Excavators

Spazzarini Construction Calls on Barry Equipment to Expand Fleet Due to Competitive Price, Product Support →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Spazzarini Construction Company, founded in 1921 by Antonio Spazzarini, an immigrant seeking a better life for his family, has been serving Connecticut for nearly a century. Located in Enfield, Conn., the company serves clients throughout all of north-central Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The family-run business uses the approximately 45 pieces of heavy machinery in its fleet to provide the state of Connecticut with a full range of services including: general contracting, roads/bridges, site preparation, grading/paving, septic systems and snow removal. Click for more...

Two Men Arrested for Stealing $45,000 Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A southeast Texan who knew something just wasn't right is credited with helping sheriff's deputies catch two men who stole a very expensive piece of equipment from Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Captain Crystal Holmes told 12News a citizen saw the men with the stolen excavator just before 2 a.m. Thursday on Boondocks Road. When deputies arrived they found the men with the Kubota Mini excavator, which was stolen from a Jefferson County Drainage District 6 work site on Highway 124 near Taylor Bayou. Click for more...

Metro Green Serves New York With Focus on Building Industry Relationships →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cousins Vito Secchiano and Angelo Maiorano each had their own construction background from growing up working with their fathers during their summers. Maiorano worked with his father Alfredo before and during college at his paving company, Community Paving Corp., and then as a project engineer after college for Civetta Cousins JV LLC, a major New York City excavation and foundation contractor; Secchiano also had grown up working in his father Gino's construction business, MVM Construction LLC in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Click for more...

Case Expands D Series With Minimum-Swing Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment introduced the all-new CX145D SR minimum-swing radius excavator to its D Series lineup. Designed to provide ample digging and lifting power in a small footprint, the CX145D SR features a compact counterweight and modified boom placement. This results in a highly maneuverable and powerful excavator that is easy to transport and ideal for restricted jobsite conditions, such as road and bridge work, utilities, urban construction and landscaping applications. Click for more...

Practice Smart Digging: AEM Supports “Call 811” Day →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Do you know where your local utility lines are?The Common Ground Alliance has designated 8/11 on the calendar as a convenient reminder to “call before you dig,” and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its members are proud to support CGA and its programs. “AEM and CGA have worked diligently together to promote safety in all utility excavation. Why? Because it saves lives,” said William “Bernie” Bernhard, AEM technical and safety services manager. Click for more...

Hyundai Excavator Goes to Work at Major European Construction Site →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Démolition et terrassement XL Sàrl from Nidderkuer, Luxembourg, has been using the largest capacity Hyundai excavator, the R1200-9, which has an operating weight of 120 tons, on a major demolition site in the financial heart of Luxembourg City since March 2017. This is a first for a Hyundai machine of this size to be sold in Europe. Once complete, the work site will host the new offices of the Bank of China. Click for more...

Company Wrench Obtains Patents for Excavator System, Demo Method →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Company Wrench, Carroll, Ohio, and its owner Brad Hutchinson were recently awarded two patents, US 9,657,458 B2, the Auxiliary Power Unit Excavator System (APU Unit) and US 9,662,661 B2, the Demolition machine retrofit method, apparatus, and demolition method (hybrid demolition pulverizing/shearing machines). Patent No.: US 9,657,458 B2, dated May 23, 2017, is described as an auxiliary power unit excavator system comprises a vehicular base powered by a first internal combustion engine enabling excavator mobility, an excavator boom assembly disposed on a top side of the vehicular base, an auxiliary power unit assembly disposed on a top side of the vehicular base, a cab disposed above the vehicle base, and a second internal combustion engine powering a generator. Click for more...

Pa.'s OK Rental Takes on Mecalac Line for Tri-State Area →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mecalac announced that it has appointed OK Rental of Darby, Pa., a dealer for southeast Pennsylvania, parts of southern New Jersey and Delaware. The Mecalac MCR series combines the features of a skid steer loader, a compact excavator and a telehandler and integrates them with a unique, versatile boom. The Mecalac all-terrain skid excavator can mount a skid steer bucket, perform all of the functions of a skid steer/track loader and lift and load materials to a pile or truck as high as 16 ft. Click for more...

Bypass to Ease Traffic Around Popular North Carolina Zoo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Anyone who has ever visited the North Carolina Zoo, located in the center of the state south of Asheboro, has experienced the often-maddening summertime traffic around the massive park. With more than 700,000 visiting the zoo each year, it is the Tarheel State's most popular tourist attraction. That means that zoo visitors coming from the east or west, in particular along U.S. Highway 64, must contend with a seemingly endless string of stoplights before reaching Zoo Parkway, a two-lane road that takes them south to the attraction. Click for more...

JCB 3CX Compact Built for North American Markets →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB's 3CX compact delivers JCB's legendary backhoe loader performance and versatility, in a 35 percent smaller package, making it ideal for confined urban job sites and highway repair, according to the manufacturer. The 3CX compact will be available with a front-end skid steer coupler, allowing customers to utilize a wide range of standard-flow hydraulic attachments. JCB also will offer a high-flow auxiliary hydraulic circuit, further boosting utilization for operators. Click for more...

