Crawler Dozers

JFK’s Bay Runway Reopens Ahead of Schedule →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As New York State continues to operate under emergency spending bills while its legislature wrestles with the problem of closing a deficit, a halt in payments has affected more than 500 construction projects across the state. One project that was not affected by the budget impasse was the vital Bay Runway reconstruction project, which recently wrapped up at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Click for more...

Komatsu Launches D65-16 Crawler Dozers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. 's new line of D65-16 crawler dozers are powered with the fuel efficient 8.27 L, EPA Tier III emission certified Komatsu SAA6D114E-3 engine. These new models push with a net (ISO 9249/SAE J1349) 205 hp (153 kW) at 1,950 rpm. A standard (EX), low ground pressure (PX) and a wide (WX) track models are available, offering customers flotation and weight distribution options to best match their applications. Click for more...

AIM Dozer Moldboard Rakes Offer AR400 Steel Tines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... AIM dozer moldboard rakes offer AR400 steel tines engineered with a curved design to produce minimum ground resistance. The tines have been welded to a heavy wall steel tube and each AR400 steel tine is reinforced with dual gussets for added stability. Moldboard rakes can be used in land clearing without stripping topsoils, simplifying the removal of roots, limbs, brush, and debris. The pin-on universal design makes the installation and removal of the rake an easy task. Click for more...

Komatsu D37EX-22, D37PX-22 Crawler Dozers Offer Power, Visibility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Equipped with Komatsu’s Hydrostatic Transmission (HST), the D37EX-22 and D37PX-22 machines are designed for work in general construction, site preparation, home building, forestry and utility applications. Building on the design of the D51-22 dozer series, the D37EX-22 machines feature a super-slant nose coupled with a new cab forward design that moves the operator closer to the blade while improving machine balance, ride and stability. Click for more...

Komatsu D31EX-22, D31PX-22 Crawler Dozers Included in HST Dozer Fleet →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s D31EX-22 and D31PX-22 crawler dozers, equipped with Komatsu’s hydrostatic transmission (HST), are designed for work in general construction, site preparation, home building, forestry and utility applications. Building on the design of the D51-22 dozer series, the D31EX-22 machines feature a super-slant nose coupled with a new cab forward design that moves the operator closer to the blade while improving machine balance, ride and stability. Click for more...

Komatsu D21A-8 Crawler Dozer Has Improved Power, Reliability →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.'s D21A-8 crawler dozer, designed primarily for slope work and fine grading applications, features HYDROSHIFT drive transmission and a powerful, fuel-efficient Komatsu 4D94LE-2 engine for advanced grading control, ease of operation and increased power and maneuverability. The D21A-8 operates with 40 hp (30 kW) at 2,450 rpm and features an operating weight of 8,688 lb. (3,941 kg) and blade capacity of .75 cu. Click for more...

Clarence Brown Conference Center Crosses Halfway Point →

On July 1, 2009, Bartow County civic leaders assembled to break ground on the new Clarence Brown Conference Center in Cartersville, Ga. Currently, the $20-million, LEED Certified facility is approximately 60 percent finished and is on track for an August 2010 completion date. Hogan Construction Group LLC, Norcross, Ga., is the general contractor on the project. Bartow County and each of its municipalities are jointly funding the conference center through special purpose local option sales tax proceeds, which also is funding a number of other local projects. Click for more...

Nortrax Hosts Dig, Dine and Drive Event in Manchester →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dig, Dine & Drive, hosted by Nortrax, was the biggest event going in the city of Manchester, Tenn., on March 24 and 25. Roughly 200 attendees checked things out at the Coffee County Fairgrounds on each of the two days. As guests arrived, they were greeted with welcome gifts and were given a comprehensive presentation of the Tier IV emissions system by John Deere representatives. After the presentation, the “Dig” portion of the event commenced with live equipment demonstrations of several John Deere machines, including a 764 high-speed dozer. Click for more...

Work on Alabama’s SR-9 Gets Under Way →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Starting roadwork in winter in Alabama, you expect some rainy days. But since early December, when crews began work to widen a stretch of Ala. 9/U.S. 331 south of Montgomery, there has been so much rain — and even some snow — that it has affected the job, said James Lee, project manager of contractor W.S. Newell Inc., Montgomery, Ala. “Excessive rain has slowed our progress so far,” Lee said. Click for more...

Crews Multi-Stage Amid Frenetic Interchange →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In a couple of years motorists in and around Morris Plains and Parsippany-Troy Hills in New Jersey’s Morris County will reap the benefit of ongoing upgrading work at the busy interchange of Route 10 and Route 53. “As part of this wholly state-funded $7.5 million project, the New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] began reconstructing and realigning the interchange at the beginning of November 2009. Click for more...

