Excavators

Allied Construction Products and Brunner & Lay to Produce TotalBreakerBits →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Allied Construction Products LLC and Brunner & Lay Inc. entered into an agreement to produce a line of demolition tools called TotalBreakerBits effective Jan. 1, 2009. Brunner & Lay will manufacture the TotalBreakerBits and Allied will be the exclusive TotalBreakerBits Distributor throughout North America. TotalBreakerBits will represent a complete range of replacement demolition tool types including conicals, pyramids, chisels, blunts and driving for a wide variety of hydraulic hammers. Click for more...

Planning Ahead: Kendall Drive Job Combats Future Traffic Woes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Kendall Drive (State Road 94) widening project is under way in Miami-Dade County in Florida. Work began on the project last summer and construction is slated to be complete by this summer. Downrite Engineering, whose headquarters are based in Miami, is the prime contractor on the project. “The improvements we are providing are required due to [the] impact the onsite job [Kendall Town Center] will have on Kendall Drive and the adjacent roadways,” said Eddy Hernandez, vice president of estimating, Downrite Engineering. Click for more...

McCrary Stone Service Crushing Rock in the Appalachians →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In the early 1940s Charles W. McCrary formed a rock crushing business he named McCrary Contracting. The company worked on North Carolina and Tennessee highway projects. Upon his retirement his sons bought the business and, in 1968, incorporated it as McCrary Stone Service Inc. According to the owner, Pat McCrary, “My dad crushed rock onsite for both highway and dam projects. I went along with him as a youth whenever I could and, except for two years of service in the Army, I have always been involved in the crushing business. Click for more...

Terex Welcomes B&W Equipment Co. as New Distributor →

Terex has added B&W Equipment Co. as a new full line Terex compact equipment distributor in Fort Wayne, Ind. “We are excited to add B&W Equipment Co. to our expanding distribution network of Terex compact equipment distributors in North America,” said Del Carver, area director, North America Compact Equipment. Terex Construction introduced a dedicated compact equipment line in November and is now beginning distribution throughout North America. Click for more...

Miller-Bradford & Risberg to Host Open House in Ill. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Miller-Bradford & Risberg, the Case dealer, will host an open house at its Rockford, Ill., facility, May 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m and May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The facility is located at 3737 11th St. At the event, Case and Kobelco equipment will be available to test drive, and complimentary brats, burgers, beer and soda will be served. A military issue compact track loader finished in camouflage will be on display, presenting the perfect photo opportunity, complete with full body armor to don. Click for more...

More Space On the Way for New Yorkers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Although it looks toward one of the world’s most populous cities, the 172 acre (69.6 ha) Governors Island in New York Harbor is virtually unknown outside New York City, even though it lies in clear view and is only a seven-minute ferry ride from lower Manhattan. On Oct. 10, 2008, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other dignitaries were present to observe the start of the demolition of 10 three-story apartment buildings at the southern end of Governors Island. Click for more...

Caltrans Ahead of Schedule on $51M Fairmead Interchange →

From Construction Equipment Guide... FCI Constructors Inc. (FCI) is on track to complete a 3-mi. (4.8 km) expansion to a stretch of State Route 99, four to five months ahead of schedule. Caltrans tapped FCI for the $51.1 million SR-99 Fairmead Interchange project, which is located near Madera, Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley. The project is scheduled for completion in June, said Gloria Rodriguez, public information officer for Caltrans District 6. Click for more...

Sennebogen Designs 835, 840 D Series With Safety in Mind →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Sennebogen LLC recently announced the launch of its latest line of Sennebogen 835 and 840 D Series purpose-built material handlers. Long considered to be the company’s workhorses and the all-purpose machines of choice for many customers, the new 835 and 840 D Series offer the same safety and comfort features as the 825 and 830 D Series machines. The new models come equipped with powerful and emissions-compliant Cummins Tier III engines. Click for more...

Link-Belt 240 X2 MH Material Handler Sports Variety of Tools →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LBX’s new Link-Belt 240 X2 material handler is designed for specialty applications such as scrap/material-handling, demolition, waste transfer and site prep. With the option of linkage- or gooseneck-style attachments, this machine can be equipped with a variety of tools like dangling magnets and orange-peel grapples for scrap yards, trash grapples for construction and demolition debris, buckets for handling material fines, or shears and processors to handle tougher tasks. Click for more...

