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The restored Clamshell bucket placing a rock on the retaining wall.

Serrated Edges Extend Clamshell Bucket Wear Life

Our Colton shop helped to completely revitalize and upgrade this Clamshell bucket for Hirschi Masonry, a Nevada-based construction company.   Used to place rocks on a retaining wall in a new residential housing development, the two buckets came in with…

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Meet the Team Spotlight: Brian Hernandez

Outside Sales Rep Brian Hernandez is enjoying his second stint working for Cutting Edge Supply, having returned to the company in 2020 for a full-time position with the sales team.      Certified in structural steel welding, Brian originally joined CES…

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The Innovation Solution Behind Our Severe Duty Chains for CAT 623 Scrapers

    Today, CAT offers similar heavy-duty option chains for 623 scrapers, but that hasn’t always been the case.   Nearly 20 years ago, Cutting Edge Supply helped to fortify the wear life of the 623 scraper chains with an…

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Man standing in construction zone

Meet the Team Spotlight: Caeser Jimenez

  Outside Sales Rep Caeser Jimenez joined Cutting Edge Supply in the fall of 2022, bringing more than 14 years of aggregate and material processing experience to the table with previous jobs at  Kimball Equipment and Unified Screening & Crushing….

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Tooth Identification and Maintenance Tips

Buckets used for digging are equipped with shanks or adapters that hold the teeth onto the bucket. But, not all teeth and shanks are the same! The different tooth systems are mostly incompatible because of variances in retaining hardware, proprietary-designed…

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A man tightening the Excel Foundry UltraBolt on a crusher.

Meet the Team Spotlight: Hugo Serrano

  With more than two decades of experience, Hugo Serrano was looking for an opportunity to expand his role when he joined the Cutting Edge Supply sales team ten years ago.   “I was actually a customer of Cutting Edge…

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Man welding a large metal piece.

How to Pre-Heat Steel

In warmer west coast or southern climates, preheating steel might not always be necessary especially during the summer months. In wintertime, however, temperatures often fall below the recommended levels of plate welding and cutting even in these areas. And for…

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Man driving a tractor

Meet the Team Spotlight: Tim Giles

  If you know Tim Giles, you already know how completely agonizing it was to get him to participate in this interview. He doesn’t like the spotlight, doesn’t want his photo taken and certainly isn’t one to overshare!   Prior…

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Meet the Team Spotlight: Ryan Oestreich

  Welding, tinkering and building parts for cars from scratch has been a hobby—and skill— for Cutting Edge Supply Outside Sales Rep Ryan Oestreich since he was a young teen.   “I love building old cars,” said Ryan. “Starting when…

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