Excavators

Maxymillian Scales Mt. Greylock for Road Rehabilitation Project in Mass. →

Mt. Greylock became the first state park in Massachusetts in 1898 and has been retouched by man from time to time, decade to decade, in carving out more than 70 mi. of trails and nearly 14 mi. of access roads. The beginning of November marked the end of a critical rehabilitation project atop the mountain, performed many months ahead of schedule by Maxymillian Technologies of Pittsfield, Mass. Project Scope According to senior project manager Tony Simonelli of Maxymillian, the project involved the reconstruction of the 13.8-mi. Click for more...

Creature Comforts, Productivity Enhanced on Komatsu’s PC45MR-3 Compact Hydraulic Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s (KAC) PC45MR-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 PC45MR-3 is equipped with the latest 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...

Elk River Pipeline Relies on JCB for First Major Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Twenty-five years ago, Terry Gandee started working as a laborer in the pipeline industry. Through the years, he worked his way up to head superintendent in charge of major construction projects, some of which covered more than 60 miles from set-up to completion at costs up to $69 million. When his former employer decided to sell the business, Gandee was in a strong position to strike out on his own. Click for more...

Metrac, Pierce Pacific Spawn Material Handler From John Deere Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Combine the need for a new material handler with a heavy dash of brand loyalty and you’ll see the newest machine that’s hard at work at Jones Recycling. Gary Jones, CEO and co-owner of the Jefferson, Ga., auto recycling business, had been talking with Metrac, the local John Deere dealer, for nearly two years about his need of a specialized machine. With a specific task in mind, Jones had an extensive list of requirements for the machine. Click for more...

Widened Road Juts Off Side of Mountain →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A highway “hanging off a mountain” in far western Canada is being widened by an American contractor using some imaginative construction techniques. Omaha, Neb., company Peter Kiewit Sons, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corp., is the project’s design-builder and key member of a business consortium that undertook the $600 million highway job in partnership with the province of British Columbia. Click for more...

Patuxent Materials Forges Big Business From Small Jobs →

There are plenty of contractors who are in the business of demolition that are rarely heard of even in the demolition industry, because they are not involved in the big high profile projects such a stadiums or large industrial building complexes. Collectively, the quantity of wood, brick, mortar and concrete structures they demolish is sizeable but not easily measurable. In fact, it would be difficult to get accurate figures on the quantities involved because many small demolition projects such as razing a house or the concrete curbing of a couple of streets rarely are published. Click for more...

Trevcon Helps Pave Way to Big Apple Through Waterways →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Building a large metropolitan city on an island means more than putting in roads, tunnels and bridges that connect it to the mainland. It also takes constant care and maintenance of the infrastructure in and out of the water that surrounds it. Much of that involves highly specialized skills that only a few companies, such as Trevcon Construction Company, possess. For more than two decades, the Liberty Corner, N.J., company has focused a large part of its attention on marine construction and services that help ensure New York City’s waterways remain protected from erosion and are able to handle massive amounts of waterway traffic that comes and goes from the Big Apple. Click for more...

SSC’s System 4000 Vacuum Excavators Clear Track in Ariz. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Specialized Services Company (SSC) used its vacuum technology to clear debris from more than 8 mi. (12.9 km) of track to allow Metro Light Rail to safely expand testing to the majority of its new line across the valley. Two months after its initial introduction in downtown Phoenix, the Metro Light Rail began testing trains from Mesa through downtown to the intersection of Central and McDowell roads. Click for more...

Yet Another Basic Paving Project… →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has awarded a $14.7 million contract to Basic Construction Company to widen a segment of Jefferson Avenue (Route 143) from just north of Buchanan Drive for approximately 1 mi. (1.6 km) to Kings Ridge Drive in Newport News, Va. Work on the project, which also includes other improvements, began in August 2007, and the contractor has just surpassed the 50 percent completion point. Click for more...

North Construction Takes on Project of Olympic Proportion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When skiers fly down the sides of mountains, it is called sport. When 35-ton (31.7 t) excavators do the sliding, it is called risky business. North Construction is perfectly familiar with each kind of mountainside thrill. The North Vancouver, Canada, “extreme terrain” contractor specializes in moving earth in places that might give pause to Great Plains contractors. Typical job sites for North are slanted 60 degrees or more. Click for more...

I-5 Project Tackled With Nickel Package →

When the new I-5/SR 502 interchange is completed in Washington State next year, not only will Battle Ground be directly connected to the interstate but a new entry and exit point also will have been provided for the limited access highway, shortening the route between the two roads and leading to reduced travel time. The opening of the interchange also will enhance the safety of travelers, particularly by reducing the number of vehicles backing up on the northbound I-5 off-ramp at SR 502. Click for more...

