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Steeped in Stone and History According to company archives and historical records, Fletcher also operated a construction business until 1915 and invested in other granite companies and a slate company. He was very active in town government and served as a state representative in the late 1800s and a state senator from 1901 to 1903.
The very earth, what it is and what it holds, has been the literal bedrock of a reputable, solid company since 1881. One of the oldest quarries and fabricators in the country, H.E. Fletcher Granite Co. LLC of Westford, has been mining the stone fruits of Massachusetts for nearly 130 years and see FLETCHER page 4 counting, an impressive milestone for any industry in any nation of the industrial world. In 1881, 18-year-old Herbert Ellery Fletcher, son of a prominent family in the Chelmsford area, founded his quarry by extracting granite and other stone on the family’s land in Westford, Mass., which was known as West Chelmsford at the time. Robert Fletcher, an ancestor of the family, was one of the first settlers and founders of the Town of Chelmsford in the mid-1600s. What started as a mere hole in the ground has been in continuous operation since. Fletcher Granite’s officers (L-R) are Vic Castellani, chairman and The company, located at 534 Groton Road, CEO; David Psaledas, Sr. operations manager; Bill Walker, curb was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1924. sales manager; and Tom Hannover, manager.
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Venerable Company Pioneered Many New Technologies FLETCHER from page 1
When his two sons, Harold and Ralph, returned from World War I, he turned the operations of the company over to them. Fletcher lived to see a third generation of Fletchers running the company before his death in 1956. Stone from the quarry was used to build his magnificent home, which was finished in 1912 and also his mausoleum. The Fletcher home, called Greyledge, still stands near the quarry and is now used as office and drafting space. A Desirable Commodity According to Fletcher CEO and Chairman Victor Castellani, granite has been a desirable commodity since the town was settled. Starting in the 17th century, area granite was hewn from giant boulders and used for hearthstones, thresholds, steps and, most notably, miles of stone walls still found surrounding fields that once belonged to farmsteads. Water power was harnessed to
Greyledge, the former home of the Fletcher family built in 1912, now houses the offices and drafting space for the company.
A radius splitter, which is used in curb fabrication.
run the grist and saw mills in the late 17th century, when granite was in great demand to build the dams that held the water to make grinding wheels that processed grain. By the 1880s, when Fletcher Granite was founded, the granite business was well established in the Chelmsford area. Although most quarries shut
Eleven Kinds of Stone Fletcher Granite is a full- service quarrier and fabricator. Today, the company extracts 11 types of stone from 10 separate quarries. It also has a large fabrication plant that ships finished stone products throughout the United States and the world. Fletcher has pioneered many
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down during both World Wars, Fletcher stayed open, providing ballast for ships, in addition to its usual product output. The main quarry is, and always has been, based in Westford, as is the company’s headquarters. Fletcher Granite also has quarries located in Maine and New Hampshire. Contact Edwin M. McKeon Jr.
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firsts, including the first quarry wire saw and circle guillotine for producing radius curbing. Other innovations include the development of various saws and splitters to produce curb and inlets, and the development of a high pressure, environmentally safe water jet for quarry block extraction. In 2004, a multi-diamond wire quarry was developed for the production of curbing slab. “Fletcher Granite has developed unique technology for the production of granite curbing slab feedstock and quarry blocks directly in the quarry using an in-quarry multi-diamond wire saw with six wires designed, developed and see FLETCHER on page 6
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‘Old World’Craftsmanship, Cutting-Edge Equipment Meet FLETCHER from page 4
fabricated in-house. This apparatus replaces a 10 wire multi-wire apparatus using twisted wire and silicon carbide which the company had developed and used for more than 50 years,” said Castellani. Using the multi-diamond wire saw technology large primary blocks of granite, typically 80 ft. (24.3 m) high, and more than 120 ft. (36.5 m) wide are developed in the quarry by cutting and quarrying out large channels, 12 to 16 ft. (3.6 to 4.8 m) wide on either side of the primary block. Pull through diamond wire saws are used to saw both sides of the channel. Two holes are drilled vertically, 12 to 16 ft. apart, 60 to 80 ft. (18 to 24 m) back from the face of the granite block and intercepting holes are drilled horizontally at the bottom of the 80-ft.-high block. Diamond wires are then fished through the holes and are run by pullback single wire diamond saws cutting both sides of the channel. A third cut is made diagonally across the channel to facilitate quarrying out the material which is done primarily using drilling and splitting in a traditional manner. “Once the 12-to-16-foot wide channels are quarried out on both sides of the large primary block, the multi-diamond wire saw apparatus with six wires is erected in the channels on either side of the primary block,” added Castellani. This apparatus then makes six wire cuts 12 to 20 in. (30 to 50 cm) apart and occasionally — depending upon need for quarry blocks — up to 6 ft. (1,8 m) apart, through the entire 80-ft. high, 120-ft. wide primary block. “This usually tales ten to twelve twenty-four hour days,” Castellani explained. After the first six wire cut, the multi-diamond wire saw apparatus is moved over to make the next series of cuts in the primary while the extraction crew splits the sawn material into 10-ft. (3 m) wide, up to 12-ft. (3.6 m) long slabs. Holes are drilled in the top of the slabs and lifting pins are inserted so that cranes can lift the slabs out. The slabs and blocks are loaded onto flat bed rails cars for the halfmile trip to Fletcher Granite’s mill for processing into curb and
