Excavators

Lorusso Heavy Equipment Holds Mecalac Demonstration Event in Walpole, Massachusetts →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Lorusso Heavy Equipment LLC of Walpole, Mass., recently held a hands-on demonstration of Mecalac equipment for local contractors in New England. The demonstration showcased the Mecalac 6MCR and 8MCR crawler excavator/track loaders, 9MWR and15MWR rubber-tire excavators and the AS700 swing loader. Lorusso Heavy Equipment has been in business since 2009 and was the first dealer in the United States to carry the Mecalac line of equipment in 2016. Click for more...

John Deere 345G LC Excavator Navigates Tight Spaces With Ease →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The John Deere 345G LC reduced tail swing excavator adds another option to the manufacturer's 33 to 40 metric ton size class, providing customers with a larger machine with increased lift capacity, more reach, deeper dig depth and greater breakout forces compared to the 245G LC. The excavator is ideal for work in road building, underground, building, landscaping and site development applications, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

John Deere Adds Grade Guidance to 210G LC Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere added grade guidance technology to the 210G LC excavator and made numerous other customer-inspired updates to improve productivity, uptime and lower daily operating costs on the 13 to 47 ton models. The grade guidance system provides operators with information on the bucket's location with respect to a 2D reference or 3D design surface and is ideal for digging trenches for pipe, shaping ditches or slopes, or digging structure foundations, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Hitachi ZX345USLC-6 Ultrashort Excavator Delivers Power, Efficiency in Tight Spaces →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hitachi's ultrashort excavator lineup in North America continues to grow with the introduction of its most powerful reduced-tail-swing excavator — the ZX345USLC-6. The new ZX345USLC-6 will offer contractors increased reach, dig forces, bucket capacity and lift capacity, while simultaneously making it possible to work in tight, confined spaces. With generous legroom, the ZX345USLC-6 cab features daylong convenience and comfort and is the only full-size cab on a reduced tail swing machine in the industry, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

John Deere Rolls Out Updates to Maneuverable 190G Wheeled Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ideal for municipalities and work in heavily populated centers across North America, the updated John Deere 190G W excavator provides customers with a “Swiss army knife” for clearing ditches, repairing sewers or potholes, loading trucks or moving Jersey barriers. “The wheeled excavator is one of the most versatile pieces of equipment in the market, and the 190G W now features Final Tier IV emission technology, along with other customer-inspired updates,” said Jonathan Spendlove, excavator product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Hitachi Introduces Next Generation of Wheeled Excavator – the ZX190W-6 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The next generation of Hitachi's wheeled excavator, the ZX190W-6, is rolling out with a certified Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV Isuzu engine that does not need a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and includes multiple other upgrades that enhance efficiency, reliability and durability. Mobile and maneuverable, Hitachi's wheeled excavator weighs in at 45,300 lbs. (20,548 kg) and sits on a short wheelbase that makes it easy to work in tight spaces, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Deere-Hitachi Celebrates 30 Years of Construction Equipment Joint Venture →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery are proud to celebrate more than three decades of their longstanding joint venture, the Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation. Utilizing united manufacturing facilities and integrated marketing and parts distribution, John Deere and Hitachi are providing more value to customers by producing high- quality products backed by a robust dealer network, according to the companies. Click for more...

Construction Equipment Falls Into Sinkhole →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A Kubota mini-excavator fell victim to a sinkhole on a construction site May 14. The incident occurred in a parking lot where crews were digging to repair a water main at the Shops at Riverside mall in Hackensack, N.J. According to officials, the sinkhole occurred because of the water main break, NECN reported. Although much of the mini excavator's cab can be seen in the sinkhole, officials said that no one was injured. Click for more...

Kobelco Helps Tremson Clear Way for New Amusement Park →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With an assist from its Kobelco excavators, the Tremson Corporation, a land clearing contractor based in Brewster, N.Y., is clearing the way for the new Legoland amusement park, which is scheduled to open in Goshen, N.Y., in 2020. This theme park will be the third Legoland park in North America and is ideally positioned 60 miles northwest of New York City and within two hours of 23 million potential visitors. Click for more...

New Millennium Rentals Expands Into Jessup, Md. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Peter E. Menner, president and founder of New Millennium Rentals, announced that the company is opening a branch location at 8366 Washington Blvd., Jessup, Md. According to Menner, “This new location is going to put us in a position to better serve our customers and expand our customer base in the Mid-Atlantic region.” From its headquarters in Florida, N.Y., New Millennium Rentals has been providing equipment rentals and rental solutions for the demolition, recycling, environmental and reconstruction industries since its founding in 1999. Click for more...

