Crawler Dozers

Volvo Construction’s New Class of Pipelayers Now Available →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In 2007 Volvo Construction Equipment announced the development of a new product class of pipelaying machines targeting, primarily, contractors in the on-shore oil and gas industry. The first prototype of the Volvo PL4611 and the Volvo PL4608 are now in the field with production availability beginning in the second quarter of 2008. The Volvo Pipelayer represents a major technical advance over traditional pipelaying bulldozers equipped with side booms, the basic design of which originated in the 1930’s and has changed little since, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Blue Goose Takes a Gander at Port St. Lucie Plant Canal →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Long before Blue Goose Construction started to repair the intake/discharge canals at the Port St. Lucie, Fla., nuclear power plant, the toughest part of the job already was complete. Just landing the contract from Florida Power & Light (FPL), which operates the nuclear plant, had Blue Goose folks breathing easier. “We did a lot of work putting presentations together, graphics together, depicting how our process would work and the equipment we had selected going into the bidding process and the selection process,” said Blue Goose General Manager Larry Tarr. Click for more...

Walton Construction Company Widens Hillcrest Road →

Crews have been at work for a little more than a year widening a nearly 2-mi. (3.2 km) stretch of Hillcrest Road in Mobile, Ala., to accommodate increased traffic flow in the growing area. Meanwhile, they’ve had to make sure not to exacerbate the problem. “We have kept two lanes open during the whole project, so delays have been minimal,” said John G. Walton. president of John G. Walton Construction Company in Mobile. Click for more...

Komatsu Crawler Dozer Features SIGMADOZER Blade →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Developed primarily for both ripping and dozing operations, the D155AX-6 crawler dozer combines the SIGMADOZER blade with a new highly efficient automatic shift transmission with lockup torque converter to achieve increased productivity and fuel economy. Komatsu’s crawler dozer has an operating weight of 87,100 lbs. (39,508 kg) and features a powerful, clean SAA6D140E-5 turbocharged, after-cooled diesel engine which provides a maximum net power of 354 hp (264 kW) with hydraulic fan maximum speed: 320 hp (239 kW). Click for more...

Case 1650L Dozer Features Eight-Roller Undercarriage →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Case 1650L crawler dozer, the first model in the company’s new L Series dozer line, features an electronic Tier III certified engine, an electronically controlled variable-displacement dual-path hydrostatic transmission and an eight-roller undercarriage with a hunting tooth sprocket for precise and easy grading. “The 1650L is a completely new machine from the ground up,” said Jim Hughes, marketing manager, Case Construction Equipment. Click for more...

Komatsu D65 Series Developed for Heavy Dozing, Grading →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s new series of D65 crawler dozers, which includes the D65EX-15, D65PX-15 and D65WX-15, was developed for heavy dozing and grading applications. All major components, including hydraulics, power train, mainframe and operator cab are engineered by Komatsu. The latest crawler dozers feature a powerful and clean Komatsu SAA6D114E-5 turbocharged after-cooled diesel engine, which provides a maximum net output of 205 hp (153 kW) with hydraulic fan at maximum speed: 190 hp (142 kW). Click for more...

May Heavy Equip Looks to Future After Decade of Growth →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Just a week prior to Jacob May’s 1997 graduation from UNC Charlotte, he and his father had an idea for a new business. May Heavy Equip Rental and Sales would focus on renting heavy machinery to contractors in the Triad and Charlotte areas. “In our area, there weren’t a whole lot of companies doing that,” he said. In years past, May said companies would purchase the equipment they needed for a particular job and then either keep it in their fleet or resell it. Click for more...

Huge Bomag Compactor Helps N.J. County Pack in the Trash →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) recently purchased the first Bomag BC1172RB refuse compactor in the state of New Jersey to help increase its refuse compaction capabilities and extend the life of its landfill. Today, landfill facilities remain a primary method of refuse disposal for counties. They require high performance compactors to ensure that refuse is compacted at the highest possible density. Click for more...

Sometimes Amusement Takes A Lot of Work →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction work is not fun and games, but contractors that build theme and amusement parks are not immune to the delights they construct. There is something about creating a waterfall or a roller coaster that belies the notion that all construction labor is created equal. “Well, it is different than building a house,” said Dutch McGrath III, president of Amusement Construction Co. Inc., whose motto is, “We Build Fun Things.”“A lot of people who work for me worked quite a few years in general commercial building. Click for more...

’Green’ City Rises on S. Korea Coast →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The $30 billion New Songdo City is the largest private real estate venture in history, with more than $3 billion in construction slated for 2008 alone. Construction of the city is under way on 1,500 acres (607 ha) of a man-made island totaling 10,000 acres (4,047 ha). The reclaimed land was formed from 110 million cu. yds. (84,101,034 cu m) of rubble and sand dredged from the Yellow Sea at Incheon, South Korea, approximately 40 mi. Click for more...

