Excavators

Volvo Machines Give Texas Demolition Contractor Advantage →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It might seem to many mothers that all 10-year-old boys try to wreck their houses, but for Texan Lloyd Nabors he really did — starting a lifelong love of demolition — assisted by his loyal gang of Volvo machines. It's fair to say that Lloyd Nabors likes to tear things down. A lot. He was a young boy when he was first inspired to start his own demolition company. His father did demolition work and young Lloyd often helped out, starting around the age of eight. Click for more...

Carolina CAT Hosts Open House to Celebrate Opening →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Carolina CAT held an open house to celebrate opening its newest CAT Rental Store facility in south Charlotte on June 2. More than 250 guests attended the event, which provided the opportunity to see Caterpillar's latest compact models. Attendees also participated in an operator contest featuring mini-excavators and compact track loaders. The new branch joins seven CAT Rental Stores that are situated across the western half of North Carolina. Click for more...

Superior Concrete Creates Spec Material With Crusher →

From Construction Equipment Guide... At the end of the day, ready mixed concrete producers are often left with excess concrete in their concrete trucks, and not many options for disposal. One option is simple: haul it off to a landfill for disposal. A second choice is akin to using your lemons to make lemonade: crushing the leftover concrete to be re-used, which is both an environmental and monetary win. “These are materials that are left over from a job that didn't use all that was in the truck, as well as when the drivers come back to the plant they have to clean out the trucks,” explained Matt Soddy, Superior Concrete president and owner. Click for more...

Engcon's Safety Improvement Initiative Awarded in England →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Engcon, a world leader in tiltrotators for excavators, has been recognized in England for a recently developed safety training program that covers the basic elements of the tiltrotator and its use. The training program earned the Plantworx Innovation Award, which each year draws attention to innovative companies, products and services that have made a major impact within the construction equipment industry. Click for more...

Komatsu PC170LC-11 Excavator Provides Options for Utility Contractors →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Operators looking for a lightweight excavator have found an answer with Komatsu's new PC170LC-11. The 40,000-pound-class hydraulic excavator also gives owners a choice between two counterweights to best fit the machine to its application. “The PC170LC-11 is well-suited for a wide variety of smaller, general construction jobs like grading, excavating and loading applications,” said Andrew Earing, Komatsu project manager — excavators. Click for more...

Cleanup at Idaho Nuclear Landfill on Hold After Collapse →

From Construction Equipment Guide... BOISE, Idaho (AP) Some cleanup efforts at a nuclear waste landfill in eastern Idaho are on hold while workers try to figure out what caused a collapse in a dig area that sent an excavator into a pit. The excavator was digging up transuranic waste — which is waste contaminated with highly radioactive elements. No radiation was released during the incident, and no one was injured, said Erik Simpson of Fluor Idaho, the contractor hired to clean up the site at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Click for more...

Work Abounds for Company Named After a Pet Dog →

From Construction Equipment Guide... While many contractors in the construction business are known by the family name, it's rare you find one that goes by the family pet's name. Powell Fox of Clero Landscaping Inc. recalls exactly how that happened. “When I was a student at NC state studying for a degree in Landscape Horticulture and Design, I was asked to come up with a hypothetical company name to sign on class projects,” said Fox. Click for more...

Rototilt Gives Genesee County Excavator Added Flexibility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Genesee County Highway Department in western New York recently purchased a Hyundai 180W-9A 38,000-lb. wheeled excavator equipped with a Rototilt RT60 rotating coupling system from George & Swede Sales & Service, the Hyundai dealer of western New York State. The Rototilt rotating coupling system allows the attachments on the county's new Hyundai excavator to have a full 360-degree rotation, as well as the ability to tilt the attachment up to 40 degrees, which allows the excavator to be far more functional and flexible than has ever before been possible, according to the county. Click for more...

Volvo Breathes Life Back Into the Chesapeake Bay →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Maryland Environmental Service is using a Volvo EC300E amphibious excavator to restore Poplar Island, a once diminishing remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Situated on the North Eastern Atlantic coastline of the United States, the Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the country. Over the centuries, its bountiful rivers, lush wetlands and thriving forests have formed a complex ecosystem that today encompasses a plethora of habitats, supporting countless species of plants, animals and fish. Click for more...

Harter Makes Plans for 50th Anniversary Celebration →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Good moves … it takes many of these to be successful in business — and even more to be successful for a half-century. When Seth Harter decided in 1967 to stake his career on Deere & Company, which had operated construction equipment dealerships for only 10 years at the time, that was the first of many good moves. Harter was a crane salesman — with thoughts of being an entrepreneur — endeavoring to go into business for himself. Click for more...

