Agricultural Equipment Articles

New Holland C175 Track Loader Offers Smaller Solution →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Meeting the needs of landscapers, construction contractors, utility and grounds maintenance contractors and others who require the features of a smaller size compact track loader, New Holland has introduced the C175, with 2,200 lbs. (998 kg) rated operating capacity and an operating weight of 7,535 lbs. (3,418 kg). Having an overall width of 71.1 in. (180.6 cm) over the tracks, a length of 129.5 in. Click for more...

Versatile TL150 Features Rubber Tracks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Takeuchi TL 150 compact track loader is a 97-hp (72 kW) machine with enhanced lifting capacity and bucket breakout force. Rubber tracks combine the capabilities of a track loader with the versatility of operation on improved surfaces. High sprocket planetary final drive system provides an efficient and durable method of speed reduction and torque amplification. It also eliminates drive chains, chain cases, axles and hubs, which require periodic maintenance and could cause failure, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Bobcat Company Hikes Lift Capacity, Horsepower in S330 Skid Steer Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Contractors needing a larger skid steer loader with more lift capacity, increased horsepower and an improved cooling system can now turn to the new S330 skid steer loader from Bobcat Company. The new Bobcat S330 skid steer loader builds upon the existing Bobcat skid steer loader line, which also includes models 463 through S300. With a 3,300-lb. (1,497 kg) rated operating capacity (ROC), the S330 becomes the company’s largest skid steer loader. Click for more...

Allied Construction’s Skid-Pac Puts Compaction in Motion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Allied Construction Products LLC’s added the Skid-Pac Model 1000 to its full-product line of attachments. The Skid-Pacs have taken the Ho-Pac vibratory compactor technology and put it into motion. Mounted on a skid steer, the Model 1000 now travels quickly over soil in flatwork, delivers more impact energy, has a four-function valve and maintenance-free oil splash bearing lubrication, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Crews Ensure Traffic Keeps on Rollin’ Over Blackwater →

The Blackwater River Bridge on Route 40 in Waverly, Va., is showing its age. The 50-year-old bridge needs to be replaced, and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has awarded the $3 million contract to Bryant Contracting Inc., of Toano, Va., to get the job done. Bryant started work on the project, which includes the bridge replacement and roadway approach work, in early December. The anticipated completion date is May 2008. Click for more...

Reservoir to Include State’s Highest Non-Federal Dam →

Two government agencies have teamed up in the Atlanta area to build a $36 million, 411-acre (166 ha) reservoir that will help bolster water supplies needed for two booming metro counties already approaching a combined population of 1 million residents. The Hickory Log Creek Reservoir near Canton, Ga., will feature a huge roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dam towering 180 ft. (55 m) high and stretching 980 ft. Click for more...

Dominion Offers Over-the-Tire Tracks for Skid Steers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dominion Equipment Parts unveiled its over-the-tire tracks in February at the auctions in Florida. The newest component to the Virginia-based company’s line-up, the tracks allow contractors to take skid steers places they never could before, said Spokesman Chip Bukoski. The track would allow an operator to get better traction in mud and provide better flotation in wet conditions. “There are so many skid steers out there, this was a natural addition to our product line-up,” he said. Click for more...

Tom Ridge Environmental Center: Innovative, Eco-Friendly →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) celebrated its grand opening in 2006 in Erie, Pa. The 65,000-sq.-ft. center serves as an education, research and tourist hub for the region. The purpose of the center is to create a comprehensive year-round facility at the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, thus becoming a vital economic, education, research and tourism spot for the northwest region. It also is the establishment of an urban greenway that improves safety for walkers, hikers, and bikers from the Pennsylvania Seaway Trail to the park entrance. Click for more...

Case’s Backhoe Loader Celebrates 50th Anniversary →

From Construction Equipment Guide... February 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the world’s first factory-integrated tractor backhoe loader. The Case 320 was the first backhoe loader purpose-built at the plant for construction applications. “When Case introduced the first backhoe loader in 1957, it revolutionized the construction industry,” Jim Hasler, vice president, Case Construction Equipment, said. Click for more...

Komatsu WA430-6 Wheel Loader Offers Improved Rim Pull, Fuel Efficiency →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. has announced the addition of the WA430-6 to its fleet of wheel loaders, providing high productivity and durability with greater operator comfort and ease of controls. The WA430-6 has 231 hp (172 kW), an operating weight between 40,840 and 41,226 lbs. (18,525 and 18,700 kg) and a dumping clearance of 9 ft. 11 in. (3 m) when equipped with a 4.6-cu. yd. (3.5 cu m) general purpose bucket with bolt-on cutting edge. Click for more...

