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Fri November 23, 2007

St. Joseph Equipment Hosts Case Rodeo in La Crosse, Wis.

St. Joseph Equipment hosted a Case Rodeo at its equipment store, located at N1626 Wuench Road in La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 26. Fifty-five contestants competed in the event, with 275 people in attendance. The competition was hot....

Wed October 24, 2007

JCB Revs Up NASCAR Fans at Lowes Motor Speedway’s Bank of America 500

The 750 hp Nextel Cup stock cars were not the only machines making noise at the Bank of America 500 at Lowes Motor Speedway Oct. 12 and 13. JCB wowed race fans by displaying a number of exhibits at the Busch Dollar General 300 and Nextel Cup Bank of America 500 races....

Thu October 18, 2007

Growing Toy Pipeline Maintains Small Business Principles

"It seems like a different world today from the days of cable excavators and things [being] done manually, yet, I don't regret the time and energy we poured into building our business," said Merle Toy, founder of Merle Toy Jr....

James McRay - Mon October 08, 2007

Jule Swartz and Sons Installs Sanitary Sewer in Michigan

A new interceptor sewer for the southeast quarter of Mason, Mich., was recently completed by Jule Swartz and Sons Contractors of Jackson, Mich. Swartz installed 1,500 linear ft. (457 m) of new SDR-26, 24 in....

Matthew Willett - Mon August 27, 2007

Razing the Bars

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....

Kerry Lynn Kirby - Tue August 28, 2007

Crews Widen Main Street in Bamberg During $8M Project

With large stretches of its main downtown streets reduced to a mess of rocks and dirt and gaping holes, Bamberg, S.C., looked more like a war zone than a quiet Southern town during work late last year and earlier this year to widen U.S....

Tue July 10, 2007

JCB Lineup Now Includes 15 Models

JCB now has a 15 machine line-up ranging from the 22.5-hp (16.7 kW) Mini CX through to the 100 hp (74.5 kW). Due to low operating weights and compact dimensions, the Mini, Midi, and 1CX are all easily transported on a 0.75 (0.68 t) ton pick-up....

Tue July 03, 2007

Terramite T5C Is Compact, Rugged

The Terramite T5C is rugged and powerful enough to tackle many “big machine” jobs such as septic tank installations, water, sewer and gas lines, loading, spreading and much more. Features include: • Easily interchangeable buckets ranging in width from 8 to 36 in....

Tue July 03, 2007

Allmand’s Four-Wheel Drive TLB Features ESL Backhoe Design

With the ESL backhoe design and improved digging power, the Allmand TLB-6235 four-wheel drive compact tractor loader backhoe meets the needs of general construction, landscaping, utility and any other small to mid-size earthmoving applications, according to the manufacturer....

Tue July 03, 2007

Kubota Ramps Up the Horsepower in Its New B26 Tractor Loader Backhoe

Kubota Tractor Corporation has introduced a new B-Series tractor loader backhoe (TLB) compact tractor with added horsepower, load-lifting capacity, backhoe digging power and depth for light construction, agricultural work or around the home....