Fecon Brings a New Excavator Bull Hog to Their Line Up →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fecon's FMX excavator Bull Hog is a mulching attachment for midi-size excavators from 5 to 10 ton (4.5 to 9 t). With a 36 in. (91 cm) cutting width and variable motor that can be adjusted for 12 to 40 gpm the FMX is a great addition to Fecon's excavator line up. The 36 in. model weighs 850 lbs. (385.5 kg) and can be mounted on backhoes and side arm booms also. This excavator head offers a split ring rotor design with reversible cubit teeth; giving users the ability to quickly mulch 4 in. Click for more...

Montabert USA Launches New Drill →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Montabert CPA 295 rock drill attachment is an excavator-mounted rock drill attachment aimed to match or exceed the production rate of conventional drill rigs currently in the market. Its versatile options allow contractors to drill holes from 3 to 4 in. (7.6 to 10 cm) in diameter, up to 72-ft. (22 m) deep, decreasing typical costs while increasing application potential. The diverse application possibilities include everything from a quarry or pipeline project to a demolition or development site. Click for more...

Crowd-Funded Company Brings Compact Innovation to Big Equipment Industry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The demand for compact and versatile construction equipment has risen greatly in the past few years. A multi-use vehicle that can do multiple tasks on the work site is essential for builders of all level and a Wisconsin manufacturing company is looking to jump into the market through crowdfunding. Extend Manufacturing LLC, a construction equipment manufacturer based in Wisconsin, saw the need for having one machine that's able to perform multiple tasks. Click for more...

Kobelco USA Expands Dealer Network Sales Team →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to provide the best personal service through its nationwide dealer network with the addition of Cole Rudder, Southeast District Business Manager. Rudder will be responsible for providing support and assistance to Kobelco dealers located in the Southeast region of the US. He will train dealer personnel on the features and benefits of Kobelco products and ensure dealers are provided with the necessary tools to market Kobelcoexcavators. Click for more...

Lorusso Heavy Equipment Introduces New Mecalac Machines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lorusso Heavy Equipment (LHE) made nationwide headlines in May 2016 when it brought the Mecalac MCR skid-excavator to the Northeast U.S marketplace. The versatility of this French-made machine impressed hundreds of contractors and sales of the one-of-a-kind machine soared. Now, Lorusso has added two more Mecalac equipment models to its lineup — the AX Series articulated wheel loader and the AF Series 4 wheel steered loader. Click for more...

Gradall XL 3300 V Wheeled Excavator Does Not Need Outriggers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Weighing 39,295 lb (17,823 kg), the XL 3300 V designed and manufactured by Gradall Industries has a 4 x 4 wheeled undercarriage that can be driven up to 20 mph both on and off pavement. This machine is also the only on/off highway excavator that can work at the front, rear or either side of the undercarriage without the need to lower its optional outriggers or optional grading blade for extra stability. Click for more...

KOBELCO USA Expands Dedication to Specialized Machinery Markets →

From Construction Equipment Guide... KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA continues to add to its staff of experts with the addition of David Donneral, Specialized Machinery Sales Manager. Donneral joins the KOBELCO USA team in the company's drive to expand its commitment to the demolition, scrap and forestry markets. In his new role, Donneral will be responsible for understanding the demand for specialty-built excavators in North America and identifying opportunities for KOBELCO machinery to fulfill market needs. Click for more...

Forestry Manufacturer Expands Sales Efforts, Partners with First Dealer →

Brown Brontosaurus, a leading manufacturer of excavator mulchers, skid steer mowers, mulchers for mini-excavators and stump grinders, today announced a partnership with Integrity Truck & Equipment for the sales of its patented Brontosaurus land clearing product line. Michigan-based Integrity Truck & Equipment is the first company to partner with New Hampshire-based Brown Brontosaurus for sales and will be the premier dealership throughout the United States. Click for more...

RMT Equipment Introduces Next-Generation Onboard Weighing Technology for Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The newest generation of VEI onboard weighing technology for excavators will ensure that each bucket of material is weighed and that resulting truck loads are legal. For managers overseeing excavation, stockpiling and loading operations, this is of critical importance given that excavators often work in remote locations far away from truck scales. Loadout Operations Available in North America from RMT Equipment, the new VEI Helper XE system uses inclination sensors positioned in strategic locations on the hydraulic excavator, including the boom, stick, bucket and tracks. Click for more...

Engcon Tilts Automatically with Leica Geosystems →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In collaboration with world-leading tiltrotator manufacturer Engcon, Leica Geosystems has developed iXE CoPilot, an auto-tilt function. In combination with a 2D or 3D excavator guidance system, Engcon's control system DC2 and ePS (engcon Positioning System) will then Engcon's tiltrotators get a revolutionary feature that the tilt function on the tiltrotator is handled automatically. “We are proud to be in collaboration with Engcon to deliver an automatic tilt function,” says Nick Guadagnoli, Program Manager, Earth Moving Solutions at Leica Geosystems. Click for more...

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