Excavators

ZX200LC/Shinn Combo Reduces Tree to Chips in Seconds →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When contractor David Bonheimer found himself in the market for a machine rugged enough to withstand the rigors of his land-clearing business, the Hitachi ZX200LC Zaxis excavator from J.W. Burress was clearly a standout. The owner of Southern Clearing Inc. in Matthews, NC, knew he needed a machine combining high productivity with ease of use and flexibility. He found what he was looking for in the ZX200LC equipped with the Shinn cutting system, a specialized land-clearing attachment. Although Bonheimer also owns Komatsu and Cat machines, the Hitachi ZX200LC/Shinn combo has proven a sound choice for the types of jobs he specializes in. “We use it for right-of-way clearing throughout the Southeast — projects such as water, sewer, natural gas, electric tower distribution — that type of thing. Click for more...

Charles Town Bets $70M on Racing, Slots Expansion Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Charles Town Races & Slots is growing. A $70-million expansion project is well under way at the gaming area in Charles Town, WV, according to CEO James Buchanan. “We started construction in the beginning of November 2001, and we hope to end sometime next summer,” Buchanan said. “The project entails about 75,000 square feet of public space for an entertainment lounge, food court, gaming area and gift shop. Click for more...

Smooth Driving Prevails After PA I-79 Repaving Job →

A completed project on a stretch of I-79 in northwestern Pennsylvania not only came in under budget, but it also resulted in a far smoother ride than before — two results guaranteed to grab the attention of drivers using the Interstate highway. Running between the I-79/I-90 interchange to I-79’s interchange with State Route 20 (also known as 26th Street) in Erie, PA, the reconstructed stretch of 5.5 mi. Click for more...

Kenco Group Builds $12M Warehouse for General Mills in TN →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Kenco Group, based in Chattanooga, TN, and operating in excess of 15 million sq. ft. of warehouse space in 19 states and Canada, has expanded in Wauhatchie, TN. The $23-million project, which straddles the state line of Georgia includes a 688,000-sq.-ft. $12-million warehouse that will store cereal. It has been designed with room for future expansion up to a million sq. ft. General Mills moved in as tenant in February. As owner/developer, Kenco will play a role in economic development, and likely receive some leeway on property taxes. Scott Austin, senior project manager of Conlan Company, the general contractor headquartered in Marietta, GA, recalled getting under way last September. Click for more...

Gehl Company Reports 2002 Net Income →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Gehl Company, a manufacturer of compact construction and agricultural equipment, reported net sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 of $232.6 million, compared to $240.4 million recorded for the prior year. Net income, before non-recurring charges, for the year ended December 31, 2002, totaled $1.7 million, or $.30 per diluted share. Net income in 2001, exclusive of non-recurring charges, was $5.4 million, or $.99 per diluted share. Non-recurring after-tax charges in 2002 were $621,000, or $.11 per diluted share, related to previously announced restructuring and plant rationalization initiatives. Click for more...

Forty Years, $8B in Projects Will Save FL’s Everglades →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Sometimes it all comes together, and a great plan is set in motion. By way of just such an example, restoration of Florida’s Everglades is finally under way. Dennis Duke, program manager of Everglades Restoration, pointed out that the mammoth undertaking began in July 1999, when the Corp of Army Engineers sent a feasibility study to Congress, which then recommended the federally and state funded $8-billion plan that would require nearly 40 years to implement. Click for more...

C&C Recycles Dredged Soil at Goose Lake, IL →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Goose Lake in Lake in the Hills, IL, was completely filled with sedimentation in excess of 180,000 cu. yds. (137,620 cu m). The lake, approximately 12 acres (4.9 ha) in size, acted as a natural silt trap for the Crystal Creek watershed. The creek system drains hundreds of acres of urban development and accommodates the effluent discharge from two wastewater treatment plants, approximately 6 million to 8 million gal. Click for more...

Fisher Rentals Relies on Plasterer, John Deere for Backhoes, Mini-Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... From the time it opened in August 1994, Fisher’s Rentals located on Route 182, north of Route 222 in Reading, PA, has provided quality-maintained late model machines for rent. Fisher’s Rentals offers small- to medium-sized equipment to contractors and homeowners. It has a reputation for personalized customer service. Recently the company purchased two new John Deere 35ZTS compact mini-excavators and a new John Deere 110 backhoe from Plasterer Equipment’s Lebanon branch. Click for more...

WRS Calls Service, Regional Expansion Keys to Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Worldwide Rental Services (WRS), one of the fastest-growing independent heavy machinery rental companies in the Rocky Mountain region, has opened yet another facility, this time in Albuquerque, NM. Albuquerque joins the Denver, CO, and Salt Lake City, UT, facilities as a full-service WRS rental location. Mike Shero, manager for Albuquerque comes from the Rust Caterpillar group, where he was highly involved in the rental industry. Click for more...

