New England 16, 2010

By Jay AdamsCEG CORRESPONDENT

High above the NewHampshire roads, in theshadow of Canobee LakePark, two cranes and adozen men coupled big steelbeams into place.

Those huge steel beamsfor the bridge were set by S& W Construction, a steelerecting company inConcord, N.H., and lifted upby cranes supplied by AstroCrane Company of Stow,Mass., subcontractors work-ing under the guidance ofMiddlesex Corporation, theproject’s general contractor,based in Littleton, Mass.

The new bridge is part ofthe construction of a new I-93 northbound roadway inthe area of Exit 3 on the new highwayalignment. Middlesex is overseeingthe $25 million project, which isscheduled for completion by the endof September 2010.

Working Partners Mike Wright of Astro Crane is the

project manager for his company andthe crane operator on the Route 111bridge. It is his job to hoist the steelbeams for S & W to put in place. Thesecond operator on the job is StevePiso.

“It’s a big bridge going over Route111,” said Wright, who also is one ofthe sons of Astro Crane co-ownerMarty Wright. “I’ve been running acrane for 14 years now, and this is apretty interesting job.

“There is some big steel beingused,” he added. “It’s a good job for

us. We’ve kept two cranes on site, twoLiebherr cranes. They are all-terrain,truck-mounted, hydraulic cranes. Thetwo models are LTM 1160 and LTM1220. They are great to hoist steel.Each crane picks up one beam length.We hold them up while S & W con-nects them and puts in the splice,where the two beams connect, then,they put in all the bolts,” said Wright.

A total of 32 beams make up thebridge, the heaviest weighing 59,000lbs. (26,761 kg).

“The beams are 97 inches tall, justover 8 feet high,” said Wright. “Thelargest ones we did were 116 feetlong. The span, the total length of thebridge, is just under 400 feet.”

He added that working with S & Wis as smooth as the steel beams them-selves.

Mass.’s Astro Crane Gives Big Lift toRoute 111 Bridge Project in N.H.

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“S & W really know what they are doing. You have toknow a lot to bolt together those big beams. To get thediaphragms [connections between beams] all connected toget everything bolted up, you have to work well.”

The companies’ work schedule requires them to lift andsecure two beams per crane each night.

“The first 16 beams were on Route 111. That was fournights, probably 10 to 12 hours a night,” said Wright. “It waseight days total, two beams a night, an average of 10 hoursper day.”

Ambitious PlanningAccording to the New Hampshire Department of

Transportation (NHDOT), the 20-mi. (32 km) widening of I-93 between Exits 1 and 5, from the Massachusetts state lineto Manchester, N.H., may be its most ambitious road projectto date.

The overall goal is to make this busy highway corridorsafer and to improve traffic mobility.

NHDOT literature states that Interstate 93 is one of NewHampshire’s principal arterials and is critical to the econom-ic vitality of the state, region and local communities. Aftercarefully reviewing several alternatives and their environ-mental, social, economic and cultural impacts on the south-eastern New Hampshire region, NHDOT and the FederalHighway Administration (FHWA) moved forward to recon-struct and widen I-93 to safely and efficiently meet themobility needs of New Hampshire, now and in the future.

According to the NHDOT Web site, I-93 travels just over

131 mi. (211 km) in the Granite State; around two-thirds ofthe highway’s total distance.

Serving as the main interstate route in New Hampshire, itconnects the state capital, Concord, and its largest city,Manchester. Beyond Concord are the towns of Tilton,Plymouth, and Littleton.

I-93 enters New Hampshire at Salem, where the currentreconstruction of the Exit 1 ramps (leading to the Mall atRockingham Park) along with the reduction of the freewayfrom four northbound lanes to only two, tends to cause traf-fic backups.

The corridor remains only two lanes wide in each direc-tion for its first 18 mi. (29 km), until the split with Interstate293 and the junction with New Hampshire Route 101 add a

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about a mile before New Hampshire Route 101 heads direct-ly east as its own freeway, serving Portsmouth and theSeacoast region.

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“We are strictly a crane rental company, with an operatorprovided, hourly,” said Wright.

For more information, visitwww.astrocrane.com.

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Astro Crane’s Mike Wrightsaid, “S & W really know whatthey are doing. You have toknow a lot to bolt togetherthose big beams. To get thediaphragms all connected, toget everything bolted up, youhave to work well.”

A total of 32 beams make up the bridge, with the heav-iest weighing 59,000 lbs. (26,761 kg). The beams arejust over 8 ft. (2.4 m) high. The largest ones are 116 ft.(35 m) long. The span, the total length of the bridge, isjust under 400 ft. (121 m).

