
November/December
2000
Vol 2, No 6
Winterizing
Construction Sites
Proper
preparation can result in substantially fewer headaches and ESC
expenses during wet winter weather.
By
Greg Northcutt
Modern
Tire Management
While Construction
companies concede the importance of tire management, few like the
routine checking and recordkeeping that go along with it. Now help
is on the way.
By
Charles D. Bader
The
Right Machines Help Contractors Win Jobs and the Challenges Involved
Improvements
in grading and excavating equipment mean increased versatility,
dependability, and operator comfort.
By Joseph Lynn Tilton
How
Smart Is Your Equipment Software?
Contractors'
software has improved greatly in recent years, and many companies
have grown to depend on it as a management tool.
By
Dan Brown
On
With the Job Under the Ground
Part
2 of our series on underground construction reports on the tools
and techniques available and gives some real examples of how problems
have been solved.
By
Paul Hull
Skilled
Operators and Improved Machinery Mean Better Dozing
It's
an unfortunate word: dozing. It does nothing to reflect the accuracy
and speed that good operators can deliver with these most basic
of earthmoving machines.
By
Paul Hull
Metallurgy
and Welding 101: The Basics for Doing Hardfacing and Other Welding
for Construction-Equipment Repair
For
this primer on metallurgy and welding, we interviewed expert Thomas
J. Black, a metallurgical engineer who has more than 40 years' experience
in the welding field.
By Gene Dallaire
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