Hamm News, Videos, and Information

Richard Miller - Tue April 30, 2002

Hamm Digs Big on $37.5M Highway 169 Widening Project in Kansas

In 1999, the Kansas legislature passed a highway plan resulting in increased funding for highway improvements. Included in this legislation was funding to widen U.S. 169 in Miami County. The funding for this project did not come soon enough....

Wed June 07, 2000

Northeast Dealers Take on Hamm Line

Bruce Monical, marketing manager for Hamm Compactors, has announced the appointments of American Contractors Equipment Company and CC&T as Hamm dealers. American Contractors is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and will cover Western Pennsylvania....

Wed February 14, 2001

Hamm Brings European Design to HD Compactor Series

Hamm Compactors of Irving, TX, recently announced four new double-drum, articulated, vibratory rollers for highway and heavy construction contractors. The HD Series is comprised of the HD 70, HD 75, HD 90 and HD 110 models. These machines were designed on Hamm technology used in Europe for decades to compact mix designs such as Stone Matrix Asphalt and Open Friction Course, and will prove useful in meeting the Superpave specs here in the United States....

Wed January 31, 2001

Team of Tramac V55 Hammers Reaches for the Sky

It takes a lot to make New Yorkers stand up and take notice. They’ve seen it all. But on a hot Saturday in July, with 54th Street (as much “mid-town” as you can get) closed to traffic, Manhattanites watched in amazement as more than 22 pieces of heavy equipment were hauled to the top (28th floor) of the Dorset Hotel, adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)....

Tue September 26, 2000

Triple Blade & Steel Hammers Out the Powersledge

Triple Blade & Steel (TB&S) of Forney, TX, is working with Universal Impact Technologies Inc. (UIT) of Cumming, GA, to make the Powersledge available to work sites throughout the Southwest. UIT manufactures the Powersledge non-hydraulic concrete and demolition breaker to fit skid steers, mini-excavators, backhoes and large excavators up to 30 tons (27 t) in size....

Wed April 12, 2000

Esco Hammers Offer Breaking Power, Simplified Maintenance

The 3,336-N (750 ft/lb) class ES30 is manufactured alongside Esco Corporation’s eight other hammer models at the company’s San Diego facility. The breaker is designed for use on skid steer loaders, mini-excavators and backhoe loaders up to 7,257 kilograms (16,000 lb.)....

Wed March 15, 2000

Rammer Puts Hush on Hammers, Offers Sound Suppression

Rammer City hammer models offer users sound suppression for quiet operation and other enhancements for increased productivity. All City models feature a dust tight housing which improves wear properties for long hammer life....

Carolyn Dawson - Wed April 26, 2000

Woodrow Wilson Piles Attract Hammer From Holland

To make sure the job is done right, a Maryland contracting company will go to great lengths, Holland, to be exact — to secure the proper pieces of construction equipment. The Glen Burnie, MD-based McLean Contracting Co....