Crawler Dozers

New Company Focuses on Machine Control Like a Laser →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Binder Equipment Technology is a relatively new firm that represents the Leica Geosystems product. The company was incorporated in December 2018, but fully went into business effective mid-January. Leica is a more than 150-year-old company that specializes in Swiss-based manufacturing of different types of metrology equipment over various disciplines in the medical field, mining and construction. Click for more...

Expanding California's Wheeler North Reef →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In an effort to create one of the world's largest artificial reefs, crews in San Clemente, Calif., are strategically dumping tons of rock onto the ocean floor. The $20-million dollar expansion project will stretch Wheeler North Reef — a 174-acre, man-made kelp forest — more than 200 acres to Dana Point Waters. "When expanding a reef, the placement requires precision, and also continued focus to make sure the implementation meets design specifications," said project Manager Jenny McGee, an ecologist who specializes in the coastal habitats of Southern California. Click for more...

Komatsu America Introduces D155AX-8 LGP Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America introduced its new 354 hp D155AX-8 LGP (low ground pressure) dozer which incorporates the technology used in the D155AX-8, enhanced with two blade options and more track on the ground. With 12 percent wider track gauge, 9 percent longer track on ground and 47 percent lower ground pressure than the standard model, the D155AX-8 LGP offers improved performance, floatation and stability. Click for more...

Komatsu America Introduces D155AX-8 LGP Dozer →

Crews Executing Army Corps Contract to Renourish S.C. Beaches →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In addition to causing serious damage to many communities in the Carolinas, Hurricanes Matthew (2016), Irma (2017) and Florence (2018) were responsible for considerable destruction to the beaches in several communities throughout South Carolina that rely on local, regional and national tourism. The Army Corps of Engineers, via its Federal Emergency Funding Account, invested close to $86 million for beach renourishment projects to repair the damage. Click for more...

Komatsu's Proactive Dozing Control Logic Offers Integrated Machine Control 100% of the Time →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. recently introduced its Proactive Dozing Control logic, a fully-integrated dozing control system that allows operators to perform auto-stripping, auto-spreading and high production dozing, as well as finish grading. Available on the Komatsu D51EXi-24, D51PXi-24, D61EXi-24 and D61PXi-24 dozers, Komatsu's Proactive Dozing Control logic is built on the company's existing intelligent machine control. Click for more...

bidadoo Q2 Report: Sales Up With International Expansion →

From Construction Equipment Guide... bidadoo continues to expand and increase sales with more than 50 percent growth in the first half of 2019, year over year. This continued growth can be attributed to further international market expansion in Canada and Mexico, increased global buyer participation, success of the bidadoo Buy-Now Marketplace, bidadoo's growing experienced sales force and the market's continued adoption of online auctions. Click for more...

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...

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