Agricultural Equipment Articles

Philadelphia Expo Ends in a Photo Finish →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The final Philadelphia Construction Expo to be held at the Fort Washington Expo Center on March 7 and 8 came down to a photo finish. While exhibitors and iron shoppers were wrapping up their last minute deals, Mark Olson of M.P. Olson of Suffern, NY, and Jim Stredny of Rencor Inc. of Whitehouse, NJ, were battling it out in overtime for backhoe operating supremacy. Tied after two days of competition the two contestants were assigned to a New Holland LB75. Click for more...

Governor Helps Open JCB Dealership in Atlanta →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB Construction Equipment has yet again expanded its business with the March 1 opening of Atlanta JCB. Gov. Sonny Perdue joined JCB Owner Sir Anthony Bamford in cutting the ribbon for the Atlanta JCB grand opening. Atlanta JCB — JCB’s newest compact equipment dealer — is located at 2679 Barrett Lakes Blvd. in Kennesaw, GA. Situated on 2.5 acres, it provides full-service customer care with seven service bays, a 2,300-sq.-ft. Click for more...

Messick’s Holds Skid Steer Seminar in Elizabethtown, PA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... On Jan. 27, Messick’s held a skid steer seminar as part of a week-long series of events at its Elizabethtown, PA, facility. During the event, John Rutt, New Holland Construction district service manager, led a presentation on his company’s new .B Series skid steers, including the LS180.B, LS185.B and LS190.B, for guests. The presentation also included a clinic on preventative maintenance on the new generation “emissionized” engines, as well as a discussion on the new technology in oil and filters, which lengthens the intervals between oil changes. Click for more...

Doosan Names A. Montano Dealer for Excavators, Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Doosan Infracore America Corp. has named A. Montano Co. as Southern Hudson River Valley Region dealer of Doosan Daewoo Construction Equipment. The Saugerties, NY-based dealer will sell, rent and provide service for Doosan Daewoo excavators and wheel loaders in the Upstate New York counties of Sullivan, Orange and Putnam. A. Montano Co. is a 25-year-old, family-owned and operated business that sells and rents new and used heavy equipment. Click for more...

D’Annunzio Leads Way to Holland Tunnel →

Work is under way to reconstruct the 12th Street and 14th Street viaducts, which support the approaches to the Holland Tunnel from Jersey City, NJ. Included in the project’s scope of work, according to Bill Weissman, a project executive of D’Annunzio & Sons Inc., the project’s Clark, NJ-based general contractor, is replacement of the concrete decks; repairs to the substructure, performing seismic retrofits to the viaducts; construction of a new shoulder; widening the structure along the 14th Street Viaduct, which is the westbound approach to the Holland Tunnel; construction of a new retaining wall on the east end of the 12th Street Viaduct; replacement of structural steel stringers; replacement of the bearings and miscellaneous approach road work. Click for more...

Virginia Contractor ’Wight’ on Target in Subdivision Project →

RJ Smith Construction Inc. is currently performing complete site development services at Lawnes Point, a housing subdivision on James River, located in Isle of Wight, VA. The $15-million contract includes site development, road construction, underground utilities and excavation for a sanitation facility. Work began the last week of September 2005 and has an accelerated completion schedule of nine months. Click for more...

Compact Equipment Gets Contractor Out of Tight Spot →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For anyone traveling through Des Moines, IA, these days, the sight of cranes, dozers and loaders, to name a few, is not uncommon. Since 2001 there has been an explosion of construction activity, both road construction, and new building construction and renovation downtown. A great example of a major exterior renovation project is the Des Moines Federal Building, which for the past three years has been undergoing restoration. Click for more...

Major Revitalization Work Slated for Bayonne Waterfront →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hudson Valley Environmental Inc. (HVEI) has been doing its part to help revitalize the waterfront in Bayonne, NJ. South River, NJ-based company is nearing completion of a $5.5-million demolition project on Pier 35 on the Hudson River. According to HVEI Vice President of Operations Frank Pasalano, the project, which began in April 2005, is part of a revitalization effort by a private developer who plans to build a condominium on the project’s 65-acre site. HVEI’s primary responsibility is the demolition of a three-level, 270,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

Bobcat’s K-Series Skid Steers Loaders Feature New SmartFAN Cooling System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat Company has introduced the K-Series skid steer loaders (S130 through S300), compact track loaders (T140 through T300), and the A300 all-wheel steer loader. New to the K-Series loaders is the SmartFAN cooling system, a hydraulically driven cooling fan that senses machine operating temperatures and then self-regulates to rotate only as fast as it needs to. The temperature-controlled, variable-speed fan optimizes the cooling needs of the loader and can be 30 percent quieter in some operating conditions. Click for more...

Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh →

Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done. The Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville, PA, will again be the setting for the latest and greatest in iron and construction industry services. Click for more...

