Crawler Dozers

Lancaster Development Flies Through Route 747 Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction activity abounds on a new east-west connection road being built into Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y. To the east, a short line of rotating three-axle Volvo end dump trucks were taking turns as a Caterpillar excavator removed more of the hillside to make room for the four-lane connector road, which will be the new entrance into the airport. After the dumps picked up their load, they crossed a bridge over a portion of the Catskill Aqueduct System — which runs the airport, headed by boarded-up barracks, once part of the Stewart Air Force Base — and dumped their earth into a landfill, just south of the airport terminal. Click for more...

JESCO Customizes Deere Excavator, Loader for Scrap Yard →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JESCO has recently customized a new John Deere 450DLC excavator with shear and a 544J loader with forks and specialized foam filled tires for Fortune Riverside Scrap Yard. JESCO enhanced the 450DLC’s Genesis 990 Maxx shear capabilities with a special hydraulic setup that will more efficiently utilize the machine’s hydraulic system during shear cutting operations. This hydraulic setup balances the work load between both hydraulic pumps. Click for more...

Razing the Bars →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Veteran demolition contractor Price and Sons is razing the bar. No stranger to high-profile jobs, the team that handled demolition at Centennial Park prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics began work Aug. 3 at the former Buckhead Village, a district in Atlanta known for years for its bars and wild nightlife. When all’s said and done, the area once known for seedy boozing will be elevated to the top rung of the uber-glitzy. Click for more...

Blade Addition Transforms MTL Into Compact Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When landscape, construction or utility contractors encounter soft, muddy underfoot conditions, sloped terrain, sensitive surfaces such as turf, or tight spaces on the job site, turning a multi-terrain loader (MTL) into a mini-dozer may be the solution. By exerting very low ground pressure, MTLs can give operators access to areas where a larger machine would not be a practical choice for moving dirt, gravel, snow and other materials or leveling the work site in finish grading applications. Click for more...

Deere Dozers Provide Integrated Grade Control Systems →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere Construction & Forestry Company announced the introduction of the Integrated Grade Control (IGC) option on 750J and 850J dozers. These machines now can be shipped from the factory with hardware, software and wiring ready to support the grade control system of the customer’s choice. John Deere is working under separate development agreements with two of the leading suppliers of grade control systems to provide this technology for dozers, graders and other machines. Click for more...

JESCO Helps Shoreline Grading Meet Tight Deadline →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Shoreline Grading currently is excavating the 370-acre (150 ha) Stafford Park mixed-use redevelopment site owned by Walters Group of Barnegat, N.J. The mixed-use redevelopment project is located in Stafford, N.J., and will consist of retail stores, residential housing and recreational areas including a twin ice skating rink. Shoreline’s first task was to cap the existing landfill in a short window of time. Click for more...

Paving Crew Acutely Aware of Angles at Darlington Raceway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... There are no racecars on the track but there is still a lot of fast-paced action at Darlington Raceway. A $10 million construction project that includes building a new access tunnel and repaving the track is moving full speed ahead this summer. “Darlington is unlike all of the other tracks we’ve worked on,” explained Jason Burns, project engineer at Sunmount Corporation, the Texas-based firm overseeing the construction project. Click for more...

Komatsu’s D61EX/PX-15 Crawler Dozers Bring Power, Productivity, Comfort →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s (KAC) D61EX-15 and D61PX-15 crawler dozers are designed for work in construction, site preparation, home building, forestry, utility and quarry applications. The SAA6D107E-1 engine with air-to-air after-cooler has a flywheel horsepower of 168 hp (125 kW), is Tier III EPA emissions certified and machines range in operating weight from 36,840 to 41,250 lbs. (16,710 to 18,711 kg), depending on the model. Click for more...

John Deere Adds Horsepower to 950J Crawler Dozer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With numerous improvements and updates to various machine systems, the 950J crawler dozer delivers even more productivity and uptime than its predecessor, while still providing ease of operation and precise maneuverability. “The 950J retains all of the features that made the previous model the best dozer in its class — the hydrostatic drivetrain, the integral power management system for maximum efficiency, Deere’s exclusive Auto-Trac system that keeps the machine tracking straight in forward or reverse, and the DuraTrax undercarriage that provides long life and a smooth ride,” said Dan Drescher, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company. Click for more...

Dressta’s TD-15M Dozer Enhances Comfort, Productivity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Dressta’s TD-15M Extra crawler dozer features enhanced productivity and operator comfort. Productivity is based on a fully electronic Tier III-certified Cummins engine that delivers 190 net hp (142 kW) and a maximum torque of 745 ft-lbs. (3,318 N). Power ratings are achieved with an engine speed of 1,950 rpm, 250 rpm slower than the previous model. The new engine provides average increases in drawbar pull of approximately 15 percent, substantially increasing overall machine productivity, while reducing operator and bystander noise levels. Click for more...

