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Mary Reed - Fri July 09, 2010

N.M. Spaceport Set to Be ’8th Man-Made Wonder’

It was only fitting that when ground was broken for Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport under construction about 45 mi. north of Las Cruces, N.M., a small but symbolic quantity of Mother Earth was sent aloft in an amateur rocket to an altitude of a couple of thousand feet....

Thu May 06, 2010

Walker Machinery to Sell NorAm 65E Compact Motorgraders

Walker Machinery, based in Belle, W.Va., now represents the NorAm 65E compact motorgrader from its nine locations in West Virginia and Southeastern Ohio. The long time Caterpillar dealer will sell, rent and support the 65E at each branch location including its Walker Express CAT Rental Stores....

Tue May 04, 2010

Komatsu Launches GD655-5 Grader

Komatsu America Corp.’s GD655-5 motorgrader is powered by an EPA Tier III emission certified Komatsu SAA6D107E-1 engine. With an increased maximum horsepower of 218 (162.5 kW) and an increased standard configuration weight of 35,351 lbs....

Sat April 24, 2010

Compact Graders Find a Special Niche for Road Crews

In this challenging economic climate of declining tax revenue and increased costs, municipalities are searching for new opportunities to perform their tasks effectively and affordably. For municipal road maintenance crews, there are few options in choosing machinery to maintain unsurfaced roads and a grader is a must-have machine....

Wed November 04, 2009

Volvo Construction Equipment Introduces the Volvo G900 Motorgrader Class

It takes a confident company to design a whole new family of products from scratch when its existing range is regarded by many as a market leader. But that is exactly what Volvo CE has done with its new Volvo G900 motorgraders....

Fri September 04, 2009

RW Moore Demos New John Deere Dozer, Motorgrader

Customers and guests visited RW Moore Equipment Company’s John Deere 764 high-speed dozer and 672GP motorgrader demos in June 2009. The demos were held in three North Carolina locations: Wilmington, Greenville and Raleigh....

Fri September 04, 2009

Blanchard Donates Cat Motorgrader to Florence-Darlington Technical College

Blanchard Machinery Company recently donated a Caterpillar 12M motorgrader along with several machine components to Florence-Darlington Technical College to be used in a hands-on teaching environment as part of the Caterpillar Dealer Academy ThinkBig Program....

Wed September 02, 2009

NorAm Upgrades 65E Compact Grader

NorAm Construction Equipment’s latest version of the 65E compact motorgrader features Tier III emission compliant engines. In addition to the standard Cummins QSB4.5 engine, the company announced the availability of the optional Caterpillar C4.4 engine....

Mon July 20, 2009

Bobcat Heavy-Duty Grader Attachments Increase Versatility

Using a grader attachment on a Bobcat loader is an alternative to dozers and an efficient method of spreading and grading material, especially on job sites larger equipment can’t access. Bobcat now offers two additional grader options for larger and more powerful loaders....

Zoie Clift - Thu July 16, 2009

From Horse Drawn Graders to Massive Crawler Cranes

M.D. Moody & Sons is one of the oldest family owned construction equipment distributors in the nation, according to Stephen Moody, an M.D. Moody sales manager. “M.D. Moody opened in 1913, and is still going strong 96 years later,” he said....