Excavators

Atlantic Tractor Pulls Forward →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Sixteen months after its merger, Atlantic Tractor has not only continued to serve those in the four-wheel-drive/scraper industry but is making tremendous strides forward in its commitment to be the preeminent John Deere dealer for this market, according to the company. New service support vehicles have just recently been added to the already triple digit fleet of Atlantic Tractor vehicles, and a new scraper/pan service vehicle and a new preventative maintenance/lube truck have joined Atlantic Tractor’s service fleet. Click for more...

JLG Industries Sells Gradall to Alamo Group for $39.4M →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Gradall has been sold to the Alamo Group Inc. The $39.4-million sale by JLG Industries Inc., which had owned Gradall since 1999, was announced at an employee meeting at the plant Feb. 3. Alamo becomes the ninth owner of Gradall excavators — generally recognized as the world’s first hydraulic excavator and now the only excavator manufactured entirely in the United States. “This is an exciting development for Alamo and one that will be synergistic to our business,” said Ron Robinson, Alamo Group’s president and CEO. Click for more...

New Komatsu Hydraulic Excavators Equipped With Komtrax Technology →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. has introduced its PC200LC-8 and PC220LC-8 hydraulic excavators. These machines feature enhancements in efficiency, information technology upgrades, improvements in operator comfort and new low emission engines that improve fuel consumption. The powerful PC220LC-8 has a flywheel horsepower of 168 hp and an operating weight of 54,309 to 54,926 lbs. (24,634 to (24,914 kg), while the PC200LC-8 has a flywheel of 148 hp and an operating weight between 45,480 and 46,690 lbs. Click for more...

NJ Firm Brings New Jaw Crusher Attachment to the States →

The Eco-Crusher is one precious investment for contractors. Not only is it cost-effective, it also saves time and space on the job site. The machine is an excavator-attached jaw crusher that was previously unavailable in the United States. However, because of Giberson Enterprises in Shamong, NJ, the Eco-Crusher is now readily available to U.S. contractors. Giberson Enterprises was able to procure the distributing rights as the exclusive importer of the Eco-Crusher to the United States. Click for more...

Route 22 Project Under Way After 40 Years of Planning →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Environmental and historic issues are at the forefront of a road reconstruction project currently under way near Lewistown, PA. After 40 years in the planning stages, the road is finally becoming a reality, and is scheduled for completion by fall 2008. The contract called for the construction of a 6.65-mi. (10.7 km), four-lane limited access highway through a narrow river valley while maintaining traffic for an arterial highway link in Central Pennsylvania. Click for more...

D’Annunzio Leads Way to Holland Tunnel →

Work is under way to reconstruct the 12th Street and 14th Street viaducts, which support the approaches to the Holland Tunnel from Jersey City, NJ. Included in the project’s scope of work, according to Bill Weissman, a project executive of D’Annunzio & Sons Inc., the project’s Clark, NJ-based general contractor, is replacement of the concrete decks; repairs to the substructure, performing seismic retrofits to the viaducts; construction of a new shoulder; widening the structure along the 14th Street Viaduct, which is the westbound approach to the Holland Tunnel; construction of a new retaining wall on the east end of the 12th Street Viaduct; replacement of structural steel stringers; replacement of the bearings and miscellaneous approach road work. Click for more...

Compact Equipment Gets Contractor Out of Tight Spot →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For anyone traveling through Des Moines, IA, these days, the sight of cranes, dozers and loaders, to name a few, is not uncommon. Since 2001 there has been an explosion of construction activity, both road construction, and new building construction and renovation downtown. A great example of a major exterior renovation project is the Des Moines Federal Building, which for the past three years has been undergoing restoration. Click for more...

Stanford Stadium Axed; New Arena Construction Under Way →

From Construction Equipment Guide... How do you cut the time to construct a stadium in half?For some general contractors, they fast-track a project, issuing bid packages before a project’s designs are completed. For others, design-build is used as a means of cutting costs and expediting a project. But for Vance Brown Inc., of Palo Alto, CA, and the $115-million Stanford Stadium under construction at Stanford University in Stanford, CA, “The project delivery method is a hybrid between fast-track and pure design-build,” explained Vance Brown’s Senior Project Manager Rodney Humble. Click for more...

Monroe Tractor Celebrates 55-Year Anniversary →

From Construction Equipment Guide... “Don’t call me in the middle of the night if you have a problem.” That’s what Len Frederico, CEO and president of upstate New York’s Frederico Construction, said many equipment dealers would tell you if you had equipment break down. Saving Frederico Construction from a serious situation is just one of the reasons why Frederico prefers to work with Monroe Tractor when he buys, sells, or rents heavy equipment. Click for more...

