Excavators

Scott Bridge Calls Specialist for Consultation on U.S. 31 Project →

The Alabama Department of Transportation has awarded a $9.7-million contract to Scott Bridge Company Inc. for work on U.S. 31 in Montgomery, Elmore and Autauga counties. Work on the contract, which involves roadwork and relief bridge replacement over the Alabama River, began in May 1999. The construction on U.S. 31 extends two miles from milepost 185 to milepost 187, including the main bridge over the Alabama River, which spans 2,310 ft. Click for more...

Gulf Stream Wades Through Soggy Soil for Aquatic Park →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Water is the reason for the fun that visitors eventually will find at the Wannamaker Park Family Aquatic Facility. But to Chris Shimakonis, water in the park isn’t fun yet. So far, it is mostly a challenge. Shimakonis is project manager for Gulf Stream Construction Co. Inc., which is building the $10 million facility in Charleston County, SC. The aquatic attraction will be incorporated into an existing county park, and will be the third and largest water facility in the county park system. Click for more...

Fleet of Komatsu Excavators Helps Keep Strack on Track →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Strack Inc. is putting the finishing touches on a $7 million pipe-laying job in Austell, GA, and the company couldn’t get the job done without Komatsu excavators. The project consists of placing underground utilities, laying sewer and water lines and placing storm drainage systems. Strack is a subcontractor for Bankhead-Driggs, a joint venture that is currently clearing land at the 400-acre (161.9 ha) project off Highway 278 in Austell. Click for more...

Wet Weather Turns Simple Job Into Headache for Mangum →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As Tropical Storm Gordon in mid-September churned across Florida and northward along the East Coast, a C.C, Mangum Contractors crew worked quickly to beat the oncoming rain. The work project is a simple one as road construction goes: the addition of two traffic lanes and a turn lane along 4,600 ft. (1,395 m) of Buffaloe Road on the east edge of Raleigh, NC. Two conditions are making the project less than routine: weather and underground utilities. Click for more...

Turner Takes Pole Position on $135M Kansas NASCAR Track →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s not everyday that one sees a Caterpillar D10 bulldozer blazing a trail on a NASCAR track; yet, it’s becoming a familiar site at the Kansas Speedway, where Turner Construction Company is managing construction of the eagerly awaited race track. The 1.5-mi. (2.4 km) tri-oval track is scheduled for completion in April 2001. Race dates are set, and cars will be roaring around the turns as early as July of the same year. Click for more...

27 Bridges, $130M Rejuvenate Oldest Stretch of Interstate →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The oldest stretch of interstate highway in the nation, I-70 between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in St. Louis, MO, is being updated by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The six-year, $130-million project includes the rehabilitation of 27 bridges along this urban corridor. The Plan The $17-million Cole Street overpass rehabilitation project in downtown St. Louis is the first to be completed. Click for more...

Kubota Challenges Site Restrictions With K008 Ultra Compact Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota Tractor Corporation reinforces on the success of its Compact KX-2 compact excavators with the introduction of the new K008 ultra compact excavator. The smaller, lighter K008 incorporates virtually all the design features and specifications that made the KX-2 compact excavator so popular. The Kubota K008’s versatility and usefulness provides access to areas that were previously out of reach of existing compact excavators. Click for more...

Daewoo’s Solar Minis Keep Quiet on Sites →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corporation offers a complete line of mini-excavators that can handle tough jobs without incurring the expense of a backhoe loader or a large excavator, according to the manufacturer. Daewoo mini-excavators utilize variable displacement piston hydraulic pumps that provide more hydraulic flow and higher operating pressure. This type of pump allows use of less engine horsepower, resulting in less noise, better fuel economy and longer engine life. Noise-reduction features including improved sound absorption material, an inlet silencer, a resonant muffler and an engine bottom cover. There are five models to choose from in the Solar series — the 010, 015, 030, 035 and 55. Click for more...

Cat’s Premier Mini-Excavator Spins Off Two Models →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar has added the 301.6 and 301.8 mini hydraulic excavators for customers who require increased stability and more working ranges from the smallest of excavators. The 301.6 has a standard long stick, long tracks and extra counterweight for increased longitudinal stability, performance and versatility. The 301.8 has a variable width undercarriage and long tracks that further enhance stability and performance. Click for more...

Komatsu Retools PC95R-2 Compact Excavator to Fit Tightest Confines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America International Company recently introduced the newly upgraded PC95R-2 compact excavator for North American customers. At 10 tons (9 t), the PC95R-2 is designed for utility, housing development and swimming pool contractors who encounter work in confined spaces and require an excavator that can dig outside the area of its tracks. Powered by the Komatsu 4D106-lFB direct injection engine, the PC95R-2’s horsepower has been increased to 82.5 hp (61.4 kW), an improvement of almost 14 percent over the PC95-1. Click for more...