Deere, Hitachi Invite Contractors to Kernersville, N.C. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The John Deere Hitachi factory in Kernersville, N.C., is celebrating 30 years in Kernersville. Four years ago, through this joint venture, they completed a $150 million dollar expansion and now make 13 to 45 metric ton excavators. The campus is 145 acres with a fabrication facility and a new assembly facility. John Deere and Hitachi recently invited two well established and respected contracting firms to its factory in Kernersville, N.C., for a roundtable discussion about Deere equipment and the service they've received from their local dealer — James River Equipment. Click for more...

98-Year-Old Destroys Senior Citizen Bus →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The construction industry's newest recruit fulfilled his dream of running heavy equipment for his 98th birthday. New Jersey resident and World War II veteran Bill Gunn donned a construction hat and vest at Diggerland in West Berlin, N.J., on April 19, as he and his friend, 92-year-old Bill Bueheller, got to work, CBS Philly reported. "He's one of the only men [at Wesley Enhanced Living, the senior residence where both live] who has had any construction experience, so when they told me I needed to pick up a buddy, I said, 'Hey, how about Bill," Grun said. Click for more...

New Dig Safely Training Center to Provide Excavator Training to Local Residents →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Work has begun at a digging training facility in DeWitt, N.Y. Dig Safely New York Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony April 19 for its new, $6.5 million, 21,432-sq.-ft. facility. The training center will serve as a resource to help excavators in New York learn how to dig while avoiding damaging underground utility lines, Syracuse.com reported. The facility will include a classroom and a 5.570-sq.-ft indoor training arena, which will feature a paved section with fake underground utilities, along with a dirt floor for students to practice safe digging methods. Click for more...

Excavator Blamed for Island-Wide Blackout in Puerto Rico →

From Construction Equipment Guide... An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on April 18 as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line. Officials said it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to more than 1.4 million customers as outrage grew across the island about the state of Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority. Click for more...

H.O. Penn Holds Technology and Equipment Showcase →

From Construction Equipment Guide... H.O. Penn held a Technology and Equipment Showcase event March 24 at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 15 Union Training Center in Queens, N.Y., near JFK Airport. Local 15 members and their families, as well as H.O. Penn and SITECH Metro Northeast representatives, gathered at the training center to operate and experience machine control technology on Caterpillar equipment outfitted with Trimble technology. Click for more...

Vinagro Corporation Demolishes Massachusetts Bridge →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Repeated battering from recent Nor'easters didn't stop the J.R. Vinagro Corporation from tearing down a portion of I-95 north and southbound over North Avenue in Attleboro, Mass., in March. The Johnston, R.I., company brought excavators equipped with shears and hydraulic hammers to demolish and remove 7,200-sq.-ft. of superstructure and substructure, according to Joe Pasquerella, project manager. Click for more...

$152M Binghamton, N.Y., Project Reaches Milestone →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Designed to be completed in stages, a complex reconstruction project for NY Route 17 and Interstate 81 in the city of Binghamton, N.Y., is now more than halfway complete. Work is currently under way on the $152 million second phase of Prospect Mountain construction. "The main objective of the project is to address safety, operational and structural deficiencies," said New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) spokesperson Curtis Jetter. Click for more...

Komatsu Introduces PC390LCi-11 Intelligent Machine Control Hydraulic Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. introduced the PC390LCi-11 hydraulic excavator, the first 3D semi-automatic excavator available with the nimbleness and speed of the popular 36-ton (32.6 t) weight class machines and stability of much larger machines, according to the manufacturer. "Whether it's production excavating, utility trenching, site prep or any application where greater over-the-side lift capacity is required, this could be the machine operators fight over on the job site," said Renee Kafka, product specialist, Komatsu America. Click for more...

Grade Above Others Lives Up to Its Name on Latest Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Grade Above Others, a construction company based in Spartanburg, S.C., is living up to its name on its latest project — Phase 1 of the 117-acre HeartRidge Manor subdivision. The company is currently ahead of schedule on the 135-home development. Phase 1 was supposed to take six-and-a-half months, but right now, Grade Above Others is running about three-and-a-half weeks ahead of schedule. Its responsibilities on the job include site prep for the homes from start to finish, including clearing, curbing, grinding, disposal of mulch and, finally, mass grading. Click for more...

Markman Peat Corp. — Mastering Efficiency Leads to Remarkable Growth for This LeClaire, Iowa, Company →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For 25 years, Jeff Widdop worked in commercial banking. During that time, he developed a diverse group of clients. One, however, piqued his interest for years: Rob Markman, President of Markman Peat Corp. in LeClaire, Iowa. “I always used to tell Rob that if he was ready to get out of the business, I would happily take it over,” recalled Jeff. “It was always a serious offer. I thought the business was interesting and that there was opportunity there. Click for more...

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