Wheel Loaders

Stronger, Faster 95ZVs Prove Rock-Solid for NY Quarries →

When Kawasaki recently unveiled its new 95ZV loader, two central New York aggregate producers were quick to be the first on their block to own one. W.F. Saunders and Son Inc., of Marcellus, NY, recently purchased a Kawasaki 95ZV from Tracey Road Equipment. Michael Burt, site superintendent of Saunders, said his company purchased the Kawasaki loaders because of the machine’s “tremendous up-time.” “We owned our previous Kawasaki 95ZIV for about six years and we experienced no major breakdowns, no serious downtime and tremendous support from Tracey Road. Click for more...

Roll-Off Business Evolves Into Grimes Systems Recycling →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Grimes Systems, located in Frederick, MD, is fairly new to the recycling business. Owner and entrepreneur Jim Grimes has been involved with recycling concrete and other materials for only the past two years, but his 42-year background in other related businesses brought him to where he is today. A couple of years ago, Grimes spotted an old junkyard and thought it would make a good site for a recycling company. Click for more...

Road Widening Will Spur Safer Evacuation Routes →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hurricane Alley, otherwise known as Florida, faces unique dangers. When Hurricane Andrew almost blew the state off the map in ’92, and Floyd’s destructive path swerved dangerously close in ’99, several million residents and visitors tried to flee from coastal cities. Massive traffic jams were created along major east-west highways. Had the storms landed on stranded motorists, results would have been deadly. On March 18, 2002, Gov. Click for more...

P&G Pepper Surmounts Challenges on Two CT Projects →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It comes as no surprise that unsuitable, rocky soil was one of the biggest challenges that P&G Pepper of Torrington, CT, faced when doing the site work in Winsted for the new CVS Pharmacy and the additions to the Northwestern Connecticut Community College (NCCC) on opposite sides of Route 44. After all, stone walls criss-cross throughout the state of Connecticut for a reason. It is estimated that some towns have stonewalls containing over 6,000 tons of rock left over from glacial debris. Click for more...

C.W. Matthews Molds Atlanta’s $2B Atlantic Station →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The $2-billion Atlantic Station project continues to take shape north of 14th Street in Atlanta, at the site of the old Atlantic Steel mill. When completed in three years, the 140-acre (57 ha) mixed-use enclave will include hotels, condos, apartments, restaurants, retail establishments, office space and entertainment venues. “I have worked on many cutting-edge, mixed-use projects and communities all over the world,” said John B. 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...

Komatsu Customers Discover Value of ReMarketed Machine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Last year, Komatsu ReMarketing introduced “Distributor Qualified Used Equipment” as a way to bring certain standards and assurances to the used equipment marketplace. A distributor-qualified machine is one that has been thoroughly inspected by a trained Komatsu technician and graded according to specific standardized criteria. Equipment users said they like the distributor-qualified program because they know exactly what they’re getting. Click for more...

Crews Begin Work on $32M High School in Winchester, VA →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Population growth in Frederick County, VA, has spurred a $32-million high school project in Winchester, VA. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 242,414-sq.-ft. (22,520 sq m) Millbrook High School was held in July 2001. According to the school board, the name was chosen to represent a connection to the area’s historical background in the milling industry, which included several mills on nearby creeks. Superintendent of Schools William Dean reported that funding will come from revenue bonds from the state of Virginia. 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...

Millions of Pounds of Concrete Barge Up the Monongahela River →

History was made in Pennsylvania on July 26 as people gathered along the Ohio and Monongahela (Mon) rivers to see for themselves that concrete really could float. The spectacle was definitely something to see as 22 million lbs. (9.9 million kg) of reinforced concrete slowly made a 27.5-mi. (44 km) journey up the river. The football-field sized chunk was one of the segments of a new navigation dam under construction near Braddock, PA. Click for more...

