Excavators

Werk-Brau Company Joins Recovery Efforts at WTC →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Werk-Brau Company Inc. stepped up to the opportunity to help the victims, the survivors and the volunteers in New York City at “Ground Zero.” Four custom built attachments were manufactured in a period of six days, with approximately 250 man hours. Werk-Brau employees volunteered the necessary overtime, around the clock, in order to expedite the manufacturing process in this amount of time. Click for more...

Lake Champlain’s Historic Break Water Undergoes Rehabilitation →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The historic Break Water on Lake Champlain in the city of Burlington, VT, is undergoing a $2.3-million rehabilitation. Durocher Dock & Dredge Inc., a worldwide marine contractor, is handling approximately 350 ft. (107 m) of the structure and Woods CRW has provided equipment for the job. Repair work on the Break Water had been proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, owners of the Break Water. Click for more...

Pyramid Contractors Inc. Helps Kansas Build Roads for Future →

From Construction Equipment Guide... According to the 2000 United States Census, Johnson County, KS, is the second largest county in the state by population, totaling 451,086. The county is first in growth, showing an increase of 27.1 percent between 1990 and 2000, compared to a statewide growth of 8.5 percent. To accommodate this growth, the Johnson County government has developed an extensive transportation plan to keep pace with the corresponding needs of a growing community. Click for more...

Contractors Rush In to Aid Recovery at Pentagon →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ever since American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, crews have been working around the clock to aid in the clean-up efforts. Although the work was hampered by the occasional fire and stopped at one point for a bomb threat, it has progressed well. Besides removing bodies and debris, the FBI’s Evidence Response Team was able to recover the flight data recorder and voice recorder from the plane. Click for more...

Crews Assist Rescuers in Massive WTC Search →

When I first saw the towers of the World Trade Center collapse in smoke and flame, I was somehow emotionally detached, as if I were covering a story rather than feeling the tragedy of people dying. Then the phone rang. My brother John. “Johanna worked on the 93rd floor of the first tower which was hit. She usually got to work early. I’m afraid we’ve lost her.” Johanna was my beautiful, always smiling and happy, auburn-haired niece, 25. Click for more...

Howell Tractor Packs Iron Horse With Hitachi Muscle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... West Dundee, IL-based Iron Horse Grading and Excavating’s production is up 40 percent. The company manages this task with the help of a Hitachi EX1200 excavator with a 12-cu.-yd. (9.2 cu m) bucket and five Hitachi AH400 haulers purchased from Howell Tractor, as well as a Hitachi ex550 with a 6-cu.-yd backhoe. On any given day, with both backhoes and 13 articulated trucks working, Iron Horse can move as much as 27,000 yds. Click for more...

Earthmovers Combines Philosophies From At Home, Abroad →

Earthmovers Equipment Sales and Leasing is a local distributor in Charlotte, NC, with a worldwide perspective. This spring, the company will move to its new headquarters on I-485 in Charlotte, but the company’s existence is rooted in the emergence of the global market for heavy equipment. This global perspective is nowhere more evident than in the 44-year-old company founder and president, Rick Stidham. Click for more...

Grandville Tractor Joins Schaeff Roster in Michigan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Udo Boersch, vice president of sales and marketing of Schaeff of North America, recently announced its newest dealer, Grandville Tractor and Equipment in Grandville, MI. The company’s marketing efforts will be directed to the commercial, agricultural and industrial markets in the state. Grandville Tractor will carry the HR Series of seven mini-excavators and the SKL Series of eight compactor wheel loaders, including Schaeff’s newest compact loader, the SCL 515. Click for more...

Dig America Gets a Hand From Swaney With PWCE’s Paw →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tom Wieneke, a foreman for Dig America, felt that “…excavators never have enough reach to them.” The extra reach was needed for a Takeuchi TB175 to build conduit mounds. Dig America went to Swaney Equipment looking for a solution. Swaney Equipment, in turn, asked Takeuchi, and Takeuchi suggested a Paul Weaver Construction Equipment (PWCE) long reach attachment. PWCE determined that an extendable paw would be the best long reach attachment for Dig America’s excavator. Click for more...

Contractors ’Shoulder’ Georgia Interstate-16 Widening Project →

Rogers Bridge Company Inc. and Mitchell Construction Co. Inc. of Atlanta, GA, have teamed up to complete a $27.9-million bridge and shoulder widening project along Interstate 16 in Laurens and Treutlen counties. Reeves Construction of East Dublin, GA, also plays a key role in the effort as the project’s paving contractor. Other key figures in the project include Heath & Lineback, which serves as the consulting engineering firm to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Click for more...

Shaw Brothers Makes Quick Work of Maine Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... What was once considered an engineering marvel when it was completed in 1947, the Maine Turnpike has turned into an accident-ridden, congested roadway. With an accident rate 72 percent higher on the two-lane section of the turnpike than on the three-lane section, widening and modernization was a must. With this accelerating road degradation and increasing safety concerns, Maine voters overwhelmingly supported a 1997 referendum to widen the Turnpike between York and Scarborough. Click for more...

