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Ohio’s Wylie Attributes Success to Partnership With Cat From a small landscaping business started 30 years ago by Tom Wylie, Wylie and Sons Landscaping, LLC has grown and evolved into a limestone quarry and trucking company supplying materials to construction sites within a 50 mi. (80.5 m) radius of its Perrysburg, Ohio operation. With a current roster of 47 employees, the company attributes its growth in large part to Wylie’s willingness to branch into other, yet related business ventures while remaining dedicated to his core business and customers. Early on, Wylie purchased dump trucks to deliver materials to his own jobs and soon found that the trucking aspect of his operations could be a lucrative business on its own. Over time, his fleet of dump trucks expanded and at one point numbered 100 trucks. As his business grew, Wylie purchased a property for the business from which he could also quarry sand. Over time, the company became increasingly involved with selling sand and trucking other materials to road and commercial construction jobs. Eventually, changes to zoning laws at the company’s original location forced a move and Wylie purchased the 16 acre property where Wylie and Sons Landscaping is now located. To help land contracts, the company
Ohio CAT’s crushing and screening equipment support team (L-R) are Parts and Service Specialist Mike Cullen; Service Specialist Kyle Bodkin; Sales Representative Kory Bacon; president and owner Ken Taylor join Wylie and Sons Landscaping’s owner Tom Wylie.
opened a dump site for concrete and asphalt which in turn led to the startup of a recycling operation, producing materials for use in commercial site construction. The company’s relationship with Ohio CAT began when it first purchased a Screen Machine Industries portable track crusher and screening plant to recycle concrete. The company also purchased a Screen Machine Industries 612T trommel screen to process topsoil.
(L-R): Ned Herald, Tom Wylie, Nick Wylie and Ken Taylor.
Then, a few years ago, while stripping dirt at his facility for the ODOT I-475 project, Wylie recognized that the site would be ideal for a limestone quarry. After a two year process to acquire all of the required permits for the quarry, Tom called in Ned Herald from Ohio CAT’s Con/Agg Division to analyze his needs and recommend the machines needed for the quarry. According to Wylie, based on his
experience and relationship with Ohio CAT, the dealership was his first and ultimately only choice to properly equip the quarry. Ohio CAT combines outstanding equipment backed by a sales and service team that is exceptionally responsive as well as easy access to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, all focused on helping his business, said Wylie. In January, Ohio CAT delivered and set up an IROCK RDS-20 mobile crushing plant and an IROCK TS-522 TD (triple deck) heavy-duty screener along with several conveyors. The machines were initially set up on a demo basis, but after seeing the machines in action, Wylie was convinced that a purchase was his best option. Key features of the IROCK RDS-20 and the IROCK TS522 TD that appealed to Wylie were the ease with which they could be moved and set up where needed, their ease of operation, and the machines’ production speeds and efficiency. The IROCK RDS-20 features a 5- by 16ft. (1.5 by 4.8 m), double-deck screen and can crush, screen and separate up to three different material sizes. Built with heavyduty components, the closed circuit design and high-performance four-bar impactor can see WYLIE page 7
In January, Ohio CAT delivered and set up an IROCK RDS-20 mobile crushing plant and an IROCK TS-522 TD heavy-duty screener along with conveyors. The machines were initially set up on a demo basis but on seeing the machines in action, Wylie was convinced that a purchase was his best option.
