Excavators

Excavator a ’Gneiss’ Addition to White Water Quarry Fleet →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LBM Industries Inc., owner of White Water Quarry in Sapphire, NC, has been using a new Hitachi EX1200 front shovel since October to mine toxaway gneiss from the quarry. Toxaway gneiss is the only material produced from the quarry, which has been in business since 1976. It is used as roadbed material with asphalt and concrete. LBM President Bill McNeely Jr. describes it as “pretty much a granite.” Kenny Queen, quarry superintendent, has been with the company for 20 years and is impressed with the new machine’s capabilities. Click for more...

Safe-T-Shore Assists With Shaw Air Force Base Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Understanding and implementing strict federal accounting and management procedures on government utility projects can be a challenge for some contractors. But Chandler Construction Services Inc., headquartered in Ninety Six, SC, has answered the challenge for more than three decades. With an extensive history of providing United States taxpayers with quality construction services, Bob Gettys, construction supervisor of Chandler Construction Services, is proud of the company’s work. Click for more...

Interstate 95 Improvements Part of $400 Million ’Mobility 2000’ Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As with most of the Interstate 95 corridor in Florida, changes and upgrades need to take place periodically in order to keep up with the steady population growth, the growing traffic flow, the damage from tropical storms and hurricanes and general heat and moisture damage that plague all Florida roadways. Florida is one of the fastest growing states in the country. The population has doubled since 1970 to more than 15 million today. Click for more...

$12M Job Expands Arlington National Cemetery by 40 Acres →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Our nation’s military burial ground is in the midst of a needed expansion project. A total of 26,000 graves are being added to the current 215,000 graves at the 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. The expansion is necessary to accommodate the large number of veterans from World War II. According to John Metzler, cemetery superintendent, this group is currently the largest population of daily burials. Click for more...

BTI Lends Versatility to Interstate 74 Rehab →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Each year more than 24 million vehicles travel on Interstate 74, inching their way through Peoria, IL, and the surrounding tri-county area, on a highway designed to handle only a fraction of today's traffic. Built in the late 1950s, prior to the formation of the interstate highway system, I-74 is no different than so many other urban routes. Growing congestion and the wear and tear of time has led to fighting for federal funding and meeting the challenges of major infrastructure improvements. Click for more...

S. F. Lutzky Turns to Caterpillar, Foley Inc. for Earthmoving Equipment, Service →

S. F. Lutzky Contracting Inc., located in Hillsborough, NJ, specializes in earthmoving and digging. This company works on projects of various magnitudes, including septic, utility, drainage, and excavation work. To accomplish the myriad tasks involved in his business, Scott Lutzky, owner of S.F. Lutzky, chose Foley Inc. as his dealer and Caterpillar as his manufacturer of choice. “I chose the Caterpillars because of their reputation and the 420 backhoe because of its pilot control,” said Lutzky. Click for more...

Schmidt Equipment Provides Excavators for Giant Flag →

From Construction Equipment Guide... If only Betsy Ross were alive today, surely she would be proud of artist Dave Cole’s patriotic creation. It took two 30-ft. (9.1 m) long John Deere excavators and a team of Cole’s assistants to hold up his 20-ft. (6.1 m) by 11-ft. (3.4 m) wide American flag in the courtyard of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) in North Adams. The excavators, provided by Schmidt Equipment, held two 25-ft. Click for more...

Power Crush: NYE Stump Harvester ’Fits Like a Glove’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Toby Carlson purchased the Power Crush Company in 2000, he only had three pieces of equipment – a tub grinder, a screener and a small jaw crusher. With only 4 acres of space to utilize initially, Power Crush had to expand as business volume increased significantly. Currently, the company operates on approximately 25 acres. Power Crush is a recycling facility for wood waste, concrete and asphalt located in Kings Park, NY, on Long Island. Click for more...

Morris Iron & Steel Takes Pride in Scrap Recycling →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Most of us think of recycling as a fairly recent development — and in terms of cans, bottles and paper being recycled by residential households — that may be true. But for heavy metals, the concept of recycling is anything but new. Take the Philadelphia-based Morris Iron & Steel Company for example. Founded by Morris Greller in the early 1920s, it’s now a third-generation family business. Click for more...

APAC Warranties Mississippi Road Project for Seven Years →

From Construction Equipment Guide... An Interstate 55 overlaying project near the Montgomery/Carroll county line on Mississippi’s Highway 8 may look like routine work, but it will have a unique feature. It will be warrantied by the contractor for seven years after completion as part of a maintained pavement project. The $9.7-million project spans 15 mi. and was awarded to APAC of Mississippi in March by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Click for more...

