Thu October 28, 2010
Vertical-Lift 259B Series 3 Added to Cat Compact Track Loader Range
The new 259B3 is a high-performance, highly maneuverable addition to the Cat compact track loader (CTL) range. By combining its small-frame CTL platform with the Cat C3.4T DIT engine, high breakout forces and strong auxiliary hydraulic performance, Caterpillar designed the 259B3 as a “power dense” machine capable of taking on the toughest jobs in confined spaces, according to the manufacturer....
Fri October 22, 2010
George Young Group Lifts Hundreds of Tons, Sets to Thousands of an Inch
George Young Group — a specialist in rigging, millwrighting, transport and mechanical — is lifting hundreds of tons and setting them to thousands of an inch tolerance to rehabilitate Amtrak’s Converters in Lamokin, Chester, Pa....
Rebecca Ragain - Wed September 22, 2010
Alaska’s Ketchikan Viaduct Gets Facelift
Tourists visiting Alaska know the town of Ketchikan as one of the first northbound stops along the Inside Passage cruise route. Ketchikan is also the transportation hub and government center for the southern part of the Alaska Panhandle....
Jay Adams - Mon August 02, 2010
Mass.’s Astro Crane Gives Big Lift to Route 111 Bridge Project in N.H.
High above the New Hampshire roads, in the shadow of Canobee Lake Park, two cranes and a dozen men coupled big steel beams into place. Those huge steel beams for the bridge were set by S & W Construction, a steel erecting company in Concord, N.H., and lifted up by cranes supplied by Astro Crane Company of Stow, Mass., subcontractors working under the guidance of Middlesex Corporation, the project’s general contractor, based in Littleton, Mass....
Fri July 23, 2010
Ring Power Adds Master Craft Forklifts to CRS Lineup
From pallets of bricks to 20-ft. (6 m) lengths of pipe, moving materials around an off-road work site is a real challenge without the proper equipment. But a recent addition to Ring Power's Cat Rental Store (CRS) product lines, Master Craft's rough-terrain forklifts are expressly built to handle the kinds of environments in which many construction, mining, logging, utilities and sod farming customers work....
ICON Industries - Wed June 30, 2010
ICON Introduces Rolling Packer With Hydraulic Lift System
Equipped with a pair of 15-19.5 6-ply tires on a hydraulically actuated lift, the rolling packer with hydraulic lift from ICON Industries allows the operator to pack a wide range of surfaces; then lift the entire 60 by 93-in....
Tue June 29, 2010
Yale Lift Trucks of Florida, Georgia Takes on JCB Line
Yale Lift Trucks of Florida and Georgia has added JCB construction equipment to its lineup. This new division has been named JCB of Florida and South Georgia and will remain under the same ownership and management as Yale Lift Trucks of Florida and Georgia....
James McRay - Thu May 27, 2010
Indy Contractor Installs Lift Station With ClearSpan Help
Like many other communities across the country, Fishers, Ind., a suburb of Indianapolis, is in the process of upgrading its aging sewer infrastructure to keep pace with growth and new development. This means replacing miles of sewer lines and manholes, and installing new lift stations....
Mon May 10, 2010
Kenco Moves, Aligns Barriers With Lift
The Kenco Barrier Lift, which can be used on any concrete median barriers, sound walls, curbing and piling, also is useful for aligning barriers that have already been placed. The lift is ready for operation by simply using a lifting sling such as the Kenco RigMAX attached to any type or model of machine with lifting capabilities....
Fri April 23, 2010
Doosan Portable Power Names Liftech Equipment New Dealer
Doosan Portable Power has named Liftech Equipment Companies of Syracuse, N.Y., an authorized dealer of its entire line of mobile construction equipment. Liftech will offer Ingersoll Rand-branded line of air compressors, generators, light compaction equipment and lighting systems from its Buffalo and Rochester locations in western New York....