Turbid Terrain Tests Crews on Fla.’s SR 26 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It has been wet work, much wetter than expected. But now that north-central Florida has entered its “dry season,” work on a new overpass to carry Fla. 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX railroad line in Alachua County is getting more productive, said Southland Construction Inc. project manager Eric Eliason. The Apopka, Fla.-based firm was awarded the $9.96 million contract for the job, which covers 1.75 mi. Click for more...

Florida Paving Company Expands Into Mining Business →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tough economic times haven’t stopped Don (Rick) Mancil Jr. and Myra Smith from jumping into the material business. In August 2009, the pair took over ownership of the Vero Rock Mine, located in Vero Beach, Fla. “In this economy, you must diversify, and this was the perfect direction for us to go. The location, quality and need drew us to Vero Rock Mine,” said Smith, Vero Rock Mine vice president. Click for more...

Customers Test Drive New John Deere Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Nortrax held a Dig, Dine & Drive event Dec. 3 in Polk City, Fla. The event kicked off with a presentation on Tier 4 emission standards by John Deere’s Vice President of Service Bill Pyles. The “Dig” portion of the event followed with demonstrations of the new John Deere 672GP motorgrader, 410J tractor loader backhoe, 644K loader, 350D excavator, the 750J dozer and the 764 High Speed dozerAfter enjoying a barbeque lunch, guests then had opportunities to test drive several John Deere pieces of equipment, including the John Deere 764 High Speed dozer, GP series motorgraders, TMC backhoes, K Series loaders, 250 D2 articulated truck, 190 rubber-tired excavator and compaction and milling equipment. Click for more...

PennDOT Begins Replacing ’Seriously’ Deficient Span →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Six Mile Creek Bridge project in Erie County, Pa., is part of Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell’s Accelerated Bridge Program, which is adding $200 million a year to the mix of federal and state funds the state invests in bridges. In 2009, the overall investment in bridges in Pennsylvania totaled more than $1.6 billion. In spite of nearly tripling spending on bridge repairs over the past seven years, Pennsylvania has the highest number of structurally deficient bridges in the nation, as reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Click for more...

Cat D6C Dozer Fetches $23K at Hunyady Sale in Souderton →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hunyady Auction Company held an auction Nov. 18 in Souderton, Pa. The sale, a complete liquidation of Scholl Brothers Excavating, which recently decided to close after 50 years in business, featured a host of dozers, rubber-tired loaders, vibratory compactors and more. Sale highlights included a 1997 Caterpillar D5C LGP Series III dozer, which went for $13,000; a 1995 Caterpillar D5C Series III dozer, sold for $18,000; and a Caterpillar D6C dozer that fetched $23,000. Click for more...

Deere Dozer Fetches $37K in Minnesota →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cat Auction Services held a liquidation auction Nov. 18 in Harris, Minn. The sale featured equipment from Arcon Construction, a contractor who is retiring after 59 years in the business. Click for more...

T.J. Campbell Teams Up With Kirby-Smith Machinery →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For practically every new business there’s a visionary, and for paving contractor T.J. Campbell Construction Co., that person was the late Ted Campbell. “He was the dreamer, the motivator and the risk-taker that you have to be to be an entrepreneur in these times,” said Campbell’s wife, Jo Anna Campbell, who initially helped her husband as a bookkeeper and today serves as president of the company. Click for more...

Yancey Bros. Hosts Cat D7E Electric Drive Dozer Demos →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Yancey Bros. Co. recently hosted two demos of the new Cat D7E electric drive dozer. More than 30 contractors turned out at Yancey’s Macon, Ga., location and more than 45 came to the Dacula, Ga., location to see the machine in action and try it for themselves. Bob Powers, a professional demonstrator who works with the marketing group as an application consultant for Caterpillar in East Peoria, Ill., has been traveling the country displaying the features of the new D7E. Click for more...

Sheeting Guide Frame Helps Contractor With Utility Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) recently let a job to widen almost 3 mi. (4.8 km) of State Route (SR)-50 in the heart of Orlando, between the SR-417 Toll Road and SR-456. Lane Construction Co., headquartered in Cheshire, Conn., was low bidder on the project. Even though this is primarily a road building project, invariably underground utilities are encountered and need to be diverted, replaced or upgraded in some capacity. Click for more...

The Papé Group Gets Assist on Duck’s New Court →

From Construction Equipment Guide... University of Oregon (UO) basketball fans are eagerly following the progress of the new Matthew Knight Arena, which replaces the affectionately regarded but much outdated McArthur Court. McArthur Court, nicknamed Mac Court and The Pit, is the second oldest on-campus gym in the country, according to UO’s sports history Web site. Built in 1926, the court’s original capacity was 6,000; improvements over the years brought capacity to its current 9,087. Click for more...

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