$122M Siemens Fuel-Cell Factory Powers Toward Summer Wrap-up →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A $122-million fuel cell factory for Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. currently is under construction in the Pittsburgh, PA, township of Munhall on the Monongahela River. The site was chosen in Sept. 2001, winning out over eight cities, including Orlando, FL, and Ft. Worth, TX. State and local officials reportedly put together a $6.6 million incentive package to help Siemens choose the PA site. The 215,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

Linda Construction Goes on Demo Spree in Charlotte →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The building was a five-story residential unit called Charlotte Town Manor, a poured concrete structure about 40 years old that stood tall against the banks of a tributary called Sugar Creek. But in four weeks, it was nothing. Reduced to tons of debris, the building ceased to exist and began a second life as recycled material. The Linda Construction Co. Inc. simply erased it, leaving hardly a trace after Mecklenburg County officials decided to create a greenway along the creek. The assisted living center had been empty for about a year, its 80,000 sq. Click for more...

Bobcat System Tag Teams on Sandy Soil Conditions in SC →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It takes special equipment to work productively in the sandy soils of South Carolina. That’s why John Haus and Ron Bracebridge, partners of J & R Contracting, rely on their all-track Bobcat System. The Bobcat System, a concept that has been popular for more than a decade, typically consists of a Bobcat loader and a Bobcat excavator. This equipment team makes the most of the loader’s speed and agility and the powerful ability of the excavator to efficiently dig and load in tight spaces. Click for more...

Bookworms Await $10M Annex at Enoch Pratt Library →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A new annex is taking shape at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in downtown Baltimore, MD. The project is particularly significant because it is the first major expansion at the facility since it opened during the Depression in 1933. The annex is the first phase of a multi-year project that includes phased renovation and historic restoration of the main library building, expected to begin in June 2005. The contract for the annex was awarded to Costello Construction of Maryland Inc., of Columbia, for $10.6 million. Click for more...

Sticking to Basics Proves Senter’s Formula for Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Meredith Senter began selling small Ford farm tractors in 1962 from a dealership located on the south edge of Raleigh, NC. The low-powered, two-wheel-drive Fords in blue and gray were a common sight on small farms as well as on large ones. The era of the huge four-wheel-drive tractors was still a few years away, with many marketplaces just moving beyond domination by International Harvester model-M tractors and two-cylinder “Johnny Pop” John Deere units. Forty years later, Michael Senter still sells small Ford tractors and some agricultural equipment from a dealership south of Raleigh. Click for more...

Geppert Bros. Razes Housing Project in West Philly →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just as the dust and debris were settling after the implosion of the Mill Creek Housing Project in West Philadelphia, so were the hopes rising for neighborhood residents that new housing would bring a better standard of living to the area of 46th St. and Fairmount Ave. On a chilly morning in late November, three 17-story, 170-ft. tall buildings came crashing to the ground in seconds to the cheers of thousands of onlookers and special guests. Click for more...

Revoli Construction Company Finds a Friend in CN Wood and Komatsu →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Shawqui Alsarabi and Aldo Palumbo decided to make their mark in the world, they decided to go into the construction business. With that decision made, they went to Bob Benard, owner of C.N. Wood, explaining the idea of forming their own construction business. Benard believed that they had the necessary industry experience and knowledge to operate a successful enterprise. All that was needed was the right equipment to get Revoli Construction Company started. Click for more...

Cherry Hill Rocks on With Custom NYE Grapple →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cherry Hill Construction Inc. began doing business with National Attachments Inc. (NA) in 1996 when Equipment Superintendent Gerry Clarendon purchased a NYE extendable dipperstick for a Komatsu PC95. Recently, Cherry Hill successfully bid the Patapsco River dredging project in Maryland. The project called for the removal of millions of yards of river bottom and lining the river bank with 66,000 tons 59,400 t) of armorstone. Click for more...

St. Paul’s I35E Bridge Job Maintains a Low Profile →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the nearly 80,000 motorists speeding across the I35E Bridge over the Mississippi River as they head into or out of St. Paul, MN, the only signs of construction activity are a couple of cranes towering slightly above the bridge deck. However, below the deck, construction crews, during the last year, have constructed five new bridge piers and hoisted into place the first three out of five lines of steel girders to carry the northbound lanes of a completely new bridge. Eventually, the new bridge, designed to current federal standards, will carry two through-lanes of traffic in each direction. Click for more...

Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In April 2001, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) began work to replace the 52-year-old Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge over the New River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. The bridge, which is located on Route 11 and links Radford and Fairlawn in Pulaski County, is a single structure with two lanes for northbound traffic and two lanes for southbound traffic. When completed in fall 2004, the new bridge will have two structures, each with three lanes, and both spans will have sidewalks and bike lanes. Replacing the Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge first involves constructing a new southbound bridge, then demolishing the existing bridge and, finally, building a new northbound bridge. Click for more...

Modern Continental Reclaims ’Lost’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tucked away in a remote corner of Brooklyn, NY, Modern Continental Construction is moving approximately 2.5 million cu. yd. (1.9 million cu m) of material in one of the largest such jobs in the Northeast, and probably the most unusual — it’s all fill and no cut. Modern Continental Construction, part of Modern Continental Companies Inc., Cambridge, MA, is working on the first phase of the massive $142-million Fountain Avenue Landfill Reclamation Project. Click for more...

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