dimensional stone components for building, parks, bridges and other projects. Granite quarry blocks also are sold and shipped to other fabricators both the northeast and around the world. All Year Round The quarry can operate year round, and since the company fabricates so many products, even cobblestones, there is very little waste. Blocks are processed in several ways; beyond the wired process described above, blocks also can be cut on large disc saws from Park Industries, which feature blades as large as 3.2 yds. (3 m). For polishing, the company uses a Thibaut T502 automatic bed polisher from France, which is capable of polishing several large flat stone slabs at once. Fletcher Granite has been used for many projects locally as well as globally. Chelmsford Granite, purportedly from a site close to where
Fletcher Granite’s Chelmsford Quarry, located in Westford, Mass., is the main quarry out of the 10 the company operates.
Nashua Street Park in Boston features a stone project from Fletcher Granite.
the present day Fletcher quarry is situated, also was used to build the historic Quincy Market in downtown Boston. The columns for Quincy Market were hauled to a landing in Chelmsford by 22 yokes of oxen, loaded onto a barge and sent into Boston. In the early 1880s, Charles Bulfinch, a noted architect of that time, chose Chelmsford Grey granite to build University Hall at Harvard University.
Tremendous Project History Other notable Fletcher projects include the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C.; Nashua Street Park in Boston, Mass.; East and West Wings of the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.; the United States Military Academy’s Eisenhower Hall, Jewish Chapel, MacArthur Hall, and Washington
Hall at West Point, N.Y.; the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery; and the Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg, among many others. Fletcher Granite has been used in a multitude of bridge projects as well including the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge in Arlington, Va.; the Newport Bridge in Newport, R.I.; the Saugatuck River Bridge in Westport, Conn.; and the Second Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Alexandria, Va. For architectural works, each piece is drawn and detailed by the company’s highly-specialized drafting department, right down to the “anchoring.” But not everything continues to be etched in stone. The ownership of the company passed out of the Fletcher family in 1985, after 104 years of continuous operations with a Fletcher at the helm. The quarry was owned and operated by Pioneer International headquartered in Sydney, Australia through 1999, when a group of four investors purchased the company and still own it today. Castellani said, “Our company motto is, ‘Quality Through Tradition.’ Our employees possess an expertise in ‘Old World’ crafts-
manship combined with Fletcher Granite’s state of the art equipment; this knowledge allows them to fabricate a unique line of custom products. Our reputation as a leader in the granite industry is well established due to our superior work and customer satisfaction. “We offer unmatched diversity — color and finish options including historical finishes, and innovative or traditional fabrication utilizing a broad range of shapes and sizes,” added Castellani. Fletcher Granite employs up to 65 workers when things are rocking in the plant, during a good economy. Most of these workers have 25 to 30 years in service experience, usually all with Fletcher. “Our granite is specified in many restoration projects as well as sought by architects and builders for new ventures, such as curbing, dimensional stone, bridge and roadway, or landscape architecture projects,” Castellani said. For more information, visit www.fletchergranite.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CT-041 Project: High hazard intersections (New London at Howard). Contractors and Bid Amounts: • American Site Corp. — $1,055,915. • Cardi Corp. — $1,072,878. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $1,110,593. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $1,181,944. • Catalano Construction — $1,240,909. • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $1,252,857. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CH-013 Project: Improvements to Route 91 in Westerly; Contract2 (East). Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Cardi Corp. — $2,331,616. • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $2,446,940. • T. Miozzi Inc. — $2,483,766. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $2,532,888. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $2,689,708. • Manafort Bros. Inc. — $3,245,281. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CH-023 Project: Improvements to Colebrook Road in Little Compton. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $1,493,537. • Cardi Corp. — $1,493,762. • Green Acres Landscape & Construction Inc. — $1,499,517. • T. Miozzi Inc. — $1,553,461. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $1,644,603. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $1,657,409. • P.J. Keating Co. — $1,692,453. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CR-009 Project: Full depth reclamation of Route 102. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $595,849. • All States Asphalt Inc. — $605,001. • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $609,793. • T. Miozzi Inc. — $623,089. • Cardi Corp. — $658,912. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $673,265. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CR-012 Project: Reclamation of Moosup Valley Road. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $717,364. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $731,336. • All States Asphalt Inc. — $732,640. • Cardi Corp. — $769,914. • T. Miozzi Inc. — $770,831. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $812,775.
