Compaction Equipment

Maura Bohart - Tue November 13, 2007

Site Prep Work Leads to Growth for Pustola & Associates

Stephen Pustola, founder of Pustola & Associates of Naugatuck, Conn., had a design-build firm that did everything, taking customers through all steps of the process from design to permitting to construction....

Thu August 23, 2007

Sakai’s CV550 Soil Compactor Performs as King of the Hill

They say Isaac Newton discovered gravity in the mid-1600s when an apple fell on his head. Brennan Construction Company also discovered it, in June 2007, when site workers tried to move heavy equipment up a 28-degree slope for a landfill-closing project....

Wed June 06, 2007

BOMAG 12-Ton Rollers Feature Enhanced Ergonomics

BOMAG’s BW211-40 Series single-drum vibratory rollers consist of two models: the BW211D-40 smooth drum roller and the BW211PD-40 padfoot roller. The 12-ton (11 t) class rollers are powered by a four-cylinder, water-cooled Deutz diesel engine that meets EPA Tier III requirements....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu June 07, 2007

Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom

Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....

Thu April 26, 2007

Big Reclaimer Serves Up Stabilized Tennis Courts in Iowa

In May a WR 2500 road reclaimer — predecessor to today’s WR 2500 S — of Manatt’s Inc. quickly stabilized a 4,200-sq.-yd., multi-court tennis facility being reconstructed at a city park in Ottumwa, Iowa, in the southeast part of the state....

Mon March 12, 2007

Allied Construction’s Skid-Pac Puts Compaction in Motion

Allied Construction Products LLC’s added the Skid-Pac Model 1000 to its full-product line of attachments. The Skid-Pacs have taken the Ho-Pac vibratory compactor technology and put it into motion....

Wed March 07, 2007

Liftech Hosts Asphalt Laydown, Compaction Seminar

More than 150 working professionals in the asphalt industry convened on Feb. 5 at Liftech Equipment’s Rochester, N.Y., facility for a fact-filled, one-day seminar about best practices in asphalt....

Tue January 16, 2007

Ingersoll Rand TC-13 Offers Remote Trench Compaction

The Ingersoll-Rand trench compactor — the TC-13 — is a 1.3-ton (1.18 t) compactor that has a heavy-duty battery and is designed to operate with a standardized remote control. The TC-13 eliminates the need for an operator to enter the trench while compacting....

Wed February 21, 2007

S&S Paving’s Move to New Model Pays Big Dividends in California

A California paving contractor who traded in his model 880 WB paver from Vogele America Inc. for its successor, the 2116W, had documented improvements in productivity and profitability of the new model over the old....

Tue January 09, 2007

Hamm Compaction Offers Line of Three Asphalt Rollers

The HD O120V is Hamm Compaction Division’s largest oscillation roller. This 78-in. (198 cm) wide, double drum roller has an operating weight of 26,345 lb. (11,949 kg) with oscillation in the rear drum and conventional vibration in the front....