Agricultural Equipment Articles

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...

Dinosaur-Sized Amounts of Triassic Rock Challenge Lane Construction →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Workers combat excavation of dense Triassic rock along the developing Interstate 540 — the outer loop of the Raleigh, NC, beltway — in addition to settlement issues associated with the use of this type of rock as fill. Lane Construction Corporation began work in April 2004 on two adjoining I-540 projects located in northwest Raleigh that total 5 mi. of new road construction. According to Ed Craver, resident engineer of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), one project runs from NC 55 to Davis Drive and the second runs from Davis Drive to I-40. Click for more...

Small NJ Firm Gets Slice of Cherry Hill’s Redevelopment Pie →

From Construction Equipment Guide... While it was never one of the seven greatest man-made wonders of the world, at least the building at 926 Haddonfield Rd. is no longer one of the seven greatest man-made eyesores of Cherry Hill, NJ. The abandoned building on the 1.8-acre (.72 ha) tract was an unflattering complement to the ghostly shell of the 223-acre (90.2 ha) former Garden State Park horse race track directly across the street. Dilapidated and abandoned is not the image that Cherry Hill Township wanted, according to Mayor Bernie Platt. Click for more...

All Island President Tours Takeuchi Facility, Admires Original Skid Steer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Gary Wade, president of All Island Equipment in New York, recently traveled to Takeuchi’s North American headquarters in Atlanta, GA, for additional product training. While touring the facility, he also was given the opportunity to view the first Takeuchi rubber-tracked loader ever produced. Takeuchi got a head start in developing the rubber-tracked loader in 1979 — approximately 10 years before the rest of the industry caught on. Click for more...

Permitting Questions Remain at Spanish Fort Town Center →

Despite two tropical storms, a hurricane and a group seeking to stop the project, site preparation work on the roughly $100 million Spanish Fort Town Center project is proceeding on schedule, according to the developer. Work started June 20 on the giant retail complex, which will be anchored by a Bass Pro Shops and JC Penney and include stores, restaurants, a hotel, office buildings and car dealerships, said John Farrow, senior project manager for Cypress Equities, the retail development and acquisition affiliate of Dallas-based Staubach Retail. Click for more...

New Equipment Makes Debut at Highway 74 Site →

An improved piece of iron made its national debut this spring at the U.S. 74 highway project in Robeson County, NC. According to Terry Moore, of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, the John Deere 210 rubber-tired excavator was selected for this project because of the large job site and the machine’s ability to set jersey barriers and pipes and dig trenches. “The 210 requires less maintenance, is more efficient and compact, and can do more operations than [our previous machines],” Moore said. Click for more...

Alabama Pool Builder Drowns Downtime With Bobcat Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Over the past three years the growth in the backyard swimming pool market has significantly increased, according to industry observers. Pool builders and installers are more frequently being called upon to create a fun atmosphere where families can stay cool and enjoy their time with each other without leaving their back yard. Mike Shoemaker is one pool builder who has seen his business increase in the past few years. Click for more...

Mobile Crusher Adds Versatility for Geary Construction →

Russell Dean Geary formed Geary Construction in 1947 in Coalville, UT. A marine who had just returned from World War II, Geary started out with a backhoe and a dump truck as a means to simply make a living for himself. He quickly earned a reputation for his work and began to take on employees to expand the business. A man with a deep respect for anyone willing to put in a hard day’s work, Geary ran his business with a couple of goals in mind: to create job security for his employees and to expand his equipment fleet to make his first goal possible. Click for more...

Athletic Field Services and Ehrbar Tear Up Some Turf →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Years ago, Jon Sweeney, president of Athletic Field Services, turned his love for sports into a career when he constructed his first ballpark for St. Luke’s High School in New Canaan, CT. By the completion of that first job, he knew that he had found his niche. KickoffRecently, Sweeney returned to the field where his dream job began when he was named to build St. Luke’s new football field. Click for more...

Smooth Sailing for I-90 Bridge Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just miles south of Lake Erie runs Interstate 90. On a good day, highway travelers can look out their car windows and see the deep blue water dotted with sailboats and, once in a while, the Brig Niagara. This summer, as motorists drive through bridge reconstruction near the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, however, it’s safer to keep their eyes on the road. The 1.5-mi. (2.41 km) project, located between Route 98/Fairview and Route18/Girard, began in March 2005 and is scheduled for completion October 2006. Click for more...

$12M Job Expands Arlington National Cemetery by 40 Acres →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Our nation’s military burial ground is in the midst of a needed expansion project. A total of 26,000 graves are being added to the current 215,000 graves at the 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. The expansion is necessary to accommodate the large number of veterans from World War II. According to John Metzler, cemetery superintendent, this group is currently the largest population of daily burials. Click for more...

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