Excavators

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...

Cat 314D CR, 314D LCR Excavators Sport C4.2 Engines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Cat 314D CR and 314D LCR (long undercarriage) hydraulic excavators are compact-radius models that build on the valued attributes of their C-Series predecessors with a new fuel-efficient Cat C4.2 ACERT engine, more hydraulic power, expanded work-tool versatility, a spacious new operator station and a new intermediate-length stick. These new 90-hp (67 kW), 15.4 ton (14-t) machines have the features to cut operating costs, boost production, increase machine potential and to keep operators comfortable and confident, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Yanmar Construction Equipment Division Introduces New Angle Blade Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Yanmar Construction Equipment Division’s new angle blade is a factory installed option for the ViO55-5. Yanmar has added optional moldboard extensions, which do several things to increase operator productivity:• Extends the width of the blade so the tracks of the machine do not immediately run over the dirt spoils. • When filling a trench, they allow the excavator tracks to be further away from the trench wall, which can help prevent the trench wall from caving in, which could cause a rollover. Click for more...

Coast Range Construction Taps Hitachi Iron in Alaska Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Located at the southernmost end of the Alaskan Highway, the picturesque town of Homer attracts adventure seekers, independent types, and colorful nicknames like “Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea,” “Halibut Capital of the World,” and “End of The Road.” The last was bestowed by famed storyteller and Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bodett, who once made the small town his home. What many people may not know was that Bodett worked in construction before he turned writer and raconteur. Click for more...

Widening of I-405 HOV to Connect Long Beach, LAX →

From Construction Equipment Guide... After July of this year the entire 72.2-mi. (116 km) stretch of Interstate 405 South and nearly all of I-405 North, which originates in Los Angeles County and ends in Orange County, will feature a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, as Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. is nearing completion of a $167 million HOV lane project along a portion of the interstate. Started in late 2004, the project has involved widening an approximately 6 mi. Click for more...

T.J. Lambrecht Performs Bypass Work on Congested Highway 167 →

By Zoie CliftCEG CORRESPONDENTA 9-mi. (14.5 km) bypass to west of the city of Sheridan is being built in Arkansas. When completed the route will be a four-lane divided highway anticipated to ease congestion along Highway 167. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) let the first contract for the job in April of 2008 to T.J. Lambrecht Construction Inc. of Joliet, Ill., for $8.6 million. Click for more...

Over the River and Through the Woods in Baldwin County →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As homes and businesses have sprung up like weeds in former farmers’ fields east of U.S. 98 in Alabama’s Baldwin County, traffic volume on two-lane Alabama 181 has exploded. To ease congestion on both north-south roadways, the county has embarked on the largest road and bridge project it has ever undertaken on its own — an $8.6 million extension of Baldwin County Road 13, said Frank Lundy, Baldwin County’s construction engineer and point man on the project. Click for more...

Nicor Gas Taps XTs to Install Pipelines in Northern Illinois →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Serving most of Northern Illinois as one of the largest gas distribution companies, Nicor Gas supplies natural gas to more than 2 million customers in 643 communities. Nicor Gas customers are connected to the company’s 34,000 mi. of distribution system that interconnects with Nicor’s own storage facilities which supply the distribution network. From connections to individual homes and businesses through main pipelines, maintaining this distribution system is a key element in providing safe and year-round natural gas to all of its customers. Click for more...

New Invention — The Gravelizer —Becomes Indispensible for N.H. Firm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Ed Csenge goes out to look at a new project, he is concerned with things “from the ground down.” Csenge runs two businesses in Sullivan, N.H. — Ed Csenge & Son LLC and its subsidiary, Septic Manager. Csenge, a mechanical engineer, founded Ed Csenge & Son in the early ’80s when he left the corporate world to become a builder of custom homes. Eventually, Csenge decided that his real interest was in septic and site work. Click for more...

Kubota’s KX121-3 Optional 6-in-1 Blade Provides Extended Tilt Functions →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota’s KX121-3 Super Series compact excavator with optional 6-in-1 hydraulic blade has extended tilt functions, allowing the blade to be angled 25 degrees and tilted 10 degrees for greater efficiency when leveling and backfilling. The blade’s float feature puts the finishing touch on backfill projects. Kubota’s KX121-3 Super Series is ideal for rental users, contractors and landscapers. Click for more...

Cat B-Series Mobile Shears Feature New Jaw Design →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Three new Cat B-Series mobile shears — S320B, S325B and S340B — round out the six-model lineup of Caterpillar designed shears. The new shears feature a redesigned lower jaw, wider jaw opening, new knife-retention system, new jaw-adjustment system, greater hydraulic power and boom or stick mounting options. The overall design assures optimum productivity, reliability and serviceability in the toughest metal reduction applications. Click for more...

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