Backhoe Loaders

St. Joseph Equipment Hosts Case Rodeo in La Crosse, Wis. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... St. Joseph Equipment hosted a Case Rodeo at its equipment store, located at N1626 Wuench Road in La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 26. Fifty-five contestants competed in the event, with 275 people in attendance. The competition was hot. Guests checked out the demonstration area while keeping track of the current leaders in the backhoe rodeo competition. Nationwide in 2007, Case dealers will be holding more than 80 backhoe rodeo events to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the first factory-integrated tractor loader backhoe — the Case Model 320. Click for more...

JCB Revs Up NASCAR Fans at Lowes Motor Speedway’s Bank of America 500 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The 750 hp Nextel Cup stock cars were not the only machines making noise at the Bank of America 500 at Lowes Motor Speedway Oct. 12 and 13. JCB wowed race fans by displaying a number of exhibits at the Busch Dollar General 300 and Nextel Cup Bank of America 500 races. On display at the event was the JCB GT dragster, which fired up its 1,300 hp engine and shot flames every hour entertaining race fans prior to each day’s race. Click for more...

Growing Toy Pipeline Maintains Small Business Principles →

From Construction Equipment Guide... "It seems like a different world today from the days of cable excavators and things [being] done manually, yet, I don't regret the time and energy we poured into building our business," said Merle Toy, founder of Merle Toy Jr. & Sons Inc., now Toy Pipeline Contractors Inc. of Worthington, Pa., Merle turned 80 in July 2007. Merle started the business in 1953, after serving two years in the army during the Korean War. Click for more...

Jule Swartz and Sons Installs Sanitary Sewer in Michigan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A new interceptor sewer for the southeast quarter of Mason, Mich., was recently completed by Jule Swartz and Sons Contractors of Jackson, Mich. Swartz installed 1,500 linear ft. (457 m) of new SDR-26, 24 in. (60 cm) pipe in 14 ft. (4.2 m) lengths, plus seven new manhole structures. The new sanitary sewer replaces an existing 10 in. (25.4 cm) sewer that had been running at near full capacity and was in need of an upgrade. Click for more...

Razing the Bars →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Veteran demolition contractor Price and Sons is razing the bar. No stranger to high-profile jobs, the team that handled demolition at Centennial Park prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics began work Aug. 3 at the former Buckhead Village, a district in Atlanta known for years for its bars and wild nightlife. When all’s said and done, the area once known for seedy boozing will be elevated to the top rung of the uber-glitzy. Click for more...

Crews Widen Main Street in Bamberg During $8M Project →

With large stretches of its main downtown streets reduced to a mess of rocks and dirt and gaping holes, Bamberg, S.C., looked more like a war zone than a quiet Southern town during work late last year and earlier this year to widen U.S. 301/601 and crossroad U.S. 78, said Earl Capps, spokesman for contractor U.S. Group Inc. “Basically, [the streets] were torn down to dirt. … We had to pull up everything [and] start over,” said Capps, whose company is based in Columbia, S.C., approximately an hour north of Bamberg. Click for more...

JCB Lineup Now Includes 15 Models →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB now has a 15 machine line-up ranging from the 22.5-hp (16.7 kW) Mini CX through to the 100 hp (74.5 kW). Due to low operating weights and compact dimensions, the Mini, Midi, and 1CX are all easily transported on a 0.75 (0.68 t) ton pick-up. This can prove a benefit to operators in terms of convenience and economizing transportation costs. Midi CX The JCB Midi CX is the newest member to the family. Click for more...

Terramite T5C Is Compact, Rugged →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Terramite T5C is rugged and powerful enough to tackle many “big machine” jobs such as septic tank installations, water, sewer and gas lines, loading, spreading and much more. Features include: • Easily interchangeable buckets ranging in width from 8 to 36 in. (20 to 91 cm) featuring .5 in. (1.3 cm) thick high carbon cutting edges with cast steel replacement teeth. • The backhoe and dipstick are made of large diameter tubing and plate for high strength and long life. Click for more...

Allmand’s Four-Wheel Drive TLB Features ESL Backhoe Design →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With the ESL backhoe design and improved digging power, the Allmand TLB-6235 four-wheel drive compact tractor loader backhoe meets the needs of general construction, landscaping, utility and any other small to mid-size earthmoving applications, according to the manufacturer. The TLB-6235 features a full-time mechanical four-wheel drive system, offering efficient functionality through a hydrostatic transmission. Click for more...

Kubota Ramps Up the Horsepower in Its New B26 Tractor Loader Backhoe →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota Tractor Corporation has introduced a new B-Series tractor loader backhoe (TLB) compact tractor with added horsepower, load-lifting capacity, backhoe digging power and depth for light construction, agricultural work or around the home. The versatility of this combination TLB makes the Kubota B26 TLB three machines in one. The B26 TLB has a sleek, modern design that improves operator visibility and offers a skid steer-type quick coupler for convenient attachment of a variety of implements. Click for more...

