Excavators

Famed Film Firm’s Building 23 Razed to the Ground →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In the early morning of Sunday, July 1, 2007, the booms heard in Rochester, N.Y., could have been mistaken for an early Fourth of July celebration. But to the large crowd that gathered at Kodak Park the booms signaled the start of the implosion of the obsolete Building 23 of the Eastman Kodak Company. According to Bianchi Industrial Services of Syracuse, N.Y., the company in charge of the project, an implosion was one way to complete a demolition. Click for more...

JESCO Helps Shoreline Grading Meet Tight Deadline →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Shoreline Grading currently is excavating the 370-acre (150 ha) Stafford Park mixed-use redevelopment site owned by Walters Group of Barnegat, N.J. The mixed-use redevelopment project is located in Stafford, N.J., and will consist of retail stores, residential housing and recreational areas including a twin ice skating rink. Shoreline’s first task was to cap the existing landfill in a short window of time. Click for more...

Paving Crew Acutely Aware of Angles at Darlington Raceway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... There are no racecars on the track but there is still a lot of fast-paced action at Darlington Raceway. A $10 million construction project that includes building a new access tunnel and repaving the track is moving full speed ahead this summer. “Darlington is unlike all of the other tracks we’ve worked on,” explained Jason Burns, project engineer at Sunmount Corporation, the Texas-based firm overseeing the construction project. Click for more...

Rockland Heavy-Duty H23 Excavator Grapples Deliver Maximum Strength →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rockland heavy-duty H23 excavator grapples, by Bedford, Pa.-based Rockland Manufacturing Company, deliver clamping, prying, digging and breakout forces for the severe conditions presented in demolition, rock handling and tough land-clearing applications. The H23 excavator grapple has recently been redesigned to maximize strength. The result is a narrow two-tine clamp and wider three-tine frame — the preferred tine configuration for demolition work that often requires both clamping and digging — built from high-strength alloy steel plate, with reinforcement at all critical stress points. Click for more...

Liebherr Enters Tight Market With Minimal Tail-Swing Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Liebherr has introduced its first minimal tail-swing excavator — the R 924 compact swing. Whether working on the side of a highway, trying to keep congestion to a minimum or working in the city on narrow, busy roads, it has become increasingly important to have an excavator that can easily maneuver in confined spaces and deliver powerful performance. The R 924, which has a swing radius less than 6 ft. Click for more...

John Deere 17D Compact Excavator Features Adjustable-Width Tracks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new John Deere 17D compact excavator provides increased versatility, productivity, adjustable-width tracks and a new backfill blade with foldable end sections. When the tracks are retracted and the blades’ end sections folded, the machine fits through a 40-in. (101 cm) opening. When fully extended to more than 50 in. (127 cm), the undercarriage provides maximum stability for operation. What’s more, the standard mechanical quick coupler hydraulic attachment package makes the job site possibilities almost endless, according to Mark Wall, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company. Click for more...

JCB Expands Excavator Auto Range With Two Models →

From Construction Equipment Guide... At Intermat 2006, JCB took the wraps off two new additions to its Auto range of new generation excavators. The first JCB Auto tracked excavators were unveiled in 2003, boasting modern styling, more power, better performance, greater efficiency and lower operating costs. Since then, JCB has introduced the same design across its tracked machine line-up. Building on this platform, JCB is now unveiling two new excavator models in its Auto range: the JS330 Auto and the JS190 Auto. Click for more...

Hitachi Rolls Out Two New Utility-Class Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Zaxis Series was first introduced in 2002. The first six Dash-3 upgrades rolled out in 2006, covering the 26- to 94-ton (24 to 85 t) range. Among the first to be introduced in 2007 are the utility-class ZX200LC-3 and the ZX225USLC-3 excavators. Zaxis 200LC-3The four-cylinder Tier-III-certified Isuzu engine is suited for high-production applications. Even though the ZX200LC-3 is heavier, stronger, faster, and quieter than its predecessor, it uses less fuel. Click for more...

Doosan DX35z Fits Into Largest Group of Mini-Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The DX35z hydraulic excavator is now available at Doosan dealers. It features zero tail-swing, which allows the cab of the machine to turn within the width of its tracks and makes it ideal for working in very narrow areas. “The DX35z aggressively positions Doosan in the largest category of mini-excavators,” said Stan Levy, Doosan’s compact division general manager. “One of our test customers used it in pipe laying operations and was impressed with its maneuverability and breakout force.” This new excavator features many valuable improvements, such as the electronic optimization of the hydraulic system and the new generation Tier III/Stage III engine, which increases production and improves fuel economy. Click for more...

