum of understanding last year that should help farmers like Lieb and independent repair ...

This video shows onsite welding and repair work on an excavator. It highlights inspection, alignment, and fabrication steps ...

This video follows a hands-on excavator repair, focusing on diagnosis, machining, and practical problem-solving. What goes into keeping heavy equipment running reliably? Donald Trump issues funding ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

WASHINGTON — Service members could gain the ability to repair and maintain their own equipment under a new bill that seeks to cut Pentagon spending on defense contractors. The legislation would compel ...

The “right to repair” issue has been a topic of debate both in and outside of agriculture. A memorandum of understanding signed by Deere & Co and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) means ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing farm equipment maker John Deere, accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its dealers to repair equipment. The company, headquartered in Moline, ...

A heavy equipment operator uses a remote control to maneuver an excavator while working at the site of the Regent’s Slide on Highway 1. The innovative technology can both improve productivity and ...