Fri March 30, 2001
Deere, Hitachi to Create a Joint Venture for Wheel Loaders in Japan
Deere & Company and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. jointly announced the intent to create a 50/50 joint venture for wheel loaders in Japan.
Hitachi has operated its wheel loader business through Hitachi Furukawa Construction Co....
Deanna Cooner - Sat January 27, 2001
Heavy Equipment Rescues State From Perils of Ice Storm
Unlike the F5 tornado that blew through Central Oklahoma in 1999, there was adequate warning about the Christmas disaster of 2000.
Clear radar pictures flashed across television screens statewide for almost a week warning of the impending storm approaching....
G.W. Hall - Wed December 27, 2000
Marble Mining Crew Trades Pickaxes for Volvo Loaders
Two Volvo D Series wheel loaders have become important parts of the operation at the historic Georgia Marble Company in recent months. The 116-year-old mining operation in Tate, GA, acquired a Volvo L70D last summer, then added a Volvo L330D to its equipment inventory in September....
Sat July 01, 2000
Hoss Equipment Whips Cat 944 Loader Into Shape
Hoss Equipment Company has repainted and re-decaled a 1992 Caterpillar 994 wheel loader in its Irving, TX, on-site sandblasting and paint facility.
Cleaning the 994 – the largest current production wheel loader manufactured by Caterpillar – was a piece of cake for Hoss and its sandblasting and paint shop....
Wed February 16, 2000
Hackling Inc. Gets the Job Done With Samsung, Parker
Hackling Inc., a Connecticut demolition and site construction company has utilized two Samsung SE 210s and a Parker tracked jaw crusher for its two recent projects.
According to Robert Hackling, president of Hackling Inc., the company has been renting the Parker tracked jaw crusher with a radio remote control.
The project that the company is currently working on involved the demolition of the East Hartford Plaza on Main Street in East Hartford, CT.
On this site, a total of five buildings will come down....
Wed January 19, 2000
Waste Management Hauls More Soil With New Cat 980G Wheel Loader
Waste Management hauls more than two million tons of soil a year out of its Bile Island Facility in Morrisville, PA. The facility is responsible for providing structural materials for cell construction at GROWS and Tullytown Landfills in Bucks County, PA....
Sat October 21, 2000
Midwestern Powers Schwarz With Kawasaki Wheel Loaders
Schwarz Ready Mix Inc. recently purchased four Kawasaki wheel loaders from Midwestern Equipment Company, Tulsa, OK. According to Phillip Schwarz, one of the owners of Schwarz Ready Mix Inc., the wheel loaders were purchased to replace old equipment and help the company with work at its sand and concrete plants.
The purchase included two 95Z4-2 wheel loaders, with 7.25 yd....
Megan Nichols - Sat November 25, 2000
Route 36 Project’s Conditions Keep Missouri Contractors on Their Toes
North central Missouri boasts some of the country’s finest farmland. However, pockets of the region have more challenging geographical features, including glacial till and wetlands. The design and construction of Route 36 illustrate how the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and contractors are addressing the area’s unique topography....
Giles Lambertson - Wed October 18, 2000
Gulf Stream Wades Through Soggy Soil for Aquatic Park
Water is the reason for the fun that visitors eventually will find at the Wannamaker Park Family Aquatic Facility.
But to Chris Shimakonis, water in the park isn’t fun yet. So far, it is mostly a challenge....
Wed May 10, 2000
New Holland Wheel Loader Swaps Attachments With Greatest of Ease
New Holland Construction’s versatile new wheel loader model LW130TC is an integrated tool carrier with the breakout force needed for digging operations and the capability to run a variety of work tools....