Case Makes Its 1850K Crawler Dozer Tier III Compliant →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment’s 1850K Series 3 crawler dozer is Tier III compliant and features more horsepower, along with the added convenience and ease of operation of electro hydraulic controls for both the power train and hydraulics. The power train includes a net 184-hp (137 kW) Case Family IV engine on the LT and XLT configuration and a net 199-hp (148 kW) Case Family IV engine on the LGP configuration that boasts six cylinders in a four-valve, 6.7-L package featuring electronic fuel injection. Click for more...

Jesco Supplies Equipment for Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JESCO has announced that The Trump Organization has purchased a variety of John Deere equipment to aid in the development of Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, N.J. The Trump Organization is adding an additional 18 holes to the course, bringing the total number of holes to 36. This project is under an extremely tight deadline because Trump National is committed to hosting the Junior U.S. Golf Open in 2009, which will require all additional 18 holes to be completed and mature before the tournament. Click for more...

Simultaneous Construction Facilitates Texas’ $1.1B Bayport Terminal Complex →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Simultaneous construction of several phases of the Port of Houston Authority’s $1.1 billon Bayport Terminal Complex is underway in LaPorte, Texas. One of the phases, a $15.3 million reconstruction of Bayport Road began Dec. 20, 2005, and was completed Jan. 12, 2007, according to Don Barrett, project director of the project’s general contractor, McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Texas Division of Addison, Texas. Click for more...

Italian Gantries Headline North Carolina’s Biggest Current Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It is taking an international effort to construct a highway bypass in North Carolina. Flatiron Constructors, a Colorado-based contractor specializing in complex transportation projects, is managing the 6.8 mi. (10.8 km) project to construct a bypass on U.S. Highway 17 around Washington, N.C., and Chocowinity, N.C., got underway in December. Specialized equipment is being imported from Canada and Italy to complete the $192 million project — the most expensive N.C. Click for more...

Union Paving Tackles Second Hyperbuild Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has introduced a project delivery method called “hyperbuild.”“As defined by NJDOT, hyperbuild is a fast project delivery system for a ready-to-go project with no right of ways or environmental delays,” explained Lou Tomasello Jr., chief engineer of Union Paving & Construction Co. Inc. of Mountainside, N.J. Union Paving & Construction performed one of NJDOT’s first hyperbuild projects on Interstate 280 in Essex County in 2005, Tomasello said. Click for more...

Komatsu’s Mid-Sized Dozers Push With 130 hp of Force →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s D51EX-22 and D51PX-22 crawler dozers are mid-sized machines for work in construction, site preparation, home building, forestry, utility and quarry applications. Outfitted with Komatsu’s 6.69 L, Tier III emissions certified, SAA6D107E-1 engine, these new models push with 130 hp (97 kW) at 2,200 RPM and range in operating weight from 27,778 to 28,881 lbs. (12,600 to 13,100 kg), depending on the version. Click for more...

JD 755D Crawler Dozer Sports Increased Power, Visibility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere’s new 755D crawler loader features increased horsepower, tipping load, visibility and serviceability. “This loader has incredible performance, but it’s also easy to operate and fast to service. It’s ideal for loader applications that require a lot of power for faster loading and transport,” said Dan Drescher, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company. Click for more...

Cab, Blade Control Among Improvements to Case 1150K →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Case 1150K crawler dozer features a hydrostatic transmission, a new cab design, a low effort electronic blade control and high-performance hydraulics for blade speed, blade force and control. The Tier III-certified dozer also features the same tapered hood and cowl design featured on the Case 650K, 750K and 850K crawler dozers for visibility to the blade. Hydrostatic DriveThe high-performance hydrostatic drive is the key to productivity on the 1150K dozer, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

1050J Crawler Dozer Provides Enhanced Productivity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The John Deere 1050J crawler dozer retains the customer-driven features of its predecessor — the hydrostatic drive train, the integral power management system for maximum efficiency, Deere’s Auto-Trac system that keeps the machine tracking straight in forward or reverse, and heavy duty undercarriage that provides long life and a smooth ride. Numerous improvements, including an improved operator’s station and more powerful engine make the 1050J crawler dozer one of the most productive machines on the market, according to Dan Drescher, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company. Click for more...

Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor. In addition to grading a 230-acre (93 ha) segment of the 520-acre (210 ha) Vineyards on Lake Wylie in Belmont, Thompson said he’s gearing up for work at the Buffalo Ranch development near Harrisburg, N.C., as well as the future site of IKEA in Charlotte. Click for more...

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