Tue September 02, 2003
Machine Operators Test Their Mettle From Grading to Gravedigging
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) With a buddy’s hearty ”hi yo Silver’ send-off, Kord Raley lurches out of the chute and bounces into the arena on Bobcat S250. The Mesa County Road Department worker’s jaw is set, his shoulders hunched and his focus intent....
Wed August 13, 2003
Delaware Valley Bobcat Holds Open House, Safety Training
On July 30, Delaware Valley Bobcat held an open house and operator training course at its 210 Jacksonville Rd. location in Warminster, PA.
During the morning, Delaware Valley Bobcat offered its customers and competitive skid steer owners a skid steer operator training course, free of charge....
Mon May 05, 2003
CEG Rocks Cleveland Contractors With 2003 ’Greatest Show in Dirt’
The first really beautiful spring weekend in Cleveland proved to be a good one for Construction Equipment Guide’s Cleveland Construction Expo II. Held at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, with more than 50 indoor and outdoor static displays plus almost 20 acres of outdoor demonstration areas, the Cleveland Expo provided something for everyone looking to enhance their equipment inventory or find out more information on a new technology....
Wed May 07, 2003
Takeuchi Names Eagle Power as Its DelVal Skid Steer Dealer
Eagle Power & Equipment, Montgomeryville, PA, has been named the authorized Delaware Valley distributor for Takeuchi skid steers.
According to Dean R. Leonetti, Eagle Power’s sales manager, the company already has pre-sold four of the first six skid steers in its inventory....
Wed April 30, 2003
Realty Landscaping Grows ’Green Thumb’ With G&R
The landscape business is not what it used to be. The construction and housing boom has created an increasingly competitive business environment where companies must find ways to differentiate their work from that of competitors.
Realty Landscaping Corp., located in Newtown, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, is a landscape contractor that has successfully distinguished itself....
Craig Mongeau - Wed April 30, 2003
L.B. Smith Delivers First Volvo BL 70 to Renda Roads
Ernesto Renda, owner and president of Renda Roads, said that he always likes to try new things. Recently he was spotted trying something new again.
During ConExpo/ConAGG 2002, Renda Roads, a paving and milling contractor based in Whitehouse, NJ, placed the first signed order for the new Volvo BL 70 backhoe loader....
Darryl Seland - Thu April 17, 2003
Longer Maintenance Intervals Simplify Skid Steer Upkeep
Manufacturers are improving the productivity of skid steers – keeping them on the job site by reducing the time and effort of maintenance – through education, improved design for serviceability and innovations that increase maintenance intervals.
All skid steer loader manufacturers offer their owners an operator’s manual that contains information not only on the unit’s operation, but its proper maintenance as well.
For instance, Gehl’s manual has what the company calls an extensive section on service so that customers can follow appropriate procedures for maintenance checks, adjustments and lubrication....
Amanda L. Gutshall - Mon April 07, 2003
Countdown to Cleveland Expo Begins
The time is drawing near for CEG Productions “Greatest Show in Dirt,” set to hit the Cleveland area in a few weeks, offering contractors the latest in products and services as well as an extensive demonstration area and the ever-popular backhoe and skid steer rodeos....
Mark Hoffman - Wed March 19, 2003
Ferguson & McCann Gives Thanks to Case Equipment
“If you look clean, you’ll get the green,” Anonymous
Cleanliness and looking neat is one of the keys to the success of Ferguson & McCann, a Delaware County, PA-based certified mechanical/environmental contractor.
“Since we specialize in underground storage tanks for the petroleum and utility industry, most of the work we do is underground....
Tue February 25, 2003
Operators Saddle Up for 2003 Cleveland Expo
For all those backhoe operators working hard in Cleveland, April will be your chance to shine when CEG Productions holds its 2003 Cleveland Expo, complete with a backhoe rodeo.
A big draw at the 2001 Cleveland Construction Expo, the backhoe and skid steer rodeos will be held April 11-12, 2003 at the Cuyahoga Fairgrounds in Berea, OH....
