Backhoe Loaders

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...

Contractor Saves Time, Money With Pro-Tec Slide Rail Shoring System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... How Pro-Tec’s Slide Rail Shoring System is used as an economical alternative to tight sheeting has been aptly demonstrated on an Anderzack-Pitzen Construction Co. job in Toledo, OH, where a 34-ft. (10.4 m) long, 10-ft. (3 m) diameter separator tank was installed underground for the Teledyne Company. To accommodate the tank, a large pit measuring 40-ft. long, 16-ft. wide, and 22-ft. deep (12.2 m long, 5 m wide, 6. Click for more...

Mega Construction Kicks Off 2001 With Purchase of Dozen Backhoes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Capponi, president of Mega Construction Co., Philadelphia, PA, is starting the New Year off on the right foot with 12 New Holland 575E backhoes. Capponi, president of Mega Construction Co., Philadelphia, PA, recently updated his backhoe fleet with the purchase of the 575Es from Modern Construction Equipment, Hatfield, PA. Ten of the 575Es are equipped with New Holland’s extended dipperstick and two of the backhoes are equipped with standard hoes and plumbed for Rammer hammers. Click for more...

$1.39M Overhaul Rejuvenates Aging Pennsylvania Span →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Drivers in Butler County, PA, faced slight delays this summer caused by occasional single-lane alternating traffic on the bridge carrying SR l08 over I-79 in Worth Township. In addition, traffic on I-79 itself also was restricted at times to single lanes, but the public’s patience has been well rewarded with the recent reopening of the newly refurbished bridge. Begun in April 2000, the bridge superstructure replacement involved rehabilitation of a multi-span steel-beam bridge 238-ft. Click for more...

Continental Equipment Offers Komatsu Backhoe Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Continental Equipment, headquartered in Dallas, TX, now offers the Komatsu Utility Corporation’s WA 140-2 and WA 150-2 backhoe loaders. The 64-kilowatt (86 hp) WA 140-2 and the 73-kilowatt (98 hp) WA 150-2 both feature Avance excavator hydraulic technology. Continental Equipment Company L.P. (CECo) and Continental Rentals (CR) are the authorized and exclusive Komatsu mining, construction and utility equipment sales, parts, service and rental dealership for 167 counties of north and west Texas. Click for more...

Case Credit Winners Receive ’A Whole Year of Free Loading’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Contractor Thomas A. Rundstrom of Farmville, VA, and Herman Wallitsch Jr. of Wallitsch Nursery and Landscaping Inc. in Louisville, KY, are the grand prize winners in the 1999 Case Credit Sweepstakes, “A Whole Year of Free Loading.” Both won a year’s free use of a select piece of Case construction equipment. In addition to mail-in entries, Case customers across North America received one entry each time they used their Case Credit charge account at participating Case dealers between January and June 1999. “The sweepstakes gives us a chance to recognize customers who use this dedicated line of credit to purchase parts, service and rentals at their participating Case dealers,” said Frank Anglin, senior vice president, operations for Case Credit Corporation. “Our charge account, the Case Credit Vantage Account, gives customers a high degree of flexibility and convenience. Click for more...

Gilbane Scores Big in Manchester, NH →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For almost half a century the politicians in Manchester, NH, have been debating and rejecting major proposals to renovate the city’s aging downtown. Last year the Manchester Board of Aldermen finally authorized the construction of the Manchester Civic Center, a sports and entertainment complex that is to be located at a site on Elm Street, the principal street of the city’s downtown. The principal tenant of the complex is to be an American Hockey League franchise. Gilbane Building Co. Click for more...

Route 36 Project’s Conditions Keep Missouri Contractors on Their Toes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... North central Missouri boasts some of the country’s finest farmland. However, pockets of the region have more challenging geographical features, including glacial till and wetlands. The design and construction of Route 36 illustrate how the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and contractors are addressing the area’s unique topography. A primary east/west highway in the region, Route 36, is receiving a complete overhaul and being upgraded to four lanes. Click for more...

Fred Weber Inc. Finds Route 141 New Place to Reside →

From Construction Equipment Guide... One of St. Louis County’s most congested intersections is receiving a complete overhaul that should improve the moods of many commuters. Route 141 will be relocated and enhanced from south of Clayton Road to Vance Road. The new road will be a six-lane highway with limited access. All the access to the new Route 141 will be at interchanges and intersections. There will not be any private or commercial entrances. Click for more...

Shamrock Welcomes Job Site Challenges →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cross over the Georgia state line into South Carolina, and the first thing that greets you is the Welcome Center in Hardeeville, SC. Situated just over the border on Interstate 95, the Welcome Center is a place where you can stop, get a soda, rest, and attend to Nature’s call. Should you want to know more about the Palmetto State, the Welcome Center staff is happy to share their literature, and even make a hotel reservation for you. Click for more...

Terramite’s T5C Backhoe Offers Extra Protection for Operators →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terramite has released its T5C backhoe. The T5C backhoe buckets are quick attach and easily changed. They range in size from 20 to 97 centimeters (8 to 38 in.) and have 1.3-centimeter (.5 in.) high carbon cutting edges with cast steel replacement teeth. The backhoe and dipstick are made of large diameter tubing and plate for high strength and long life. It will dig to a depth of 2.5 meters (8 ft. 4 in.). Click for more...

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