Agricultural Equipment Articles

C.W. Matthews Molds Atlanta’s $2B Atlantic Station →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The $2-billion Atlantic Station project continues to take shape north of 14th Street in Atlanta, at the site of the old Atlantic Steel mill. When completed in three years, the 140-acre (57 ha) mixed-use enclave will include hotels, condos, apartments, restaurants, retail establishments, office space and entertainment venues. “I have worked on many cutting-edge, mixed-use projects and communities all over the world,” said John B. Click for more...

Contractor Appreciates New Holland’s EC215LC After Leasing Before Purchase →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Whether someone is building a home or purchasing a piece of equipment, it is important to pay attention to details. When Tony Barone, owner of Anthony C. Barone General Contracting, builds a subdivision, he always pays attention to details. Building subdivisions and homes for more than 20 years has given Barone insight into the performance of the equipment the company uses. As the only local company that performs both land development and home building, Barone and his employees do the majority of the work. Click for more...

Post Finishes Townhome Construction in Atlanta →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Efforts to revitalize the community along Glenwood Avenue near I-20 received a major boost in October 2001, when the first residents moved into the elegant new Glenwood Green Townhomes. The $17-million development, which Post Construction Services of Atlanta built for 951 Glenwood Associates LLC, features 188 residences with prices ranging from the $140,000s to the $190,000s. “We broke ground on the project in January 2001 and, even though we ran into a few interesting challenges along the way, we have managed to keep the project slightly ahead of schedule,” said Bill Schoettelkotte, project manager of Post Construction Services. Click for more...

Batson-Cook Nears Completion of 18-Story, $80M Galleria 600 Tower →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A prestigious new business address has taken shape on the horizon of the Cumberland area north of Atlanta, where Batson-Cook is nearing the completion of the glittering new Galleria 600 building near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 285. “We have done really well on this project,” said Larry Turner, project superintendent of Batson-Cook Company. “You always face a variety of challenges on a job such as this, but for the most part, everything here has seemed to click.” In fact, the work has gone so well that the construction team now expects to finish the $80-million project well ahead of the original projection of April 2002. Click for more...

Winterset Replaces Eight Deteriorating Bridges on I-89 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... What has happened to eight bridges along Interstate 89 in Vermont is like a piece of linoleum that has come loose from the floor. If somebody with gum on the bottom of their shoe walks across it, the linoleum pulls up. A similar type of deterioration process has taken place over the past 40 years on several Vermont bridges, according to Gordy Eastman, superintendent of Winterset Inc., Lyndonville, VT. Click for more...

Wallace, DOT Replace Two U.S. 90 Bridges in Alabama →

Replacing bridges on a hilly, congested area in Spanish Fort, AL, is not a daunting task to the prime contractors, Wallace Construction Company Inc. of Columbia, MS. That’s the firm that is building the new U.S. 90 bridges that give motorists access to the Battleship Parkway which crosses Mobile Bay into the city. These bridges, each two-lanes wide and 186 ft. (57 m) long, will replace the obsolete structures that did not meet present standards for height. Click for more...

Crews Begin Work on $32M High School in Winchester, VA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Population growth in Frederick County, VA, has spurred a $32-million high school project in Winchester, VA. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 242,414-sq.-ft. (22,520 sq m) Millbrook High School was held in July 2001. According to the school board, the name was chosen to represent a connection to the area’s historical background in the milling industry, which included several mills on nearby creeks. Superintendent of Schools William Dean reported that funding will come from revenue bonds from the state of Virginia. Click for more...

Brubacher Steams Ahead on $9M Site Work in Exton →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For nearly 30 years, Brubacher Excavating Inc. has offered a full range of excavating services, as well as, pipe and utility installation, roadway construction and general earthmoving activities. The company’s clients usually include residential developers, municipal and industrial customers, large commercial contractors and golf courses. The company has completed several major projects in the past several years including Boulder Industrial Park in Lehigh County, PA, which involved constructing a 1.4 million sq. Click for more...

Grove City Man Wins Bobcat 773 After Building Log Cabin →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Scheafnocker of Grove City, PA, recently was named the grand-prize winner of the Bobcat 500K Skid Steer Loader Contest, winning a Bobcat 773 Limited Edition skid steer loader. Scheafnocker was chosen from more than 30,000 entries, which included contractors, farmers, landscapers and other users, who described their toughest jobs that tested their personal endurance and their compact equipment. Click for more...

Martin Equipment Struts Its Stuff at Illinois State Fair →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rather than the dog days central Illinois usually suffers the last part of August, this year the balmy weather brought a banner crowd to Springfield’s north end for the Illinois State Fair. The crowds were up and ticket sales were booming as construction and agricultural equipment was on display. Sloan Equipment, a John Deere dealer in Virden, IL, was the primary exhibitor of agricultural equipment and lawn and garden items. Click for more...

