Excavators

Deere Excavators Measure Up With Larger Specs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The 550 LC and 750 excavators from John Deere are a big addition to the ever-expanding excavator line — in fact, they are now the largest machines in the line. Like their siblings, these new models feature maximized smoothness of operation, reliability and operator comfort. The 550 LC and 750 offer high productivity with an operator-focused hydraulic system that allows operation at peak performance, whether trenching, leveling or material handling. Click for more...

Genesis DemoPro’s Cutting Forces Treat Concrete Like Warm Butter →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Combining powerful cutting forces, low maintenance and ease of use, the DemoPro concrete and steel processor has been widely embraced by demolition professionals, according to Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc. Designed for extremely efficient cutting and processing of concrete and steel encountered in demolition applications, the DemoPro concrete and steel processor, like the Genesis line of Magnum shears, uses a proprietary hydraulic regeneration system to provide fast cycle times and an oversized, large bore cylinder for powerful cutting forces. Click for more...

Werk-Brau’s Attachments Get Contractors Back to Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Over the past 50 years, Werk-Brau Company has grown from a small blacksmith shop into a diversified attachment manufacturer due to the demand for specialty attachments. Attachments can add versatility and customization to any type of earthmoving equipment. Attachments can increase the value of machinery, as well as the profit margin. The decrease in downtime and the increased productivity make specialty attachments the most affordable solution, according to the company. Solutions to problems is the driving force behind the success of the overall coupler market. Click for more...

Schaeff Beefs Up Excavator Line →

The HR 18 mini-excavator from Schaeff is the largest in a line of four models ranging from 1,588- to 4,672-kilogram (3,500 to 10,300 lb.) operating weights and is now available in the United States. General specifications include a Mitsubishi 35-kilowatt (47 hp) engine, operating weight of 4,672-kilogram (10,300 lbs.), bucket capacity .046 to .2 cubic meters (.06 to .26 cu. yd.), breakout force rated DIN at 3,125 kilograms (6,890 lbs.), digging depth of 3.7 meters (12 ft. Click for more...

Melroe Develops X-Change Mounting →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Melroe Co. has developed a standard quick-change system for compact excavators and backhoes. The Bobcat X-Change Mounting System provides many advantages over previous attachment methods and other brands of quick-changes. The X-Change system used on the Bobcat 337 excavator since its introduction is now being made for other Bobcat excavators and backhoe attachments. There are two styles of the X-Change system, one for excavators, the other for backhoes. Click for more...

Excavators With Fast Cycle Times Deliver Best Results →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The compact excavators’ ability to do offset digging, and to quickly maneuver and reposition sets these versatile machines apart from larger excavators and tractor-loader-backhoes. The Bobcat Company, a unit of the Ingersoll-Rand Company, has been manufacturing compact hydraulic excavators since 1989. Bobcat compact excavators are built to meet and surpass the demanding needs of the market. Drastically reducing the need to reposition during large excavations, the compact excavator features a 360-degree rotating cab and independent boom swing. Click for more...

LBX Loads Features on Quantum 8000 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LBX Company LLC, makers of Link-Belt excavators, scrapmasters and logmaster recently announced the addition of the 8000 Quantum hydraulic excavator in a standard and mass version 1.34-cubic-meters to 4.59-cubic-meters (1.75 cu. yd. to 6 cu. yd.) bucket rating. This 80,000-kilogram (176,400 lb.) standard excavator and 80,300-kilogram 177,000 lb) mass excavator model is newest addition to the Quantum Series. The Link-Belt 8000 Quantum made its North American debut during ConExpo. Click for more...

Five New Kubota Models Squeeze Into Tight Spots →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For the new century, the newest line of Kubota compact excavators take job-site performance to new levels. These all-new and updated Kubotas excel in restricted work environments where space and ground condition challenges can often mean time and money for contractors, demolition firms, rental operations and others. For the 2000 model year, Kubota brings five compact excavators to market, each part of the KX-2 array. Click for more...

Caterpillar M320 Offers Mobile Ride →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Caterpillar M320 with an operating weight of between 19,140 kilograms (42,700 lbs.) and 21,390 kilograms (47,058 lbs.) and 104.4 kilowatts (131 hp) is the latest addition to the growing line of Caterpillar wheeled excavators. It joins the M318 and has some additional features in response to customer requests/feedback. Mobility Maximum travel speed is 20 kilometers per hour (12 mph) with a two-speed transmission and heavy- duty axles that are mounted to a strong and durable welded frame. Click for more...

Customer Input Fuels Cat 318B Design →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Caterpillar 318B L hydraulic excavator is the company’s latest entry to the B-Series line. Caterpillar maintained the successful 300 family design concept and added customer requested improvements. The 318B L includes many of the features and improvements found on other B-Series models, including: • Productivity in all applications; • Controllability, simultaneous operation and fine control; • Operator comfort; and • Maintenance and serviceability. Productivity The 318B L is powered by the Caterpillar turbocharged 3046T diesel engine rated at 86-kilowatts (115 hp). Click for more...

