Crawler Dozers

Solesbee's Blade-Mounted Dozer Rakes Offer Convenience and Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Solesbee's, a Kinshofer company and manufacturer of heavy equipment attachments, offers blade-mounted dozer rakes as an efficient solution for land clearing, raking brush and piling trees and branches. The rakes' c-curve design rolls brush and debris, making it easy to windrow material while minimizing the amount of dirt pushed with it. The rakes also feature an extended upright with multiple holes to easily mount on nearly any dozer blade without customization, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Clearing the Way for Higher Productivity With Solesbee's Stump Pullers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Developing land, whether for highways or other infrastructure, commercial construction or agricultural use, frequently involves tree removal. While any number of variables factor into the scope of the project — acreage, number of trees, size of stumps — the time it takes to pull tree stumps and level the ground surface can greatly impact the time it takes to prepare the land. Many contractors and business owners tasked with clearing land don't shy away from tackling tree removal themselves. Click for more...

John Deere 850L Dozer Pushes Productivity to the Next Level →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Designed to meet the demanding needs of today's earth movers, the new John Deere 850L dozer boasts the productivity, reliability and durability customers expect in a production dozer. A few of the customer-inspired updates include a larger displacement engine, increased operating weight, new operator station and several improvements to maximize reliability and durability. "Our K-Series dozers are a favorite with customers, and thanks to their ongoing feedback, the next generation of Deere dozers are our strongest, most durable and productive yet," said Nathan Horstman, crawler product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Waste Connections Inc. — Midway Division — Safety and Efficiency Drive Chicago-Area Landfill →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When consumers are finished using an item, it typically ends up on the curb ready for garbage collection. With more than 100 landfills in 43 states, Waste Connections Inc., is the third largest waste services company in the United States — and an increasingly safe bet as that item's final resting place. "We've been in business for 20 years," explained Midway Division District Manager Lacy Ballard. Click for more...

Crane, Bulldozer Partner to Set Cantilever Bridge →

Cranes and bulldozers rule different realms: one, the air and the other, land. It's not every day they collaborate on setting a bridge, but they did just that for a temporary cantilever bridge in Aurora, N.C., earlier this year. The 125-ft. span is needed to maintain traffic flow on Route 33 over Campbell Creek while the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) replaces the permanent bridge. Click for more...

Cartersville, Georgia, Firm Diversifies Into All Aspects of Construction →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Chip and Andy Shropshire share a 70-year family history in the construction industry that began when the brothers' grandfather, George Shropshire Sr., started mining marble and ochre in Georgia. With less than a handful of employees, the business that is today known as Bartow Paving Company, provided raw material for local construction projects during the 1950s and 60s. "Our grandfather traveled throughout the northern part of Georgia with conveyors and dynamite to blast rock," relayed Andy, who serves as Chief Operating Officer. Click for more...

John Deere to Display Equipment for the First Time at bauma at Wirtgen Group Booth →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere will be exhibiting a selection of its construction equipment – including motor graders that will be sold via the Wirtgen Group's German sales and service companies and via the French sales and service company Wirtgen France SAS – at bauma from April 8-14, 2019. A total of 14 John Deere machines will be on display for the first time at the Wirtgen Group booth. John Deere acquired the Wirtgen Group in December 2017. Click for more...

Old, New Technology Merge to Save Contractor Time, Money →

From Construction Equipment Guide... There's the old work cliché when somebody asks their boss, "when do you need this by?" and the answer is "I need it yesterday." Time constraints and deadline are facts of work life and the construction industry is no different. Sweatt Construction of Artesia, N.M., recently completed work on a 96-acre site near Loving, N.M., that will eventually be home to an XTO Energy (a division of Exxon Mobil) refinery, energy compressor station and cryogenic plant. Click for more...

HAMM Innovations From the World of Compaction →

From Construction Equipment Guide... HAMM is presenting innovations in all product segments, including a few world premieres at bauma 2019. The spectrum ranges from a completely new series of pneumatic tyre rollers and the first tandem roller with true split oscillation drums to numerous new options for earthwork compaction. HP Series: The New Generation of Pneumatic Tire Rollers The HP series of pneumatic tire rollers is one of the world premieres from HAMM at bauma 2019. Click for more...

Hyundai Upgrades, New Attachments Focus of Exhibit at World of Concrete 2019 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas featured a variety of recently upgraded models and newly available third-party attachments Jan. 22 through 25 at its World of Concrete exhibit (Booth C7027) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company also displayed its Hyundai HX130LCR hydraulic excavator for the first time since the model's recent introduction. "Contractors visiting the exhibit will see how Hyundai continues responding to our customers with improvements and new capabilities that underscore Hyundai's position as a top-tier, full product line provider of wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators and compaction rollers," said Corey Rogers, marketing manager, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas. Click for more...