Ingersoll Rand Gets in the Trenches With ZX Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ingersoll Rand Company Limited offers two hydraulic, compact excavators to provide earthmoving power in the trenches. The 8.3 ton (7.5 t) ZX-75 and 14 ton (12.5 t) ZX-125 hydraulic excavators provide powerful performance for building, landscaping, rental applications and utility installation, as well as general construction and repair work. The ZX-75 excavator has an operating weight of 16,538 lbs. Click for more...

Simultaneous Construction Facilitates Texas’ $1.1B Bayport Terminal Complex →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Simultaneous construction of several phases of the Port of Houston Authority’s $1.1 billon Bayport Terminal Complex is underway in LaPorte, Texas. One of the phases, a $15.3 million reconstruction of Bayport Road began Dec. 20, 2005, and was completed Jan. 12, 2007, according to Don Barrett, project director of the project’s general contractor, McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Texas Division of Addison, Texas. Click for more...

Equipment Pushes Through Tough Clay for R.S. Braswell →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Working in the clay soil of North Carolina can present some difficult challenges, especially when it gets wet. Jason Ward from Concord, N.C., relies on his T300 compact track loader and 341 compact excavator to keep working even when ground conditions aren't at their best. After he traded two rubber tire skid steer loaders for a Bobcat T300 in 2004, the benefits of a rubber track undercarriage started paying off immediately, Ward said. Click for more...

Va. Beach Road to Be Less a Pain in the Birdneck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... E.V. Williams Inc. has worked with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on numerous projects over the years. The latest project is the Birdneck Road widening project in Virginia Beach, Va. The Virginia Beach-based firm was awarded a $27.9 million contract to widen the two-lane road into a four-lane divided road. VDOT, Williams and the city of Virginia Beach are working together to complete the project in a safe and timely manner. Click for more...

Doosan Offers Parts Guarantee for Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Doosan Infracore America has started a 48-hour parts guarantee for its wheel loader and excavator customers. The program guarantees that Doosan heavy equipment machine owners will receive their “machine-debilitating” replacement part, in hand, within two business days or Doosan will pay for a replacement machine rental. “We’ll get the part in your hand, wherever you are in North America,” said Michael Stanley, Doosan’s general parts manager. Click for more...

More Than 1,000 Celebrate Foley’s 50th Anniversary at Open House in Piscataway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Foley Inc. celebrated its 50th anniversary with more than 1,000 friends and longtime customers the evening of June 7 at its Piscataway, N.J., headquarters. The elaborately planned event was replete with abundant food and drink, fun games and activities (such as the carnival favorite — the Hi-Striker), a live band and an a cappella ensemble, demos of new and antique Cat equipment as well as information booths where guests could discuss the latest emissions standards, all products offered by Foley Rents, certified rebuilds, and training classes. Click for more...

Chas. Lobosco & Son Puts Komatsus Up to Bat for Mets →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Chas. Lobosco & Son Inc. is unique in the realm of rental companies. For the past 40 years, the company’s main focus has been on renting only excavating equipment to contractors in the New York City area, including Urban Foundation-Engineering LLC. Lobosco has had a working relationship with Urban Foundation for 35 to 40 years. The contractor is currently working on the new Mets Stadium, Citi Field, which is scheduled to open in 2009. Click for more...

Union Paving Tackles Second Hyperbuild Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has introduced a project delivery method called “hyperbuild.”“As defined by NJDOT, hyperbuild is a fast project delivery system for a ready-to-go project with no right of ways or environmental delays,” explained Lou Tomasello Jr., chief engineer of Union Paving & Construction Co. Inc. of Mountainside, N.J. Union Paving & Construction performed one of NJDOT’s first hyperbuild projects on Interstate 280 in Essex County in 2005, Tomasello said. Click for more...

Herter Enterprises, IronWolf Join in Educational Effort →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the Eagle Mountain/Saginaw Independent School District realized it needed additional elementary school facilities, time became a big concern. The school district would have to have the facilities ready to open by the spring of 2008. The 6-acre (2.4 ha) building site is located directly across the street from a heavily populated residential area in Fort Worth, Texas. The earthmoving segment of the project required that 8 ft. Click for more...

D.P. Nicoli, Efficiency Production Update Sac State’s Sewer System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... California State University - Sacramento (Sacramento State) is “going green.” The university has several new building projects underway which are incorporating aspects of “green building,” a process to create buildings and supporting infrastructure that minimize the use of resources, reduce harmful effects on the environment, and create healthier environments for people. One of the green building projects at Sacramento State includes upgrading the sewer system on campus. Click for more...

Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor. In addition to grading a 230-acre (93 ha) segment of the 520-acre (210 ha) Vineyards on Lake Wylie in Belmont, Thompson said he’s gearing up for work at the Buffalo Ranch development near Harrisburg, N.C., as well as the future site of IKEA in Charlotte. Click for more...

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