KY Contractor Tackles First Sunshine State Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Elmo Greer and Son’s first project in Florida should improve safety for the state’s residents when Mother Nature rears her ugly head. The London, KY-based contractor is widening 27 miles of Route 60 in Indian River County from Interstate 95 to the Florida Turnpike in three separate contracts. The roadway continues west all the way to Clearwater on the Gulf coast. Barbara Kelleher, public information director for Florida Department of Transportation’s district four, said people along both coasts use Route 60 to evacuate to the opposite side of the state when a hurricane is about to hit. Click for more...

TDOT’s Largest Highway Contract Starts in Knoxville →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bruce Nicely is stressing the importance of Ray Bell Construction Co.’s deadline to his crew members like never before. The Brentwood, TN, company started work this spring on an $85-million SmartFIX40 project in downtown Knoxville. It’s not only the largest contract amount in Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) history, but it also brings promise of the largest incentive —$6 million if crews complete the two phases of work in the contract by Sept. Click for more...

Airy’s Inc. Flexes Its Staying Power With Volvo Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In highly competitive industries, successful companies find ways to stay busy. Thanks to Airy’s Inc.’s “unparalleled service and quality work” motto, the company has enjoyed success and staying power for the past 40 years. Based in Tinley Park, IL, Airy’s Inc. is an underground contractor specializing in heavy highway construction, sanitary/storm sewer installation and repair, and water main installation and repair. Click for more...

McAninch Makes Over Missouri’s Route 60 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since February of 2002, Iowa-based McAninch Corporation has worked on three consecutive contracts involving the reconstruction of Route 60 in southern Missouri. The dollar amount for the entire project totals more than $48.5 million with funding coming from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and federal sources. Since McAninch Corporation was the successful bidder on all three sections, the projects were unified and constructed as one job. Click for more...

John Deere Machines Keep Laser Construction on Target →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fifteen years ago, Gary Klein and Mark Ellickson initially struggled to find work as they began their own construction company, Laser Construction Inc., in Lemont, IL. The two had been working in large construction together since the 1970s. They went their separate ways in the 1980s, but decided to reunite after nearly a decade of working separately. “We were both unhappy with our situation and wanted to do something different,” said Ellickson. Click for more...

Delaney Rebuilds After Fort Ann Dam Fails →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Failure of the new Fort Ann Dam in upstate New York is under investigation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Conservation (NYSDEC), the new dam’s contractor and by its design engineer, according to a source familiar with the situation. Failure of the new dam, which was completed in May, resulted in flooding that destroyed parts of State Route 149 between State Route 91 and U.S. Click for more...

Trumbull Leads $93M Rehab of ’Burgh’s I-79 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Remember lava lamps and Archie Bunker? After more than 30 years, these pop icons have become outdated, just as the 5.8-mi. (9.3 km) stretch of Interstate 79 North near Pittsburgh has. Original construction of this highway began in the late ’60s and was completed in 1972. Today, the length of roadway between exits 54 and 60 in Allegheny County is in desperate need of repair. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) let the project on Dec. Click for more...

Asphalt Care Takes on Yanmar Excavator Line for Southeast PA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... MMD Equipment, the parent company for Yanmar Excavators, has announced that Asphalt Care Equipment & Supplies, of Bensalem, PA, will be a dealer for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Yanmar Excavators has eight models on the market ranging from 2,340 to 17,310 lbs. (1,061 to 7,852 kg). The B-8 is the lightest model and comes with a 9.1-hp (6.8 kW) engine, which gives the machine the ability to dig to a depth of 4 ft. Click for more...

Dirt Finally Moving at Library Site →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the city of Fairhope first voted to build a new library in 2003, the projected cost was $3.9 million. By 2005, when the groundbreaking actually took place, this figure had risen to more than $7 million. It took an architect’s vision to overcome problems that have beset the construction of the library for more than two years. And despite setbacks, all concerned with the project have remained enthusiastic. Click for more...

Peters Construction Co.’s New Fleet Helps Crew Finish Job in Six Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bob Peters, owner of R.A. Peters Construction Co. Inc. in Social Circle, GA, grew up in the grading business. The son of a grading contractor, he started operating a 2U series D8, a 1952 model, at just 6 years old. Peters still owns the D8 to this day. He took his early experience in earthmoving and built a thriving grading business. Recently, Peters decided it was time to replace his existing fleet of excavators with Link-Belts. Click for more...

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