Truck Bypass Aims at Easing Congestion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As truck traffic continues to increase in the U.S. 301 corridor in Starke, Bradford County, Fla., the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is spending $90 million to construct the 7.3-mi. Starke Alternate Truck Route, also known as the Starke 223 Bypass, to relieve traffic congestion both now and in the future. Two contracts for the project, which will ultimately create two lanes in each direction separated by a grass median, were awarded to the Anderson Columbia Co. Click for more...

Gibson Heavy Haul Delivers Dozer During Wildfire →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When a Kirby-Smith Machinery employee's home and acreage south of Dallas was in imminent danger of being consumed by a rampaging wildfire, his employer acted quickly to help. Deciding to send a dozer to the employee's home so that an earthen firewall could be created around the perimeter of his property, Kirby-Smith put a call into its hauling contractor, Gibson Heavy Haul. The dozer would need to get there stat. Click for more...

New Cat D11 Dozer Drives Down Cost Per Ton →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Cat D11 dozer features new load-sensing hydraulics and high-horsepower reverse combined with the latest technology to move more material at a lower cost per ton. Engineered to be rebuilt multiple times, the new D11 has a redesigned main frame that delivers lower total cost of ownership over the life of the machine. Time-saving service updates reduce daily maintenance and boost machine uptime. Click for more...

Cat Unveils Wide Array of New Products at Press Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar unveiled a wide range of 24 new products and services during a two-day year-end press briefing Nov. 14 and 15 at Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center, outside of Peoria, Ill. This was the highest number of unveilings Cat has ever made during one press event, nearly doubling its previous high of 14. Here is a roundup of all of the new equipment introductions, design refinements and technological services. Click for more...

Komatsu Puts Its Lineup on Display at Demo Days Event in Cartersville →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu hosted dealers, customers, prospects and press representatives from across the country at its customer center in Cartersville, Ga., for Demo Days Oct. 23 to 25. The event was held to provide a more in-depth look at Komatsu products and included a bus trip to Tennessee for a tour of the Chattanooga Manufacturing Operations (CMO) plant, which produces medium-sized Komatsu excavators and forestry equipment. Click for more...

New Cat D6 Debuts World's First High Drive Electric Drive Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The all-new Cat D6 dozer delivers new levels of efficiency and performance with a choice of Electric Drive or Fully Automatic power train. A redesigned purpose-built VPAT dozer offers best-in-class grading, while updated technology features help operators to be more productive from first pass to finish grade. Customer profitability is enhanced with up to 35 percent better fuel efficiency and reduced service and maintenance costs. Click for more...

Caterpillar Produces 40,000th Large Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The legacy of the Cat large dozer began a little more than 40 years ago with a revolutionary elevated sprocket and new undercarriage design that looked unlike any dozer of its day. The groundbreaking suspended undercarriage with high drive design conformed to the ground better than standard oval tracks, helping to improve machine traction, extend undercarriage life and enhance operator comfort. In October, representatives from Caterpillar Inc. Click for more...

Brubacher Builds Through Trust →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It takes a certain level of honesty to purchase a large piece of equipment and say to the salesman as you leave the dealer, "I'm sure you will be back to repossess it. That's an awful lot of money. I don't think I'll be able to pay it back." Yet that is exactly what Ben Brubacher did when he started his business, Brubacher Excavating, in 1971. The item in question was a John Deere 310, purchased for $17,500, a huge sum at the time and a bold move for a young man attempting to start his own business while still working for his father. Click for more...

New Designs Enhance Reliability of Loaders, Dozers →

Rough and tough. Stable and highly maneuverable. Always does the job. Those are the qualities contractors have come to expect from two machines that are ubiquitous on any construction site: bulldozers and crawler, or track, loaders. These rugged pieces of equipment are designed to handle dirt, rock and timber loads with relative ease, and their evolving technology has made them simpler and more comfortable to operate. Click for more...

Single Dozer With Machine Control Does Work of Two →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As the third generation in his family's construction business, Corey Metts grew up on the seat of a dozer. "There are not many jobs where you wake every morning and get to go play with tractors.," Metts said. "It's really the only thing I've ever known." Metts Construction, out of Chapin, S.C., operates in the Midlands area of the state. "We're a clearing and grading contractor," Metts said. Click for more...

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