Excavators

Komatsu Delivers Hybrid Excavator to Job Site in Illinois →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. held a ceremony to commemorate the delivery of the first PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator to Montemayor Construction Nov. 3. The event took place at Montemayor’s facility located at 290 Willard Ave. in Elgin, Ill. Additionally, the event celebrated Komatsu’s introduction of the hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator into the North American market. Roland Machinery Co. supplied the PC200LC-8 to Montemayor Construction for the contractor to test out on the I-294 widening project in Illinois. Click for more...

Keeping Up With Changing Emission Regulations →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Worldwide and nationwide, emission requirements are changing quickly. There are new and existing regulations, which can become an obstacle when undertaking a new project. If equipment doesn’t meet emissions standards, it can cost time, money and lost opportunities. But achieving regulatory compliance does not have to mean sacrificing productivity or uptime. Whether updating equipment to comply with government regulations, meet a bid specification or to “go green,” Foley provides emissions solutions for any engine in trucks, buses, construction machines, marine vessels, power generation systems, or any other type of industrial equipment. Click for more...

Montemayor Uses Its First Hybrid Excavator on I-294 Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The expansive Illinois Tollway’s reconstruction, rehabilitation and widening project is part of the $6.3 billion Congestion-Relief Program. By the end of 2009, the Illinois Tollway will complete nearly $3 billion in work to reconstruct/rehabilitate and widen about 120 mi. (193 km) of roadway across the 286-mi. system. However, one segment of the 286 mi. (460 km) of interstate tollways has become the focus of conversation — the introduction of the first hybrid excavator in North America. Click for more...

Crews Continue Important Mission in Bethesda, Md. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In Bethesda, Md., a major expansion and renovation to the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) is currently well under way and moving toward a 2011 completion date. The upgraded facility will be known as the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and will be a hospital and flagship medical institution for the Army, Air Force and Navy. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded the $641.4 million design-build contract to Clark/Balfour Beatty, A Joint Venture. Click for more...

T.J. Campbell Teams Up With Kirby-Smith Machinery →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For practically every new business there’s a visionary, and for paving contractor T.J. Campbell Construction Co., that person was the late Ted Campbell. “He was the dreamer, the motivator and the risk-taker that you have to be to be an entrepreneur in these times,” said Campbell’s wife, Jo Anna Campbell, who initially helped her husband as a bookkeeper and today serves as president of the company. Click for more...

Sheeting Guide Frame Helps Contractor With Utility Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) recently let a job to widen almost 3 mi. (4.8 km) of State Route (SR)-50 in the heart of Orlando, between the SR-417 Toll Road and SR-456. Lane Construction Co., headquartered in Cheshire, Conn., was low bidder on the project. Even though this is primarily a road building project, invariably underground utilities are encountered and need to be diverted, replaced or upgraded in some capacity. Click for more...

I-40 Landslide May Take Six Months to Clear →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) believe that a large rock slide blocking both directions of Interstate 40 just east of the Tennessee line could take as long as six months to clear. The slide happened in the early morning hours of Oct. 25 at mile marker 2.6 in a rugged mountainous area of Haywood County. As a result, one of the Southeast’s major thoroughfares is closed from Exit 20 in North Carolina west to Exit 451 in Tennessee, forcing a detour that will take motorists many miles out of their way. Click for more...

Hitachi Makes Productivity-Related Improvements to EX1200-6 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Hitachi EX1200-6 is equally at home in quarries, mines, and mass-excavation projects. In addition to the change to a Tier-II engine, a number of productivity-related improvements enhance this model’s performance in the field, according to the manufacturer. More ProductiveSwing torque boom-lifting force has been increased by eight percent, traction force by 14 percent. Bucket and arm-digging forces have been increased by 3.5 to 6.3 percent. Click for more...

Komatsu Introduces Hybrid PC200LC-8 Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator into the North American market. Komatsu’s goal is to meet increasing global environmental concerns through the development of equipment designed to reduce environmental impact, including CO2 reduction. By developing a successful hybrid excavator in the largest construction machine segment (20 to 22 ton), Komatsu’s green technology will have a substantial impact on saving fuel and reducing green house emissions. Click for more...

The Papé Group Gets Assist on Duck’s New Court →

From Construction Equipment Guide... University of Oregon (UO) basketball fans are eagerly following the progress of the new Matthew Knight Arena, which replaces the affectionately regarded but much outdated McArthur Court. McArthur Court, nicknamed Mac Court and The Pit, is the second oldest on-campus gym in the country, according to UO’s sports history Web site. Built in 1926, the court’s original capacity was 6,000; improvements over the years brought capacity to its current 9,087. Click for more...