Cat Kicks 307B Into High Gear With New Buckets, Swing Boom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Caterpillar 307B hydraulic excavator with an operating weight of between 6,500 kilograms (14,330 lbs.) and 8,418 kilograms (18,555 lbs.) and 40 kilowatt (54 hp) is the company’s newest entry to the B-Series line. Caterpillar maintained the successful 300 family design concept and added customer requested improvements. The 307B maintains the high approval of the 307 while adding several new features and attachments that significantly add to the machines’ performance and operator comfort: Swing Boom. Click for more...

Wadsworth Golf Construction Caddies 18 Holes for Maryland’s Hyatt Resort →

From Construction Equipment Guide... All work and no play makes conference attendees dull boys and girls. Fortunately for them, when Hyatt Hotels’ latest resort complex is completed conferees and other guests will be able to avail themselves of a number of relaxing amenities, including a health spa and the opportunity to play golf on an l8-hole championship level course. Hyatt’s Chesapeake Bay resort is being built on a 342-acre site on the Choptank River in Cambridge, MD. Click for more...

Erosion Control Job Helps Save Pennsylvania Creek →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Excavating contractors and conservation officers are working together to solve the problem of soil-eroding and flooding creeks in a unique project that is under way in northeastern Pennsylvania and may serve as a model for similar projects around the country. Using the concept of fluvial geomorphology, in which erosion-causing sediment build up on the creek bed is eliminated by redirecting the water flow back into its original course at the center of the bed, the project is transforming the 20-mi. Click for more...

Contractor Takes On New Jersey Muck With ’Solar’ Power →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Take some New Jersey muck by the side of a river, add some concrete pilings, sift the dirt to remove debris, rearrange things a little bit, and watch as townhouses spring up in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge. That is exactly what is happening along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, in Edgewater, Bergen County, directly across from Manhattan. In Edgewater and neighboring towns, thanks to the booming economy, homebuilders are busy in an area that was once just barren land. Click for more...

Biggest Turnpike Expansion in Five Decades Takes $2.6B Toll →

It’s the biggest expansion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike System since the l950s, during which the Turnpike’s northeastern, eastern and western extensions were constructed. When the massive Mon-Fayette Expressway is completed and opens as SR-43 it will extend north from I-68 near Morgantown, WV, through the Uniontown and Brownsville areas and the Monongahela River Valley to I-376 near Pittsburgh, PA. “The Mon-Fayette Expressway is actually composed of four separate, localized projects that would interconnect to form a continuous, 65-mi. Click for more...

Mennonite Campus Site Brings Local Contractors Together in Good Faith →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When B. R. Kreider & Sons was approached about performing the excavating work for the Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) five acre (2 hectare) Orientation Campus in Akron, Lancaster County, PA, the firm did what comes naturally and called on friends and competitors for help. Excavating work on the $4-million project is being performed by five different contractors: Allgyer Excavating Inc., of Womelsdorf, Berks County, and four Lancaster County firms: Andrews Excavating of Willow Street, Flyway Excavating of Lititz, D.H. Click for more...

Expansion Project Takes Off at New Hampshire Airport →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New Hampshire’s largest airport, located in the city of Manchester, is midway through a $320-million rejuvenation project. As part of an improvement project that began in 1993 with the construction of a new terminal building, the airport, located about 64 kilometers (40 mi.) north of Boston, MA, is to be completed in 2005. The airport also will boast new taxiways, taxi bridges, a 4,800 space parking facility, an Airfield Rescue and Fire Fighting Building, a private air terminal and two runway extension projects. According to Richard Fixler, assistant airport director of engineering and planning the runway extension projects were needed to bring the runways into Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) compliance. Click for more...

Pennsylvania Contractor Needs Hip Waders for Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the city of Roanoke and its partners — Roanoke County and the city of Salem — bid to replace the Roanoke River interceptor two years ago, only three bids were received. The city tried again, this time receiving only two bids. However, what the pipeline industry viewed as an extremely difficult project to construct, Alex E. Paris Contracting Co. Inc. viewed as a challenge to be overcome. Based in Atlasburg, PA, Alex E. Click for more...

Worst Snowfall in Wake County’s History Smothers Multiple Sites →

From Construction Equipment Guide... More than 20 pieces of heavy equipment are back at work at some 82.2 hectares (203 acres) of former tobacco fields being prepared as the complex for a high school, an elementary school, a firehouse, and future library in an annexed rural area of the town of Cary in Wake County, NC. Work was stopped at the overall project by the worst snowstorm in Wake County history when two feet of snow smothered the ground and equipment, including conduits, piping and foundation blocks. Click for more...

Mid South Drilling Has a Blast With Concord Mills Job Site →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Jeff Seaford started the 1990s driving a low-boy truck for a contractor. He ended the decade as general manager of a rock removal firm owned and operated by himself, his father and his brother. Now the new century is beginning as brightly as the old one ended: Mid South Drilling has a year’s work already lined up. “It’s all about service,” Seaford said in explaining the success of the company that turned two years old in late January. Click for more...

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