R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CB-016 Project: Chestnut Hill Road Bridge No. 951 (Cat. D). Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shire Corp. — $1,178,158. • John Rocchio Corp. — $1,248,039. • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $1,319,370. • Cardi Corp. — $1,356,000. • A. A. Will Corp. — $1,516,079. • Aetna Bridge Co. — $1,592,539. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CH-010 Project: Main Street (Route 114) (1R) Contract 1. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • American Site Corp. — $525,000. • Hartford Site Construction LLC — $548,893. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $560,151. • Manuel R. Pavao Co. — $564,010. • Cardi Corp. — $667,137. • Catalano Construction — $673,672. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $714,761. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CH-025 Project: 1R improvements to Route 99. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Cardi Corp. — $3,266,663. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $3,377,000. • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $3,694,453. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $4,780,625.
R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CH-017 Project: Statewide drainage improvements 2010 Contract 1. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Lucena Bros. — $209,528. • Hartford Site Construction — $216,229. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $265,873. • American Site Corp. — $312,906. • Cardi Corp. — $334,767. • R.P. Iannuccillo & Sons Construction Co. — $382,834. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CH-021 Project: 1R improvements to Route 102 C-1. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • J.H. Lynch & Sons — $2,684,866. • D’Ambra Construction Co. Inc. — $2,962,620. • DiGregorio Corp. — $3,251,268. • Narragansett Improvement Co. — $3,311,174. • Cardi Corp. — $3,512,993. • T. Miozzi Inc. — $3,686,398. R.I. Contract No.: 2010-CT-036 Project: 2010-2011 statewide pavement striping - limited access. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Safety Marking Inc. — $2,379,970. • Hi-Way Safety Systems — $2,607,443. • Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc. — $2,871,025.
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Woburn’s C.N. Wood Inc. Named NPK Dealer for Bay State, Rhode Island C.N. Wood Co. Inc., Woburn, Mass., has been named the NPK dealer for the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The exclusive distributor for Komatsu off-road equipment will be carrying the full line of NPK products, which includes a comprehensive offering of hydraulic hammers, pedestal breaker systems, heavy duty grapples, primary/secondary crushers, material processors, plate compactor/drivers and quickattach couplers as well as a complete offering of OEM parts to support these attachments. According to C.N. Wood, the agreement, which officially began on April 1, 2010, represents the beginning of a great partnership. “As an attachment manufacturer that is focused primarily on hydraulic excavator applications, we see NPK as the perfect complement to our Komatsu and Volvo product lines. We take pride in offering these high
quality excavators, ranging from two to 120 ton size classes, and meeting the challenging applications that are routinely seen in New England. We see an NPK hammer, plate compactor coupler or demolition cutter/processor mounted on one of our highly productive and efficient hydraulic excavators as a winning combination.” C.N. Wood believes its customers “can expect to be more productive and competitive using NPK attachments on their excavators. In addition, with an already large population of NPK products in our territory, we see an excellent opportunity to inventory both new and rental units, and to provide high quality rebuilds to customers seeking the value of extending the life cycle for their NPK attachments. The NPK product has a well-deserved reputation for performance and reliability, ease of service and low operating cost.
“We are excited to be representing the full NPK product line in our territory. NPK has enjoyed an exceptional reputation for performance and reliability to end users throughout our territory. We feel strongly that NPK shares the same commitment to quality workmanship and customer service that we do as an equipment dealer. The NPK factory personnel that we have dealt with thus far have provided excellent support and are extremely customer focused.” In order to make the most of the new partnership, C.N. Wood personnel have already completed training for technicians as well as parts and product training. The company also has brought in a significant inventory of parts and whole goods to support the customers in its territory. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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Paul E. Saperstein Holds Auction in Holbrook, Mass.
