Cindy Ladage - Sat January 22, 2000
Equipment Collector Saves Relics From the Past
Jim Holzhauer rescued a 1928 Jaeger cement mixer. “A buddy of mine was going to sell the engine and junk the mixer. I told him to sell it to me for the price of the motor,” he said adding that he just couldn’t let the mixer be dismantled....
Wed June 07, 2000
New Holland Enhances Pushing Power on DC Dozers
New Holland Construction’s new DC150 and DC180 dozers combine advanced technology with operator comfort and ease of servicing to maximize productivity. New Holland dozers are well balanced due to the length of the track on the ground, excellent weight distribution and a low center of gravity....
Wed June 07, 2000
Liebherr PR 752 Dozer Makes Most of Ripper Attachments
As the successor to the PR 751, Liebherr has now launched the PR 752 Litronic.
With a service weight of 32,795 to 40,007 kilograms (72,300 to 88,200 lbs.), the new PR 752 Litronic completes the range of crawler dozers in the new Litronic generation....
Wed June 07, 2000
Deere Upgrades Crawler Dozer Line
Major improvements such as a new pinned crossbar; single-lever steering, direction and ground speed control; and six-way blade make the 750C and 850C series II dozers welcome additions to Deere’s expanding crawler dozer line....
Wed June 07, 2000
Komatsu Adds Six Models to its Plus Series Dozer Line
Komatsu America International Company recently announced the availability of six new models to its crawler dozer line. The Komatsu D32E/P-1, D38E/P-1 and D39E/P-1 Plus Series dozers offer powerful and easy-to-use controls, larger blades, reliable engines and a comfortable operating environment for a variety of applications including construction, forestry and land clearing....
Wed June 07, 2000
Case Pushes Boundaries With H Series Family of Dozers
Case has introduced its all-new H Series dozers, designed to be more powerful, more reliable and more productive.
“We went straight to the people who know our products best — our customers — when designing the new H series machines,” said Rusty Schaefer, Case marketing manager....
Wed June 07, 2000
Komatsu Compact Dozers Put Big Power at Fingertips
Komatsu Utility Corporation’s (KUC) expanded line of compact equipment includes a new class of compact dozers: the D21A-7 and the D21P-7.
These two models feature an operating weight from 3,951 to 4,182 kilograms (8,710 to 9,220 lbs.) that makes these machines easier to transport to a job site....
Tom Nicholson - Wed August 30, 2000
PA Disposal Facility Wastes No Time Building Landfill
More goes into the construction of a landfill than meets the eye, and at the Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority, a small municipal waste disposal facility in Bradford County, PA. A project to expand the landfill there is employing state-of-the-art technology and materials to meet the stringent demands of today’s environment-conscious waste disposal industry.
As the Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority’s (Authority) original 27-acre landfill nears full-capacity, an additional 19-acre plot has been purchased and is being prepared to accommodate the steady flow of waste that arrives at the facility daily, said Dave Terrill, executive director of the Authority.
Terrill and his crew at the landfill spent most of the spring and summer excavating the first, four-acre plot of the new landfill in preparation for the next phase of work, which includes the laying down of a liner and 18 in....
Tom Nicholson - Wed August 16, 2000
Erosion Control Job Helps Save Pennsylvania Creek
Excavating contractors and conservation officers are working together to solve the problem of soil-eroding and flooding creeks in a unique project that is under way in northeastern Pennsylvania and may serve as a model for similar projects around the country.
Using the concept of fluvial geomorphology, in which erosion-causing sediment build up on the creek bed is eliminated by redirecting the water flow back into its original course at the center of the bed, the project is transforming the 20-mi....
Joe Bird - Wed August 16, 2000
West Virginia University Invests $100M for Expansion
Maybe it’s the seven-year itch. It seems like every seven years or so, West Virginia University embarks on a major construction project. Judging by the whirlwind of activity on the Morgantown campus, it must be that time again....
