Megan McKeever - Fri October 22, 2010
Fourth-Graders Use Legos During Lesson
MANCHESTER, Md. (AP) A pit crew of fourth-grade girls was more than halfway finished constructing their Lego race car, readying to tighten the wheels, but it seemed a crucial piece was missing. “Guys, I can’t find the 16-gear,” 9-year-old Ava Dreiband said to her pit crew partners Katie Matos and Veronica Cardosa....
Fri September 24, 2010
Milton CAT to Sell NorAm 65E Compact Motorgraders
Milton CAT, based in Milford, Mass., has partnered with NorAm and now represents the NorAm 65E compact motorgrader at 11 locations in Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island. “Milton CAT is a long time Caterpillar dealer and we believe that the NorAm 65E complements our existing product line and it adds strength to our commitment to provide innovative products and solutions to our existing and future customers,” said David Perry, Milton vice president of sales....
Mary Reed - Fri July 09, 2010
N.M. Spaceport Set to Be ’8th Man-Made Wonder’
It was only fitting that when ground was broken for Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport under construction about 45 mi. north of Las Cruces, N.M., a small but symbolic quantity of Mother Earth was sent aloft in an amateur rocket to an altitude of a couple of thousand feet....
Thu May 06, 2010
Walker Machinery to Sell NorAm 65E Compact Motorgraders
Walker Machinery, based in Belle, W.Va., now represents the NorAm 65E compact motorgrader from its nine locations in West Virginia and Southeastern Ohio. The long time Caterpillar dealer will sell, rent and support the 65E at each branch location including its Walker Express CAT Rental Stores....
Tue May 04, 2010
Komatsu Launches GD655-5 Grader
Komatsu America Corp.’s GD655-5 motorgrader is powered by an EPA Tier III emission certified Komatsu SAA6D107E-1 engine. With an increased maximum horsepower of 218 (162.5 kW) and an increased standard configuration weight of 35,351 lbs....
Sat April 24, 2010
Compact Graders Find a Special Niche for Road Crews
In this challenging economic climate of declining tax revenue and increased costs, municipalities are searching for new opportunities to perform their tasks effectively and affordably. For municipal road maintenance crews, there are few options in choosing machinery to maintain unsurfaced roads and a grader is a must-have machine....
Wed November 04, 2009
Volvo Construction Equipment Introduces the Volvo G900 Motorgrader Class
It takes a confident company to design a whole new family of products from scratch when its existing range is regarded by many as a market leader. But that is exactly what Volvo CE has done with its new Volvo G900 motorgraders....
Fri September 04, 2009
RW Moore Demos New John Deere Dozer, Motorgrader
Customers and guests visited RW Moore Equipment Company’s John Deere 764 high-speed dozer and 672GP motorgrader demos in June 2009. The demos were held in three North Carolina locations: Wilmington, Greenville and Raleigh....
Fri September 04, 2009
Blanchard Donates Cat Motorgrader to Florence-Darlington Technical College
Blanchard Machinery Company recently donated a Caterpillar 12M motorgrader along with several machine components to Florence-Darlington Technical College to be used in a hands-on teaching environment as part of the Caterpillar Dealer Academy ThinkBig Program....
Wed September 02, 2009
NorAm Upgrades 65E Compact Grader
NorAm Construction Equipment’s latest version of the 65E compact motorgrader features Tier III emission compliant engines. In addition to the standard Cummins QSB4.5 engine, the company announced the availability of the optional Caterpillar C4.4 engine....
