Excavators

AIM HD6, SRB Excavator Buckets Now Available →

From Construction Equipment Guide... AIM Attachments manufactures a variety of different excavator buckets for machines of all sizes. These buckets feature hardened steel construction highlighted by AR400 steel cutting edges and side cutters. The buckets use AR400 steel, which is tougher, harder and more wear resistant than other steel plates — 30 percent stronger and 46 percent harder than commonly used T-1 steel, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Kawasaki Unveils ’For the Cure’ Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kawasaki has designed and built a 70TMV-2 “For the Cure” wheel loader at the request of Mid-Country Machinery in Iowa. Painted light pink with bright pink “Susan G. Komen for the Cure” decals, the wheel loader was ordered by the new Kawasaki distributor as an addition to its rental fleet. Bud PeCoy, a principal with Mid-Country Machinery, a construction equipment dealer and rental company headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa, along with partners Mark Swedlund, Lucas Peed and Bob Conaway created the breast cancer awareness campaign when they learned that one of their customers suffered from breast cancer. Click for more...

Work on Alabama’s SR-9 Gets Under Way →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Starting roadwork in winter in Alabama, you expect some rainy days. But since early December, when crews began work to widen a stretch of Ala. 9/U.S. 331 south of Montgomery, there has been so much rain — and even some snow — that it has affected the job, said James Lee, project manager of contractor W.S. Newell Inc., Montgomery, Ala. “Excessive rain has slowed our progress so far,” Lee said. Click for more...

Komatsu, Griffith Company Show Off Hybrid Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. was recognized by the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for its commitment to green technology and its Hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator. Chairman and CEO of Komatsu America Corp., Dave Grzelak, accepted the Certificate of Recognition from Stephen Cheung, vice president, Mayor's Office of Economic and Business Policy, city of Los Angeles, and a representative of Villaraigosa. Click for more...

Mekis Works ’in Harmony’ With Jackson Township →

Just a few short months after Harmony Junction made the news for the removal of 200-year-old blockages in the Connoquenessing Creek, the small town has garnered public interest again with the replacement of a prominent multi-girder bridge. The Harmony Junction bridge project in Jackson Township (Butler County) is among the many American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects taking place in Pennsylvania. Click for more...

Excavator Lock Keeps Equipment Safe →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Equipment Lock Company, a Virginia-based company, manufactures and sells universal anti-theft and safety devices for heavy equipment, trucks, trailers, sea containers and more. TELC’s products mechanically lock the drive controls of all types of equipment, so even if the key is available, the equipment cannot be driven. Large and small excavators can be secured with the excavator lock. Locking the drive control levers in opposite directions makes it nearly impossible for someone to take the excavator, even if the ignition key is available, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Komatsu Launches PC228USLC-3 Short Tail Swing Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s PC228USLC-3 short tail swing excavator with Tier III engine has a flywheel horsepower of 148 hp (110 kW), an operating weight between 49,900 to 51,110 lbs. (22,634 and 23,183 kg) and a bucket capacity range of 0.66 to 1.57 cu. yds. (.5 to 1.2 cu m). Occupying a 180-degree swing width of 13 ft. 1 in. (4 m) with a loaded bucket, as well as a large counterweight that requires no additional clearance, the PC228USLC-3 is an ideal machine for working in confined areas such as roadways, bridges, urban areas or anywhere space in limited. Click for more...

Cat Contemplating Shift of Excavator Production From Japan to US →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As part of a long-term strategic initiative, Caterpillar Inc. has undertaken a study that could lead to a new hydraulic excavator facility being built in the United States. Such a move could triple the current amount of hydraulic excavators now produced by the company in the United States and significantly increase Caterpillar’s employment in the United States dedicated to excavator production, and further leverage excavator production in Japan to serve increasing demand in China and across Asia. Click for more...

Hyundai Donates Additional Excavators to Efforts in Haiti →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. and Hyundai Heavy Industries have finalized the donation of a total of five R110-7 crawler excavators to the nation of Haiti in support of its earthquake relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts. The first R110-7A arrived in Haiti in February. Two more R110-7’s arrived in early March. These machines were equipped with bucket thumbs donated by the Werk-Brau Company. Click for more...