New Holland Construction Adds Four Mini-Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The four new mini-excavators from New Holland Construction complement the company’s skid steer/light construction equipment line. New Holland Construction’s mini-excavators are agile and easy to operate. Because they are compact, they can easily maneuver and work in backyards, inside buildings and other cramped quarters where larger machines can’t reach. The full-circle swing allows the operator to dig anywhere around the machine, and to deposit soil precisely, without repositioning the machine. Click for more...

Tilt-Up Engine Speeds Maintenance on Caterpillar 303.5 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Caterpillar 303.5 mini hydraulic excavator is designed and built to deliver increased performance and versatility, ease of operation and serviceability. The 303.5 weighs 7,672 lbs. (3,480 kg) when equipped with a cab, and produces 25.5 hp (19 kW). The mini-excavator is designed to handle a wide range of tasks, with a large selection of Caterpillar work tools to tailor the machine for more efficient performance. Click for more...

Tarlton Tackles Walls of Challenges at Missouri School →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new $4-million Moog Oral School under construction in Town & Country, MO, will house an elementary school in which deaf children who have received cochlear implants will learn to speak. Being built by Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis, MO-based general contracting and construction management firm, the facility is conveniently situated near the intersection of I-270 and I-64 (Highway 40). The location creates a major construction challenge for Tarlton — shielding the structure from the background noise of thousands of vehicles. Click for more...

Amulet Phantom Coupler Stays Locked Even in Tight Curl →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Amulet Manufacturing has announced the addition of a new product to its full line of manual and hydraulic bucket thumbs — the Phantom wedge lock quick coupler. “Amulet’s Phantom quick coupler is an innovative design in the market place,” said Paul Giddings, design group manager at Amulet. “The wedge shape locking plate, centered in the coupler, is used to secure the attachment pin and can be manually or hydraulically tightened to automatically eliminate the play that is sometimes a result of wear caused by operation.” The Phantom’s quick coupler is manufactured of high strength alloy plate and has minimal moving parts, resulting in a virtually maintenance-free product. Click for more...

Komatsu Tempts Industry With Trio of Tight Tail Swing Machines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu Utility Corporation (KUC) has expanded its line of products with three new tight tail swing compact excavators: the PC20MRx, PC30MRx and the PC40MRx. These three models feature Komatsu’s exclusive HydrauMind hydraulic system with Closed Center Hydraulics and Load Sensing System (CLSS) which bring the utility and construction markets greater power and productivity from smaller machines. Click for more...

Bobcat Arm Extends Digging Capabilities →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Melroe Company has introduced four new compact excavators designed to offer increased digging depth, reach and dump height. The new Bobcat 328, 334 and 341 long-arm excavators with added reach and dump height are ideal for excavating irrigation lines, run-off ditch work, installing gas, phone or cable TV lines and other shallow excavation jobs. The Bobcat 331E excavator features an extendable arm, making it ideal for applications that occasionally require increased reach and dump height performance, such as truck loading or irrigation work in banana and cranberry bogs. Click for more...

Bobcat Slims Down for Smaller Sites →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Melroe Ingersoll-Rand recently introduced a new compact excavator offering increased functionality in a variety of space-restricted applications including backyard digging, and pipeline and irrigation system installation. The Bobcat 322 excavator features an expandable undercarriage that retracts to allow access to small excavation sites and expands to improve lifting and digging capabilities from the side of the machine. Click for more...

JCB Excavators Deliver Dozens of Options →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB, which launched a seven-model tracked excavator range in North America during the ConExpo trade show in March l999, has expanded its line to 12. The five new JCB JS Series models, already familiar to the European market, have been available in North America since the last quarter of 1999. They have operating weights from 18 metric tons to 33 metric tons (23 to 42 tons) and include one long-reach (LR) excavator and three machines designed for extra heavy duty (XD). Click for more...

Crushing Abilities Prove Rammer’s RD 18 is No Lightweight →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rammer offers a complete line of cutter crushers and pulverizers to meet demolition and recycling needs. Four models are offered in the cutter crusher line with the smallest, the RC 4, weighing only 204.1 kilograms (450 lbs.) making it ideal for rental use on mini-excavators and demolition robots. The RC 4 has a jaw opening of 30.5 centimeters (12 in.) and a maximum cutting force of 46,901 kilograms (103,400 lb.). Click for more...

Kobelco’s SK Series Doesn’t Sweat the Small Stuff on Big Jobs →

Kobelco has introduced four new Dynamic Acera models, the SK210LC, SK250LC, SK290LC and SK330LC Because each Dynamic Acera excavator is a leader in its weight class in breakout forces, they have the power to tackle the really tough jobs. Engaging Kobelco’s Power Boost by simply pushing the button atop the right-hand joystick, increases digging forces by 10 percent and gives the operator all the power needed — for as long as its needed. Click for more...

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