Protect your equipment from bad diesel fuel

Today's diesel engines are designed to be cleaner and quieter than their forerunners. While diesel powered equipment is making technological strides, the fuel that goes in diesel engines still has problems.

For Construction Pros features a story that reports eight out of every ten diesel engine failures are caused by low-quality fuel and contamination.

What can you do to protect your equipment? The story features details on how diesel fuel breaks down after it is refined and what you can do to watch out for the danger signs of bad fuel.

Old heavy equipment finds a home at the National Construction Equipment Museum

Where does old heavy equipment go when it retires? Some construction and mining equipment become part of history in the National Construction Equipment Museum in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The Journal of Commerce features a story on how the museum got its start and some of the notable parts of the collection.

One prized piece of heavy equipment in the museum is 1926 Marion Model 21 electric shovel, which required only minor repairs to get back in working order.