Excavators

Program Created to Expose More Women to Construction Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Stevie Medina might have felt as if she were building a new world. She may yet. The seat she occupied rumbled and jerked, as she worked the controls of a virtual excavator. "It does shake," she said, half-smiling as she maneuvered levers on either side of her chair. Focusing on a video screen as one might while playing a video game, Medina clawed into a mound of dirt on a high-definition construction site. Click for more...

Power Tilting Coupler Allows for 180 Degrees of Movement →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Doosan's new power tilting coupler, provides increased excavator flexibility, versatility and precision when digging trenches, general excavation applications and final grading tasks. The new power tilting coupler is approved for Doosan excavators: the DX63-3 compact model; DX140LC-5 through DX255LC-5 crawler models; and DX140W-5 through DX210W-5 wheel models. With the new coupler, Doosan excavator operators can angle a trenching or ditching bucket 67 degrees left and right for up to 134 degrees of flexibility. Click for more...

Contractor Puts 30,000 Hours on His Favorite Attachment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Chute Construction, based out of Brantford, Ontario, has put approximately 30,000 hours on the company's original RT60 Rototilt tiltrotator. “That Rototilt never comes off the machine; it stays on 365 days a year,” said company co-owner, Tyler Chute. “Even if we work with concrete or in frost, we still use it. Depending on the application, we just change the bucket. With the Rototilt, we eliminate the need for another machine.”Chute Construction is a fully equipped contractor of large and small residential, commercial and industrial projects. Click for more...

Doosan Severe-Duty Buckets Feature Protective Abrasive-Resistant Material →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Doosan introduces a new line of severe-duty buckets for crawler excavator customers needing a bucket that can handle abrasive materials in heavy digging and loading applications. Doosan severe-duty buckets are approved for use with Doosan DX140LC-5 through DX530LC-5 crawler excavators. They are available in a pin-on or wedge-lock style. The severe-duty bucket sizes range from 18-in. (45.7 cm) wide for the smaller DX140LC-5, to 72-in. Click for more...

Small Contractor's Gamble on New Technology Pays Off →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Trying something new involves risk. Risk can be scary. In a quiet, safe spot it can be easy to be brave and proclaim what an unknown source once said: “Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.”However, bravado needs to be tempered with reality. Take third generation construction company owner Mark Ballard of R.A. Alexander & Sons Inc., Owensboro, Ky. Click for more...

Caterpillar to Display Advanced Tech at BAUMA 2016 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar and its German dealer, Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, will exhibit a suite of technologies, services and equipment at bauma 2016 under the theme “Built for It.” In display space totalling more than 8200 square metres, the company will showcase safety, productivity and equipment management solutions, as well as more than 60 Cat®products, a large selection of work tools and a full complement of dealer-delivered support services—all designed to make customers more successful. Click for more...

Next Generation Link-Belt 210 X4 Excavator Delivers More Performance and Productivity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The LBX Company has announced the Link-Belt 210 X4 excavator for the US and Canada, featuring an electronically controlled 160 horsepower Isuzu engine that meets EPA Final Tier 4 requirements, without the need for a diesel particulate filter (DPF). The mid-size 210 X4 is easy to transport and nimble enough to take on a variety of tasks, such as excavating foundations, placing pipe, stockpiling overburden, trenching, road building and truck loading, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Blowing Out the Candle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the permanent residents of Candlestick Park — the San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants — decided to move on to greener fields, Lennar Urban made the return. The Miami-based developer has plans to convert Candlestick Point, the formation which the stadium is named after, and adjacent Hunters Point Shipyard into 700 acres of mixed-use buildings, shopping centers and much-needed housing. Click for more...

JCB Celebrates Milestone: 100,000th Compact Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB celebrated the production of its 100,000th compact excavator with the promise of more innovative machines to come. The building of this 100,000th machine comes as JCB continues to grow its market share in this popular North American equipment category. JCB's first compact excavator — an 801 model weighing in at 3,307 lb. (1,500 kg) — rolled off the production line in 1989, a year when the global manufacturer produced just over 450 machines. Click for more...

Vermont I-89 Bridge Project Set to Enter Final Phase in Late March 2016 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Work on the final phase of a multi-phase bridge project in Vermont is set to get under way in late March. The I-89 bridges project in Waterbury was designed to repair aging parts of the I-89 mainline substructure, to extend the life of the northbound and southbound bridges and replace the Exit 10 northbound off-ramp bridge. “It's been in the works for a while,” said Vermont Department of Transportation project engineer Tom Mancini. Click for more...

