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Is It Time to Catch Up on Maintenance?

Does your boom squeak? Or is it your bucket? Is your lift lifting lazily? Your pump pumping properly?We know that parts and supplies have been hard to come by the past year or so, but just as we’re recovering from the pandemic, so are we opening up supply lines. It may not be fully back to normal yet, but we’re getting there.So as we start planning for the seasonal changes in work types, it’s a go...

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Vac-Con Upgrade Kit Cuts Down Boom Maintenance

Moving debris from its source to the holding tank requires making a transition from vertical flow to horizontal. The elbow connecting the hose to the transfer pipe gets a lot of abuse as the material changes direction making it vulnerable to heavy wear.To extend the life of your truck’s boom in heavy use, Vac-Con® has introduced a rugged new elbow kit that stands up to the toughest jobs. Its paten...

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Schmidt’s All-Electric Sweeper Impresses in Germany

The sanitation department of Heidelberg, Germany recently added the new Schmidt eSwingo 200+ to it’s fleet of street sweepers and its reception has been enthusiastic.Heidelberg has long used Schmidt’s diesel-powered sweepers to keep its streets clean, so when the all-electric eSwingo 200+ was introduced, city fathers couldn’t wait to see if it would stand up to keeping the city’s historic streets ...

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Are Electric Work Trucks Part of Your Future?

Some people see a carbon-free future with all power coming from battery-operated cars, trucks, trains, and even airplanes. Truth is, all those types of vehicles have at least dipped their toes into electric power, but the reality is it’ll take some big changes and breakthroughs to move more than a small percentage of vehicles, especially heavy-duty work trucks (and airplanes), away from fossil fue...

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Heavy-Duty Trucks Help Marshall Fire Cleanup Roll On

Residents of South Boulder County are ready and eager to rebuild after a devastating fire swept through the communities of Superior and Louisville on December 30, 2021.Less than six months after the wildfire destroyed over 1,000 homes and businesses, signs of the devastation are being replaced by fresh tracts ready for redevelopment, a remarkable feat made possible by coordinated public/private ef...

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