Capital Equipment News December 2025-January 2026

CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications Managing Editor Wilhelm du Plessis

capnews@crown.co.za Advertising manager Elmarie Stonell elmaries@crown.co.za Writer Juanita Pienaar jpienaar@crown.co.za Design Ano Shumba Publisher Wilhelm du Plessis Managing Director

FEATURES 02 COMMENT How Donald Trump's economic decisions are reshaping capex in south africa 04 CAPEX OUTLOOK: 2026 Capex Outlook 2026: stability returns, but selectivity rules 08 AFTERMARKET SUPPORT ZF Aftermarket rolls out new repair kits for Asian transmissions

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Karen Grant Circulation Karen Smith

PO Box 140 Bedfordview 2008 Tel: (011) 622-4770 www.crown.co.za Printed by Tandym Print The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher.

12 BACKHOE LOADERS Inside John Deere’s New P-Tier backhoe loaders

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16 EARTHMOVING Andru Mining receives Africa’s only centenary edition CAT D8 20 LUBRICANTS FUCHS Lubricants protects high-value assets in heavy-duty operations

Total circulation Q3 2025: 8 313

26 Telehandlers

Debuting the T7042 telehandler

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28 TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP Scania Southern Africa launches results-driven campaign

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