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Frank Hartzell - Tue October 02, 2007

Earthquake-Proof Skyscrapers to Crown San Francisco Skyline

Since the Gold Rush of 1849, San Francisco has often been a ground-breaking place, capable of launching some spectacular hits, in more ways than one. There was the building of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1936, the Counterculture of the 1960s and then, of course, Barry Bonds....

Thu September 06, 2007

Competing Plans Unveiled for New Downtown Skyscraper

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Architects unveiled three competing plans for a new downtown skyscraper and transit hub that would be the West Coast’s tallest building. “Today is an historic day,” Mayor Gavin Newsom said as he pulled away a black cloth covering the three elaborate models at a City Hall ceremony Aug....

Wed June 20, 2007

John Deere’s Open Disc Scraper Brake

John Deere’s heavy-duty, open disc scraper brake option for 18- and 21-cu. yd. (13.7 and 16 cu m) scrapers provides stopping power on inclines. “Our new scraper brakes are ideal in mining applications or other jobs that require transporting on inclines,” said Kent Stickler, product consultant, scraper tractors and scrapers, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company....

Lori Lovely - Wed January 03, 2007

V3 Companies Builds Tollway Through Illinois

Winter won’t stop work on the Illinois Tollway’s construction of a 12.5-mi. (20 km), three-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80....

Sun September 10, 2006

Ashland Earthmovers Unleash Compact, Powerful 25SS Scraper

Ashland Earthmovers announced the April 2007 release of the 25SS track loader scraper. The scraper is designed for small sites and will move three to four times the payload of ordinary buckets while taking on most of the extra weight, according to the manufacturer....

Frank Hartzell - Mon October 30, 2006

Dry River Unplugged as Wet Winter Looms

Inside one of the largest and least known engineering wonders of California, a race has been under way since late summer. It’s more than a race to scrape 1 million cu. yds. of mud out of the Yolo Bypass in a two-month window ending in November....

Thu June 01, 2006

Lubbock Company’s New Scraper a Real Humdinger

Formed in October 2004, Humdinger Equipment Ltd. continued a rich history of scraper manufacturers that call Lubbock, TX, home. Five industry experts founded the company with the main purpose of producing a world-class pull scraper, a goal achieved when the Humdinger H619 arrived in September 2005....

Giles Lambertson - Mon May 15, 2006

Industry Begins Grappling With Rising Fuel Costs

Rising fuel prices are pressuring the industry to turn away from — or at least to modify — some traditional business assumptions, yet so far the arc of the industry’s response has been pretty gentle....

Wed March 01, 2006

Caterpillar 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper

The tandem-powered Caterpillar 657G wheel tractor-scraper features the Cat C18 engine for the tractor and the Cat C15 engine for the scraper. Both engines feature ACERT Technology for reliable, responsive performance and reduced emissions....

Wed January 25, 2006

Caterpillar 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper Boasts Two ACERT Technology Engines

The tandem-powered Caterpillar 657G wheel tractor-scraper features the Cat C18 engine for the tractor and the Cat C15 engine for the scraper. Both engines feature ACERT Technology for reliable, responsive performance and reduced emissions....