Hyundai Strikes $449M Deal with CNH Industries →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment announced July 24 that it has struck a deal to provide CNH Industrial with 2,200 mini excavators for a total of $449 million by 2021. "In an effort to further our technology development sector, as well as further develop our excavator sales lineups and strengthen the reliability of our evaluation centers, we plan to invest 660 billion won [about $590,000,000] by 2021 to ensure that our company's performance, quality and services are recognized as having the highest quality, not only in emerging markets but also in advanced markets," said Hyundai Construction President Kong Ki-young in a press release. Click for more...

ProMedica HQ: Toledo's Catalyst for Revitalization →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction and renovation of ProMedica's new Downtown Headquarters project in Toledo will soon wrap up. The $80 million project is being managed by the Rudolph Libbe Group. The first group of nearly 1,000 employees of the Ohio health care provider will move into the two-building campus starting the weekend of Aug. 4, with three additional move-in phases to follow. The work encompasses a seven-story parking garage, the renovation of a historic steam plant built in 1896 and the renovation of the existing top three floors of the former Key Bank building — all are connected. Click for more...

Volvo Makes a Splash in Colorado →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Nestled in the Animas River Valley, surrounded by the San Juan Mountains is the city of Durango, Colorado. The region's evergreen forests and babbling creeks are adored by locals and nature enthusiasts alike; attracting a steady flow of holidaymakers throughout the year. With tourism the leading driver of Durango's economy, maintenance on local attractions, such as the Durango Whitewater Park, is necessary. Click for more...

Honnen Equipment Announces New Hitachi Authorized Western Locations →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Honnen Equipment, one of the largest John Deere construction equipment dealerships in the Western United States recently acquired the contract for Hitachi excavators and haul trucks for its locations in Denver, Durango and Grand Junction, Colo. Honnen Equipment also has authorized Hitachi locations in Casper, Gillette and Rock Springs, Wyo.; in Salt Lake City, Ogden and St. George, Utah; and in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Click for more...

Volvo Paves the Way for Monumental Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Looking out from atop the stone steps of London's National Gallery, one can appreciate architecture and craftsmanship of Trafalgar Square. Built in the 19th century, the square is steeped in history, attracting millions of Londoners and visitors alike. In 2001, the attraction underwent a transformation to improve the urban environment in the heart of the capital. To mimic the original design, traditional materials were used, including Scoutmoor Yorkstone, a blueish gray stone supplied by UK-based hard landscaping manufacturer, Marshalls. Click for more...

Volvo's New Rotating Pipelayer Raises Power, Lifting Capacity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Equipped with the Volvo D8J Tier IV Final engine, the PL3005E offers a six percent increase in horsepower, eight percent increase in max torque and seven percent increase in lift capacity, all while offering five percent greater fuel efficiency and no increase in overall operating weight versus its predecessor model. When coupled with its excavator-based design, usability improvements to the Load Management System, enhanced telematics offerings, and new pipe-carrying and protection options, these improvements make the PL3005E the most productive pipelayer ever offered from Volvo in this size class, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Yanmar America Adds Three New, Larger Wheel Loaders to Its Product Offering →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Yanmar America's construction equipment division has added three new, larger wheel loaders to its product offering —the V8 (61 hp, 1.05 to 1.57 cu. yd. [.8 to 1.2 cu m] bucket), V10 (74 hp, 1.31 to 2.03 cu. yd. [1 to 1.5 cu m] bucket) and V12 (100 hp, 1.57 to 2.35 cu. yd. [1.2 to 1.8 cu m] bucket). Jeff Pate, national sales manager of Yanmar America's construction equipment division said, “We are excited to continue to expand our product line. Click for more...

Excavator Operator at Home With Purpose-Built Machine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Chris Zwicky has spent much of his life operating excavators. But, only a few months after climbing into the spacious cab of a purpose-built material handler, he's already sold on the advantages that the Sennebogen 818 M offers his family's busy earthmoving, processing and biomass production business in eastern Pennsylvania. Zwicky Processing & Recycling, part of W.D. Zwicky & Son Inc., of Fleetwood, Pa., has evolved from a legacy of residential excavating and land clearing into a major regional supplier of biomass fuels, and construction and demolition recycling services. Click for more...

Cat Excavator Makes Appearance 'Transformers: The Last Knight' →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A Cat excavator is next in line to carry on the tradition of Cat equipment appearing on the big screen when it joins the team of hero robots in the highly-anticipated film "Transformers: The Last Knight," directed by Michael Bay. Audiences will spot the Cat excavator among the vehicles hiding in an auto salvage yard along with Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) and a group of the heroic Autobots. Highly Aligned Tributes Speaking on the excavator's movie appearance and shared attributes between Caterpillar and the Transformers films, Jessica Nunley, global marketing innovation manager of construction equipment at Caterpillar, said both brands are well aligned. Click for more...

Momentum at Kobelco U.S. Manufacturing Facility Continues to Build →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues its commitment to provide customers with quality products from its North American excavator production facility in Spartanburg, S.C. Increases in manufacturing capacity and several new hires are on the horizon as the facility ramps up to produce 1,800 units/year. Since opening in June 2016, the Kobelco USA production facility has steadily increased output. Click for more...

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