Excavators

West Carson Street Viaduct Project Passes One-Year Mark →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A multi-span viaduct replacement project has passed the one-year mark in Pittsburgh, Pa., headed toward a spring 2016 completion date. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), awarded the contract, currently valued at $40.8 million to Lane Construction Corp., with Kerry Kennedy in charge. Work began on July 8, 2013, and a substantial amount of unforeseen utility conflicts have lead to some delays to the original completion date. Click for more...

Central Atlanta Tractor Adds SANY Line, Makes First Sale →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Central Atlanta Tractor Sales, based in Austell, Ga., recently became the SANY excavator dealer of central and north Georgia, and the first SANY excavator was sold to Tag Grinding Services Inc. in Palmetto, Ga. Jerry Brooks of Tag Grinding Services had looked at a SANY excavator at work on a job site in Atlanta. When Central Atlanta Tractor Sales received its initial machine inventory, Brooks visited Chuck Spooner in need of a new excavator for his wood recycling operation in Marietta, Ga. Click for more...

Arizona Contractor Ends Equipment Search With NYE 40CP49DU Pulverizer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Brian Thomas, owner of the BLT Companies in Yuma, Ariz., got into the business of recycling concrete largely out of necessity. As a supplier of Ready Mix Concrete, he often had waste, which ended up in his company yard. “You multiply it over time and you have a big mess,” Thomas said. “Now not only do we recycle our own, we move the crusher to the property of our customers.”To fit inside the opening of the crusher, the concrete has to be no more than 2 in. Click for more...

Volvo EC250E, EC300E Excavators Excel in Fuel Efficiency →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New Volvo EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators deliver a 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over past models, saving customers both time and money. This efficiency is not only due to the Tier IV Final/Stage IV-compliant Volvo engine, but also to a range of advanced features that optimize flow and minimize pressure losses in the hydraulic system. Chief among them is the Volvo ECO mode, which automatically reduces fuel consumption without any loss of performance in most operating conditions, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Takeuchi TB230, TB240 Tier IV Excavators Now Available →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Takeuchi-US has updated its excavator model lineup. The Takeuchi TB230 and TB240 compact excavators share the same design philosophy as the recently introduced TB260 — delivering increased performance, greater working range, improved operator comfort and improved serviceability, according to the manufacturer. These models represent some of the most advanced compact hydraulic excavators available today, featuring EPA Final Tier IV compliant engines, greater hydraulic performance, advanced multi-function electronic displays as well as spacious operator stations with precision pilot controls, improved visibility and deluxe suspension seats. Click for more...

John Deere Reveals 250G LC, 350G LC, 380G LC Final Tier IV Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere has upgraded three models on the G-Series excavator line. The models — 250G LC, 350G LC and 380G LC — are equipped with a powerful Final Tier IV engine and meet the strictest emissions standards, providing customers with higher productivity, increased uptime, and lower daily operating costs, according to the manfacturer. “When developing the new G-Series Final Tier IV models, we wanted to maintain the excellent features that John Deere excavators were known for while still evolving the line to reflect the needs and standards of the industry,” said Mark Wall, excavator product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Wraps Come Off New Entry Level Backhoe →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Global backhoe loader market leader JCB announced plans to launch a new entry level backhoe loader which will be aimed at large fleet owners and rental customers around the world. Initially aimed at the key North American and Latin American markets, the new backhoe will eventually be offered to other territories including Europe, Russia and the Middle East. With a number of unique selling points, the new 3CX will go into production later this year at JCB’s Savannah plant in Georgia, increasing JCB backhoe production to four continents, with machines already manufactured in the UK, India and Brazil. Click for more...

N.Y. Contractor Purchases Special Edition Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Union Concrete & Construction Corp., a heavy highway construction company that serves the greater western New York area, recently purchased a special-edition Kobelco excavator with a special paint scheme paying tribute to the U.S. troops and supporting the Wounded Warrior Project. At the 2014 ConExpo/ConAGG construction industry trade show in Las Vegas, Kobelco displayed one of the five limited edition SK350LCs at its booth. Click for more...

Hyundai Launches R140/180/210W-9A Wheeled Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. has added three new wheeled excavator models, the R140W-9A, R180W-9A and the R210W-9A, to its 9A series product line. These machines will provide operators with enhanced features and benefits compared to prior models including a certified Tier IV Interim engine upgrade, improved hydraulics, increased operator comfort and added durability. The R140/180/210W-9A models are mid-size excavators providing plenty of power and mobility to get the job done and are ideal for excavating projects, road and utility work and demolition, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

’Quad-C’ to Support Nanotechnology Economy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As part of the $1.5 billion “Nano Utica” initiative that was recently announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to further build upon the state’s successful nanotechnology-based economy, construction continues on the Computer Chip Commercialization Center — informally known as Quad-C. Co-founded and managed by the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT), Quad-C is located on the SUNYIT campus near Utica, N.Y., and is focused on device processing and packaging, IT, and supply chain support. Click for more...