Nittany Lions Roar for I-99 Corridor →

Commercial growth in and around State College, PA, has brought increased traffic and accompanying safety concerns. However, help is at hand with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) I-99 corridor project, now well under way. When completed, the Route 26 portion to the east of State College will connect the Mount Nittany Expressway (U.S. Route 322) to the Bellefonte Bypass (Route 26) and Interstate 80 at the current exit 24. Four prime contractors are currently overseeing construction of the new four lane, 8 mi. Click for more...

Texas Dealer Gets Nod From Schaeff →

From Construction Equipment Guide... During the recent Schaeff Dealer Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, Udo Boersch, vice president of sales and marketing, presented Skid Loaders Plus of Austin, TX, with a Top Dealer Sales Award for 2000. Perry Carson, president of Skid Steer Loaders Plus started the company in 1995 and now has 10 employees. “We specialize in the construction, landscape and recycling markets in the Austin area and only recently became a Schaeff dealer,” said Carson. Click for more...

New Holland Excavator Sinks Teeth Into Shipyards of Slag →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tri-State Bulk Handling knows it takes some serious equipment to unload a ship the length of two football fields. So serious that the New Jersey-based company has called in the muscle of New Holland equipment. Working in New Jersey’s Port of Camden, Tri-State is using three New Holland EC160 excavators and two New Holland LW230 wheel loaders, all purchased from Modern Construction Equipment Co., Hightstown, NJ. Click for more...

CNH, Kobe Steel and Kobelco to Set Up Global Alliance in Construction Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CNH Global, Kobe Steel Ltd., and Kobelco Construction Machinery recently announced an agreement to form a global alliance for the marketing, development and production of crawler excavators worldwide. In addition, the alliance with Kobelco includes distribution of CNH construction equipment in Japan and the Asia Pacific region. "This is an important strategic step that strengthens our position in the global construction equipment market," said Paolo Monferino, CNH president and CEO. The alliance with Kobelco covers CNH brands outside of the Case network worldwide and the Link-Belt network in the Americas, which will continue to be supplied by Sumitomo Construction Machinery in line with the CNH multi-brand and multi-network strategy. Click for more...

Cat Excavator Digs In at Philadelphia Flower Show →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Visitors to the 2001 Philadelphia Flower Show were mesmerized by everything from geraniums and orchids to bonsai trees and caterpillars. Caterpillar construction equipment that is. A Cat 301.5 mini-excavator was featured at this year’s Fairmount Park Commission exhibit. The excavator was donated by Giles & Ransome, Bensalem, PA. “ Three years ago we got a grant to do a trail and forest restoration. Click for more...

T.C. Simons Tackles U.S. Route 40 Improvement Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the traffic flow became unbearable along U.S. Route 40 Corridor in Delaware and Maryland, a long-range Corridor improvement plan was developed. In looking at the area’s congestion, it has been reported that the number of dwelling units in the Corridor is projected to increase to 38,965 in 2020, an increase of 50 percent since 1995-96. The overall population in the Corridor is projected to increase to 90,371 by 2020, an increase of 35 percent since 1995-96. Traffic also has shifted in the Corridor. Click for more...

Daewoo Excavator Demonstrates ’Shear’ Strength on Staten Island →

From Construction Equipment Guide... R. Baker All Industrial Service, a demolition contractor headquartered on Staten Island, NY, employs a Daewoo model 400LC-III excavator equipped with Baker’s Hanwoo shear to remove and cut up 51 large storage tanks and associated piping at GATX’s Staten Island facility. The Daewoo machine is from Hoffman Equipment. For more information, call 800/4-HOFFMAN (800/446-3362). Click for more...

Daewoo Heavy Industries Enters Into an Agreement With Komatsu Limited of Japan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu Limited of Japan and Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery Corporation of Korea entered into a two-year agreement for Komatsu to supply equipment to Daewoo for distribution through Daewoo’s distributor network in Korea. The agreement calls for Daewoo to import Komatsu Limited construction equipment products into the Korean domestic market. These products will include specialty equipment not manufactured or distributed by Daewoo, such as zero tail-swing mini-excavators, wheel loaders in excess of 4.9 cu m and some models of large excavators, shovels and dozers. During the first year of the agreement, Daewoo will import four models of mini-excavators and three models of large hydraulic excavators. Click for more...

ROMCO Puts Acme Brick to the Test With Iron Skills Competition in Texas →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Acme Brick celebrated its annual Safety Day on Jan. 26 as employees competed for prizes and learned how to reduce hazards in the workplace. At the company’s Denton, TX, plant, employees from every department took part in events like the Volvo Wheel Loader Rodeo and the Hitachi Excavator Skills Test. “We want to create a safer working environment and let people see what other people do in their departments,” said Ronald Carpenter, mining supervisor of the Denton plant. Carpenter was quick to point out that Safety Day does make a difference in educating and protecting workers. “We look forward to this all year,” said Preparations Supervisor Chet Harris. Click for more...

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