Agricultural Equipment Articles

Komatsu Fleet Turns Compost Into Gold for NY Firm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Long Island Compost, a recycler of yard waste, puts wheel loaders to heavy use in a large-scale operation. We all have “compost piles” in our backyards but it’s a safe bet that Ed Warner’s is slightly bigger than yours. Warner is operations manager of Long Island Compost Corp., of Yaphank, NY, a Vigliotti family company. He oversees an operation that supplies compost to Home Depots, Frank’s Garden Centers, countless privately-owned wholesale landscape companies and golf courses throughout New York and the northeast. Click for more...

Takeuchi Names Eagle Power as Its DelVal Skid Steer Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Eagle Power & Equipment, Montgomeryville, PA, has been named the authorized Delaware Valley distributor for Takeuchi skid steers. According to Dean R. Leonetti, Eagle Power’s sales manager, the company already has pre-sold four of the first six skid steers in its inventory. “These are very versatile machines and, based on the interest they’ve generated, should prove very popular with our customers,” he said. Eagle Power & Equipment is a full service dealer. Click for more...

CEG Rocks Cleveland Contractors With 2003 ’Greatest Show in Dirt’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The first really beautiful spring weekend in Cleveland proved to be a good one for Construction Equipment Guide’s Cleveland Construction Expo II. Held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, with more than 50 indoor and outdoor static displays plus almost 20 acres of outdoor demonstration areas, the Cleveland Expo provided something for everyone looking to enhance their equipment inventory or find out more information on a new technology. Click for more...

L.B. Smith Delivers First Volvo BL 70 to Renda Roads →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ernesto Renda, owner and president of Renda Roads, said that he always likes to try new things. Recently he was spotted trying something new again. During ConExpo/ConAGG 2002, Renda Roads, a paving and milling contractor based in Whitehouse, NJ, placed the first signed order for the new Volvo BL 70 backhoe loader. And on April 9, it arrived at L.B. Smith, in Somerville, NJ, marking the first retail sale of this machine in North America. Click for more...

Realty Landscaping Grows ’Green Thumb’ With G&R →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The landscape business is not what it used to be. The construction and housing boom has created an increasingly competitive business environment where companies must find ways to differentiate their work from that of competitors. Realty Landscaping Corp., located in Newtown, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, is a landscape contractor that has successfully distinguished itself. Realty Landscaping started in business in September 1985 with five employees. Click for more...

Crews Transform Birmingham Mall Into Vestavia Center →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Developers with AIG Baker have recently transformed an outdated Birmingham, AL, mall into an open-air shopping center that includes a new theater, a Publix supermarket and space for numerous retail shops and restaurants. Construction on Vestavia Hills City Center began in 2001 and was recently completed on schedule. Described as having an updated “main street” feel, the new mall features plenty of glass, fountains, meticulous landscaping and a light color palette. Click for more...

Longer Maintenance Intervals Simplify Skid Steer Upkeep →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Manufacturers are improving the productivity of skid steers – keeping them on the job site by reducing the time and effort of maintenance – through education, improved design for serviceability and innovations that increase maintenance intervals. All skid steer loader manufacturers offer their owners an operator’s manual that contains information not only on the unit’s operation, but its proper maintenance as well. For instance, Gehl’s manual has what the company calls an extensive section on service so that customers can follow appropriate procedures for maintenance checks, adjustments and lubrication. Click for more...

JCB Names Farm-Rite as Full-Line Dealer for Southern NJ →

JCB Inc. has announced the appointment of Farm-Rite Inc. as a full-line JCB dealer for southern New Jersey. The JCB line of construction and material handling equipment is available for sale, rent or lease at Farm-Rite’s Shiloh, NJ, location at 122 Old Cohansey Rd., in Cumberland County. In addition, Farm-Rite’s product support professionals are ready to serve existing JCB owners with many parts in inventory and factory-trained service personnel. Click for more...

Countdown to Cleveland Expo Begins →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The time is drawing near for CEG Productions “Greatest Show in Dirt,” set to hit the Cleveland area in a few weeks, offering contractors the latest in products and services as well as an extensive demonstration area and the ever-popular backhoe and skid steer rodeos. After the huge success of CEG’s recent Philadelphia Construction Expo, which drew record crowds, the Cleveland Construction Expo will be held Friday April 11 and Saturday April 12 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea. Click for more...

Noad Makes Room for New Shaw’s in New Fairfield →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The rundown corner of Route 37 and 39 in New Fairfield, CT, is getting a completely new facelift with the help of R.V. Noad Construction Inc., of the neighboring town of Litchfield. This busy intersection used to be the location of the nationally recognized Candlewood Playhouse, Grand Union and approximately six small retail and service establishments. As the businesses and cultural center faltered and closed, the buildings were boarded up and marked for “no trespassing.” With the continued expansion of Fairfield County, the position of this vacant land became all the more viable for a prosperous retail center. Click for more...

Ferguson & McCann Gives Thanks to Case Equipment →

“If you look clean, you’ll get the green,” Anonymous Cleanliness and looking neat is one of the keys to the success of Ferguson & McCann, a Delaware County, PA-based certified mechanical/environmental contractor. “Since we specialize in underground storage tanks for the petroleum and utility industry, most of the work we do is underground. People might see our employees, but they sure as heck don’t see our work. Click for more...