Indeco Expands HP Series With Largest Hydraulic Breaker →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Indeco North America’s line of HP Series breakers has expanded to include the HP 25000. This breaker brings power and performance to rock breaking applications where hydraulic hammers previously could not be considered. Prior to the HP 25000, the largest production breakers were in the 16000 ft./lb. class. If the application called for a larger hammer, blasting was required. To meet the increasing demand for a larger sized production breaker, Indeco designed and engineered a solution by producing the HP 25000. Click for more...

Coastline Equipment Named Genesis’s Dealer in California →

Genesis Attachments has named Long Beach, Calif.-based Coastline Equipment as its authorized dealer for south-central California, representing Genesis from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. “We are excited to have the opportunity to bring Genesis Attachments to the customers we serve in this region,” said Tom Michael, Coastline’s general sales manager. “We foresee a lot of potential in the area of scrap recycling and this is a particularly challenging time for that market, given the price of scrap today. Click for more...

Kubota to Market New Hydraulic Blade That Angles, Tilts →

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 314D CR, 314D LCR Excavators Combine Compact Working Envelope With More Power →

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...

Nortrax Customers Can Convert Excavators Into Portable Jaw Crushers →

Giberson Enterprises, master distributor for the Eco-Crusher, announced Nortrax as a new dealer effective Dec. 1, 2008. 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...

Longer Service Intervals Keeps New Bobcat E80 Excavator Working Longer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat Company’s E80 excavator has a completely new design that increases service intervals, operator comfort and durability. Everything about the E80 excavator has been created to keep operators working longer, including the elimination of daily service points; a spacious cab and a comfortable seat to keep operators working; and polymer shims to decrease wear on the lateral pins, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Bobcat of Boston Sells First Doosan Excavators to McCourt →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Traveling through downtown Boston one will always see roadwork and excavation. That’s just life there as local commuters have known it for 20 or more years. But along Commonwealth Avenue, thousands of college students walk to class and home each day, not knowing that the busy boulevard will be improved and expanded by a couple of large Doosan excavators recently sold by Bobcat of Boston to McCourt Construction Company. Click for more...

John Deere, Iowa College Turn Flood Into Learning Experience →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The rain clouds that brought the devastating flood waters to Iowa this June contained a silver lining for students in heavy equipment operations and maintenance classes at Northwest Iowa Community College. Three pre-production John Deere excavators and a Hitachi excavator that sustained severe flood damage at a Cedar Falls business were donated to the college for students to clean up and work on, in order to gain valuable hands-on experience. Click for more...

Link-Belt 130 X2 Series Excavator Boasts Dial-Up Work Modes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LBX Company’s Link-Belt 130 X2 Series full-size excavator features Tier-III engine technology. Available with either a long undercarriage or regular carriage with blade and rubber tracks, the 130 X2 is designed for various residential and municipal applications. Powerful The 130 X2 engine, hydraulics and onboard computer have been systematically designed for efficient, maximum power and productivity. Click for more...

AIM Attachments DC Tilt Buckets Feature Abrasion Resistant Bottom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... AIM Attachments’s DC excavator tilt buckets feature an AR400 steel cutting edge and beveled AR400 steel side cutters. The fully hydraulic design allows for control of the slope to the right or left. The bucket also features an abrasion resistant bottom with thick wear straps. Optional bolt-on edges and extra pins also are available. The wide, shallow shape evenly removes sediment along the length of the entire ditch. Click for more...

New Generation of Mechanical Quick Coupler Is Simple, Efficient →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rockland Manufacturing, based in Bedford, Pa., has introduced the Klac system — a mechanical quick coupler for mini-excavators from 2,200 to 22,000 lbs. (998 to 9,980 kg). The Klac system reduces the amount of time spent unhitching and hitching attachments because of its simple design with fewer parts that eliminates the need to adjust, service or grease the coupler. The Klac system is adaptable to any mini-excavator bucket, and its rugged cast steel construction ensures long wear life. Click for more...

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