Terex Fuchs MHL350 D Cab Design Enhances Comfort, Efficiency →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Efficiently tackling a variety of applications from processing municipal solid waste to sorting construction and demolition (C&D) debris to loading and unloading scrap metals, the Terex Fuchs MHL350 D material handler delivers a standard maximum reach of 52 ft. (16 m) with an operating weight of up to 78,226 lb. (35,483 kg). Repositioning the operator’s console to provide additional leg room and enhanced visibility, the MHL350 D features a cab design with increased operator comfort and efficiency, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

West Fargo Main Avenue Undergoes Renovation →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Neither spring flooding nor early winter weather in October could cause refinishing of an 11-block section of Main Avenue in West Fargo, N.D., to miss its fall completion deadline. Work on the $8.6 million project, between Sixth Street West, near the Sheyenne River Crossing, and Fifth Street East, included reconstruction of the road surface, turning frontage roads into parking areas and constructing a bridge over the Sheyenne River; construction of the bridge, however, was later postponed. Click for more...

Kobelco Announces Strategy for Tier IV Interim Requirements →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kobelco Construction Machinery America recently announced its strategy to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier IV interim emissions requirements that begin in 2011. Introduced in two phases, Tier IV regulations represent the biggest reduction in heavy equipment emissions to date. Tier IV final emissions requirements, which take effect in 2014, will reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 90 percent, compared to Tier III requirements. Click for more...

JESCO Expands; Acquires Nortrax’ Beacon, N.Y., Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JESCO has expanded its territory coverage by acquiring the Nortrax Beacon, N.Y., facility. It also has become the exclusive John Deere and Hitachi Construction equipment dealer on Long Island and in the five boroughs of New York. “This is a natural area of growth for JESCO. We are excited about expanding into New York and the opportunities that come with this acquisition,” stated Jon Robustelli, president of JESCO. Click for more...

New South Street Bridge in Philadelphia Under Way →

It was time to take action to replace an almost 90-year-old bridge spanning the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) in Philadelphia. Not only was the South Street Bridge structurally deficient, but a six-ton weight limit was in operation, and in addition, the structure had been shedding chunks of concrete, including some that landed on the expressway. These problems were exacerbated by extreme congestion, caused by carrying some 23,000 vehicles daily as well as numerous pedestrians. Click for more...

Industry Responds to Haiti’s Needs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... General contractors and equipment dealers in the United States have limited options right now in responding to Haiti’s destructive earthquake. Contributing funds to recovery efforts is the big-ticket response at this point. Shortly, however, the companies’ skilled personnel and equipment will be in greater demand. The 7.0-magnitude quake that struck Haiti just before dusk on Jan. 12 collapsed thousands of concrete-block homes and larger buildings. Click for more...

Komatsu Announces PC35MR-3 Compact Hydraulic Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s PC35MR-3 compact hydraulic excavator is designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort to contractors in a variety of construction, utility, landscaping and other applications. The PC35MR-3 is equipped with KOMTRAX technology, which sends machine operating information to a secure Web site utilizing wireless technology. Data such as operating hours, machine location and fuel levels are relayed to the web application for analysis. Click for more...

Leftover T-REX Funds Improve Pesky Denver I-25 Interchange →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By June drivers traveling through the southern Denver metropolitan area, near the suburb of Centennial, will enjoy the results of improvements to one of the area’s peskier interchanges. The intersection at Interstate 25 and East Arapahoe Road, a major east-west commuter route, has grown busier and busier over the years. In a move to increase capacity, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is adding an additional through lane in each direction to Arapahoe Road where it passes underneath I-25. Click for more...

John’s Gradall Service Flourishes With Collective Effort →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just five short years ago, a secretary for a construction company decided to leave her office to join forces with her husband’s son to form a new company. It was 2004 when Laura Scott and John Smith founded John’s Gradall Service in Mansfield, Mass. They started as simply as possible, with just the two of them as employees and one machine. Fast forward only a brief five years, and the company has quickly grown to a dozen workers and two-dozen machines. Click for more...

Columbus Equipment Showcases Komatsu Hybrid Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Columbus Equipment Co. held an open house to showcase its new Komatsu. During the event, area contractors were able to get behind the controls of the PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator. According to Jeff Richards, marketing manager of Columbus Equipment, the event provided attendees with the opportunity to inspect and operate the recently introduced “green” Komatsu PC200LC-8 hybrid and to learn more about the technology behind this excavator, which is to greatly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Click for more...

Turbid Terrain Tests Crews on Fla.’s SR 26 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It has been wet work, much wetter than expected. But now that north-central Florida has entered its “dry season,” work on a new overpass to carry Fla. 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX railroad line in Alachua County is getting more productive, said Southland Construction Inc. project manager Eric Eliason. The Apopka, Fla.-based firm was awarded the $9.96 million contract for the job, which covers 1.75 mi. Click for more...

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