Smooth Driving Prevails After PA I-79 Repaving Job →

A completed project on a stretch of I-79 in northwestern Pennsylvania not only came in under budget, but it also resulted in a far smoother ride than before — two results guaranteed to grab the attention of drivers using the Interstate highway. Running between the I-79/I-90 interchange to I-79’s interchange with State Route 20 (also known as 26th Street) in Erie, PA, the reconstructed stretch of 5.5 mi. Click for more...

Kenco Group Builds $12M Warehouse for General Mills in TN →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Kenco Group, based in Chattanooga, TN, and operating in excess of 15 million sq. ft. of warehouse space in 19 states and Canada, has expanded in Wauhatchie, TN. The $23-million project, which straddles the state line of Georgia includes a 688,000-sq.-ft. $12-million warehouse that will store cereal. It has been designed with room for future expansion up to a million sq. ft. General Mills moved in as tenant in February. As owner/developer, Kenco will play a role in economic development, and likely receive some leeway on property taxes. Scott Austin, senior project manager of Conlan Company, the general contractor headquartered in Marietta, GA, recalled getting under way last September. Click for more...

Checkered Flag Equipment Signs on as Dealer of Entire Terex Line →

Checkered Flag Equipment Sales and Transport Inc. of Thornburg, VA, has taken on the full Terex line of mostly large earthmoving equipment. The used equipment dealer became a qualified Terex dealer, specifically serving the Virginia area, in late September 2002. A month earlier, the company took up residence in its new $2-million facility. Checkered Flag, located directly off Interstate 95, close to Fredericksburg and Richmond, operates its equipment sales and rentals division out of the new facility. Click for more...

Fisher Rentals Relies on Plasterer, John Deere for Backhoes, Mini-Excavators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... From the time it opened in August 1994, Fisher’s Rentals located on Route 182, north of Route 222 in Reading, PA, has provided quality-maintained late model machines for rent. Fisher’s Rentals offers small- to medium-sized equipment to contractors and homeowners. It has a reputation for personalized customer service. Recently the company purchased two new John Deere 35ZTS compact mini-excavators and a new John Deere 110 backhoe from Plasterer Equipment’s Lebanon branch. Click for more...

Operators Saddle Up for 2003 Cleveland Expo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For all those backhoe operators working hard in Cleveland, April will be your chance to shine when CEG Productions holds its 2003 Cleveland Expo, complete with a backhoe rodeo. A big draw at the 2001 Cleveland Construction Expo, the backhoe and skid steer rodeos will be held April 11-12, 2003 at the Cuyahoga Fairgrounds in Berea, OH. (For more information on the skid steer rodeo, see the next Midwest edition of Construction Equipment Guide.) Operators can come and test their skills not only on backhoe loaders but also on skid steers to see who is the best in the region and who will vie for the top cash prize. The specs of the competing backhoes will include: 4-wheel drive, standard controls, digging depth of 14 ft. Click for more...

$122M Siemens Fuel-Cell Factory Powers Toward Summer Wrap-up →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A $122-million fuel cell factory for Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. currently is under construction in the Pittsburgh, PA, township of Munhall on the Monongahela River. The site was chosen in Sept. 2001, winning out over eight cities, including Orlando, FL, and Ft. Worth, TX. State and local officials reportedly put together a $6.6 million incentive package to help Siemens choose the PA site. The 215,000-sq.-ft. Click for more...

Southampton, NY, Kids Rejoice Over New Rec Facility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The North Sea Recreational Facility (NSRF) is among the largest projects that Guillo Contracting, of Southampton, NY, has ever tackled. In October 2002, Guillo was awarded the contract, spearheaded by the Town of Southampton Parks Department in Southampton, NY. It is worth nearly $3 million and involves the excavation of approximately 30 acres (12.1 ha) of land, with roughly 500,000 yds. (457,200 m) of material being excavated. Click for more...

Bobcat System Tag Teams on Sandy Soil Conditions in SC →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It takes special equipment to work productively in the sandy soils of South Carolina. That’s why John Haus and Ron Bracebridge, partners of J & R Contracting, rely on their all-track Bobcat System. The Bobcat System, a concept that has been popular for more than a decade, typically consists of a Bobcat loader and a Bobcat excavator. This equipment team makes the most of the loader’s speed and agility and the powerful ability of the excavator to efficiently dig and load in tight spaces. Click for more...

Caterpillar 257 Multi-Terrain Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bill Zack, of Zack Excavating, likes to be first. It doesn’t matter if it is racing cars on the weekend, bidding a job, or buying equipment. He likes to be the first one to try anything new. Being first has become an equipment purchasing philosophy for Zack. “I was the first person to buy a 953C track loader, a D4C Hystat dozer, a 315BL excavator, a 246 skid steer loader, and now a 257 multi terrain loader from Giles & Ransome’s, Bear, DE, branch location. “With Cat equipment I never worry,” said Zack. Click for more...

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