Backhoe Loaders

After a Decade of Delays, Scranton Interchange Work Gets Underway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Residents living near the Davis Street/Montage Mountain Road interchange exit on I-81 in Scranton, PA, may occasionally mutter about the night shift construction currently underway on the site, but in a year or two all will be forgotten when the long-anticipated project is completed and they reap its benefits. The upgraded exit interchange has been a long time coming. In fact, it has been almost a decade since project design began in 1993, but launching the job was delayed because of various funding and environmental issues. Click for more...

One Federal Place Marks New Addition to Downtown Birmingham Landscape →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crews from Brasfield & Gorrie are looking to the past as they build to the future in downtown Birmingham. Work is well under way on a spectacular office tower that will be only the second building constructed in the area in more than a decade. When completed, One Federal Place will tie-in to the historic Federal Reserve Bank Building via a wall extension and monumental fountain. “One Federal Place is a 12-story building, including a five-level parking garage, which will offer retail and restaurant space when finished,” said construction Superintendent Randy Morgan. Click for more...

Komatsu Opens $20M Backhoe Plant →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corporation (KAC), held the grand opening of its Newberry Manufacturing Operation (NMO) in Newberry, SC, on May 29, 2002. The $20-million facility is the new home for production of four Komatsu backhoe loaders including the WB140-2N, WB140PS, WB150-2N and the WB150PS. Located 35 mi. northwest of Columbia, SC, the NMO facility is set on 80 acres (32 ha). The 200,000-sq.-ft. facility is the fifth major manufacturing plant Komatsu has established in North America. Click for more...

Rogers Bridge, Shepherd Erect Paces Ferry Span Across I-285 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Motorists at one of Georgia’s busiest intersections will enjoy welcome relief from congestion when Rogers Bridge Company and its parent company, Shepherd Construction Company, complete a $19.2-million bridge-building project on Paces Ferry Road in October 2002. “The new bridge will make a huge difference to motorists on that side of Atlanta,” said Cecil Pearce, president of Rogers Bridge Company. Click for more...

Harrell Constructs ’Twin Schools’ Project in Jackson →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A specially designed foundation is being used at two schools known as the ’twin schools’ in Jackson, MS, currently under construction to deal with expansive soils caused by Yazoo Clay. Harrell Construction Group, of Jackson, began constructing McWillie Elementary School and Van Winkle Elementary School on Aug. 22. Completion of both buildings, which will house 550 students each, is scheduled for this September. Ed Van Sice, director of construction of the Jackson Public School District, said a crawl space is being added to both buildings, because of the expansive soils. “Each building is 69,700 sq. Click for more...

Savko & Sons ’Moves Earth’ in Columbus-Area Projects →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Relationships. In business, that is what makes a difference. Nickolas Savko Sons Inc. is dedicated to building strong relationships by delivering quality and efficiency in every facet of its work. Many central Ohio developers have realized that they have partnered with a company that believes in those ideals. With a solid reputation built by meeting and exceeding its clients’ goals, Nickolas Savko & Sons Inc. Click for more...

Fast-Track Project Speeds Trolleys Back to Scranton, PA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s not just trains that are on fast tracks in Pennsylvania. The $1.1-million job just completed on Stafford Avenue in Scranton, PA, will not only replace a bridge that was demolished more than a decade ago — thereby restoring the Laurel Line rail link from Scranton to Montage, PA — but also it was a project that was designed and built very quickly. In fact, according to Dave Krisanda, community relations coordinator of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 4, the project “went from the conceptual stage to the final design and project delivery in only four months.” The Project’s History Pat McCabe, PennDOT senior project construction manager, described the background to this unusual undertaking. “In 1988, a wooden deck highway bridge over a then abandoned railway line was removed and backfilled to avoid the cost of a new bridge,” he began. 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...

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...

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...

Five Star Sells a Whopping 19 TLBs to Same Customer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Five Star Equipment recently achieved the largest tractor-loader-backhoe deal in its history, selling 19 of the units to a single customer—E.E. Root & Sons Inc. of Oswego, NY. A John Deere dealership with New York locations in Kirkwood, Syracuse, Rochester and Oriskany, Five Star has an additional location in Stroudsburg, PA, and corporate headquarters in Dunmore, PA. E.E. Root primarily does contracting work for several local utility companies in central New York, and is headed by Gary Root, who is assisted by his sons, Mark and Jeff. 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...

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...

T.C. Simons Tackles U.S. Route 40 Improvement Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When the traffic flow became unbearable along U.S. Route 40 Corridor in Delaware and Maryland, a long-range Corridor improvement plan was developed. In looking at the area’s congestion, it has been reported that the number of dwelling units in the Corridor is projected to increase to 38,965 in 2020, an increase of 50 percent since 1995-96. The overall population in the Corridor is projected to increase to 90,371 by 2020, an increase of 35 percent since 1995-96. Traffic also has shifted in the Corridor. Click for more...

Security Equipment Rescues Trench Safety Seminar →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Recognizing the importance of using real-life construction equipment to aid rescue education efforts, a Baltimore construction equipment distributor freely donates its time, equipment and services, all in the name of safety. Recently, Security Equipment Co. donated the use a brand new backhoe – a New Holland LB75, logging more than 25 hours on it – at a Baltimore County Fire Department trench rescue training demonstration. In the event of a construction accident or other disaster involving trench rescue efforts, it’s the fire departments’ rescue teams that are called, explained Security Equipment’s Tim Kamberger, also a volunteer with the Baltimore City Fire Dept. Click for more...

Cell Construction Locks Up Delaware’s Garbage →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Delaware Solid Waste Authority is serious about keeping the site safe and clean. So serious that it is investing $10.5 million in the construction of a new cell at its Southern Solid Waste Management Center (SSWMC) in Sussex County, DE. National Earth Products Inc. (NEP), a subsidiary of Mahwah, NJ-based EMCON/OWT Solid Waste Services, a unit of The IT Group, is working on this more than 30-acre expansion project to construct Cell 4 Disposal Area and related facilities. Click for more...

Midwest Catches Super Bowl Fever on JCB Grid Iron Tour →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB, the official heavy construction equipment suppliers for Tampa Bay Super Bowl XXXV, are getting dealers across the country to show their football spirit by displaying the unique “JCB Grid Iron Helmets” and providing area residents the chance to win tickets to the Super Bowl this month. The “Grid Iron” helmets are inflatable and fit over the cabs of JCB 214 backhoe loaders. Click for more...

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