Heavy Equipment News

Bobcat Skidsteer Thieves Thwarted

bobcat_stolenBobcat Thieves Thwarted in British Columbia

The phrase "Crime Doesn't Pay", while true in most cases, when bad guys are successful in stealing any heavy equipment, it is not. If a thief is successful in getting away with a $64,000.00 Bobcat Skidskeer he can easily sell it to other semi-bad guys for a quick 10 or $20,000.00. Unless! You have cleverly installed a tracking device on your heavy equipment machinery.

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Heavy Equipment Theft in Albuquerque

twitterBobcats are in Danger in New Mexico!

If you were to steal a $20,000 Bobcat from a site in Albuquerque New Mexico, you could sell it for an easy $3,000 with little danger of being caught.

Until now. Before the police and heavy equipment owners and contractors began to pool their resources, that particular crime paid right off. Imagine, $3,000.00 for just a few hours of planning, making off with the booty then telling your buyer where to pick it up and collecting the cash.

A difficult program for bad guys to ignore.

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Caterpiller Optimistic After Heavy Cuts

guy_flagAfter posting third quarter reports, Caterpiller, makers of bulldozers and excavators, has surpised everyone by substantially raising its forecast for the year and exceeding analysts' predictions considerably.

On the news their stock rose 3% topping its 33% gain over this year.

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Jetboat Warship

heavy equipment jetboat warship

Well, they are heavy and they are equipment and to us here at HEO, they are very interesting, so we're featuring these amazing warships today. Right now, there are two of these incredible warship models that can travel at speeds in excess of 45 knots (52 miles an hour) for as long as 4 hours at a strech, while bucking 30-knot headwinds in 6- to 8-foot seas. The Independence (pictured) is a 418 ft warship, built in Alabama and tested off the Gulf coast.

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