Ehrbar Provides Trouble-Free Iron for NY Sand & Stone →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As one of the largest distributors of construction aggregates in the New York City and Long Island market, New York Sand & Stone delivers its products to various locations throughout the metropolitan area. The company’s primary location is at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where ocean going vessels discharge their 50,000-ton (45,359 t) cargo through the use of a self-unloading boom conveyor. This allows the ship to unload in approximately 36 hours. Click for more...

R.E. Harris Makes the Grade at Elementary Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Over the past few years, the crew at R.E. Harris Construction has become educated in the art of building schools. A 30-member crew is currently building a $12-million elementary school in Lake Mary, FL, for the Seminole County School Board. Work began in July and should be completed in July 2006. The crew may be experiencing deja vu at this 18-acre site. “We have built this school four times already,” said President Robert Harris. Click for more...

WI Dairy Farm Wins Mustang 40th Anniversary Skid Steer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In honor of the Mustang skid steer, which turned 40 this year, Mustang has given away a new 2054 skid steer. The winners, Ann and Gary Paulman of DeForest, WI, entered the giveaway contest at the ConEx tradeshow in West Allis, WI, where Mustang’s Waukesha, WI, dealer, Tractor Loader Sales, was exhibiting. The 2054 will load seed, clean yards and throw snow on her family’s dairy, Harvest View Farms. Click for more...

MO’s Smooth Road Plan Keeps Crews Rolling →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Missourians saw more road construction this year — in fact, more than ever before in the state’s history. Crews are working to produce smoother roads in the state — approximately 2,200 mi. of them for starters. The flurry of work came after voters passed Amendment 3 in November 2004 giving the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) the green light for major road repairs. The amendment’s passage led to the creation of the $400-million Smooth Road Initiative, a plan to create more than 2,000 mi. Click for more...

AZ Contractor Completes Emergency Repairs on I-40 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... This past spring, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) issued a challenge to local highway contractors. The challenge, in the form of a project, was that a 12-mi. (9.3 km) stretch of I-40, between Sanders, AZ, and the New Mexico state line, was in dire need of repair and ADOT wanted the highway's conditions improved before winter temperatures would render pouring asphalt impossible. ADOT put out an emergency bid on May 26 and Southwest Asphalt Paving, a subsidiary of Fisher Industries located in Tempe, AZ, accepted the challenge by winning the bid on June 17. Click for more...

Kawasaki Makes Lasting Impression on Barrett Paving →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kawasaki has made a lasting impression on Barrett Paving Materials’ Litchfield, NY, facility. Barrett Paving owns a year 2000 Kawasaki 95ZIV, a 6.5- yd. (5.9 m) machine and has put a startling number of hours on it. According to Robert Bard, Barrett’s Litchfield plant superintendent, “[We] have had tremendous success with the Kawasaki loader. They have a number of features that our operators appreciate,” he said. Click for more...

Demolition Firm Races to Remove Darlington Grandstand in 2 Weeks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Before work could begin on the construction aspects of a $6 million capital improvement plan at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC, the old Brasington Grandstand in Turn 2 had to go. For two weeks this fall, a 15-member crew from Total Demolition in Hartsville, SC, leading with a Caterpillar 330 excavator with a Genesis XP shear, crunched away the old 3,000-seat grandstand. Vice President Todd Talbert said it took three days to bring down the 40-ft. Click for more...

Backhoe Rodeo Offers $5,000 in Prizes Over Two Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s time to saddle up the backhoe and show off your skills. A total of $5,000 will be awarded at this year’s backhoe rodeo at CEG Production’s second annual Charlotte Construction Expo at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, NC. The competition will include various tasks that will test the skills of the competitors, such as:• The Pipe Drop — The operator must lift two cylinders, one at a time, using a tooth on the bucket and placing each over a metal post. Click for more...

JCB to Manufacture High-Speed Backhoe Loaders for U.S. Army →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB has been awarded a contract, expected to be worth up to $140 million, to supply the U.S. Army with a high-speed backhoe loaders for military engineering tasks. The high mobility engineer excavator (HMEE) vehicle has been designed to meet the requirements specified by U.S. Army TACOM for a backhoe loader capable of speeds up to 57 mph. The award of the contract by TACOM, the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, follows a three-year program of design, development and testing to produce a military machine to meet stringent performance criteria. Click for more...

Southern Equipment’s Focus Shifts From Ag to Construction →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With housing developments sprouting up throughout Florida, the staff at Southern Equipment and Machinery has adapted and changed the company’s focus over the past few years. While its new venture has taken the company into the world of construction equipment, it has deep roots in agriculture. In 1944, it was founded as a John Deere agricultural center in Palmetto, FL. The current ownership group, of which Gary Coffman is managing partner, bought the company in 1988 and, less than a decade later, began its expansion. Click for more...

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