Excavators

Burris Clears Damaged Va. Strip Mall →

According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that hit Suffolk, Va., April 28 had estimated winds of 160 mph. Amazingly, over the tornado’s 10-mi. (16 km) path through the city, there were no fatalities. Reports say approximately 200 injuries occurred in the state of Virginia that day because of the numerous tornados that hit. The storm left behind more than $28.6 million in damages in Suffolk alone. Click for more...

Landmark Sails Through Drainage Work at Charleston Naval Shipyard →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Helping to shore up the infrastructure at the site of what was once one of America’s busiest naval bases is the task at hand for Landmark Construction of North Charleston, S.C. A full-service construction firm, Landmark is currently in the middle of a more than $5 million project to install 2,600-ft. (790 m) of 9-by-5-ft. (2.7-by-1.5 m) box culvert at the site of the old Charleston Naval Shipyard. Click for more...

Leica’s PowerDigger 3D Can Handle Complex Excavation Applications →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Leica PowerDigger 3D is an excavator guidance system that includes a choice of single or dual GNSS (GPS + GLONASS) PowerBox and PowerAntenna sensors, each capable of precisely locating the exact 3D position of the excavator bucket relative to the design surface. In real time, Leica PowerDigger 3D receives the machine position via GNSS, calculates the excavator bucket’s exact 3D position on the site and compares the bucket position with the 3D design model, displaying differences (cut/fill/slope) to the operator on a screen. Click for more...

Komatsu’s PC400LC-8 Equipped With Level 3 Komtrax →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s PC400LC-8 hydraulic excavator delivers increased digging force with excellent fuel economy in the toughest digging conditions. This new excavator series maintains the reliability of the previous model but now offers reduced noise levels inside the cab. The PC400LC-8, with a flywheel horsepower of 345 hp (257 kW), has an operating weight of 97,148 to 103,834 lbs. (44,066 to 47,098 kg) and is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-5 engine. Click for more...

Volvo Takes Part in San Juan River Project in New Mexico →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fresh water rivers’ flows prevent areas of the world from becoming arid, nonproductive wastelands. Such could be the description of the northwest corner of New Mexico but for the San Juan River. Johnny and Machelle Stinson, owners of Adobe Contractors Inc., located in Bloomfield, and Daniel Thompson, product specialist with Golden Equipment Company, Volvo Construction Equipment’s exclusive Farmington based New Mexico dealer, were amongst the first to harness the potential of this broad, slow flowing river caused by the Navajo Irrigation Dam. Click for more...

Wrecking Corp. Wraps Up Waterside Mall Demolition →

Wrecking Corporation of America is nearing completion of one of the largest demolition projects in the Washington, D.C., area. As part of the redevelopment of southwest Washington, D.C., and to make room for the new 2.5-million-sq.-ft. (232,258 sq m) mixed-use development called Waterfront, the general contractor, Clark Construction Group, has hired Wrecking Corp. to perform the demolition and earthwork for the project located at M and 4th streets on the Potomac River’s Washington Channel. Click for more...

Highway Equipment Company Named Full-Line Hyundai Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai continues to expand its dealer network with the addition of Highway Equipment Company as a full line dealer in Zelienople, Pa. Highway Equipment Company is a full service construction equipment dealer servicing the western half of Pennsylvania since 1933. It sells, rents and supports construction equipment — big and small — from four locations around western Pennsylvania with its headquarters located 22 mi. Click for more...

’Green’ City Rises on S. Korea Coast →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The $30 billion New Songdo City is the largest private real estate venture in history, with more than $3 billion in construction slated for 2008 alone. Construction of the city is under way on 1,500 acres (607 ha) of a man-made island totaling 10,000 acres (4,047 ha). The reclaimed land was formed from 110 million cu. yds. (84,101,034 cu m) of rubble and sand dredged from the Yellow Sea at Incheon, South Korea, approximately 40 mi. Click for more...

Sanders Installs Water Main in 50-Ft. Segments →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Charlotte-Mecklinburg Utility recently let a $9.6 million bid to install 20,000 linear ft. (6,100 m) of high-capacity 48-in. (121 cm) steel spiral water main pipe, in 50-ft. (15 m) joint lengths. Taking on the challenge of installing the behemoth sticks of pipe over that long run is Sanders Utility Construction Inc. of Charlotte, N.C. “Before we started the project, we debated on whether to install 25-, 30- or 50-foot lengths of pipe,” said Freddie Young, project manager of Sanders Construction. Click for more...

Crews Race to Complete Concord Dragstrip for September Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Close to 300 people are working six days a week to build a state-of-art drag strip adjacent to Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS) in Concord, N.C. Plans call for the quarter-mile track to be open in time for the Sept. 11 to 14 National Hot Road Association (NHRA) Carolinas Nationals event, an inaugural event on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The racetrack, just northeast of Charlotte, is currently being called The Dragway at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but a new name will be announced soon as part of a fan contest. Click for more...

