Excavators

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...

Three Rivers Stadium Takes Final Bow →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Nearly 25,000 hardy souls braved Pittsburgh, PA’s cold this Feb. 11 to watch, hopefully without blinking, as one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks was reduced to a pile of rubble in just 19 seconds. That’s how long it took for Controlled Demolition Incorporated (CDI) of Phoenix, MD, subcontractor to Bianchi Trison Corp. of Syracuse, NY, to implode the 30-year-old Three Rivers Stadium. Click for more...

Mercando Reaches for the Stars With Westchester Ford →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It was 1934, Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run against Detroit, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 for the NFL championship; John Dillinger broke out of jail using a wooden pistol; a stamp cost three cents; and Mercando Contracting Company Inc. was formed in Yonkers, NY. The company, founded by Frank A. Mercando, specialized in excavation and concrete work with primarily residential applications. Click for more...

Link-Belt Saves R&J Time, Money by Squeezing Into Confined Work Sites →

From Construction Equipment Guide... R & J Crane Service of Vero Beach, FL, did not waste any time implementing the new 27-ton (24.3 t) capacity luffing attachment that it recently acquired for its LS-238H lattice-boom crawler crane. Wedged between existing structures and the Atlantic Ocean, R & J couldn’t complete the project without the new luffing attachment. “What is the importance of the crane with a luffing attachment to us? It enables our operator to reach high up on a building in a confined working area. Click for more...

Navy Destroyer Retires With Honors, Dismantled in Maryland →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The USS Patterson FF 1061 recently was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy. This destroyer was scrapped by North American Supply Inc., Ruxton, MD, for Baltimore Marine Industries (BMI), Baltimore, MD. Commissioned in 1970, the USS Patterson saw a long and successful career before retiring. When the order came in for the ship to be scrapped, the vessel was brought to BMI’s facility where North American Supply took over. In December 1999, North American began to demolish the destroyer. Click for more...

Komatsu’s Tight Tail Swing Delivers Right Prescription for Small Spaces →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As most contractors know, working in confined and congested areas can not only be hazardous to their health but their machines’ health as well. When Komatsu introduced its PC128US-2 and PC228USLC-2 hydraulic excavators. Furnival Machinery Company, based in Hatfield, PA, knew the machine’s tight tail swing would provide the prescription for its customers’ needs. “The machines are designed to work in congested and confined areas with the same productivity and better lift capacity as their standard counterparts,” said Walt Joachim, vice president of sales, Furnival Machinery. Click for more...

Maryland Tire Plant Topples With Earthmoving Force →

The Allegany County Public Works department of the city of Cumberland, MD, selected Earthmovers Unlimited, Kylertown, PA, to perform the demolition of the three- and four-story former Kelly Tire Plant. The building, which covers approximately six acres, was built in 1918 and is constructed of a riveted steel beam construction with wooden floors and a brick facade. Earthmovers is completing the demolition, constructing an on-site drainage system, and refurbishing the adjacent structures all within a six-month period. Click for more...

Pennsylvania Networking Company Expands Service With Cat Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Kevin R. Ehst founded Ehst Information Services, a network integration company providing a full range of networking services and support, in 1998 he only dreamed about how quickly the company would grow. That dream is now a reality thanks, in part to the equipment he purchased from Giles & Ransome. Working with businesses that need communication links to other sites, Ehst lays conduit for networking projects. Click for more...

Suffolk County Cleans Up Mosquito Breeding Grounds →

From Construction Equipment Guide... All Island Equipment recently sold a specialized Kobelco 70SR zero-tail-swing excavator to the Suffolk County, NY, Vector Control to help slow the spread of encephalitis in the metro area. This excavator was uniquely equipped to skim out across the marshes and bogs on Long Island to clean up the mosquito breeding grounds. The 70SR has been mounted on a specially designed over-width and over-length undercarriage, which produces low ground pressure (only 1.5 psi). Click for more...

New York’s H&R Parts Scraps its 2,000th Machine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Parts is parts, right? To Steve Hansen and Marv Ruch, owners of H&R Parts Inc., Buffalo, NY, it’s a little more complicated than that. H&R Parts specializes in disassembling construction equipment and salvaging the valuable components. Founders Hansen and Ruch met while working together at an International Harvester dealership. While there, the duo recognized the need in the construction equipment market for quality used parts. Click for more...

Sun Marine Uses Daewoo Solars to Save Shoreline →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In a world where large pieces of construction equipment often herald destruction and demolition, one man is doing his part to turn the tide. Mike Jahnigen, founder and owner of Sun Marine Maintenance, leaves destruction to the forces of nature. His work begins after the damage is done. For more than 20 years, Jahnigen has been a marine contractor, working to prevent or restore damage to sensitive coastal areas in Delaware. Sun Marine Maintenance acquired its first Daewoo excavator almost eight years ago, and began using the machine to aid in erosion prevention efforts. Click for more...

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