Scrapers

Increased Capacity, Two Tire Options Highlight New John Deere Ejector Scrapers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere is updating its ejector scraper line with two and four wheel tire options to better serve earthmoving contractors. The 1612DE, 2010DE, 2014DE, 2412DE are designed for customers who require larger capacities, lower operating costs, faster cycle times and appreciate an extended warranty. The ability to move more material and increase productivity helps contractors lower the cost per cubic yard of material moved. Click for more...

John Deere Scraper Tractors Boast More Power, Productivity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere is enhancing its 9R/9RT scraper special series tractor lineup and adding its largest model to date, the 9620R. The four wheel models and three tracked models vaunt increases in horsepower, feature the fuel saving efficiency manager and the HydraCushion suspension system, as well as boast industry leading hydraulic flow — all in an effort to increase productivity, uptime, and lower operating costs in earthmoving applications, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

K-Tec Doubles Up Capacity With Train Earthmoving Scrapers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... K-Tec Earthmovers have revealed a fully integrated scraper system to haul twice as much material with the same construction power unit. K-Tec’s 1233ADT scraper is now able to add a hitching system on the rear tail, to accommodate the attachment of another 1233ADT scraper. The operator is able to use responsive joystick control functionality inside the articulated dump truck (ADT) to first load the lead scraper, and then fully load the rear scraper. Click for more...

Chinese Company Builds 57-Storey Skyscraper in Record 19 Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The website Oddity Central is reporting that Chinese construction company Broad Sustainable Building recently released an online video showing how they managed to build a 57-storey building in a record time of 19 days. ’Sky City’, located in Changsha city, comprises 800 homes and office space to accommodate a total of 4,000 people. The company’s original proposal for the site was actually a 97-storey building that would have been the world’s largest skyscraper. Click for more...

ICON Introduces New, Larger AG-13 Scraper →

From Construction Equipment Guide... ICON Industries has made high-capacity earthmoving, along with the company’s best industrial features, available to the agricultural market — this time in an even larger size. “Like the AG-11, which was introduced approximately three years ago, the new AG-13 is ideal for the producer whose needs exceed that of box scraper or carryall, but are below that of an industrial scraper,” said Jamie Meier, ag manager of Landoll Corporation. Click for more...

Caterpillar Produces 75,000th Wheel Tractor Scraper →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar Inc. employees marked a major milestone recently, commemorating the production of 75,000 wheel tractor-scrapers at the Decatur, Illinois facility. The historic machine, an open-bowl, twin-engine 627K, is built to move high volumes of material quickly and economically with optimum fuel efficiency. “Scraper sales have been rebounding steadily in North America since the last downturn,” said Caterpillar Mining Products Vice President Tom Bluth. Click for more...

K-Tec Reveals 1243 ADT Scraper →

From Construction Equipment Guide... K-Tec Earthmovers’ 1243ADT scraper model is designed for self-loading up to an ISO rated capacity of 43 cu. yds. (33 cu m) with a 40-ton (36 t) articulated dump truck power-unit. The scraper is designed to excel in any soil condition with increased fuel efficiency and loading speed. K-Tec scrapers offer rapid cycle times and enhanced flotation for maximum performance. K-Tec’s line of scrapers are manufactured with high-tensile, structural steel in critical stress areas to provide heavy duty wear resistance and a light-weight scraper unit, backed by a 3-year structural warranty. Click for more...

620K Wheel Tractor-Scrapers Offer Added Productivity, Convenience →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 620 K-Series wheel tractor-scrapers — 621K, 623K, and 627K — further refine the design of H-Series predecessors, which introduced sequence assist and load assist that automate cycle functions for optimum production and operator convenience. K-Series models build on the productive qualities of the H-Series with new customer-requested features, including high-pressure steering, engine over-speed protection, tire-spin reduction, differential-lock engagement protection, machine/ground-speed control, and payload estimator. Click for more...

Despite Stalled Economy, European Skyscrapers are Reaching Record Heights →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LONDON (AP) — Europe’s tallest building has been officially unveiled in London, but its tenure as the continent’s highest skyscraper will be brief. The Shard, a 95-story tower which stands at 310 meter (1,016 feet), dwarfs almost everything around it, including nearby Tower Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral. It was officially named on July 5th as the highest tower in Europe, in a ceremony carried out by Britain’s Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. Click for more...

John Deere Adds Three Track Models to Scraper Special Series Tractor Line →

From Construction Equipment Guide... John Deere introduced the 9R/9RT Scraper Special Series Tractors, providing contractors improved productivity, increased uptime and lower daily operating costs on the job site. The highlight of the new series is the unveiling of three track models — the 9460RT, 9510RT and 9560RT — designed for the toughest earthmoving applications and work site conditions. The new line-up also includes three wheeled models — 9460R, 9510R, 9560R. Click for more...