Komatsu Redesigns WB146-5, WB146PS-5 Backhoe Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s WB146-5 and WB146PS-5 backhoe loaders with Tier II engines have an operating weight in the 16,090 lbs. (7,298 kg) range and have a loader bucket of 1.25 cu. yds. (.9 cu m). The WB146-5 gets power and fuel economy to drive Komatsu’s HydrauMind hydraulic system from a turbocharged Komatsu S4D102LE-2 engine with a flywheel horsepower of 88 hp (65.6 kW). The drivetrain includes a 4-speed synchro-shuttle transmission with standard four-wheel drive for greater traction in soft soil applications. Click for more...

Schilling Purchases 29 New Caterpillar E-Series Backhoes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When considering which equipment would best suit its business needs, Schilling chose Hawthorne Machinery and Caterpillar equipment. Schilling Corp., a Southern California contracting company, has been a loyal customer of Hawthorne Machinery Co., San Diego’s exclusive Caterpillar dealer for more than 20 years. Schilling’s fleet of approximately 90 pieces of Caterpillar equipment includes 30 backhoes. Click for more...

Simultaneous Construction Facilitates Texas’ $1.1B Bayport Terminal Complex →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Simultaneous construction of several phases of the Port of Houston Authority’s $1.1 billon Bayport Terminal Complex is underway in LaPorte, Texas. One of the phases, a $15.3 million reconstruction of Bayport Road began Dec. 20, 2005, and was completed Jan. 12, 2007, according to Don Barrett, project director of the project’s general contractor, McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Texas Division of Addison, Texas. Click for more...

Industrial Tractor Co. Unveils Deere’s J Series Backhoes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Industrial Tractor Co. recently hosted an open house at its Jacksonville office to introduce John Deere’s new J Series backhoes and the new Total Machine Control (TMC) system. The TMC system is a major upgrade to the control systems on John Deere’s line of backhoes. It features an electric over hydraulic control system to provide greater control options for the operator. John Deere representatives said the system takes the best features of wheel loaders and excavators and combines them on a backhoe. Click for more...

Miller-Bradford & Risberg Hosts Case Rodeo Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Miller-Bradford & Risberg Inc. hosted a Case Rodeo Series event at its Sussex, Wis., facility May 19. Nationwide in 2007, Case dealers will be holding approximately 50 backhoe rodeo events to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the first factory-integrated tractor loader backhoe — the Case Model 320. All first place finishers of the Case Rodeo Series events will receive a $500 VISA card, a collectible one-sixteenth scale model of the Case 50th Anniversary Edition backhoe and a special edition Rodeo Series jacket. Click for more...

Groff Tractor Hosts Two More Case Rodeo Series Events →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Groff Tractor & Equipment hosted Case Rodeo Series events in Bellefonte, Pa. on Saturday, April 28 at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology (CPI) and in Ephrata (Lancaster) Pa. at its Ephrata branch on Saturday, May 5. Nationwide in 2007, Case dealers will be holding more than 80 backhoe rodeo events to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the first factory-integrated tractor loader backhoe — the Case Model 320. Click for more...

Komatsu Debuts Powerful, Economical WB142-5 Backhoe →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s WB142-5 backhoe loader has an operating weight of 14,513 lbs. (6,583 kg) and a large loader bucket of 1 cu. yd. (.76 cu m) with bolt-on cutting edge. “The WB142-5 is the fifth model in an outstanding line of backhoe loaders from Komatsu,” said Jeff Aubrey, product manager of backhoe loaders. “It’s aimed at the cost-conscious buyer who wants a machine with lots of performance in a simple package. Click for more...

Cat 414E IL Features Joystick Control of Rear Implements →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar’s 414E IL industrial loader for the construction and landscaping industries follows the 416E IL and is based on the Caterpillar backhoe loader platform. Seat-mounted joystick implement controls in the 414E IL provide increased operator comfort and promote greater productivity. With just one joystick instead of the traditional four or five levers, the machine gives the operator full control of all five functions (raise, lower, float, tilt and pitch) of the three-point tool carrier along with the ability to activate auxiliary hydraulics and work tools. Click for more...

Hitzfield Excavating Paves Memory Lane in Indiana →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Back in June 2006, there was much hoopla at Iowa’s John Deere Dubuque Works. Not only were they building their 10,000th J-Series Dozer on that day, but also there was a big Gold Key Event for the 10,000th J-Series Dozer customer — Larry Hitzfield of Hitzfield Excavating of Roanoke, Ind. Deere Iron, Old and New“I’ve sold more Deere iron than I bought,” Hitzfield said. “Our company has been raving about the quality of these machines to anyone who would listen since 1961. Click for more...

John Deere 300 Series Skid Steers Boast Quicker Cycles →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The John Deere 300 Series skid steers provide numerous features designed to enhance productivity. Among these is increased stability, resulting in faster speeds and quicker cycles. This stability is delivered by a low center of gravity due to heavy components being mounted low in the frame, a long wheelbase that provides a smoother ride with less fore-to-aft rocking, optimal balance due to 60/40 weight distribution on the front and rear axles and large tires. Click for more...

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