Agricultural Equipment Articles

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...

’Operator of the Year’ Crowned at Fabick CAT Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... There was an additional buzz of excitement at the NASCAR Busch Series Race at Gateway International Raceway on July 30 as 30 finalists competed for the right to be called the Fabick CAT Operator of the Year. The crowd was amazed at the speed and skill these operators demonstrated as they maneuvered the Cat skid steer loaders in three separate obstacle courses. When the judges clicked the last stop watch, only seconds separated the top three winners. Click for more...

Ditch Witch Makes Smart Choice for Willey’s Wildscapes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lewis Willey is doing exactly what he wants to do. The Amarillo, TX, landscape contractor knew at an early age what profession he wanted to enter, but it took him 26 years to reach his original career goal. “After serving in the Air Force, I prepared myself for a career in the landscape business by getting a degree in horticulture from Texas Tech University,” said Willey. “But I graduated during a recessionary period, and there wasn’t much demand for people wanting to get started in the landscaping field.”So Willey worked as a property claims adjustor for a while, then went back to school and got an MBA. Click for more...

Morris Iron & Steel Takes Pride in Scrap Recycling →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Most of us think of recycling as a fairly recent development — and in terms of cans, bottles and paper being recycled by residential households — that may be true. But for heavy metals, the concept of recycling is anything but new. Take the Philadelphia-based Morris Iron & Steel Company for example. Founded by Morris Greller in the early 1920s, it’s now a third-generation family business. Click for more...

Subterranean Atlanta Flooded With Activity For Sewer System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rocky is back, bigger and more bulked up than ever before, and fighting at approximately 300 ft. (91 m) underneath the city of Atlanta. But don’t start humming that familiar movie theme just yet. Rocky is one of the tunnel boring machines (TBM), owned by Japan-based Obayashi Corp. currently cutting and grinding through the bedrock in one of a series of three connecting sewer tunnels, which will serve to hold more than 177 million gal. Click for more...

L&N Supply Co., Theros Equipment Earn Dealer Awards From Mustang →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mustang Manufacturing Co. Inc. has honored two dealerships within its network for superior 2004 sales. Dallas, GA-based L&N Supply Co. received Mustang’s annual North American Dealer of the Year award. Founded in 1990, the independent dealer has been a distributor of Mustang skid steers and compact excavators for four years. Awarded Mustang’s North American Track Loader Dealer of the Year award, Theros Equipment Inc. Click for more...

NJ Firm Receives Second of Three Cat Certified Rebuilt 950Fs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Taking out the garbage is a messy job, but somebody’s got to do it. But it’s also a challenging job, one which puts equipment to the test. National Ecology Corporation does it in part with some help from Foley Inc. of Piscataway, NJ, which recently finished its second of three complete Certified Rebuilds of Caterpillar 950F front-end loaders for the Monmouth County, NJ, municipal solid waste processor. Click for more...

Ingersoll-Rand Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Look no further than Ingersoll-Rand (IR) for the keys to success in business. Celebrating its 100th year in 2005, IR has been everywhere, it seems, and done everything, while seizing the moment and diversifying into new fields. It helped dig the Panama Canal, sculpt the faces of presidents on Mount Rushmore, build subways, bridges, highways, tunnels and skyscrapers, and construct the Hoover Dam, the tunnel under the English Channel and China’s Three Gorges Dam. Click for more...

Utility Work Only the Start of A.J. Johns’ Assignment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A bevy of A.J. Johns Inc. underground utility crews coordinated their efforts with dozens more of their colleagues at the 200-acre Sweetwater residential development in Jacksonville diligently completing their tasks before the 19-month contract ends in February. At the peak of construction, approximately 80 workers were on site. “It’s unusual to have five or six pipe crews working simultaneously, but it is necessary if we want to get the job done on time,” said Project Manager Kim Johns. Click for more...

Second-Generation Iannella Masonry Relies on Caterpillar Equipment, Foley →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Although Iannella Masonry Construction, of Hillsborough, NJ, has been in business for 19 years, Sandro Iannella’s, connection with Foley Inc. goes back farther than that. “I have known Foley my whole life. When I was a kid I would pass by Foley and see all the equipment. At Christmas, they even had a Santa Claus,” said Iannella. During his early years, Iannella had no thought that perhaps someday he would be buying one of those machines from Foley for his business. Click for more...

Cleveland Brothers Donates Skid Steer to Penn State →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar Inc. Industry Representative Zel Grinnell and Work Tool Representative Pat Cavanaugh, along with Cleveland Brothers General Sales Representative Brian Hoffman presented Penn State University with a 242 skid steer. Accepting the donation from Caterpillar was Kenton Dutrow, supervisor of maintenance and equipment, who oversees Penn State University’s (PSU) landscape, construction and snow removal responsibilities. Click for more...

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