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aul E. Saperstein Auctioneers & Appraisers held a secured party sale at a public auction April 27 in Holbrook, Mass. Featuring equipment from Josephs Hardware Rentals, the auction included a selection of landscaping equipment as well as backhoe loaders, mini-excavators, trailers and Bobcat Bidder No. 801 was the highest bidder in this round at the Paul E. Saperstein auction. equipment.
Two teammates from Buckley’s and Son Landscaping, Bill Buckley (L) from East Bridgewater, Mass., and Bill Stellberger from Hingham, Mass., look over the landscaping equipment, backhoe/loaders, mini-excavators, Bobcats and trailers up for bid.
Michael Saperstein, vice president of Paul E. Saperstein Co. Auctioneers & Appraisals, takes over the microphone as auctioneer.
Wally Saperstein of Paul E. Saperstein Co. Auctioneers & Appraisals demonstrates for prospective bidders that each piece of heavy equipment is properly functioning prior to it going up for bid.
Joe Deady from Green Harbor, Mass., attended the Paul E. Saperstein auction in search of equipment for his son’s construction company.
Renato Costa (L) and Praidraic Sheehan of Eagles Nest Tree & Landscaping in Duxbury, Mass., attended Paul E. Saperstein’s secured party sale on April 27.
John Hathaway of JDH Landscaping in Westport, Mass., leans against a Bil-Jax 3632T boom lift outside of the auction facility in Holbrook, Mass.
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Sales Auction Company LLC Holds Inaugural Sale
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ledgling company Sales Auction Company LLC held its inaugural auction on May 1 at its seven-acre facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. The company, founded in 2009 by father and son Samuel P. and Samuel M. Sales, specializes in all types of earthmoving and heavy equipment, fleet vehicles, trucks, trailers, landcare and farm equipment sales. The grand opening featured more than 300 lots and attracted more than 400 bidders, who went to work on the large variety of items up for bid. Items sold ranged from a 2005 Caterpillar 312cl hydraulic excavator, Bob Munther was in charge of the microphone as which sold for $51,000, to the the auctioneer for the day at the first Sales Auction Company LLC sale. unique antique gas pump which went to a bidder for $85. In between placing bids, attendees enjoyed a barbeque and beverages served throughout the day.
Sales Auction Company LLC had a large selection of equipment available for purchase at its first auction.
see SALES page 17
(L-R): Jim Gagain, an independent broker from Windsor, Conn.; Lenny Bull, Bull Construction, Granby, Conn., and Todd Hodgkiss, from Southwick, Mass., who “does everything” catch up at the auction. Like father, like son. This Caterpillar 225L excavator caught the eyes of both David Berry Sr. (L) and David Berry Jr., Berry Construction, Southwick, Mass.
Mike Grasso (L), Mike Grasso Logging, Hartland, Conn.; and Jason LaChance, JRL Construction LLC, Granby, Conn.; take a break from the hot sun and relax against a 1986 Athey mobile sweeper.
Sales Auction Company LLC provided hot food and beverages at its Windsor Locks, Conn., grand opening auction.
The men of Sales Auction Company LLC, (L-R) John Stevenson, employee/ringman; Rick Gemme employee/ringman; and Sam Sales, owner, were unstoppable at their first auction.
Kevin Constable (L), Copper Hill Excavating, Suffield, Conn.; and J.D. Carey, J.D.C. Enterprises, South Windsor, Conn., pause for a picture at the Sales Auction Company LLC event.
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Inaugural Sales Auction Sale Features 300 Lots of Iron SALES from page 16
Here’s a picture for the family album. Joe Frennette, Quincy Development Group, Canton, Conn., brought his daughter, Sofia, and his son, Joey, to check out the action.
Prospective buyers gathered around as items were sold to the highest bidder.
Tony Banis of Southington, Conn., tests out a 1999 Gehl paver during Sales Auction Company LLC’s grand opening auction.
Sam Sales, owner of Sales Auction Company LLC, Windsor Locks, Conn., said he has the “lowest seller commission rates in the industry.”
