Excavators

Structurally Deficient East Pittsburgh Span on the Mend →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Late February saw the start of work on a $14 million project rehabilitating the bridge connecting the Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 2083) to Braddock Avenue in East Pittsburgh Borough, Pa. On average, the bridge carries more than 8,000 vehicles, daily. It is one of more than 400 bridges the Commonwealth has identified as structurally deficient, and therefore due for urgent measures to be carried out under the Rebuild Pennsylvania program introduced by Gov. Click for more...

EX1200 Loads Trucks Every 80 Seconds at Quarry in Oahu →

Fifty-ton (45 t) haul trucks scurry about the new quarry being established by Grace Pacific Corporation on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Like ants from a pile of honey they scurry from the Hitachi EX1200, one every minute and 20 seconds, their beds heaped high. Bob Singlehurst, project manager of this huge venture, looks down on the activity from his lofty vantage point with a knowing smile. “We have 6 million cubic yards of material to move to get this site ready,” said Singlehurst. Click for more...

N.J.’s Mercer Group Switches From Demo to Recycling →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Few 25-year-old family businesses easily change their service offerings. Yet, this is what Trenton, N.J.-based Mercer Group International and its sister company, Morrisville, Pa.-based Fairless Iron & Metal LLC has done time and again to keep its businesses growing. The Mercer Group traces its roots to 1984, when Mario Mazza — father of current company President Tom Mazza — started Mercer Wrecking, a construction and demolition business. Click for more...

Frank-Lin Excavating Races to Raze Kennel Club by 4th of July →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Pete Charamut found a piece of history during his company’s demolition of the old Daytona Beach Kennel Club in Daytona Beach, Fla. claiming: “Welcome to Daytona Beach, World’s Finest Beach, Dog Racing June Thru Sept.” Charamut is president of Melbourne, Fla.-based Frank-Lin Excavating Inc., which is demolishing the 90,000-sq.-ft. (8,100 sq m) structure for owner Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Click for more...

Coddington Builds Right-of-Way-Clearing Niche in Iowa →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Like other general services excavating contractors, Darrell and Wendy Coddington’s success story is typical. They wanted to be in business for themselves, Darrell had a desire to do dirt work, so he started Coddington Inc. in 1985, incorporating the business in 1997. But that’s only half of the Coddingtons’ story. While the Corydon, Iowa-based company continues to do general excavation work, Coddington Inc. Click for more...

Test Tower Comes Tumbling Down →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Over time, the 85 companies forming Haines & Kibblehouse Inc. (H&K) and The H&K Group Family of Companies have undertaken many complex and challenging demolition projects while serving the central and eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware areas. However, a project overseen by Skippack, Pa.-based parent company H&K Inc. was the first requiring use of specialized long-arm track equipment to demolish a spacecraft test facility in King of Prussia, Pa. Click for more...

R. Baker & Son Dismantles Cooling Tower at Active Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, a specialized dismantling, rigging and demolition contractor, completed the total dismantlement of two cooling towers at an active pharmaceutical plant in New Jersey. The work was part of a larger cooling tower replacement and upgrade project by Skanska USA Building. The basic scope of work consisted of the total dismantlement of two wooden cooling towers that were approximately 60 ft. Click for more...

Takeuchi-U.S. Announces New Dealer in Northeast Region →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tracey Road Equipment Inc. has joined the growing list of dealerships representing the Takeuchi line of compact track loaders, compact excavators and compact wheel loaders. Tracey Road Equipment is one of the leading new and used construction equipment dealerships in Upstate New York with facilities located in Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Binghamton and Watertown. With more than 30 years experience in the industry, it provides equipment, parts and service to contractors and municipalities throughout the region. Click for more...

State Route 60/Pomona Freeway HOV Project Moves Ahead of Schedule →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With six separate high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane-related projects currently under construction in Los Angeles County, Caltrans District 7 is clearly attempting to reduce congestion on existing interstates and state routes that lead to and from Los Angeles. One of the larger projects is the $113.9 million state Route 60/Pomona Freeway HOV lane project, which is currently ahead of schedule due to the combining of stage work, and the partnership between Caltrans and Skanska USA Civil West. Click for more...

Bobcat M-Series Excavator Design Improves Performance, Comfort, Maintenance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat’s M-Series excavators are re-engineered to deliver increased performance in a lighter machine. Throughout each model are enhancements that save time and labor and make operators more comfortable, according to the manufacturer. The new E32 and E35 M-Series excavators are in the 3-to-4-ton (2.7 to 3.6 t) weight class. These two machines follow the introduction of the new M-Series E80, which is in the larger 6-to-8-ton (5.4 to 7.2 t) weight class. Click for more...

