Machinery Trader Cold Planers Blog Archive

    Caterpillar Announces Updates To Its PM800, PM600 & PM300 Cold Planers
    Posted On: April 12, 2024
    Caterpillar cold planer updates include VisionLink Productivity data gathering for the PM800 and PM600 Series and a more powerful engine for the PM300 Series. ...
    Wirtgen’s W 220 XFi Cold Planer Enhances Efficiency & Lowers Carbon Emissions
    Posted On: January 10, 2024
    Wirtgen’s new W 220 XFi milling machine is a large, tracked model with assistive technologies to lower carbon emissions and operating costs while making the operator’s job easier. ...
    Wirtgen Recommends W 100 F(i) To W 130 F(i) Milling Machines’ Comfort Cabin Option
    Posted On: December 9, 2022
    The new comfort cabin option for the manufacturer’s cold planers isolates the operator not only from the weather, but also from the noise of the milling drum and diesel engine. ...
    Wirtgen W 100 Fi Compact Milling Machine Renovates Narrow Cycleway In Western Germany
    Posted On: October 27, 2022
    The bike path, with a width of less than 2 metres, lay on a narrow verge alongside a roadway and was a great fit for the cold planer’s 1-metre-wide milling drum. ...
    Cold Recycling Train Featuring New Wirtgen W 380 CR Rehabilitates Road Surface, Saving 11 Weeks Of Repair Time
    Posted On: May 14, 2021
    Authorities in Monsanto, Portugal, estimated that repairs of ER 361 would take about 12 weeks, but thanks to cold recycling, the job was done in just four days plus 20 hours of construction time. ...
    Wirtgen’s KMA 240(i) Cold Recycling Plant Economically & Ecologically Handles German Airport Project
    Posted On: April 30, 2021
    Using precise microprocessor control, the Wirtgen plant can produce cement-treated base layers (CTBs), roller-compacted concrete (RCC), and bituminous-bound base layers with cement, bitumen emulsion, or foamed bitumen. ...
    JOHANN BUNTE Rehabilitates German Motorway In A Single Weekend With WIRTGEN & VÖGELE Equipment
    Posted On: October 14, 2020
    The intrepid crew began milling the road at 10 p.m. on a Friday and completed the application of road markings and other follow-up tasks by 5 a.m. on Monday. ...
    Wirtgen 220 SMi 3.8 Surface Miner Passes HeidelbergCement Tests With Flying Colors
    Posted On: June 23, 2020
    The machine achieved a production output of nearly three times the target and proved itself well-suited for working in muddy, wet terrain and on gradients up to 16%. ...
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    Volvo CE Upgrades L30 & L35 Compact Wheel Loaders For Greater Versatility & Uptime
    Posted 15/09/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment is upgrading its L30 and L35 compact wheel loaders with their most significant frame redesign since their introduction in 1998. ...
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    JCB: Built For The Job
    Posted 08/09/2026
    Wotblock precast needed the manoeuvrability of a skid steer, the mobility of a tracked machine, impressive lifting capability and the reach of a telescopic handler, and chose a JCB Teleskid. ...
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    JCB Electric Compact Excavators Report
    Posted 04/09/2026
    Technical Journalist Dane Gilkes assesses the development of the JCB E-TECH range of electric equipment including compact excavators models. ...
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    High-Performance XPower Wheel Loaders From Liebherr At Steinexpo 2026
    Posted 02/09/2026
    At this year’s steinexpo, the international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and construction materials industry, Liebherr will showcase two high-performance XPower wheel loaders. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment Tests First-Ever EC500 Electric Pre-Build Machine In Norway
    Posted 01/09/2026
    The EC500 Electric is a 50-tonne-class electric excavator designed to deliver the same performance as the conventional EC500 while offering flexible electric operation through both grid connection and onboard battery power. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 26/08/2026
    Learn about the latest Sandhills features, including the new inventory Quick Add tool, a 120-day no-payment financing offer from Currency, and more. ...
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    Sell Ag Equipment In The UK & Ireland Via Farm Machinery Locator And Farm & Plant Buyers Guide
    Posted 30/07/2026
    Sellers have long promoted their agricultural equipment with Farm Machinery Locator in the UK and Farm & Plant Buyers Guide in Ireland. ...
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    MachineryTrader.me Brings A Trusted Equipment Platform To The Middle East
    Posted 27/07/2026
    Discover MachineryTrader.me, the new platform for buying and selling plant equipment across the Middle East. ...
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    Case TL100EV Electric Mini Track Loader Wins 2 Landscape Industry Awards
    Posted 21/07/2026
    The versatile, stand-on Case machine has received a Green Industry Pros 2026 Editor’s Choice Award and an OPE+Landscape Twenty for 2026 New Product Award. ...
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    JCB, Building success one step at a time
    Posted 21/07/2026
    For ASHBROOK Ltd, an opportunity for success came in 1998 when Founder and Managing Director James Ashbrook started undertaking farm contracting and groundworks work using a machine borrowed from his father. ...
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