Link-Belt TCC-750 Makes North American Debut →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Link-Belt’s 75 ton (70 t) TCC-750 was formally introduced in North America at Link-Belt’s CraneFest ’09 customer event on Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 at Link-Belt’s world headquarters in Lexington, Ky. The crane had previously been announced only in Europe. The TCC-750, designed and built completely in Lexington, Ky., has received extremely strong interest from the market despite the current economic climate. Click for more...

Work Begins on Phase II of I-40 Interchange →

From Construction Equipment Guide... On July 9 officials in Nashville, Tenn., broke ground on Phase II of the Interstate 40 White Bridge Road Interchange Improvement Project. Phase I was finished during the summer 2005. Since then, the project has been stalled for four years because of lack of funding. Now, the $32-million project is being totally funded through money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the President signed into law in February. Click for more...

Words Into Action: Route 202 Parkway Finally Advances →

After many years of discussion, an ambitious project to ease congestion in Pennsylvania’s densely populated Bucks and Montgomery counties is finally under way with construction of a long-awaited parkway. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has estimated that by 2020 the new highway will be traveled by between 23,700 and 28,300 vehicles dailyCertain changes, however, had to be made before ground could be broken for the project. Click for more...

New Crusher Brings Surprise Business for Concord Firm →

When Michael Frings decided to expand his concrete business to include a stone crushing service, it meant he would have to buy or rent all new equipment. And there was only one place he considered to get the machinery he needed: Stafford Equipment in Charlotte, N.C. Frings has owned Affordable Concrete Service in Concord, N.C., since August 2003 and has proven adept at fulfilling the concrete needs of customers throughout the Charlotte, Lake Norman and upstate South Carolina areas. Click for more...

BRS Electrical Bolsters Cell Phone Communication in Md. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With so much of the nation relying solely on cell phones, it seems that landlines could become obsolete sooner rather than later. But in some areas of the country, cell phone reception is sketchy and hard to come by. Such is the situation in Sudlersville, a small town on the eastern shore of Maryland. The historic little town that brims with Americana bills itself as the “most beautiful and progressive town on the eastern shore.”In order to keep Sudlersville up-to-date, Verizon Wireless is having a 185-ft (56.3 m) self-support cell tower and communication shelter built on-site in the town by Teltronic Towers, Capitol Heights, Md. Click for more...

Topcon Extending the Reach of Technology in Phoenix →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The breadth of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-enabled machine control applications continues to expand, yielding benefits in the areas of dirtmoving productivity, worker safety and project profitability. A recent bridge-widening project near Phoenix demonstrates the expanding reach of this technology in two respects: grading control for excavators and bridge pier excavations that require deep, narrow cuts with precise slopes. Click for more...

ALDOT Works to Clear Congestion on Memorial Parkway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Two projects under way on Huntsville’s heavily traveled Memorial Parkway will allow motorists to bypass more traffic lights and congested intersections on several newly built overpasses. The jobs — one winding up on the south side of the city while the other is gearing up on its north side — are the latest in a series of 10 projects on the roadway since the first overpass was completed in 1969, said Johnny L. Click for more...

Laclede Gas Discovers New Method for Cathodic Protection →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dean Pieper, Ron Adler and Dave Biggs collectively have been involved in the natural gas utility business for 63 years and have seen a number of changes in the industry. They are part of the construction and maintenance department responsible for the installation and maintenance of more than 1,800 mi. (2,897 km) of steel gas lines for Laclede Gas in the North District of St. Louis, Mo. Laclede Gas Company, based in St. Click for more...

’Seven Bridges Road’ Soars Toward Completion in Pa. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The 5 mi. (8 km) stretch of State Route (SR) 6 in Warren County may not be the same moss-covered route that the Eagles sang about in 1980, but this “seven bridges” road project takes place in an equally scenic area near Youngsville, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project began in March 2008 and is expected to be completed this month. The starting point on the west is at the intersection of SR 6 and SR 27. Click for more...

Bobcat to Consolidate Operations in North Dakota →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat Company is transferring all North American machinery production to its original manufacturing facility in Gwinner, N.D. This will result in discontinuing production at Bobcat’s Bismarck, N.D., plant by the end of 2009. Currently, Bobcat mini excavators, the Toolcat utility work machine, the S70 skid steer loader and mini track loaders are made in Bismarck, while all other Bobcat skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, and all-wheel steer loaders are manufactured in Gwinner. Click for more...

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