9/11 Brought Changes to Skyscrapers, High-Rises →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) What if it should happen again? A decade after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, could any of the nation’s 21,000 high-rises withstand an attack like those that caused New York’s twin towers to collapse? Could the thousands of people inside find a way to safety? At Chicago’s Willis Tower, like other skyscrapers around the country, much has changed since two hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center on Sept. Click for more...

Financial Worries Prompt Developers to Scrap Futuristic Skyscraper Plans →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Developers are scrapping plans to build a futuristic skyscraper in downtown Louisville because of financial concerns. A letter making the announcement was to be sent Aug. 1 to Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, according to The Courier-Journal. It was signed by the development team of Laura Lee Brown, Steve Wilson, Craig Greenberg and Steve Poe. The letter said the team pursued several financing options for Museum Plaza, but was unsuccessful in putting together a viable package due to the “challenging lending market.” It advised the state to withdraw an application it made to U.S. Click for more...

New Cat Wheel Tractor-Scrapers Feature New Designs, Technology →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 621H, 623H and 627H wheel tractor-scrapers are designed to deliver enhanced productivity and enhanced operator comfort and efficiency through the use of increased power and capacity, new structures, electronic controls and ergonomic design. The new H Series designs change the way wheel tractor-scrapers look, run and ride — and increase their capabilities to move material at the lowest cost per ton, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

New Titan Scraper System Combines Power, Strength, Speed With Longer Life →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Titan Earthmoving Equipment (Titan EMD), a division of Titan Trailers, has introduced a new high-capacity scraper system that integrates a 44 cu. yd. (33.6 cu m) bowl with a Bell 4206D scraper tractor. “This is the first earthmoving system designed specifically to build on the power and efficiency of today’s most advanced scraper tractors,” said Mike Kloepfer, president of Titan EMD. Click for more...

China’s Skyscraper Boom Buoys Global Industry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... BEIJING (AP) The 121-story Shanghai Tower is more than China’s next record-setting building: It’s an economic lifeline for the elite club of skyscraper builders. Financial gloom has derailed plans for new towers in Chicago, Moscow, Dubai and other cities. But in China, work on the 2,074-ft. (632 m) Shanghai Tower, due to be completed in 2014, and dozens of other tall buildings is rushing ahead, powered by a buoyant economy and providing a steady stream of work to architects and engineers. Click for more...

KD Sales, IMC Scrapers Adds Product Development Team →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Stephen Plunk has been appointed the head of KD Sales and IMC Scrapers’ new marketing and product development team. The team has been organized to meet the demands and the needs of the growing worldwide customer base for the IMC Scraper line as well as the demands of KD Sales. The team consists of industry leaders from Germany, Czech Republic, Mexico, Africa, Australia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, United Kingdom and Russia. Click for more...

Architect of Two Iconic Chicago Skyscrapers Dies →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CHICAGO (AP) Bruce J. Graham, the pioneering architect who designed Chicago’s two most iconic skyscrapers, including the formerly named Sears Tower, died at age 84, a public relations firm hired by his family said March 8. Graham died the morning of March 6 in his sleep at his Hobe Sound, Fla., home of complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a statement from firm SCC Grossman. Click for more...

Stalled Chicago Skyscraper Project May Start Again →

From Construction Equipment Guide... CHICAGO (AP) Construction of a Santiago Calatrava-designed tower that would be North America’s tallest building may move forward due to unions that not only want their workers to build it but are trying to put together a deal to help pay for it. A group of union pension funds — eager to provide work for union workers — are in talks to loan $170 million to Irish developer Shelbourne Development Group so construction of the twisting 2,000-ft. Click for more...

Iconic Skyscrapers Find New Luster in Green Tech →

From Construction Equipment Guide... NEW YORK (AP) When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed tenants. After 78 years, Manhattan’s signature office building had lost its sheen as one of the city’s most desirable places to work. To get it back, the owners did what an increasing number of property owners have done — they went green, shelling out $120 million on a variety of environmental improvements, a move would have been considered a huge gamble a few years ago. Click for more...

Prominent N.Y. Skyscraper Secures Nearly $1.3B Loan →

From Construction Equipment Guide... NEW YORK (AP) Developers of one of the city’s tallest new skyscrapers said June 26 they had lined up a nearly $1.3 billion loan, sealing what experts called one of the biggest real estate financing deals since the economic crisis began last fall. Coming amid the worst commercial real estate market in decades, the refinancing package for the Bank of America tower drew congratulations from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Click for more...

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