Newest Batch Plant Becomes Builder’s ’FirstSource’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The newest concrete batch plant in Johnston County, NC, is the product of a young building supply company and an older heavy equipment supply firm in the state. Interstate Equipment Co. was founded 55 years ago in Statesville, NC. Formed just four years ago, was Builders FirstSource of Frederick, MD. The common connection for the two firms is Bob Holland, an Interstate senior vice president, who has been with the company almost as long as it has been around. Builders FirstSource has grown rapidly through acquisition of established building companies that supply everything from footing concrete to roofing shingles. Click for more...

Castor Named Volvo Wheel Loader VP →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Thomas Caster has been appointed vice president and business line manager, wheel loaders, of Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc., Asheville, NC, the sales, marketing and product support subsidiary of Volvo Construction Equipment, Brussels, Belgium. The announcement of Caster’s appointment was made by J. P. Roszell, president and chief executive officer of Volvo Construction Equipment, North America, and is effective immediately. 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...

Deere, Hitachi to Create a Joint Venture for Wheel Loaders in Japan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Deere & Company and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. jointly announced the intent to create a 50/50 joint venture for wheel loaders in Japan. Hitachi has operated its wheel loader business through Hitachi Furukawa Construction Co. Ltd. ("Hitachi-Furukawa"), a 50/50 joint venture between Hitachi and Furukawa Machinery and Metals Co. Ltd. ("Furukawa") and through TCM Corporation ("TCM"), of which Hitachi is a 13 percent shareholder. Click for more...

Heavy Equipment Rescues State From Perils of Ice Storm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Unlike the F5 tornado that blew through Central Oklahoma in 1999, there was adequate warning about the Christmas disaster of 2000. Clear radar pictures flashed across television screens statewide for almost a week warning of the impending storm approaching. Even though the results of the meeting of cold and warm fronts covered much of the nation, it was Oklahoma that was caught between the rush of warm south rain from the Gulf and the freezing snow from the north. Click for more...

Marble Mining Crew Trades Pickaxes for Volvo Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Two Volvo D Series wheel loaders have become important parts of the operation at the historic Georgia Marble Company in recent months. The 116-year-old mining operation in Tate, GA, acquired a Volvo L70D last summer, then added a Volvo L330D to its equipment inventory in September. The Volvo L70D quickly became an essential part of many different maintenance and utility chores, such as transporting saws and heavy equipment and assisting in cleanup operations. Click for more...

Hoss Equipment Whips Cat 944 Loader Into Shape →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hoss Equipment Company has repainted and re-decaled a 1992 Caterpillar 994 wheel loader in its Irving, TX, on-site sandblasting and paint facility. Cleaning the 994 – the largest current production wheel loader manufactured by Caterpillar – was a piece of cake for Hoss and its sandblasting and paint shop. The shop, according to Hoss, is one of the largest and most modern facilities of its kind. Click for more...

Hackling Inc. Gets the Job Done With Samsung, Parker →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hackling Inc., a Connecticut demolition and site construction company has utilized two Samsung SE 210s and a Parker tracked jaw crusher for its two recent projects. According to Robert Hackling, president of Hackling Inc., the company has been renting the Parker tracked jaw crusher with a radio remote control. The project that the company is currently working on involved the demolition of the East Hartford Plaza on Main Street in East Hartford, CT. On this site, a total of five buildings will come down. Click for more...

Waste Management Hauls More Soil With New Cat 980G Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Waste Management hauls more than two million tons of soil a year out of its Bile Island Facility in Morrisville, PA. The facility is responsible for providing structural materials for cell construction at GROWS and Tullytown Landfills in Bucks County, PA. “Our facility is responsible for ensuring that the landfills have enough material to keep up,” said Tim French, Waste Management maintenance manager, GROWS and Tullytown Landfills. Click for more...

Midwestern Powers Schwarz With Kawasaki Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Schwarz Ready Mix Inc. recently purchased four Kawasaki wheel loaders from Midwestern Equipment Company, Tulsa, OK. According to Phillip Schwarz, one of the owners of Schwarz Ready Mix Inc., the wheel loaders were purchased to replace old equipment and help the company with work at its sand and concrete plants. The purchase included two 95Z4-2 wheel loaders, with 7.25 yd. (6.63 m) buckets, and two 290Z4-2 wheel loaders, with 5.5 yd. Click for more...

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