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Did you know there are two levels of maintenance required when it comes to your heavy machinery? The first can be described as ‘Normal Maintenance’. Due to wear and tear from daily use, your machine is likely to need some TLC over its lifetime. As an owner, you should...

‘Buy Local’ is not just a phrase, it’s a movement. The term ‘Buy Local’ refers to the purchasing of goods and services from locally owned and operated businesses rather than from afar. We usually recognise the ‘afar’ as places like China, USA and Germany - the World's...

Within every internal-combustion engine is a cylinder holding two valves inside - an intake valve (the larger of the two) and an exhaust valve. Both valves are responsible for the opening and closing of internal passages within the cylinder head. To understand the job...

An Articulated Dump Truck (ADT) is a piece of machinery invented from the combination of a tractor and trailer. Also, commonly referred to as an Articulated Hauler, this machine is used to transport large shipments and loads over rough terrain. Constructed in two...

Often the terms ‘rebuilt’, ‘remanufactured’ and ‘replacement’ are presumed to have the same meaning. The three terms, however, are in fact hugely different - let’s look at each term in relation to one of our CTP replacement cylinder heads. When the time comes that the...

The invention of the Diesel Engine in the 19th Century was one that transformed the modern world and revolutionised the engine industry by replacing the ageing Steam Engine. No other engine is as versatile or used in as many applications as the Diesel Engine. The vast...

The equipment used and needed for a road construction project varies depending on the work that’s being carried out. Below are three of the top road construction machines used in road production, road repair and the resealing of roads. As a supplier of the parts found...