Rochester Awaits New $63.9M Bascule Bridge Over Genesee →

A few years ago, a single lane bridge in upstate New York was replaced. It was affectionately known to local residents as the Thunder Bridge, from the loud banging that ensued when cars drove over its loose timber decking. “Shortly after the new bridge went in I had a call from the adjacent neighbor, right on top of the bridge, complaining that he could not sleep at night any more,” recalled Bo Mansouri of Monroe County Department of Transportation (DOT) in New York state. Click for more...

Crews Finish Up Road Work in South Carolina →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dust will soon settle for the last time in four lakefront subdivisions near Eutawville, SC, where general contractor W. Frazier Construction Inc. and several subcontractors have teamed up to pave 21 existing dirt roads. Rea Construction will handle the paving portion of the project, which has a total value of nearly $1 million. Hutto Construction has the responsibility for building the drainage structures, while G.H. Click for more...

Millions of Pounds of Concrete Barge Up the Monongahela River →

History was made in Pennsylvania on July 26 as people gathered along the Ohio and Monongahela (Mon) rivers to see for themselves that concrete really could float. The spectacle was definitely something to see as 22 million lbs. (9.9 million kg) of reinforced concrete slowly made a 27.5-mi. (44 km) journey up the river. The football-field sized chunk was one of the segments of a new navigation dam under construction near Braddock, PA. Click for more...

Castor Named Volvo Wheel Loader VP →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Thomas Caster has been appointed vice president and business line manager, wheel loaders, of Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc., Asheville, NC, the sales, marketing and product support subsidiary of Volvo Construction Equipment, Brussels, Belgium. The announcement of Caster’s appointment was made by J. P. Roszell, president and chief executive officer of Volvo Construction Equipment, North America, and is effective immediately. Click for more...

Contractors ’Shoulder’ Georgia Interstate-16 Widening Project →

Rogers Bridge Company Inc. and Mitchell Construction Co. Inc. of Atlanta, GA, have teamed up to complete a $27.9-million bridge and shoulder widening project along Interstate 16 in Laurens and Treutlen counties. Reeves Construction of East Dublin, GA, also plays a key role in the effort as the project’s paving contractor. Other key figures in the project include Heath & Lineback, which serves as the consulting engineering firm to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Click for more...

Bobcat Acquires Czech Compact Loader-Backhoe Maker Superstav →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bobcat Company of West Fargo, ND, recently announced the purchase of Superstav, s.r.o., a manufacturer of compact loader backhoes based in Dobri, Czech Republic, and its subsidiary Earth Force America Inc. of Charleston, SC. The acquisition includes Superstav’s line of compact loader-backhoe products—marketed under the EarthForce brand—and its Dobri manufacturing plant located outside Prague. Click for more...

Newest Batch Plant Becomes Builder’s ’FirstSource’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The newest concrete batch plant in Johnston County, NC, is the product of a young building supply company and an older heavy equipment supply firm in the state. Interstate Equipment Co. was founded 55 years ago in Statesville, NC. Formed just four years ago, was Builders FirstSource of Frederick, MD. The common connection for the two firms is Bob Holland, an Interstate senior vice president, who has been with the company almost as long as it has been around. Builders FirstSource has grown rapidly through acquisition of established building companies that supply everything from footing concrete to roofing shingles. Click for more...

Komatsu Customers Discover Value of ReMarketed Machine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Last year, Komatsu ReMarketing introduced “Distributor Qualified Used Equipment” as a way to bring certain standards and assurances to the used equipment marketplace. A distributor-qualified machine is one that has been thoroughly inspected by a trained Komatsu technician and graded according to specific standardized criteria. Equipment users said they like the distributor-qualified program because they know exactly what they’re getting. Click for more...

Fermec Scores With Hat Trick of Contracts, Inks Backhoe Orders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fermec, a U.K.-based manufacturer of loader backhoes, has won three contracts in the United States. The state of North Carolina has placed a contract for 33 Fermec 860SB loader backhoes and the state of New York has awarded a 12-month contract during which any state or municipal body can order Fermec loader backhoes, a deal which is estimated to demand 40 machines. Ben Newell of Fermec said, “Good things come in threes and the third contract is particularly pleasing as it has been placed by the West Virginian Department of Transportation, calling for 10 Fermec 760B loader backhoes. Click for more...

Deere, Hitachi to Create a Joint Venture for Wheel Loaders in Japan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Deere & Company and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. jointly announced the intent to create a 50/50 joint venture for wheel loaders in Japan. Hitachi has operated its wheel loader business through Hitachi Furukawa Construction Co. Ltd. ("Hitachi-Furukawa"), a 50/50 joint venture between Hitachi and Furukawa Machinery and Metals Co. Ltd. ("Furukawa") and through TCM Corporation ("TCM"), of which Hitachi is a 13 percent shareholder. Click for more...

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