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The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. The following is a list of some of the projects let. Project No: 140521 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: FRA-US 40-21.35. State Estimate: $4,130,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,281,366 • Double Z Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $3,849,903 • Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $3,877,333 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $4,013,266 • George J Igel & Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $4,042,501 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $4,407,352 • Ruhlin Company, Sharon Center, Ohio — $4,867,916 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2015 Project No: 140537 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: ATB-US 20-21.43 State Estimate: $10,940,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $11,260,499 • Union Industrial Contractors Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio — $11,658,119 • Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio — $12,249,762 • Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Company, Youngstown, Ohio — $12,285,363 • J D Williamson Construction Co Inc., Tallmadge, Ohio — $12,467,696 Completion Date: June 17, 2016 Project No: 140538 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: CLE-SR 28-8.52 State Estimate: $1,211,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — $1,173,434 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,206,538 • Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $1,232,257 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $1,223,873 • Sunesis Construction Company, West Chester, Ohio — $1,318,690 • Prus Construction Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — $1,315,167 Completion Date: Aug. 30, 2016 Project No: 140539 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: CRA-SR 98-19.30 State Estimate: $1,912,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts:
• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,946,696 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $2,039,663 • Erie Blacktop Inc., Sandusky, Ohio — $2,084,118 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2015 Project No: 140540 Type: Bridge repair. Location: CUY-IR 71-12.45 State Estimate: $2,190,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Cosmos Industrial Services Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $2,079,475 • J D Williamson Construction Co Inc., Tallmadge, Ohio — $2,091,611 • Cuyahoga Bridge & Road Inc., Sevelle, Ohio — $2,207,275 • Dot Construction Corporation, Canfield, Ohio — $2,292,086 • Union Industrial Contractors Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio — $2,304,095 Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2015 Project No: 140545 Type: Four lane resurfacing. Location: GUE-IR 70-00.00 State Estimate: $6,096,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • The Lash Paving Company, Bridgeport, Ohio — $5,335,000
• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $5,685,428 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2015 Project No: 140546 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: HIG-SR 138-22.89 State Estimate: $1,466,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Cox Paving LLC, Washington Courthouse, Ohio — $1,309,221 • Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,314,238 Completion Date: Aug. 15, 2015 Project No: 140548 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: MED-SR 301-00.00 State Estimate: $1,717,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Chagrin Valley Paving Inc., Chagrin Falls, Ohio — $1,787,357 • Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $1,795,398 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,864,229 • Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio — $1,928,659 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,999,698 • Barbicas Construction Company Inc., Akron, Ohio — $2,180,702 Completion Date: Aug. 31, 2015
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Preventing Additional Erosion...
State Sets Construction, Dock Rules at Buckeye Lake BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio (AP) The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has set new construction and dock usage policies at central Ohio’s Buckeye Lake, where federal officials have warned a deteriorating dam’s failure could put thousands of lives at risk. The department wrote in a letter sent to Buckeye Lake residents that no new docks, boatlifts or other equipment will be permitted on the earthen dam without express approval. Additionally, new construction of homes, patios, pools and
sidewalks won’t be allowed without a proper permit, The Advocate in Newark reported. A recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report concluded there’s a high risk of failure at the 4.1-mi. (6.6 km) earthen dam at Buckeye Lake, about 30 mi. (48.28 km) east of Columbus. Gov. John Kasich has said that Ohio will replace the dam. In the meantime, the lake is being kept at winter levels of about 3 ft. (.9 m), roughly half the typical summer depth.
The construction and dock restrictions are intended to protect the dam’s remaining structural integrity and prevent additional erosion, according to the letter signed by Gary Obermiller, ODNR chief of parks and recreation. With the water levels low, ODNR said state-owned docks at Buckeye Lake won’t be available to residents this year. Residents with existing docks that aren’t located on the dam will still be allowed to use them. The Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce has hired a Pittsburgh firm to perform its own independent study of the dam. Chamber leaders have said they hope a second opinion will nudge the state to replace the dam faster, with less damage to local businesses. In the letter to residents, Obermiller said ODNR knows many concerned citizens will have questions about the path ahead. “ODNR will take every reasonable measure available to safeguard the dam, protect public safety and minimize adverse impacts while the dam is being replaced,” he wrote. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
