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Equipment Focus C&D Recycler, July-August, 2003 by Deanne Toto Attachments are the key to successful demolition and recycling operations. Using the right tool for a particular job can increase an operation’s efficiency and profitability. “The key to profitable demolition or recycling jobs, to maximizing profit, is using the right tools,” Mark Ramun says. Ramun works

Recycling Today, January, 2003 by William Turley Those not as familiar with current demolition practices probably conceive of demolished buildings as large piles of rubble and debris that will soon head to a landfill. Not that many years ago, this simplified summary may have been true more often than not. But contractors continue to expand

Construction & Demolition Recycling, July-August, 2004 by Bill Gumbiner Successful demolition estimating is a process of using the organization’s past project performance data along with checking and re-checking all items that will affect the final price of the estimate. The estimator must determine whether the price developed looks reasonable, based on the organization’s past experiences.

Construction & Demolition Recycling, July-August, 2004 by DeAnne Toto As controlled demolition–using a high-reach hydraulic excavator fitted with a variety of attachments to carefully demolish a building–gains popularity in North America, so does the importance of having the appropriate battery of attachments to perform a variety of tasks common to many demolition sites. When coupled

Construction & Demolition Recycling, Sept-Oct, 2004 by Jack Byrne The following feature is based on a presentation prepared by Jacky Alix of Sandvik AB and edited by Sandvik’s Jack Byrne. Real business don’t have money to waste on purchasing the wrong equipment for the job. The decision on what type of crusher to buy in

Diesel Progress North American Edition, Sept, 2004 by Dawn M. Geske Kubota Tractor Corp. has expanded its compact equipment line to include its first zero tail swing excavator, the U35. The new excavator joins the third generation of enhancements made to the company’s KX series of conventional swing excavators, along with upgrades throughout its Super

Recycling Today, Nov, 2004 by Deanne Toto The loaders employed at recycling facilities and at construction and demolition recycling sites perform a variety of material handling tasks, but their usefulness goes far beyond loading processing equipment and outbound trucks. It’s this versatility that many manufacturers are keeping in the forefront as they design the next

Construction & Demolition Recycling, Jan-Feb, 2005 by Jackie Gubeno Excavators have grappled, sheared, sorted and broken their way into a prominent position in construction, demolition and C&D recycling. With an arsenal of tools at their disposal, these machines continue to play diverse roles in the industry. Whether digging on the construction site, demolishing a structure