Agricultural Equipment Articles

Case Adds New 621E Wheel Loader to E Series Line →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment has introduced the Case 621E wheel loader, the newest member of the E Series line. Like other Case E Series wheel loaders, the 621E features an electronically controlled engine that provides increased efficiency and a new cab that offers greater operator comfort and visibility. Increased efficiency is provided by an electronically controlled Tier III engine that performs at three power curves to match the demands of any application while reducing costs associated with operating the machine, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Case Offers Onboard Scale Systems for Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Onboard scale systems are now available for Case wheel loaders. The two scale options, Loup Electronics’ Load Log 800 and Load Log 8000, are available for field installation on Case wheel loader models 521, 621, 721, 821 and 921. Onboard scales provide a variety of productivity-enhancing benefits for wheel loader operations. Weighing “on the lift” speeds operation, enabling operators to load more trucks per shift, ensuring that trucks are correctly loaded the first time. Click for more...

Contractor Stays the Course Through Saturated Conditions →

From Construction Equipment Guide... On a golf course, water hazards can prove to be a challenge for those who walk the links. At Hampton Pointe near Hilton Head, S.C., water is already proving to be a challenge while the course is still under construction. NewCourse Golf Inc., based in Carthage, N.C., is constructing a 200 acre course designed by Jack Nicklaus as part of an 850 acre residential development with more than 30 acres of wetlands within the 18-hole, 7,322-yd. 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...

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...

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...

Caterpillar Introduces Four Powerful Skid Steer Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Four new Caterpillar C-Series skid steer loaders — 246C, 256C, 262C, 272C feature electrohydraulic joystick control of the hydrostatic drive system and electronic torque management for smooth operation and high productivity. Operator comfort is enhanced with an optional sealed and pressurized cab and an optional air suspension seat. Additional options, such as High Flow XPS hydraulics on each of the models, expand versatility and enable customers to equip C-Series machines specifically for the types of work they do. Click for more...

New Holland Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Skid Steer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... New Holland Construction is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the company’s first skid steer loader, the New Holland L35, which was introduced in 1972. “Thirty-five years ago, New Holland introduced the L35 skid steer loader — the first skid steer loader in the construction industry with ROPS and a vertical parallel lift boom system,” said Terry Sheehan, vice president, New Holland Construction. Click for more...

Seventeen-Year-Old Deere Loader Keeps on Ticking →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Equipment owners expect their machines to last a long time, but a 1990 John Deere 544E wheel loader owned by American Crystal Sugar Company in East Grand Forks, Minn., has gone above and beyond the call of duty, with more than 72,000 productive hours under its beefy belt. The loader, which works at American Sugar Crystal’s sugar beet processing plant in East Grand Forks, charges hoppers with the lime rock and metallurgical coke used to produce 300,000 tons (272,155 t) of sugar annually. Click for more...

Contractor Hits Ace With Laser System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lower Bros. Co. Inc. a family-owned business based in Birmingham, Ala., has been building public and private tennis courts since 1965. It also has the distinction of being one of the earliest — if not the first — to use a Bobcat loader and grader attachment with a laser system. That began in 1990. Currently, the company owns three Bobcat grader attachments. All are outfitted for laser operation and are used with Bobcat 763 skid steer loaders. 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...

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...

Va. Beach Road to Be Less a Pain in the Birdneck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... E.V. Williams Inc. has worked with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on numerous projects over the years. The latest project is the Birdneck Road widening project in Virginia Beach, Va. The Virginia Beach-based firm was awarded a $27.9 million contract to widen the two-lane road into a four-lane divided road. VDOT, Williams and the city of Virginia Beach are working together to complete the project in a safe and timely manner. 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...

Equipment Pushes Through Tough Clay for R.S. Braswell →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Working in the clay soil of North Carolina can present some difficult challenges, especially when it gets wet. Jason Ward from Concord, N.C., relies on his T300 compact track loader and 341 compact excavator to keep working even when ground conditions aren't at their best. After he traded two rubber tire skid steer loaders for a Bobcat T300 in 2004, the benefits of a rubber track undercarriage started paying off immediately, Ward said. Click for more...

Case Supports Tornado Relief Efforts in Greensburg →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In May, an F5 tornado left a path of destruction through Greensburg, Kan. Shortly after, Case Construction Equipment coordinated delivery of two Case compact track loaders and two Case crawler dozers to assist Kansas Homeland Security in cleanup efforts. Case has a manufacturing plant in nearby Wichita. “The events that brought us here are tragic, but all of us at Case are pleased to be able to donate the use of our equipment to assist with the cleanup effort and help the citizens of Greensburg put this tragedy behind them,” said James Hasler, vice president, Case Construction Equipment Inc. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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