The new bridge is part of the construction of a new I-93 northbound roadway in the area of Exit 3 on thenew highway alignment.

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Craig Sessions, owner of West CountyEquipment Rentals, said letting the machinedo the talking is half of his recipe for success.

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Bob Butler of Butler Company in Windsor, Conn., useshis handy measuring tape to identify the specs on atrailer for sale.

Chuck Cappello (L) of Cappello Trucking in Marlboro,Mass., and Barry Haines of Norton and HainesTransportation in Hopkinton, Mass., weren’t afraid tostrike a pose for the camera on the hot and humid Julyday.

Denny Easton of T-Quip Sales and Rentals Inc. inLondonderry, N.H., took his son, Brady, 7, to the salefor the day in Warwick, R.I.

Petrowsky Auctioneers held a complete liquidation auc-tion of assets and equipment July 20 in Warwick, R.I.

The sale featured equipment from L.J. Site DevelopmentInc., L.J. Heavy Hauling & Roofing and L.J. Crane &Rigging Inc. Going on the block was an extensive collection

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In particular, our Sandvik(Rammer) product features a long-stroke design, all oil operation and ProControl. All of our high performance boom-mounted attachmentsare supported by the most respected parts and service organization in North America. Customer satisfaction is job one at Allied. Great products supported by people who know the industry and its customers. To put a high performance Allied attachment on your machine, call the Tyler Equipment Corporation office nearest you.

We’ve become attached to your machines.Tyler Equipment Corporation

We’ve become attached to your machines.

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Main Office251 Shaker RoadEast Longmeadow, MA 01028Tel: 413-525-6351

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Milroy and Company LLC171 Tolland Turnpike (Route 74) • PO Box 535

Willington, CT 06279

(860) 429-2793 • Fax: (860) 429-0542Don Bayer • (518) 527-1910

John Patton • (860) 429-2793Bill Dahill • (203) 314-2113

Go to www.acecrushers.com for a complete listing and description of our new and used equipment.

TELSMITH model SBS ConeCrushers are the most efficient andcost effective cone crushers avail-able today. In models ranging fromthe 38SBS (200hp) up to the 68SBS(600hp) with capacities that canexceed 900 tons per hour, the SBSis designed to deliver consistentperformance for decades.

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TELSMITH QUARRY-TRAX ModelTJ3258 is designed for the seriouscontractor or aggregate producer.

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as well as single-deck to quad-deck screens.

For over a hundred years,Telsmith has designed and

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Tyler Equipment251 Shaker Road

East Longmeadow, MA 01028(413) 525-6351(800) 292-6351

1980 Berlin TurnpikeBerlin, CT 06037(860) 356-0840(800) 352-4473

Parts: (860) 356-0848www.tylerequipment.com

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Woburn, MA 01801(781) 935-1919

Avon, MA(508) 584-8484Johnston, RI

(401) 942-9191

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Daniel Ibbitson is Gorilla Hammers’ new construction equipment sales and product support professional.Ibbitson has more than 20 years experience in the field, including positions at Milton CAT and C.N.Wood/Woodco Machinery.

For more information, call 888/81-GORILLA or visit www.gorillahammers.com.

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Industrial Tractor Co. Inc.843-572-0400

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2007 Kubota B21, s/n 65804ROPS/FOPS, 4WD, diesel,TL421 Loader w/56’’ bucket,BT751 backhoe w/12’’ bucket,very good condition, 390 hours..................................$19,500.

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L.J. Companies Liquidate With HelpFrom Petrowsky Auctioneers in R.I.

In addition to the other types of equipment for sale, such as truck tractors, lowbed and flatbed trailers, variousassortments of trucks, fleet vehicles and an extensiveinventory of crane and rigging support equipment, acces-sories and attachments, five cranes went up for bid.

Kevin O’Connell (L) of Shawmut Equipment inManchester, Conn., and Mike Invernizzi of ConsigliConstruction in Milford, Mass., stop talking business fora quick minute for a photo-op at the Petrowsky Sale. The complete liquidation auction of assets and equipment for L.J. Site Development Inc., L.J. Heavy Hauling &

Roofing and L.J. Crane & Rigging Inc. attracted a large crowd of interested buyersfrom all over the world.

Todd Campbell (L) ofCampbell Inc. inGreenville, S.C., andForrest Boone ofEdward’s Crane in SpringHope, N.C., traveled along ways to visit the salesite and peruse throughthe multi-million dollarinventory up for auction.