Major Revitalization Work Slated for Bayonne Waterfront →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hudson Valley Environmental Inc. (HVEI) has been doing its part to help revitalize the waterfront in Bayonne, NJ. South River, NJ-based company is nearing completion of a $5.5-million demolition project on Pier 35 on the Hudson River. According to HVEI Vice President of Operations Frank Pasalano, the project, which began in April 2005, is part of a revitalization effort by a private developer who plans to build a condominium on the project’s 65-acre site. HVEI’s primary responsibility is the demolition of a three-level, 270,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh →

Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done. The Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville, PA, will again be the setting for the latest and greatest in iron and construction industry services. Click for more...

Crews Mindful of Students Walking Through Work Zone →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lane Construction is in the process of turning two lanes of traffic into four lanes on a 2-mi. residential and light urban stretch of Route 540A in Polk County, FL. Assistant Project Manager Dyelan Phillips said the project, contracted by the county last April, is approximately 30 percent complete. The $27.5-million job is scheduled for completion in July 2007. “This is a highly residential area with a high school and an elementary school located within the work site,” Phillips said. Click for more...

Takeuchi Taps Luby as Dealer for Eastern MO, Southern IL →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Takeuchi Manufacturing Inc. recently named Luby Equipment Services as its dealer for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois regions. Since finalizing the agreement in November 2005, Luby has seen a flurry of interest in Takeuchi’s mini-excavators and loaders. “It’s been a great acquisition for us,” said Ted Rose, vice president and sales manager of Luby. “Takeuchi has an excellent product. Click for more...

Flippo Begins North Fork River Bridge Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since the Oct. 24 groundbreaking ceremony, work has been moving ahead on reconstruction of the North Fork River Bridge in the Front Royal area of Warren County, VA. The bridge spans the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. The Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded the $19.2 million contract to Forrestville, MD-based Flippo Construction Co. Inc. The existing three-lane bridge, located on Route 340/522 just outside the Front Royal town limits, opened to traffic in November 1941. Click for more...

Slide Rail System Shores Storm Sewer Installation →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction crews in downtown Milwaukee, WI, implemented an innovative slide rail system to overcome congestion challenges and complete the $3.8 million installation of a new storm-sewer system in September 2005. The project was a relatively small, but nonetheless vital, aspect of the North Leg phase of a massive $810 million overhaul of the Marquette Interchange, considered the state’s most critical transportation link to the rest of the country by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT). Click for more...

Wrecking Ball Strikes Out Busch Stadium →

From Construction Equipment Guide... After almost 40 years of St. Louis Cardinal memories, the final section of Busch Stadium came down about 24 minutes after midnight December 8. The demolition was weeks ahead of schedule as crews worked 7 days a week to bring the stadium down. The northern curve was the last section to fall to the wrecking ball. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a crowd of onlookers cheered and honked their car horns as the final section of the stadium came down on an early Fri. Click for more...

Link-Belt Helps Contractors Tackle Mountainous Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Contractors Crane Service (CCS) is taking on a project the size of a mountain and has enlisted the help of a new Link-Belt 138 H5 crane to get the job done. CCS recently purchased the crane in October from Woods CRW Corp. In Williston, VT. Pizzagalli Construction, a large national construction firm from Burlington, VT, serves as the project’s general contractor. The company has contracted CCS to provide crane and operators to execute all steel erection as the two contractors collaborate to build a new lodge and an underground parking structure on Mount Ellen at the Sugarbush Ski Resort in Warren, VT. Click for more...

MT’s Damaged Beartooth Highway Reopens →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hurricane Katrina will long be remembered for the toll it took on the United States’ infrastructure. But nature also took its wrath out in another, much less publicized location. On May 19 and 20 five mud and debris slides severely damaged Beartooth Highway (Highway 212), a two-lane road that connects Red Lodge, MT, with Yellowstone National Park. According to the Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) Web site, this road is essential to the livelihood of Red Lodge because 200,000 tourists travel it from Memorial Day to Labor Day every year. Click for more...

Mazzocchi Wrecking Razes Con-Ed Plant in Manhattan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New York City is much more than just the “city that never sleeps;” it’s also a city that can’t sit still. Artists who hope to capture a precise rendering of Manhattan’s landscape have to sketch it about as quickly as Greenwich Village’s caricature artists do of hurried tourists looking for a souvenir. Although the city never seems quite satisfied with its appearance, it also imposes stringent rules and regulations, complicating any construction — or demolition — makeover. Click for more...

Thompson Contractors Relies on Hitachi at NC Quarry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Thompson Contractors Inc., a family-owned business since the 1940s, operates two quarries in North Carolina, which mainly produce load shot granite and stone-based material for asphalt plants. The Miller Creek Quarry, the largest of the two quarries and located in Rutherfordton, NC, has been in operation since 1965. With the assistance of a Hitachi EX1200 this quarry produces on average 1 million tons (907,000 t) per year. Click for more...

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