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ADVERTISER INDEX ACR EQUIPMENT ............................................................13
Conn. Craftsman Wants to Build Metal-Frame Homes By Robert Miller THE NEWS-TIMES OF DANBURY
ARGUS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY ......................................1 ASTRO CRANE ................................................................13 AUTOMATION INC ..........................................................10 CHADWICK BAROSS MA ..................................................5 CLASSIFIED ....................................................................13 CONTRACTOR’S CORNER ............................................13 DAVIS AUCTIONS INC QUINNIPIAC COMMISSION AUCTION 06/05/10 ......19 E W SLEEPER CO ............................................................1 FOLEY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL ENGINE ........................1 GORILLA HAMMERS ........................................................1 GORILLA HAMMERS ........................................................7 KRAFT POWER CORP ......................................................1 LOU GIZA EQUIPMENT ....................................................1 MID CITY STEEL CO........................................................13 MILTON CAT ....................................................................13 MULTI MACHINE INC ........................................................1 NPK CONSTRUCTION ....................................................11 PITTSFIELD LAWN & TRACTOR ......................................5 ROGERS BROTHERS......................................................12 SHAWMUT EQUIPMENT CO INC....................................15 THE N.I.C.E. COMPANY ................................................15 TST HYDRAULICS INC ....................................................1 TYLER EQUIPMENT CO ..............................................3,17 W I CLARK CO ..................................................................2 WOODCO MACHINERY ..................................................20 WOODS CRW OF NH CORP ............................................9 The Advertisers Index is printed as a free editorial service to our advertisers and readership. Construction Equipment Guide is not responsible for errors or omissions.
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) Steven Timur Lang can fashion wrought iron into roses, and hammer dense rectangles of layered stainless steel into beautiful Damacus knives, the kind his Hungarian ancestors could have carried on a wild boar hunt. But his dream now is to build houses — specifically, metal-frame houses, anywhere in the world. “I will go to Afghanistan to build structures for the American Army and the people of Afghanistan,” he said, noting that his namesake Timur Lang, known in the western world as Tamerlane, once ruled there. “I would like to ride in my ancestor’s path,” he said. Lang’s idea isn’t pie in the sky. He spent four years designing metal-frame homes in his head, and another six years working on a patent for the design, manufacturing and construction of such homes, a patent the U.S. government granted him this year. His blacksmith shop on Deerfield Avenue is a metal-frame construction he adapted for his own use. He’s also built a model in northern Connecticut. “In four and a half days, we built a 10,000-square-foot, three-story A-frame,” he said. The principles of the construction are such that he could mass produce and build much simpler structures quickly — for homes in Haiti or in Louisiana. “They are termite-proof, fireproof, hurricane-proof,” he said. Anchored with shock absorbers, they can be earthquake-proof as well, he said. “We have a prototype,” he said. “We could provide housing and jobs. Now I’m looking for politicians to give us support and investors.” Lang comes by his love of metal almost by blood. His father was a blacksmith in Budapest, and Lang grew up in his shop
there — working hot iron, fashioning shoes for draught horses. And while he went to a top-notch technology school in Budapest, learning design, metallurgy and welding, he said his love of the forge goes deep — to his ancestors, sitting around a fire in Hungary. “When I work by myself making Damascus knives, with no telephone, no one to talk to, the fire mesmerizes me,” he said of the charcoal fire he still uses in his shop. But the Hungary he grew up in was under Communist rule. “My family didn’t like the Communists for a tiny reason. Freedom,” he said. In 1970, he escaped his homeland, crossing the border into Vienna. He took what he learned in military training with him and served in an airborne division of the U.S. Army, parachuting into spots in Europe and Central America. When he built the A-frame in northern Connecticut, he used his fellow paratroopers as his construction crew. “When you’re putting a 4-inch I-beam in place three stories up, you can’t have someone off the streets,” he said. “You need people who trust you and can work with you.” His two sons, Steve and Joey, are now following him in the trade — the third generation of Lang blacksmiths. “They are the best thing that has happened to me,” he said. The blacksmith shop now does welding and makes beautiful wrought-iron work, along with Damacus knives and swords. Lang has developed a way of working a layer of gold into those knives, to make them even more striking. But Lang sees his metal-framed homes — which are made in pre-fabricated sections — as a revolutionary new way of building strong, light dwellings that can be assembled with great speed. “In Haiti there are people living in tents,” he said. “We could build villages overnight.”