John Deere Reinforces Booms on Compact Track Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Deere CT 322 and CT 332 combine breakout forces with reinforced booms, thick upper links, large cooling capacity and large fuel tanks, according to Gregg Zupancic, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company. “These machines were designed with rigorous compact track loader applications in mind — they can absorb the higher loads from increased pushing power and breakout forces,” Zupancic said. Click for more...

P&D Construction Celebrates 15 Years Along Jersey Shore →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A wet job site does not dampen the interest of P&D Construction of Vineland, N.J. In fact, it’s their specialty. P&D Construction has been doing water, sewer and stormwater pipe work in southern New Jersey since it was founded 15 years ago. “We focus on the deeper, wet excavations in the shore areas,” said Bob Perna, who founded the company with his brother, Anthony Perna. “We do a lot of dewatering.”Bob and Anthony Perna were no strangers to the earthmoving business when they formed P&D Construction in 1991. Click for more...

Geppert Commits Byberry Hospital to Philly’s Past →

A decaying and dangerous monument to one of the saddest chapters in the history of Philadelphia is currently in the process of disappearing from the urban landscape. It has been a long journey to reach this point. The last patients in Byberry State Hospital in Philadelphia were discharged in 1990 but the facility is only now being demolished to make way for upscale housing and office accommodations, a far cry from the institution whose many buildings occupied the sprawling site for more than 80 years. Click for more...

Contractors on Fire With JCB Skid Steer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When not battling blazes in Savannah, Ga., Scott Barksdale, Jeff Goldman and Michael Ward like to play in the dirt. The three members of the Savannah Fire Department own their own landscaping company, Dirt Worx Unlimited LLC. Barksdale, a captain, started his own company with just a single tractor doing grading and foundation work. Having grown up on a farm, this was a natural fit for Barksdale. He later joined with Goldman and Ward. Click for more...

Mustang Adds Flag Equipment and Rentals as New Dealer →

Based out of Owatonna, Minn., Mustang Manufacturing Co. Inc. has created a partnership with Flag Equipment Rental & Sales, making the Arizona equipment company the newest member of Mustang’s network of North American dealers. “The Mustang dealer network continues to grow along with the compact equipment industry,” said Mustang General Manager Randy Vargason. “With the widest range of compact equipment today, Mustang makes a great partner to those equipment marketers looking to leverage the potential of this robust market.”Currently, Mustang markets a product portfolio consisting of nine skid steer loaders, ten compact excavators, six telehandlers, four all-wheel-steer loaders and three compact track loaders. Click for more...

Allied-Gator Skid-Pac Model 1000 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Allied Construction Products LLC’s addeed the Skid-Pac Model 1000 to their full-product line of attachments. The Skid-Pacs have taken the Ho-Pac vibratory compactor technology and put it into “motion.” Mounted on a skid steer, the Model 1000 now travels quickly over soil in flatwork, delivers more impact energy, has a four-function valve and maintenance-free oil splash bearing lubrication, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Mascaro Assembles Arsenal on Bradford Bypass Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mascaro Construction, of Pittsburgh, Pa., has assembled an arsenal of heavy equipment on Route 219 to complete an ambitious two-year, $55-million project to rebuild the Bradford Bypass in northcentral Pennsylvania. So far, Mascaro has: • widened and rerouted traffic onto the existing northbound lanes in order to reconstruct the southbound lanes this year;• begun excavating the existing southbound lanes for reconstruction; and • begun demolition work on the southbound side of six existing dual bridges as traffic passes on the existing northbound side. Click for more...

Kawasaki 90ZV Takes on the Tough Stuff for Maine Quarry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For Ray Labbe and Sons Inc. necessity was not the “Mother of Invention” but the impetus that led it into the aggregate business. Originally named Ray Labbe Trucking, the company had its start in 1955 in the excavation business. As the company grew and expanded into other phases of the construction industry, its name was changed to Ray Labbe and Sons Inc. when Paul, Ray (now deceased) and Peter purchased the family business from their parents Raymond and Madeline, in 1982. Click for more...

Deere’s 300 Series Skid Steers Feature 45-Degree Dump Angle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With a unified design and more than 100 improvements, John Deere’s 300 Series skid steers are productive at a lower daily operating cost than their predecessors. “Every feature of the 300 Series was designed with productivity, uptime and operating cost in mind,” said Gregg Zupancic, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division. “Owners of these new machines get more done, more reliably for lower daily cost.”Enhanced Productivity, PerformanceThe 300 Series machines provide numerous features that enhance productivity. Click for more...

Pa. Firm Leads Humanitarian Mission to Aid Katrina Victims →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Recently, Rick Taylor, Principal of Earthborne Equipment Inc., full line JCB dealer for southeastern Pennsylvania, transported a new JCB 214 4 by 4 loader backhoe to Gautier, Miss., on a humanitarian mission to render aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Taylor provided leadership, expertise and assistance to a combined mission group from Newtown Presbyterian Church and Mission Possible from Bensalem, Pa. Click for more...

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