Excavators

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...

Komatsu Excavator Wows Determann, Aging Iowa Crane Enjoys Retirement →

When Tom Determann, owner of Determann Terminals, Camanche, IA, went on a mission to replace an aging cable crane for his barge loading and unloading operations, he had a short list of needs — capacity and versatility. He met those needs — and realized a 50 percent increase in production — after purchasing a Komatsu PC1100LC-6 excavator with a customized material handling package. Click for more...

Gilleland Moves Mountains of Soaked Soil for $138M Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Despite frequent delays caused by inclement weather, contractors have made significant progress in preparing a 75-acre (30.4 ha) site for the latest phase of the Village at Weatherstone in eastern Cherokee County, GA. When completed, the live-work-play community now under development by The Landon Group will have a total retail value of $138 million, which will make it the largest development of its kind in the county. Click for more...

Pennsylvania Driver Discover Missing Link Highway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s taken years to get it on the road but construction of a “missing link” highway in Armstrong County, PA, is at long last under way. “Not only that, but it’s the biggest project ever let in PennDOT’s District l0,” said Jim Struzzi, community relations coordinator, PennDOT District l0. When completed at the end of 200l, the 2.2 mi. (3.5 km) A-l5 Kittanning Bypass will allow access to U.S. Click for more...

Newell Kicks Volvo, Hitachi Fleet Into Overdrive to Meet Deadline →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Keith Newell knows that the best way to stay successful is to surround himself with the best people and the best equipment. When his company, W.S. Newell Inc., took on a site prep job in Montgomery, AL, he armed himself with a little of both, including some of the newest offerings from Hitachi and Volvo. The arsenal of 25 machines that Newell is using on the Wal-Mart development project includes eight Volvo articulated haulers and three Hitachi excavators the 50-year-old business just bought from Trax Inc.’s operation in Montgomery. Click for more...

Bar Construction Holds Court on North Carolina Campus →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Bar Construction Co. of Greensboro, NC, won the job of clearing away and then reconstructing some tennis courts on the campus of University of North Carolina-Greensboro, the task was clear enough to Charles O’Bryant, project manager. It was simply a matter, he said, “of making the water go away and making the courts flat.” Sounds simple enough, and the project indeed is on schedule for completion a few days before Thanksgiving. Click for more...

JCB, Crescent Machinery Do ’Dam’ Good Job in Texas →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Texas’ Lake Tucker, the city of Strawn’s domestic water supply is undergoing several drastic changes to increase its current water capacity. The lake’s dam and spillway are being modified to increase the current level of the 30-acre lake by 5 ft. The dam, in particular, presented the contractor, M. A. Vinson Construction Company Inc. of Fort Worth, TX, with the need for some specialized equipment. Click for more...

$1.39M Overhaul Rejuvenates Aging Pennsylvania Span →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Drivers in Butler County, PA, faced slight delays this summer caused by occasional single-lane alternating traffic on the bridge carrying SR l08 over I-79 in Worth Township. In addition, traffic on I-79 itself also was restricted at times to single lanes, but the public’s patience has been well rewarded with the recent reopening of the newly refurbished bridge. Begun in April 2000, the bridge superstructure replacement involved rehabilitation of a multi-span steel-beam bridge 238-ft. Click for more...

Route 63 Opens Wide for Missouri Drivers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is widening Route 63 to four lanes for a 14.4-mi. (23 km) stretch that links Moberly and Columbia, Missouri. Area motorists, including thousands of students who returned to Columbia for another school year at the University of Missouri eagerly anticipate this improvement. Work is divided into two distinct projects. The northern segment includes two interchanges in a more urban setting. Click for more...

Link-Belt Loads Into Wee Hours →

Houston, TX-based M-I L.L.C. is all too familiar with the rigors of loading and offloading offshore supply boats, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the stresses it places on the cranes that do the work. That’s the reason M-I recently purchased three new Link-Belt hydraulic crawler cranes from Con-Equip Inc. for their operations in Cameron and Fourchon Dock, LA. When M-I L.L.C called Con-Equip Inc., based in Houston, TX, Area Sales Manager Rod Dundas told them how the Link-Belt LS-208II 80-ton (72 t) hydraulic crawler cranes are specifically designed for severe duty-cycle applications. Click for more...

Hoss Equipment Whips Cat 944 Loader Into Shape →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hoss Equipment Company has repainted and re-decaled a 1992 Caterpillar 994 wheel loader in its Irving, TX, on-site sandblasting and paint facility. Cleaning the 994 – the largest current production wheel loader manufactured by Caterpillar – was a piece of cake for Hoss and its sandblasting and paint shop. The shop, according to Hoss, is one of the largest and most modern facilities of its kind. Click for more...

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