Backhoe Loaders

Dig-R-Tach Attachment Allows Backhoes to Drill Into Earth →

From Construction Equipment Guide... General Equipment Co.’s Model 471 Dig-R-Tach hydraulically powered earth drilling attachment system is specifically designed for use with lower-auxiliary hydraulic system flow rates found on popular models of compact loader backhoes, mini-excavators and compact utility loaders. The 471 Dig-R-Tach system allows compact loader backhoes and mini-excavators to become practical and produce options for many hole-digging projects. Click for more...

Allmand Offers Four-Wheel Drive TLB-6235 Backhoe →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With the Extended Service Life (ESL) backhoe design and strong digging power, the Allmand TLB-6235 four-wheel drive compact tractor loader backhoe meets the needs of general construction, landscaping, utility and any other small to mid-size earthmoving applications. The TLB-6235 features a full-time mechanical four-wheel drive system, offering functionality through a hydrostatic transmission. The addition of four-wheel drive allows operators to work in more adverse conditions. Click for more...

General Manager Butch Nicholson Celebrates 35 Years at Folcomer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Butch Nicholson has shown no signs of slowing down. He recently celebrated 35 years of service with Folcomer Equipment Corporation — a construction and equipment dealer serving Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. — and looks forward to the road ahead. Nicholson, who currently holds the position of general manager of Folcomer’s Upper Marlboro, MD, location, began with the company in 1971. Click for more...

CALTRANS Gives Highway 14 a New Angle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When rain and wind consistently dislodged rock on State Highway 14 in Santa Clarita, CA, a $7.5 million slope stabilization project was required by District 7 of the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS). The project began in February by general contractor Peterson Chase General of Irvine, CA. The scope of work requires that the slopes be cut and stabilized by exaction and installation of cables with mesh netting along various areas, according to Peterson Chase General’s Project Manager, Lew DeLucia. Click for more...

PA’s Michael Facchiano Contracting Celebrates Two Milestones in 2006 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Michael Facchiano Sr., founder, president and CEO of Michael Facchiano Contracting Inc. is celebrating 2006 with his 75th birthday and his 50th year in business. For his birthday celebration May 8, his children Mary Jean, Michelle, John and Michael Jr. surprised Facchiano with a brand new Case 580 Super M backhoe from Groff Tractor. “We had all of his grandkids lined up in and on the new tractor when he arrived,” said Michael Facchiano Jr. Click for more...

S. Carolina Public Works Employees Show Their Skills →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Eight of South Carolina’s best heavy equipment operators are preparing to show their skills at the final round of the state chapter’s American Public Works Association backhoe rodeo July 12. The winners of seven regional competitions, plus last year’s winner, Darrian Perry of the city of Lancaster, will meet in Myrtle Beach to see who is the best in the state. The competitors this year are using Case 580 Super M loader backhoes supplied by Briggs Equipment. Click for more...

Design-Build Team Tackles U.S. 1/64 in N. Carolina →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The design-build team of The Lane Construction Corporation, SEPI Engineering Group and The LPA Group of North Carolina is well on its way to earning a bonus for the early completion of improvements to U.S. 1/64 in Wake County, NC. Crews are nearing the halfway mark of the $58-million project, according to Spokesman Kipp Bodnar of MMI Associates Inc., and should be complete by the end of the year — six months ahead of the deadline. Click for more...

Walbert Contracting Discovers ’Shear’ Magic With Genesis →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In 1962, after seven years experience as an independent truck driver, Harold Walbert decided to take another route in life. “With experience in hauling scrap and knowledge of the trucking business, I saw potential in the scrap and recycling industry,” said Walbert. For 44 years, Walbert Contracting Service, a family-run business, has served the Breinigsville, PA, area as a scrap yard and metal recycler. Click for more...

Philadelphia Expo Ends in a Photo Finish →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The final Philadelphia Construction Expo to be held at the Fort Washington Expo Center on March 7 and 8 came down to a photo finish. While exhibitors and iron shoppers were wrapping up their last minute deals, Mark Olson of M.P. Olson of Suffern, NY, and Jim Stredny of Rencor Inc. of Whitehouse, NJ, were battling it out in overtime for backhoe operating supremacy. Tied after two days of competition the two contestants were assigned to a New Holland LB75. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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