Excavators

Oregon's Highway 20 Moves Forward Despite Problems →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Part 1 of a 3-part series: A decade after the design-build contract was first awarded, the end of a project to straighten a dangerous portion of Oregon's U.S. Highway 20 is within sight, with drivers possibly traveling the new stretch as early as fall 2016. “The project is intended to improve the safety and operating efficiency of a 10-mi. stretch between Eddyville and Sam's Creek,” said Jerry Wolcott, Oregon Department of Transportation project leader. Click for more...

Founded in Depths of Recession, Firm Succeeds, Thrives →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Gauging the construction industry in Arizona in 2009 was not a question of deciding whether the glass was half full or half empty. There was hardly a glass to evaluate. The once-booming state ranked as one of the three weakest economically in the nation, according to the Phoenix Business Journal. It rated next to last in job and wage growth, and 48th in home value and income growth. Arizona had the highest percentage (9.9 percent) of job losses since the Great Recession started in 2007. Click for more...

Long & Sons Utility Remains Loyal to Hitachi Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lee Long, owner of Long & Sons Utility LLC, bought his first Hitachi excavator in the early 1980s. At one point, his company owned the most Hitachi equipment on the East Coast. He's traveled to Japan to experience excavator production firsthand at the Hitachi plant. And his Hitachi excavators have laid more than 1,600 mi. of pipeline. Long is definitely a longtime, loyal Hitachi fan. Long followed in his father's footsteps and has always worked in construction. Click for more...

Excavator Pair Contributes to Florida Contractor's Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... An innovative approach to business alliances has helped Honc Destruction become the largest demolition contractor in southwest Florida. Go back to 2002, the year the company started. At that time, Honc Marine Contracting was a successful builder of seawalls for thousands of waterfront properties, especially in the Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Fla., areas. “Seawalls are faster and easier to replace on vacant lots, and because many owners wanted new homes anyway, we decided to add demolition services in order to enhance our seawall business,” said David Mulicka, president of Honc Destruction, experts in commercial and residential demolition. Click for more...

Excavator Hydraulics, Fuel Efficiency Stand Out for Firm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The post-recession construction industry has spurred a number of success stories — one of which is BP Construction Group of Tampa Bay, Fla. Three-and-a-half years ago, R.G. Stathas and his cousin, Nick DiGiulio, started the company with one machine. They ran a single excavator out of Bridal Path Pit in nearby Lutz, which spawned the name “BP”. Today, the company has more than 60 pieces of equipment, 40 employees and business revenue that topped $20 million last year. Click for more...

Link-Belt 160 X4 Excavator Delivers More Performance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Link-Belt 160 X4 excavator for the United States and Canada features an electronically-controlled 112 hp Isuzu engine that meets EPA Final Tier IV requirements, without the need for a diesel particulate filter (DPF). The mid-size 160 X4 is easy to transport and nimble enough to take on a variety of tasks, such as excavating foundations, placing pipe, stockpiling overburden, utility trenching, building roads and loading trucks, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Komatsu America's PC210LCi-10 Represents Huge Leap Forward →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America has introduced the PC210LCi-10 intelligent machine control excavator to the North American market. The PC210LCi-10 features Komatsu's unique machine control and guidance technologies, built upon the foundation of the standard Komatsu PC210LC-10 excavator. Due to the exclusive control function, the PC210LCi-10 goes beyond simple guidance to semi-automatically limit over-excavation and trace a target surface. Click for more...

Tips for Maintaining Hydraulic Hoses →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hydraulic excavators need their hydraulic hoses working properly. If there's a cut, break or hole in one of them, the digger is done. Hydraulic hoses do not last forever; eventually they break down and need to be patched or replaced. But here are a few tips to help extend hose life and keep hydraulic excavators operating longer and more efficiently. There are three factors that can create hydraulic hose failure: (1) external damage, (2) wear and tear from hours of use, and (3) corrupted oil in the hydraulic system. Click for more...

Hitachi Introduces ZX130-6, ZX160LC-6, ZX180LC-6 Utility Excavators With FT4 Engine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hitachi Construction Machinery – Americas has upgraded three models of its successful utility-class excavator line to meet EPA Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV emission standards. The three excavators – the ZX130-6, ZX160LC-6 and ZX180LC-6 — are equipped with a powerful EPA FT4/EU Stage IV Isuzu engine complete with integrated, effective engine technologies and do not require a diesel particulate filter. Click for more...

Cat Grade With Assist Makes Accurate Grading Fast and Easy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cat grade with assist delivers efficiency and productivity gains to the Cat 323F L hydraulic excavator. This system is the first operator assist feature with semi-autonomous grade control available on Cat excavators. Grade with assist automates grade adjustments that are typically achieved by the operator using manual controls. Operators at all experience levels can reach target grade as much as 45 percent faster than traditional grading, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Takeuchi Iron Makes Life on the Farm More Comfortable →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Spartan Construction started working on a job at a large dairy farm in Manitowoc, Wis., the company knew they would have to turn the project around quickly — the farmer depended on it with his heifers scattered sporadically throughout the farm. Serving the commercial, residential and agricultural markets, the general contractor out of Luxemburg, Wis., needed to break-up and remove concrete in each of the barn's stalls. Click for more...

Cat F Series Excavators Are Built for Unique Business Needs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The introduction of the 313F, 315F, 316F, and 318F completes Caterpillar's launch of its U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV 11- to 90-ton tracked excavator family. “Customers choose Cat excavators because they make more money with our products,” said Brian Abbott, worldwide product manager for Caterpillar's small excavator platform. “We focus on understanding each customer's unique business needs and then match the right excavator to those needs. Click for more...

Video: Worker Miraculously Escapes Harm During Demolition Collapse →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The website the Guardian is reporting that the demolition of a parking garage in Houston, Texas took a dangerous turn when the structure collapsed on a worker operating an excavator on the site. An eyewitness video catches the moment when the building topples on to the machine and the person inside, prompting a colleague in another excavator to rush the person's aid. The operator was reportedly unharmed during the incident. Click for more...

Doosan Equipment Makes Impossible Mission Possible →

From Construction Equipment Guide... What do you do when faced with an insurmountable challenge of completing a construction project on the highest peak in the Northeast? Some would shy away from such an endeavor, but not the team at the Mount Washington Cog Railway. The tourist attraction in Marshfield Station, N.H., is installing a fourth railway switch, located about 500 ft. below the summit, with some help from a Doosan DX140LCR-3 crawler excavator and a pair of attachments. Click for more...

JCB 100C-1 to Be Featured in Unique Dance Experience →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB North America and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will be hosting two performances of “Exceptional Transport: duet for a dancer and an excavator,” a unique alternative dance experience featuring the award-winning JCB 100C-1 and a dancer from the acclaimed French dance company Beau Geste. There will be two 20-minute performances, the first of which will take place on Thursday, February 16, at 5 p.m. Click for more...

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...

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