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Early Consignments from Utility Companies: 1990 JOHN DEERE 310C Wheel Loader Backhoe; 1990 FORD F750 Rack Body; 2002 FORD F550 w/Altec AT-35G Bucket; 2002 FORD F550 Crew Truck w/winch, 4x4; 2002 FORD F450 DRW; 2001 FORD F350 Crew Cab w/ladder rack, 4x4; 2001 FORD F350 Crew Cab, 4x4; 2003 FORD F350, 4x4; 2001 FORD F350, 4x4; 1999 FORD F350; 2000 FORD F250 Utility Body w/cap; (2) 2004 FORD F250 Ext. Cab, 4x4; 2003 FORD F250, 4x4; 2001 FORD F250, 4x4; 2002 FORD Ranger, 4x4; 2003 FORD E350 Van; 2001 FORD E350 Van; 2000 DODGE B3500 Van; 2002 FORD E150 Van; (2) 1997 FORD Super Duty USV Van; (5) 2002-2001 GMC Savana Vans; (8) 2003-2000 GMC Safari Vans; 2003 DODGE Caravan
Early Consignments: JOHN DEERE 624G Wheel Loader, w/JRB coupler, general purpose bucket, forks, & side dump; JRB Quick Disconnect Bucket for John Deere 624G Wheel Loader; CATERPILLAR D4H Crawler Dozer, 6 way blade; JOHN DEERE 650G Crawler Dozer, 6 way blade; JOHN DEERE 450G Crawler Dozer, 6 way blade; MITSUBISHI MS240LC Hyd. Excavator; KOMATSU PC220LC-6 Hyd. Excavator; CATERPILLAR 311C Hyd. Excavator, w/aux. hyd., blade, & ditch bucket; JOHN DEERE 35ZX Mini Excavator, low hours; BOBCAT 328 Mini Excavator, w/blade & rubber tracks; BOBCAT 751 Skid Steer; CATERPILLAR D25C Articulating Rock Truck; (2) DRESSER 412B Elevating Scrapers; DYNAHOE 160 Wheel Loader Backhoe; JLG 80HX+6 Hyd. Boom Lift, 4x4, diesel; JLG 80HX Hyd. Boom Call for more information: DAVIS AUCTIONS, INC. (203) 758-4087 or 1-800-201-4368 www.davisauctionsinc.com
Lift, diesel; GENIE S-60 Hyd. Boom Lift; (2) GENIE S-40 Hyd. Boom Lifts, 4x4, dual fuel; SNORKEL 5000 Scissorlift, w/Kubota diesel, 4x4; (2) JLG 2032E2 Electric Scissorlifts; 2005 MORBARK 2400XL Hurricane Chipper, John Deere diesel; MORBARK 2400 Chipper, John Deere diesel; DITCHWITCH 3610 w/trencher & blade; CATERPILLAR V150 Forklift, w/auto side shift, 16000 lbs capacity, diesel; MOFFET M5000 3 Wheel Forklift, Kubota diesel; FMC Street Sweeper, diesel, low hours; DYNA-VAC Hydro Vac Pump System, Honda 18 hp engine; (2) 2003 EVI T366 Tugger Electric Utility Vehicles; 1997 FORD F800 S/A Dump, Cummins diesel, low miles; 1998 GRUMMAN 1 Ton Alum. Van w/Hiab crane & compressor; 1989 INTERNATIONAL Plow Truck, w/sander, 4x4; 1989 INTERNATIONAL Plow Truck, w/sander; GMC 1 Ton Truck, w/Lincoln Welder; (2) Stainless Steel Tanker Trailers; 1978 CITY Alum. Dump Trailer; 2008 CARMATE 12’ V-nose Enclosed Trailer w/side door & rear ramp; Utility Trailers; (New) SEC Hyd. Grapples for Excavator; (2) Weld On Hyd. Excavator Thumbs; Weld On Manual Excavator Thumbs; Misc. 3PtH Equipment: Scraper Box, Mowers, & Fertilizer Spreaders; Large Lot of Misc. Shop & Contractor’s Tools: Pumps, Generators, Etc., Contractor Closing Up; and much much more. You name it, it looks like it’s coming!! More arriving daily. This is our early tentative list. We accept consignments up thru WEDNESDAY prior to sale. We never know what will be consigned at the last minute – so come to our inspection and find out! INSPECTION: FRIDAY, June 4, 2010 This is when/where you find out what is really here!!! 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECKS WITH IDENTIFICATION. ABSENTEE BIDS ACCEPTED.
Website list frequently updated. If you don’t see what you want here, visit website for updates. Auctioneer: Reginald Lussier Lyndonville, VT 05851 NH License# 2413
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