Hensel Phelps Rocks ’n’ Rolls at Amusement Park Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By early June, guitar licks from the Eagles and the Moody Blues will waft across Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Hard Rock Park, the world’s first rock ’n’ roll theme park, opens to the public. The 55-acre (22 ha), $400 million amusement park will open to the general public by May 9, with the two rock super groups slated to kick off the official grand opening June 2 and 3. Hard Rock Park is the first venture into theme park entertainment for the Hard Rock brand, which is found on 138 cafes, hotels and casinos around the world. Click for more...

Morris Group Builds Safer Bridge Over Blackwater Creek →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crossing Blackwater Creek on AL 69 in Walker County is a harrowing experience, involving a steep hill, a blind curve and a narrow, circa 1932 bridge. After years of delays — the word locally is that the project as originally designed would have affected a Confederate cemetery — work is well under way to change that scary ride into a pleasant crossing. “What the job is going to do is it’s going to take a crooked road and a bridge in a blind curve at the bottom, it’s going to take most of the hill out and all of the curve out, so it’s essentially a straight shot,” said Justin L. Click for more...

Case Introduces 750L, 850L Crawler Dozers; Feature Tier III Engines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment has upgraded two of its crawler dozer models. The Case 750L and 850L, which replace the 750K and 850K, feature Tier III-certified, fuel-efficient Case Family IV engines. Powering the Case 750L dozer is a 4.5-L, four-cylinder electronic engine, which delivers 84 net hp (63 kW). The Case 850L dozer is now powered by a 6.7-L, six-cylinder electronic engine, which provides 96 net hp (72 kW). Click for more...

John Deere Unveils 764 High Speed Dozer at ConExpo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere has unveiled the first new machine form the construction industry has seen in decades — the 764 High Speed Dozer (HSD). This rubber-tracked dozer combines the speed of a grader with the flotation of a crawler dozer. As a result, operators can perform grading and moderate dozing at approximately double the speed of a similarly sized crawler. They’ll also have the ability to travel 18 mph (29 kmh) across a job site without damaging pavement, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

TxDOT’s I-35 Work to Link Major Highways →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Two types of horsepower will soon be crossing ranch land south of Austin, Texas, now that State Highway 45SE (SH 45SE), is under construction north of Buda, Hays County. SH 45SE will link I-35 to the junction of State Highway 130 (SH 130) and U.S. 183 close to Mustang Ridge, with an eye to expansion as usage dictates. Similarly, while four interchanges will be constructed for this project, another is planned. Click for more...

Murray Demolition Cleans Up After the Four Sisters →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A distinctive landmark west of Toronto on the Lake Ontario shoreline for more than 40 years, the four imposing concrete stacks of the Lakeview Thermal Generating Station, each 480 ft. (146 m) high, were demolished in a controlled drop and on the ground in less than 30 seconds on June 12, 2006. The concrete stacks were commonly known as “The Four Sisters” as each of the plant’s eight boilers were paired off or “sistered” to a common exhaust stack. Click for more...

Skanska Builds Super New Giants Stadium →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Site work and ongoing adjacent construction projects are among the challenges faced by the team that is building New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The $998 million, 2.2-million-sq.-ft. (204,387 sq m) steel and concrete facility will include 82,000 seats and 217 luxury suites for New York Giants and Jets fans. According to Frank Falciani, senior vice president of Skanska USA Building, the project’s Parsippany, N.J.-based design-build construction manager, work began May 21, 2007. Click for more...

Prank Ends With CSX Train Ramming Stolen Bulldozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Police in the Metro East community of Collinsville are trying to figure out who left a bulldozer on railroad tracks as a possible prank before it was rammed by a train. Investigators said the crash early Jan. 12 near the city’s Glidden Park didn’t cause a derailment or any injuries. But police said the wreck seriously damaged the CSX locomotive and the bulldozer. Click for more...

Crews Forge Twin Spans Over the Susquehanna →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A $60 million bridge project currently under way in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County is expected to enhance revitalization efforts taking place in downtown Williamsport as well as create a direct connection between SR 15 and I-180. The Susquehanna River Bridge carrying SR 15 and linking Williamsport and South Williamsport is in the process of being replaced with twin bridges, in tandem with construction of a single point urban interchange (SPUI) connecting SR 15 and I-180. Click for more...

Brubacher on Par for Applecross Course Finish →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Applecross Country Club Community, featuring more than 1,000 town, carriage, classic, estate and active adult homes, is currently under construction in East Brandywine Township, approximately 4 mi. from Downingtown, Pa. Once fully inhabited, the 860-acre development is expected to double the local population. The upscale community is a partnership venture by Pulte Homes, based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., ClubCorp, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and Nicklaus Design of North Palm Beach, Fla. Click for more...

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