Agricultural Equipment Articles

Stiles Excavating & Trucking Celebrates 40th Anniversary →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Do you believe in destiny?Mike Stiles, owner of Stiles Excavating & Trucking Inc., in Halfmoon, NY, does. It was back in the 1960s — when New York’s north country didn’t even have a Northway — that Stiles discovered his love of earth. He was working the land with his uncle and brother. “We were farmers. My uncle operated a grader for big road outfits. There wasn’t enough money made from farming, so we did extra dirt and earthwork. Click for more...

Duneland Sand Raises Pit Production With Roland, Komatsu →

Duneland Sand Inc. in Valparaiso, IN, recently purchased two Komatsu WA500-3 wheel loaders from Roland Machinery’s Portage, IN, location to help increase production at its plant. “[They] have dramatically cut our time on loading trucks, going from two and a half buckets with our old machine,” said Josh Lambert, manager of Duneland Sand Inc. “We purchased the WA500s and they cut a minute-and-a-half off our time. Click for more...

Farm-Rite Sells First JCB 718 in Mid-Atlantic Region →

Farm-rite, Inc. based in Shiloh, NJ, recently sold the first JCB 718 articulated dump truck in the Mid-Atlantic Region to Advantage Rental & Sales, of Seaville, NJ. The unit will be immediately placed on a long-term rental to Action Supply, also of Seaville, NJ, according to Tom Tower, of Advantage Rental. The 718 will be mainly used to move processed concrete sand from Action’s dredging operation to Action’s concrete plant, according to Frank Carpino, vice president, of Action Supply. Click for more...

L.P. Nurseries Sows Success With Komatsu Skid Steers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Pileggi Jr., president of Limekiln Pike Nurseries of Chalfont, PA, is an equipment hound — when something new comes out that affects the landscaping industry, he knows about it, studies it, and asks his distributors for information because he takes pride in having an exceptional knowledge of equipment specifications and capabilities. At the same time, he’s also a product loyalist — he doesn’t believe in having an equipment fleet sprinkled with numerous manufacturers. Click for more...

Wright Brothers Clears Strip for Henderson, TN, Airport →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A simple matter of dollars and common sense drove the decision to build a new $15-million regional airport in Henderson County, TN, to take the place of a smaller local airport in Henderson and another in adjacent Decatur County, TN. “This airport is being built because it was going to cost more to bring the other airports up to safety standards than it would be to build a new airport,” said Danny Azbill, chairman of the Beech River Regional Airport Authority. Click for more...

Upgrade Digs Up Productivity With Takeuchi Fleet →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When Upgrade Landscaping President Chris Cox went on a quest last fall to update his equipment fleet, he was on the lookout for machines that wouldn’t get stuck in the mud –– literally. What Cox and the staff of his Cumming, GA-based landscaping firm found in its newly purchased fleet of Takeuchi equipment were machines that not only got the job done but got it done nearly 20 more days a year than the old fleet. Click for more...

Contractor’s Talents, McAllister Tools Mold Illinois Projects →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When it comes to doing heavy civil work, few companies in the Chicago metro area have the diverse talents and capabilities of Illinois Constructors Corporation. Based in the suburban Kane County community of St. Charles, IL, Illinois Constructors takes on large, difficult, fast-track jobs –– primarily for governmental entities –– and brings them in on-time and on-budget. “For the most part, we don’t do average, everyday construction work like houses, schools, churches or offices,” said Illinois Constructors President John Mackanin. Click for more...

Thibeault of NE Packs in the Iron on Tiny Verizon Site →

From Construction Equipment Guide... How many angels can you fit on the head of a pin? No one’s been able to come up with an answer for this one yet, but Thibeault Corporation of NE knows how much equipment can squeeze into a few acres where a new Verizon telecommunications center is taking shape in Hooksett, NH. On just 5 acres, Thibeault is responsible for site prep, excavation and generally all construction from the slab down for a 34,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

John Deere ’Scalpels’ Carve Out New Look For McAlpine Dam →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When you first come upon the massive $221-million McAlpine Lock and Dam Replacement Project in Louisville, KY, you’d swear the tide had gone out in a big way. Realizing that there is no tide on the Ohio River, you look closer and see a bustling job site more than 100 ft. (30 m) below that almost defies description. The project, which was conceived by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will replace an obsolete 360- by 56-ft. Click for more...

Rocky Terrain Proves No Match for Buckeye on $1.4M NC Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Given the rolling hill terrain where the old sewer lines lay buried in the earth, it was no surprise that workers would encounter rock during the $1.4-million sewer line replacement project for the town of Columbus, NC. But the folks at Buckeye Construction Co. have been pleasantly surprised by how perfect their new John Deere 544J wheel loader has been for the job, said Garry Mease, owner and president of the Canton, NC, company. Click for more...