Lou Tomolonis (L) of Dutchman Global Inc. inChepachet, R.I., and Marc Varricchione of Wood’s CRWCorp. in Worcester, Mass., took a moment to catch upon the old times and the new at the auction.

PETROWSKY from page 8

These two happy contractors are Patrick Carr (L) of A #1 Crane Company inFairhaven, R.I., and William Dunlap of Dunlap Crane in Seekonk, R.I.


Chappell Tractor Sales, Inc.Milford, NH

800/698-2640

Chappell Tractor East, LLC

Brentwood, NH800/616-5666

Tracey Road EquipmentEast Syracuse, NY

315/437-1471

Binghamton, NY607/775-5010

Watertown, NY315/788-0200

Albany, NY518/438-1100

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Kahn Tractor & Equipment, Inc.North Franklin, CT860/642-7596




Bay State Rental Firm Let’sIts Iron Do the Talking

According to Sessions,the answer to the typical cus-tomer question, “When canyou guys deliver?” is simply,“When do you need it?” Theonly caveat? The neighbors.

“We always ask the cus-tomer about that, to makesure we don’t end up creat-ing trouble,” said Sessions,who added that his father hasbeen known to drop off amachine at a customer’s siteat 4 a.m. “to make sure itwas there with plenty oftime, because he said heneeded it at 6.”

And last but certainly notleast — at West County, top-notch service means top-notch maintenance. Thecompany does it all, in-house.

Standing in his wellequipped service area at theShelburne Falls location,Craig Sessions’s father,Norman, showed his toolsand explained how he puts towork his many years ofexperience and the same“outstanding service only”philosophy his son has sosuccessfully implementedacross the business.

“We don’t count the hourswe spend doing mainte-nance,” said Norman, “we just do whateverit takes.”

Craig’s son, Tyler, is learning the ropesand being trained to move seamlessly fromone job to another, supporting his father andhis grandfather, “doing whatever it takes.”

With 85 pieces of equipment, 125 attach-ments and counting, and four locations —Shelburne Falls, Palmer, Hadley and NorthAdams — there’s a good chance that nowa-days, West County has a solution for anychallenge.

In the BeginningCraig Sessions started his rental business

in 2005 with four machines he bought fromMilton CAT in Milford, Mass., after workingfor 20 years in his car and truck repair busi-ness.

“I was getting a little stir crazy and claus-trophobic,” he said in explaining the careerchange.

Working as a Caterpillar hose reseller at

the time, it was a conversation with his hoserepresentative, who put him in contact withthe Milton CAT rental manager, that set himon his current path.

These days, two new employees havejoined the Sessions family; one will work atthe Palmer, Mass., location and the other onewill assist with daily operations, includingmachine maintenance and deliveries. WestCounty Equipment Rental’s customer listshows a 50/50 ratio of homeowners versuscontractors and Sessions still believes timespent with a customer prior to actually clos-ing a deal is never wasted time.

West County Equipment has expanded itsproduct line to include compaction equip-ment, pumps, generators, concrete cutting,breaking and finishing equipment and land-scape equipment.

“We also offer a wide variety of contrac-tor’s supplies such as personal safety items,traffic control products, silt and safety fence,rain gear and hand tools,” added Tyler.

RENTALS from page 6

Norman Sessions relies upon his more than 40 yearsof equipment repair experience to keep the WestCounty fleet in top shape for the company’s customers.

The newest location, in Palmer, Mass., has a spaciousshowroom stocked with a complete line of hand toolsto meet the needs of the homeowners and contractorsin the area.

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ARGUS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY ......................................1

ASTRO CRANE ................................................................13

AUTOMATION INC ..........................................................17

BARRY EQUIPMENT CO ................................................10

C N WOOD CO INC ........................................................20

CHADWICK BAROSS MA ................................................16

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FOLEY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL ENGINE ........................1

GORILLA HAMMERS ....................................................1,7

HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ....................15

J R VINAGRO CORPORATION ......................................13

KRAFT POWER CORP ......................................................1

LOU GIZA EQUIPMENT ....................................................1

MID CITY STEEL CO........................................................13

MILTON CAT ....................................................................13

MULTI MACHINE INC ........................................................1

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Bobcat of Boston Inc.20 Concord Street

North Reading, MA 01864978-664-3727

Bobcat of Boston South170 MacArthur Blvd.

Bourne, MA 02532508-759-5020

www.bobcatboston.com

Barry Equipment30 Birch Island RoadWebster, MA 01570

508-949-0005

www.barryequipment.com


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