Patuxent Materials Inc. Does Big Business With Small Demo Projects →

There are plenty of contractors who are in demolition that are rarely heard of even within the industry, because they are not involved in big, high-profile projects such as stadiums or large industrial building complexes. Collectively, the quantity of wood, brick, mortar and concrete structures they demolish is sizeable, but not easily measurable. 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 in the local newspaper, let alone a prestigious magazine. Click for more...

Morris Group Builds Safer Bridge Over Blackwater Creek →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crossing Blackwater Creek on AL 69 in Walker County is a harrowing experience, involving a steep hill, a blind curve and a narrow, circa 1932 bridge. After years of delays — the word locally is that the project as originally designed would have affected a Confederate cemetery — work is well under way to change that scary ride into a pleasant crossing. “What the job is going to do is it’s going to take a crooked road and a bridge in a blind curve at the bottom, it’s going to take most of the hill out and all of the curve out, so it’s essentially a straight shot,” said Justin L. Click for more...

Miller-Bradford & Risberg to Take on Excavator Rodeo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Miller-Bradford & Risberg, the Case distributor, is hosting the First Annual MBR Case Challenge at its Negaunee facility located on 75 U.S. Highway 41, May 2. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and excavator operators will compete in two skill contests, using Case excavator models CX50B and CX210B. Prizes will go to the top three winners. Additionally, Case equipment will be displayed and demonstrated. Click for more...

Bencardino Finds a Gamble Worth Taking in Casino Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... And they’re off. Bencardino Excavating has begun the race to complete the site work for the new Philadelphia Park Slots Casino in Bensalem, Pa. The $350 million project will separate the horse racing facility from the casino. The casino has to be completed by Fall 2009. “I don’t have to gamble in a casino. I gamble every day with work,” said Lou Bencardino, owner of Bencardino Excavating. Click for more...

SDDOT Widens I-90, Exit 61 in Rapid City →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Increased traffic numbers partially due to heavy tourism, spurred the need to widen the existing 30-ft. (9 m) wide overpass at Interstate 90 and Exit 61 at Rapid City, S.D. It will be widened to 205-ft. (62 m). The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) awarded the Interstate 90 Exit 61 construction project to Stanley J. Johnsen Concrete Contractor Inc. of Rapid City. The two-year $16.5 million project began on March 5, 2007, and is scheduled to be completed July 25, 2008. Click for more...

All-Terrain Excavators a Natural Resource for Polk Co. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Four machines that look like they were shipped in from the set of “Transformers” are responsible for maintaining the off-road drainage systems of Polk County, Fla. Loy Locke, drainage foreman of the county’s Natural Resources Division, currently relies on Kaiser S2 all-terrain excavators (ATEs) to perform ditch work, like mowing and excavating, throughout Polk County. “We end up deep in the woods,” Locke said. Click for more...

Steiner Adds Bobcat Equipment for Concrete Sawing Work in Ore. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Morgan Steiner of Klamath Falls, Ore., learned first-hand how compact equipment can dramatically grow a company’s sales revenue. Prior to owning Bobcat equipment, Steiner’s small, family owned business in southeast Oregon specialized in concrete sawing and coring. He was a successful businessman, but when it came time to grow his revenue, he needed to find other opportunities. That’s when a friend persuaded Steiner to purchase Bobcat equipment and get started in concrete demolition. Click for more...

Hitachi Appoints JESCO as N.J., Metro New York Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JESCO is now the authorized Hitachi construction equipment dealer in New Jersey and the metro New York area. “We are honored to offer Hitachi as part of our equipment line,” stated Jon Robustelli, president of JESCO Inc. “By representing Hitachi, we give our customers a choice between two well-respected construction equipment brands. It also gives us the ability to expand our relationships with quarries and large demolition contractors due to the fact that we will be able to offer them larger excavator models such as the Hitachi EX1200 and mining shovels. Click for more...

Peterson Development Makes Rock Solid Investment →

“There is money in rock,” said Bob Peterson, president of Peterson Development LLC in Pelham, N.H. Peterson Development is a homebuilder in southern New Hampshire, where it builds upscale homes. The homes start at six figure prices and go up with no end in sight. There are people in the area with the means and desire to have their homes custom-built with large indoor living spaces and many amenities. Click for more...

Deere Compacts Take on Landscaping →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Laying sod, seeding, grading, tilling, trimming, planting, digging postholes and ponds, installing hardscapes — a landscaper’s work is never done. So it’s no surprise that versatile, multitasking John Deere compact machines have become hugely popular among landscapers. Deere skid steer loaders, compact excavators and compact loaders work well with lot lines and setbacks growing tighter and tighter. Click for more...

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