Big Iron, Fast Cars Highlight ’Italian Style’ Event in Chicago →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CNH was the presenting sponsor of “Italian Style,” a three-day exposition held Sept. 19 to 21 at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The event celebrated Italian fashion, design, technology, tourism and cuisine and was organized by the Italian-American Chamber of Commerce, Midwest. CNH displayed more than 20 Case IH agriculture, New Holland agriculture, Case construction, New Holland construction and Kobelco farm and earthmoving equipment. Click for more...

Volvo Compact Excavators Feature Design Elements for Tight Job Sites →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced two new compact excavators designed for tight, congested, or busy job sites — the EC35C and the ECR48C. The Volvo EC35C compact excavator features a conventional excavator design for stability with minimal superstructure swing. The Volvo ECR48C has a short radius superstructure that turns inside the width of its tracks. The Volvo ECR48C also can be equipped with an optional counterweight to maximize use of longer arms or heavy attachments. Click for more...

Zaxis 60USB-3 Excavator Has Swing Boom, Backfill Blade →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bridging the gap between the ZX50U-2 compact excavator and the ZX75US-3 and ZX85USB-3 mid-sized excavators, the Hitachi ZX60USB-3 is a new ultra-short excavator with a swing boom and backfill blade. It is the perfect size for jobs along walls, guard rails, narrow roads, and tight work sites. The independent swing boom moves 80 degrees to the left and 60 degrees to the right; the boom offset is 33.5 in. Click for more...

Caterpillar D-Series Mini Excavators Offer Higher Bucket, Traction Forces →

Three D-Series mini hydraulic excavators have joined the Caterpillar line. The 307D is a direct replacement for the 307C. The 308D CR, a compact radius machine that works productively in tight spaces, replaces the 308C CR. A new model, the 308D CR SB, combines the compact radius design with a swing boom for even more versatility. The D-Series mini excavators retain the best features of the C-Series models while incorporating many improvements that increase productivity and reduce operating costs, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Volvo Begins Production, Delivery of New Pipelayers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo began the development of a new product class of pipelaying machines in 2007, and the new Volvo PL4611 and its fellow-machines represent an advancement over pipelaying dozers with a side-based boom. The Volvo PL class was given the BP Special Award for Innovation of Significant Merit in 2008 for its major contribution to innovation related to cross-country onshore pipeline construction. Based on the Volvo excavator design, configuration and engineering, the new Pipelayer provides a 360-degree swing with full lifting performance and functionality at all radius positions — a function unattainable with conventional side-boom pipelayers. Click for more...

TGC Development Chomps Through Raleigh Red With Terrain Leveler →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Infrastructure work is rolling along for hundreds of high-dollar homes just northwest of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. TGC Development Inc. has been working at the site, a new section of Brier Creek Country Club, for the last several months. According to Wayne Thompson Jr., president of TGC Development, his firm has been involved in clearing and grading the land, as well as putting in the roads, water and sewer lines and setting up the pads for the home sites. Click for more...

Walton Debuts New Slide Rail System for Mobile Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A half-million-dollar piece of equipment commonly used in Northeast cities has cut the cost of a drainage project in the Deep South and eased the job’s impact on the surrounding area, said Alabama contractor John G. Walton. Before his company bid on a job to alleviate serious flooding problems on South Florida Street in Mobile, Ala., by installing a culvert in the narrow two-lane roadway, Walton said he flew up to New Jersey to check out the Griswold Machine & Engineering Inc. Click for more...

Giberson Preps Site for New Military Housing at Fort Dix →

From Construction Equipment Guide... “United Communities [UC] is a great company to work with,” Richard Giberson, Giberson Plumbing & Excavating Inc., Shamong, N.J., said. The project United Communities LLC, Marlton, N.J., is currently working on also is great. The company has the job of building the largest development of privatized military housing in the country since the Military Housing Privatization Initiative went into effect in 1996 and was made permanent in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2004. Click for more...

Pa.’s Gateway Project to Open New Doors →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Charles D. Armstrong owned a cork business in Lancaster, Pa., around the turn of the century. Deciding to expand his business, he built a linoleum-manufacturing facility on Liberty Street in 1907, thus founding a company that would become famous for its tile flooring. For a century Armstrong World Industries manufactured this and other products at the facility. It was a flourishing concern, which by the middle of the 1940s employed more than 7,500 workers. Click for more...

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