Top 100 Products of 2011
In evaluating products for this feature, Construction Equipment editors look for advances in technology, new product lines, significant improvements to existing products, or a product that increases competition in its field. Below you'll find our choices for 2011, separated by product category.
Heavy Earthmoving
Caterpillar D6T, D7E, D8T crawler dozers
Caterpillar 621H, 632H, 627H scrapers
Caterpillar D11 crawler/carry dozer
Caterpillar Mining Products Division
Kobelco SK260-9, SK295-9, SK350-9 03k 9 excavators
Komatsu HB215LC-1 hybrid excavator
Komatsu WA 1200-6 wheel loader
Liebherr Generation 6 range of excavators
Link-Belt X3 Series excavators
Wacker Neuson WL 37 wheel loader
Light Earthmoving
Bobcat 700 platform skid steer loaders
Case Alpha Series skid steer loaders
Kubota SVL75/SVL90 compact track loader
Mustang 3300V skid steer loaders
New Holland 200 Series skid steer loaders
New Holland E55Bx compact excavator
Terex PT-100G compact track loader
Wacker Neuson Vertical Digging System
Wacker Neuson 6503, 9503 compact wheeled excavators
Trucking & Hauling
Caterpillar B-Series articulated trucks
Caterpillar CT660 class 8 truck
Freightliner 114SD mixer chassis
Trail King Modular Hydraulic Transport System
Volvo F-Series articulated dump truck
Western Star 4700 class 8 truck
Paving and Compacting
Allen Engineering MP215 riding trowel
Bomag BM 1300/30-2 milling machine
GOMACO GP-2400 half-width concrete paver
Vogele Super 1300-2, 1303-2 asphalt pavers
Lifting & Material Handling
Elliott 36127F front-mounted boomtruck
Liebherr 285 EC-B 12 Litronic tower cranes
Manitowoc Grove RT9150E rough-terrain crane
Manitowoc/Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane
Manitowoc/Potain MD 560 B tower crane
Sany SCC8300 lattice boom crane
Drilling & Trenching
Burkeen trenchers
Ditch Witch All Terrain air hammer
Vermeer D20xD22FX Series II flex-angle drill
Vermeer micro trenching system
Light Equipment
Furukawa Rock Drill USA FX Series breakers
Lincoln Electric Tomahawk 375 plasma cutting system
Miller Electric Big Blue 350 PipePro welder
Miller Electric Wireless remote controls
Miller Electric Big Blue 400 Eco Pro welder generator
Wacker Neuson EH 75/240 electric breaker
Ancillary
Bridgestone 45/65-45 DuraLoad loader tire
CE Attachments EDGE post pounder
Electronic Specialties LOADPro
Leica Geosystems SP technology
Michelin XDR2 rigid hauler tire
Paladin JRB PowerLatch coupler
Thermal Arc 201TS DC TIG/Stick welder
Titan IT525 backhoe loader tire
Transcube TCL100 diesel fuel tank
Transportation Safety Technologies Idle Guard 200 idle timer