Foundation of Union Concrete Still Strong After 65 Years →

The late George Hill founded Union Concrete and Construction Company in 1950, a family-owned business that is now run by his three children — Robert, Gary and Jodi Hill-Osinski. His granddaughter, Carley Hill, also works at the family business. This heavy highway contracting firm, whose headquarters is in West Seneca, operates in the western New York area, and primarily performs road and bridge construction/rehabilitation for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) and various counties, towns, and cities in the area. Click for more...

Training Remains Key For Equipment Operators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... While heavy equipment has become more technologically complex, the machines have, in many respects, become easier to operate. Yet, ease of operation doesn't automatically make a construction equipment operator more productive. That's where skill, experience in the field and the ability to anticipate consequences come into play. Proper training can help the novice machine operator learn the operation fundamentals within the context of what to expect on the construction job site. Click for more...

Park 35 Breathes New Life Into Historic Section →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A $43 million multifamily development in Birmingham, Ala., is playing a significant role in the resurrection of one of the area's historic neighborhoods. Park 35 on Clairmont will offer 271 luxury units when it opens its doors in 2017. “This project epitomizes the exciting revitalization efforts currently underway in the city,” said Stephen Franklin, Brasfield & Gorrie senior project manager. Click for more...

Ritchie Bros. to Sell 2,100+ Trucks and Equipment Items in Toronto, ON Auction on December 7 – 8, 2015 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ritchie Bros. will sell 2,100+ trucks and equipment items at its next unreserved public auction in Toronto, ON, on December 7 – 8, 2015. Highlights include 190+ truck tractors, 165+ trailers, 60+ van trucks, 75+ compactors, 60+ excavators, 30+ skid steer loaders, 25+ wheel loaders, 110+ scissor lifts, 45+ boom lifts, 20+ tractors and more. All items will be sold to the highest bidders, without minimum bids or reserve prices. Click for more...

McLaren Expands Lineup →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Addressing the technology gap between rubber tracks available for compact track loaders and those available for mini-excavators, McLaren Industries now offers its high-performance NextGen TDF series rubber tracks for mini-excavators. This product release represents the first of its kind to offer increased track strength and durability for mini-excavators. Unlike other jointless cable tracks, the SpoolRite belting technology used in the NextGen TDF series is a proprietary system that radically increases the tensile strength of the tracks’ internal structure. Click for more...

Manitou Americas Introduces New Mustang 550Z Compact Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since entering the excavator market in 1987, Mustang has focused on providing the right mix of compact excavators for the market. The brand new addition to Mustang’s compact excavator line, the 550Z, enhances its North American excavator offering with its 6 ton (5.5 t) size. The 550Z is equipped with a 47.6 hp (35.5 kW) Yanmar Tier IV-certified, turbocharged diesel engine, which features an electronic throttle for precise control. Click for more...

Hyundai Unveils Tier IV Final 9A Series Compact Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recently began delivering its new 9A series of Tier IV Final-compliant compact excavators throughout the United States and Canada. These machines range from 1.8 to 9 ton (1.7 to 8.2 t), and include the mini-R17Z-9A, R25Z-9A, R35Z-9A, R55-9A and R60CR-9A models and the midi-R80CR-9A model. “The new Hyundai 9A series compact excavators are all about bringing big power to small spaces. Click for more...

What Will 2016 Bring for New Equipment? →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Progress in the construction industry can be measured in machines. On the cusp of a new year, many contractors are wondering what 2016 will bring in terms of machinery that offers new efficiencies for their equipment fleets. Previous generations of construction contractors have wondered the same. In the late 1940s, contractors were introduced to the overshot loader, which swung a bucket of dirt up and over the engine and cab of a tracked machine to dump the material into a truck at the rear. Click for more...

Black Splitter Attachment Ignites Firewood Production →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Maryland Landscape Supply of Ellicott City, Md., dramatically improved the cost and efficiency of its firewood processing operation with the purchase of a Black Splitter S2X 800 hydraulic wood splitting attachment from Atlantic Excavator Attachments. This German-manufactured attachment allows an operator to handle and split large timber with surgical precision from the cab of a construction machine. Click for more...

Waxahachie Businessman Turns Opportunity Into Income →

From Construction Equipment Guide... One could say that Hugh Grandstaff, founder of hlh&r Metals Recycling LP in Waxahachie, Texas, has always been in the recycling business. He just took a long time off to fulfill a dream of being a pilot. As a child, Grandstaff visited large commercial metal yards with his father, an insurance broker who provided liability coverage for recycling operations. In his 20s, Grandstaff owned an equipment repair company, and he would buy material from and sell to two local scrap dealers. Click for more...

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