Family Firms Stay Connected Through Generations →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The saying “Like father, like son” aptly applies to two Long Island businesses — in more ways than one. Merrick Utility Associates Inc., a contractor based in Farmingdale, NY, has been in business since Clemente Diorio founded the company in 1949. Today, three generations later, Frank and Tom Diorio run their grandfather’s business, handling drainage, sewer and water projects across Long Island. Click for more...

Ingersoll-Rand to Introduce Excavators and Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ingersoll-Rand will soon offer excavators and wheel loaders to construction markets as the company gears up to introduce four new earthmoving products this fall. New Ingersoll-Rand excavators will be introduced in the 7.5 and 12.5 ton classes. Two new wheel loaders will provide 60 and 73 hp options. All four products will be sold through contracted IR dealers and Ingersoll-Rand Equipment Services stores throughout North America Click for more...

Groff’s Personnel Changes Focus on Customer Service in PA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Groff Tractor, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA, has announced recent personnel changes. John Ehrin has been hired as the company's compact equipment territory manager for western Pennsylvania. Terry Wilhelm, Jeff Hood and Brett Schultz has have been hired as account managers and Steve Weikert has been promoted to regional sales manager. Ehrin will be responsible for selling and renting Case skid steer loaders, mini-excavators, mini-wheel loaders as well as Takeuchi tracked skid steer loaders and mini-excavators. Click for more...

Komatsus Perform Precision Work for Booming Las Vegas →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Unprecedented growth and new construction in Las Vegas has helped to further the city’s image of glitz and glamour. However, before Las Vegas could rock and roll, it had to rise from the rock and sediment that makes up the Las Vegas valley and its surrounding mountain ranges. Ron Wright, owner and president of Elkhorn Development Inc., has made a life of helping to build Las Vegas. From the first paintbrush he picked up at age 15 to the housing developments his company works on now, Wright’s fingerprint can be seen on many of the city’s signature resorts and casinos, its baseball stadium and, in recent years, many of the homes, apartment buildings and businesses that feed Las Vegas’ population boom. Click for more...

Jesco Provides Unique Solution for J.F. Kiely Pipeline Project in McKey City →

From Construction Equipment Guide... South Plainfield equipment dealer Jesco Inc. recently assisted long-time customer J.F. Kiely Construction Co. with its equipment selection for a project Kiely has been awarded by the South Jersey Gas Co. in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The contract was awarded to J.F. Kiely, following a competitive bid situation and was selected, in part, for the project due to its vast experience in gas utility installation. Click for more...

Case to Restore Guard’s Wheel Loader Fleet to Original Specs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment was awarded a U.S. Government contract to rebuild approximately 400 MW-24C Army National Guard wheel loaders. Originally purchased in the early 1980s for service with the Armed Forces these loaders have been used in various military missions, ranging from support of humanitarian projects and third world nation building to deployment with combat support troops in hostile areas. Click for more...

Volvo L35B Proves ’Rock’ Solid Choice for NJ Landscape, Building Supply Firm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Business has increased so much for Rock Products Inc., a landscape and building supply business in Thorofare, NJ, that owner, Charles Zeisloft II, decided that the company needed a second compact wheel loader to keep up with the workload. After doing his homework, Zeisloft purchased a Volvo L35B from LB Smith’s Deptford, NJ, branch. “We demoed several compact loaders, but Volvo outperformed them all,” he said. Click for more...

Heitsche Boyz Propels Profits With Eagle UltraMax →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Since the early 1990s, Ted Heitsche has operated Ted’s Trucking, a successful hauling company in Collins, OH, just south of Toledo. With his trucking business firmly established, Heitsche did what few people would do: create a second business in an industry he knew little about. In 1998, a former asphalt plant manager at S.E. Johnson introduced Heitsche to the asphalt and concrete recycling industry. Click for more...

McAllister Expands Volvo Offerings With Compact Line →

From Construction Equipment Guide... McAllister Equipment Co. announced it has expanded its product offering to include the Volvo compact equipment product line. For years, McAllister has represented Volvo’s heavy product line, including wheel loaders, articulated haulers, excavators and motorgraders. The compact product line consists of Volvo’s skid steer loaders and backhoe loaders — new to McAllister — as well as existing lines of compact wheel loaders and compact excavators. Click for more...

Teenagers in Backhoes Compete in Rodeo — and for Jobs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... SUFFOLK, NJ (AP) Call it a macho job fair. Students from the Pruden Center for Industry and Technology competed in a heavy- equipment rodeo April 30, maneuvering 8,000-lb. backhoes the best way they know how for a group of judges who might offer something better than trophies — a job. “This is where they get to show us what’s really important, and that’s a knack for equipment,” Barry Hoy, the training director at the Virginia Beach construction firm E.V. Click for more...

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