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RentSmart: Ride-on compactors
Ride-on compactors have become a rental staple. These machines are used on everything from bike paths to interstates, and compact soil, aggregate subbases and asphalt. Because there’s such a vast array of sizes and types of these machines (see chart on page 50), everybody offers them for rent: independent rental dealers, regional and national chains […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
What drives your safety program?
When it comes to safety training, why you do it could have a bigger impact than you think on how you instruct your employees and ultimately, the results of your safety program. “It’s all about attitude,” says Peter Kuchinsky II, owner of CBA Construction Safety Check, a safety consulting and training company. “It’s a mindset […]
June 12, 2007
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Business
Maintenance lessons from the mining industry
Mining machines are the giants among giants – trucks with 13-foot-tall tires, dozers with 850-horsepower engines and shovels that gobble up 50 cubic yards with a single bite. This equipment is so big and expensive it has to be managed with a precision and rigor that rivals the engineering efforts at NASA. Many of the […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
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
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
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
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
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
Harry and Lori Foster — Green Ridge Construction, Tucson, Arizona
Most people start their own construction companies with a loan, an inheritance or savings. Harry and Lori Foster started Green Ridge Construction with a charge card and a $10,000 credit limit. “And we’d already used up about half of that,” says Lori. Green Ridge Construction, however, was anything but a shot in the dark. Harry, […]
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
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
Safety
Power at hand — Renting handheld breakers
Although hand-held breakers come in four basic types – electric, pneumatic, gasoline and hydraulic – it’s the first two types that see the most action on the rental front. Contractors are familiar with electric and pneumatic units and they are readily available. For example, NationsRent reports an evenly distributed breaker inventory across all its stores […]
June 12, 2007
Roadbuilding
Innovations 2004
This past year, Equipment World‘s editors set out to find the most innovative new construction equipment products. We were looking for more than updates and upgrades to existing machines. We wanted to see bold thinking and creative engineering that produced real value for the end user. And we wanted to pay tribute to all the […]
June 12, 2007
Business
10 ways to nail down your insurance costs today
Insurance rates of all kinds for construction contractors have blown through the roof. As a contractor, it’s not your fault, but you’re still going to have to pay the new rates and you may find the scope and size of the work you can take on limited. You may also find your long-time insurance carrier […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Heat for rent
Used to be, contractors in northern climates would shut down operations during the winter, perhaps even grab a Florida vacation during the downtime. Try telling a client today that you won’t be working on his project for three months. While there are times when winter shut-downs are necessary, total work stoppage for weeks on end […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Wheel loaders in severe-duty applications
While most big diesel-powered construction machines move dirt or rock, the wheel loader is called upon to work in a diverse range of environments. Many of these are harsh or severe-duty environments and failure to spec a wheel loader to meet these demanding conditions can result in premature component failure and costly downtime. The key […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Is Hyperfix highway construction’s new wave?
When Brad Koester tells you “schedule was everything” on Indianapolis’ Hyperfix project, it isn’t idle talk. The Walsh Construction senior project manager faced a daunting calendar. Walsh crews and subs had 85 days to complete the project or face a $100,000-a-day fine for each day over. The maximum bonus carrot was equally big: $3.6 million. […]
June 12, 2007
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