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How to rent gen sets and light towers
Night work is a fact of life for several contractors. Take Jim Jacobs, owner of Jim’s Concrete of Bevard, Jacksonville, Florida, who uses light towers on early morning pours. “We typically use four light towers for our larger, 20,000 to 30,000 feet pours,” he comments. “Two of those will be rented, since we need light […]
June 12, 2007
Business
The pressure’s on: Hydrostatic transmissions
There’s nothing new about the principles of hydraulics – using a fluid under pressure to accomplish some type of work. That much even the ancient Romans knew. But in the past few years, advances in manufacturing techniques and materials have allowed hydraulic component makers to lower the weight, reduce the size and increase the performance […]
June 12, 2007
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Mike Nadeau, Shonna Nadeau, Jeff Rehder — BNR Excavating, Hastings, Minnesota
It was the winter of 1996 and Mike Nadeau and Jeff Rehder had just been laid off their jobs working for a large commercial site developer. Realizing they needed to create their own opportunity the two teamed up with another partner – someone they’ve since bought out – and started BNR Excavating. The first order […]
June 12, 2007
Business
John Hill — John Hill Engineering & Construction, Canyon Country, California
After years of looking at banking spreadsheets, John Hill came to a heartfelt decision: He didn’t want to be an accountant anymore. Shortly before his conclusion Hill had saved enough money to get a house – but only if he built it himself. “Whenever I wasn’t working at the bank, I was building the house,” […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Pull-behind scrapers
If you’ve been using self-propelled scrapers for small site development jobs that last less than six months and involve short haul distances, you might want to consider using pull-behind scrapers. “Most of our sales come from people who previously had been running self-propelled scrapers,” says Mark Miskin, president of Miskin Scraper Works. “When you hook […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Reach out-of-the-way work areas with a rented articulated boom aerial lift
If your work site is located above machinery and around overhead conduits, then the up-and-over capabilities of the articulating boom aerial lift is your best rental choice. “These compact units can get into tighter areas than other types of lifts, plus they have a greater range of motion,” says Jason Bullock, operations manager, JPS Equipment/Volvo […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Equipment financing options
New jobs often bring new equipment needs, and that means putting pencil to paper and matching the productive capacity of the machine to whatever mountain needs moving. But there is one more calculation you have to make before you buy that machine. The type of financing you choose can have a bigger impact on your […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Getting the most of your rental relationships
There are rental companies that try to stick it to you on rate, fail to meet their promised delivery dates and rent old, downtime-prone equipment. Just as there are contractors who abuse equipment and try to dodge responsibility for repairs … or expect the rental company to absorb the cost if they fail to call […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Hydraulic cylinders
Through hundreds and thousands of cycles a day, hydraulic cylinders bear the brunt of the heavy lifting that makes you money in the construction business. These simple, rugged components may seem bulletproof, but eventually they wear out. And it is possible to damage them before that, either through careless operation or by neglecting maintenance. Reading […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Renting welders
Ready to do a variety of jobs – from steel fabrication work to pipe welding to carbon arc rehab work – rented welders address your need for additional units. While stick electrode units comprise an estimated 75 to 80 percent of rented construction welders, many welding equipment manufacturers see a trend toward wire-feed welders. “Some […]
June 12, 2007
Business
New oil specs for heavy-duty diesel engines
When the EPA set the deadline for manufacturers to come up with Tier 2 emissions compliant engines by October 1, 2002 – 14 months ahead of schedule – everyone knew there wouldn’t be enough time for lengthy field tests on the new engines. What was known from lab tests was engines using exhaust gas recirculation […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Focused on access: JLG’s Bill Lasky
Since coming on board JLG Industries in 1999, Bill Lasky has seen both the highs and lows of the construction machinery business. In 2001 through 2003 those lows got low indeed. “The U.S. recession became a depression in the access industry,” the chairman of the board, president and CEO of JLG says. “Our industry experienced […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Extended life versus regular coolants
When it comes to coolants for your trucks and construction equipment you can choose regular coolant or extended-life coolant. Since extended-life coolants cost more, we asked Carmen Ulabarro, business development specialist at ChevronTexaco, and Gary Karl, Caterpillar technical communications lead, to tell us what justifies the use of the premium product. EXTENDED-LIFE COOLANT: PROS · […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Oils and oil analysis
Thanks to EPA regulations that kicked in about two years ago, the engines you run in your new on-road trucks today and your off-road equipment tomorrrow may very well run hotter and create more soot and acid inside the combustion chamber. In anticipation of this, the oil industry and several engine manufacturers beefed up their […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractors and digital technology
Not long ago conventional wisdom had it that heavy equipment contractors didn’t need computers and all the other assorted technologies they bring with them. The criticism was that heavy construction was the least automated business in the country. We set out to test that theory in February and surveyed our readers on this topic. What […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Undercarriages – June 2007
From the moment a dozer, crawler loader or excavator hits the dirt, the steel components in its undercarriage begin to slowly wear themselves down. And while manufacturers continue to develop technology that helps extend the life of these components, the critical factor is you – how well you spec and maintain these components and how […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Gil and Chris Egurola , Diggum Excavating — Tucson, Arizona
When you’re in the excavating business by yourself, equipment maintenance is sometimes something you do after dinner, after the kids go to bed, or after 12 or more hours in the field – as Gil Egurola knows only too well. It was just such an evening, in the first year on his own, that Gil […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Chippers
While a lot of factors go into choosing a chipper, knowing what you want to do with the end product and what size trees you will be processing are two good places to start. If there are markets in your area for landscape mulch or compost material, you might not want to consider a chipper […]
June 12, 2007
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