Northeast Rockbusters Spring Show Draws Hundreds of Machines, Fans →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Northeast Rockbusters annual spring show in Richmond, R.I., was held the weekend of May 30 to 31 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. More than 1,400 paid guests and hundreds of children watched as chapter members brought in heavy iron of every possible age, shape and era — working iron to dig out stumps, break boulders and move dirt. Two events highlighted the show: One, the Northeast Blockbusters began building a new road for the very fairgrounds that hosted them. Click for more...

Star Tractor Moves Into New Facility in Fort Worth →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Although many in the equipment industry are scaling back, Star Tractor Ltd. is stepping up its game with a brand new location and facility. Star Tractor Owner Don Larson said the company made the official move into the new facility, located at 1500 N.E. Loop 820 in Fort Worth, Texas, in April. The new location is more central in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and is a big move from the company’s original one-acre lot in Willow Park, Texas. Click for more...

Jones Crawler Cranes Purchases the First TCC-750 at SED →

Jones Crawler Cranes Ltd., of Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom, purchased the first Link-Belt 75 ton (70 t) TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane at SED, May 13, 2009. Jones Crawler Cranes, owned by Mark and Alexandra Jones, specializes in the rental of hydraulic crawler cranes throughout Southern England. NRC Plant, the UK distributor for Link-Belt cranes, projects the crane will be in service late third quarter or early fourth quarter 2009 following the completion of final testing. Click for more...

Demco Puts Buffalo’s Iconic ’Aud’ on Ice →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rubber-neckers traveling on both sides of the Skyway in Buffalo have been watching in fascination for months now as heavy equipment works its way through the city’s most famous Auditorium Theater. Being slowly reduced to recycling rubble, the Aud will be gone by June. The Aud was uniquely filled with local memories echoing the foghorn that sounded after a goal. It was the last NHL arena not to have a regulation-sized ice surface. Click for more...

Big Float Promises Big Things for Finnish Company →

From Construction Equipment Guide... You’ve heard about the Big Dig. You may soon be hearing just as much about the Big Float. The Big Float amphibious excavators are a patented innovation by REMU Ltd., a Finnish company headquartered in Ahtari, Finland. The company is growing steadily as it penetrates U.S., Canadian and European markets, and sets up its European and North American headquarters in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. REMU, mainly a manufacturer of screening buckets and screening plants, as well as amphibious excavators, foresees a good future here, when American markets start growing again after turbulent times. Click for more...

On The Level’s Gorilla Hammers King of the Granite Jungle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... At 46, Jim Bresnick still has a good back and an even better hammer. He needs both. The one-man operator of On The Level Construction & Excavation Inc., based at 165 Forge Village Road in Groton, Mass., is crushing approximately 15,000 tons (13,608 t) of granite a week at Fletcher Granite, a century-and-a-half-old quarry along acres of hills on Groton Road in Westford, Mass. Fletcher Granite has hired Bresnick to remove unusable granite, offshoots of the finer stuff that goes to finer building. Click for more...

Connecting to Virginia’s Longest Roadway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Virginia’s longest roadway, the 508-mi. (813 km) Route 58, stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the southwestern tip of Virginia. In 1989 the Virginia General Assembly established the Route 58 Corridor Development Plan to enhance economic development along the route, especially in the rural sections. Roanoke, Va.-based Branch Highways Inc. entered a public-private partnership agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) where the company will design, build and widen 36 mi. Click for more...

C.W. Matthews Reaches Midpoint of $16.7M Bridge Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since June 2008, C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc., based out of Marietta, Ga., has been working on a $16.7-million bridge replacement contract on State Route 280 (SR 280) awarded to them by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). In addition to the replacement of the bridge, the project includes 1.224 mi. (1.9 km) of road widening and the construction of bridge approaches. The project is located within the jurisdiction of GDOT’s Metro Atlanta District office. Click for more...

Nortrax to Inventory Eco-Crusher Jaw Crusher Buckets →

Giberson Enterprises, master distributor for the Eco-Crusher, announced Nortrax as a new dealer. Nortrax has agreed to inventory all Eco-Crusher excavator-mounted jaw crusher bucket models and wear parts, so the dealer can immediately serve customers from all regions. Attaching to any size or model of excavator, the Eco-Crusher scoops and crushes concrete, brick, block, asphalt, aggregate, and more onsite — saving contractors on hauling and tipping costs. Click for more...

Lavigne Plumbing and Heating Finds Excavator That Fits →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Michael Lavigne has more than two decades of experience working in the underground construction industry. For the last seven years, he’s been in business for himself as the owner of Lavigne Plumbing and Heating. Lavigne has 22 employees and is based in Pearl River, La., where his company completes underground projects for residential and commercial developers. After renting Bobcat compact equipment for a number of years, Lavigne decided to purchase several pieces three years ago from Duhon Machinery. Click for more...

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