Bobcat Adds Cutting Versatility to Excavators With Launch of Flail Mowers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat Company has introduced two new flail mowers for Bobcat excavators. These attachments provide maximum safety, performance and uptime protection in mowing or land clearing applications. When it comes to tough cutting jobs — like cutting tall strands of thick grass, brush, vines and small trees — the Bobcat flail mower is ideal for use in ditches, hillsides, utility right-of-ways, riverbanks and hillsides upkeep as well as for maintenance of parks and recreational trails. Click for more...

Bobcat Expands Clamp Attachment Family With Pro Clamp System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat excavator operators will be able to grab larger, more irregular-shaped material and perform more efficient grading tasks with the new Bobcat Pro Clamp system. The optional Pro Clamp system will expand the Bobcat excavator clamp attachment family for M-Series models including the E32i, E32, E35i, E35, E42, E45 and E50. The Pro Clamp system consists of a base that attaches to an M-Series excavator bucket and is equipped with pin-on adjustable standard tool or reversible grading tool. Click for more...

Hyundai Construction Equipment’s R1200-9 Excavator Debuts →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.’s largest excavator — the R1200-9 — is new to the North American market and is designed for the mining and quarrying sector. The R1200-9 has an operating weight of 260,140 lbs. (118,000 kg) and is powered by a 740 hp (552 kW) Cummins QSK23-C engine. The engine is electronically controlled for optimum fuel to air ratio and clean, efficient combustion. Click for more...

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA Appoints Jesus Santos as Field Service Representative →

From Construction Equipment Guide... KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA, a leading crawler excavator manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jesus Santos as a Field Service Representative for the Latin American Region. The expansion of KOBELCO’s field service team continues to amplify the company’s commitment to the delivery of industry leading customer service. Santos brings with him to KOBELCO more than 25 years of heavy equipment technical support experience. Click for more...

Allu M-Series Screener Crushers Bring First-Step Processing to Mining, Aggregate →

New Jersey-based Allu Group Inc.’s Mining Series is an (M-Series) all-in-one screener crusher attachment for mining and aggregate. The M-Series processes a wide variety of mined materials, including coal, oil shale, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, phosphate, salt and other soft rock and attach to both wheel loaders and excavators. With the extraction of resources from the ground becoming ever more expensive and complex, Allu’s processing bucket converts a wheel loader or excavator into a high-capacity mobile pre-crushing and screening solution, which can place material either into stockpiles or directly into trucks. Click for more...

Hyundai Construction Equipment Presents R330LC-9A HC Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.’s R330LC-9A HC excavator was built with many enhanced features and benefits compared to prior models including a certified Tier IV Interim engine upgrade, improved hydraulics, increased operator comfort and added durability. The R330LC-9A HC offers a high chassis feature making it an ideal match for forestry applications where maneuvering through piles of timber is essential, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Great Southern Equipment Raises Money for Wounded Warriors →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Great Southern Equipment recently hosted a Fishing for Freedom fishing tournament to help raise funds for wounded warriors. The one day tournament included a day of fishing for local wounded warriors with volunteer local fishing guides, a barbecue dinner, door prizes and a blind auction. The Kobelco excavator with the special wounded warrior paint was on hand. Coordinators for the project were Tom Marks, Great Southern Construction Equipment; Eric Templeton, Sims Crane & Equipment Co.; Caroline Burkhalter, ADP Inc.; and Billy Leven of the sheriff's office. Click for more...

Terex Fuchs Material Handlers Assist All Metals Market →

From Construction Equipment Guide... People often think fondly about how business used to be conducted. A day where a person’s word was his or her bond, a handshake is all it took to complete a deal and serving the customer was, above all else, the primary objective. While other companies have long forgotten about this business style, Kevin Yount and All Metals Market (AMM) of Fremont, Neb., still put this into practice. From walking curious customers through its scrap training and education facility to assisting peddler traffic through the drop-off process to offering quick turnaround container service for its commercial customers, AMM’s mission is to provide superior customer service. Click for more...

Site Development Grows Hartford County Business →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Site development is often an unseen and unsung job, but it forms the bedrock of every construction project. Expert site work can add thousands of vehicle miles to roadways and shore up structures and extend the life of underground utility lines for several decades. “What we do every day no one ever sees, but if you look down one of our pipes they are straight. If the job calls for six inches of stone, you know you are getting six inches of stone. Click for more...

JD Backhoe Grows With Help From Westchester Tractor →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As a young man, Joe D’Auria learned some fundamentals about landscaping and operating some equipment doing various jobs working for George Kopac, who owned the local driving range, Route 9W Golf. In 1984, D’Auria, who had been working for a local car dealership, was ready to make a change. With financial help — and support — from his father, Joe D’Auria Sr., he purchased a Case 530CK tractor loader backhoe and a 1974 Dodge dump truck from his neighbor and JD Backhoe Services Inc. Click for more...

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