CENTS 2016 to Take Place Jan. 11 Through 13 The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association Board of Directors recently announced that CENTS (Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show) 2016 will take place, January 11 through 13 (Monday – Wednesday) with pre-convention workshops on Sunday, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. ONLA plans to maintain its Monday through Wednesday pattern for future years Future CENTS dates are as follows: • 2016 — January 11-13 • 2017 — January 16-18 • 2018 — January 15-18 CENTS is Ohio’s Green Industry Convention sponsored by The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association. Over the years, CENTS has added an education program alongside the trade show. CENTS Marketplace & University is built strong from the ground up by the individuals who make it the largest convention of its kind in the Midwest. CENTS brings thousands of green industry professionals together each year to learn, to experience, and to grow. From the newest plant species to the most exciting business trends to the freshest ideas to ignite attendees’ interest — it’s all here. Deep roots, broad reach, lasting fruit, year after year. For more information, visit www.centsmarketplace.com.. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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For Ohio River Bridge Crew, the Office Is 230 Feet in the Air THE COURIER-JOURNAL
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (AP) Drivers who’ve crossed the Kennedy Memorial Bridge in recent months likely have noted the progress of the growing towers for the cable-stayed bridge just east of it, but the unique workspace — 230 ft. in the air — has been somewhat of a mystery. The first of three towers on the Ohio River for the new Interstate 65 bridge between downtown Louisville and
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ing member of the Carpenters Union Local 175 who lives in Charlestown, Ind. “It’s what I do every day, so you just get used to it.’’ Each day, Waters straps on about 60 pounds’ worth of equipment, including a harness, tool belt and life-preserver vest with a strobe light intended to help rescue crews locate workers if they were to fall into the river. No Walsh workers have fallen or died during construction so far. All injuries have been minor, according to a project official with the Chicago-based, family-owned company. Waters has helped build wooden forms so concrete can be poured on the completed tower. He also worked on the Milton-Madison Bridge and hopes his son may one day pursue a similar career. “I brought him out here and showed him,’’ Waters said. During a news conference in Jeffersonville, Andy Barber, a project manager of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, said the two other towers in the river closer to the Louisville side are expected to be finished this summer. Workers in the coming months will continue installing steel beams, as well as stay cables that will help support the bridge deck. Four of the 28 cables have been installed on the finished tower. The bridge ultimately will have 88 cables, each ascending set being increasingly larger to help distribute the weight. The concrete deck is slated to be poured late this year ahead of the first wave of traffic crossing the new bridge in January, Barber said. Jeremiah Littleton, a section engineer of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, also spoke at the news conference, detailing the process of building the towers up from the foundation set into bedrock beneath the river. “It has been solid [concrete] all the way up to the deck level. Once we get to about the deck level, it’s hollow on the inside,’’ Littleton said. The hollow portion includes a catwalk that spans the entire underside of the bridge, which will allow state bridge inspectors to inspect each piece of steel. Holes in the top of the towers also were left to give rappelling inspectors better access. “They’ll be able to hook off, climb up the tower, put their ropes over and get good tension, and then hang off of the side. It’s really hard to just take a leap and run off to rappel. It looks good in the movies, but for bridge inspections, we don’t like to do that,’’ Littleton said. Jeffersonville resident Jane Brubeck who lives with her husband on Riverside Drive, has been among those who’ve marveled at the work. The new span is the first bridge she has seen built. “It’s amazing actually, how they had to dump truck after truck of gravel to make the supports just for the workers to go out in the river,’’ Brubeck said while walking along the river last week. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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IROCK’s TS522 TD Produces Up to Four Finished Products
From a small landscaping business started 30 years ago by Tom Wylie, Wylie and Sons Landscaping LLC has grown and evolved into a limestone quarry and trucking company supplying materials to construction sites within a 50 mi. (80.5 m) radius of its Perrysburg, Ohio, operation. WYLIE from page 1
handle a variety of materials including quarry rock, demolition and recycled materials as well as base rock while producing consistently high quality product. The RDS-20 is powered by a 440-hp Caterpillar C-13 ACERT Tier III diesel engine and can crush, screen and separate up to three different sized materials at rates of up to 500 tons (453.5 t) per hour (TPH). Employed at Wylie and Sons Landscaping, as part of the RDS-
20 crusher circuit, IROCK’s TS522 TD screener is capable of producing up to four finished products at the quarry. The TS-522 TD features a 14-ft. (4.2 m)-wide hopper feeder rated at 12 cu. yds. (9.12 cu m) and is designed and built for high productivity. The screener is powered by a 129-hp Caterpillar C-4.4 diesel engine and processes materials at rates of up to 670 tph (608 t). The interchangeable decks include two 22 by 5-ft. (6.7 by 1.5 m) decks and
As his business grew, Tom Wylie purchased a property for the business from which he could also quarry sand. Over time, the company became increasingly involved with selling sand and trucking other materials to road and commercial construction jobs. Eventually, changes to zoning laws at the company’s original location forced a move and Wylie purchased the 16 acre property where Wylie and Sons Landscaping is now located.
a 20 by 5-ft. (6 by 1.5 m) bottom deck for a total screening area of 320 sq. ft. (30 sq m). To keep up with the machine’s production rate, hydraulically folding conveyors can stack materials at heights of 16 ft. 8 in. (5 m) on the sides and 16 ft. 2 in. (4.9 m) at the tail of the machine. The installation by Ohio CAT and IROCK, the Ohio-based manufacturer, went very smoothly according to Wylie. With Ohio CAT’s Ned Herald and Service Specialist, Kyle Bodkin, reviewing
IROCK President and Owner Ken Taylor (L) thanks Tom Wylie, owner of Wylie and Sons Landscaping LLC.
operations and procedures, Wylie was able to start producing materials in a short period of time. Since the January install, Wylie and Sons Landscaping’s team of Quarry Operators, consisting of Tom’s son, Nick Wylie, Jarrod Mandly and Quarry Supervisor, Darris Sherman, have been busy producing approximately 20,000 tons (18,143.7 t) of #6, #304, #4 and #8 limestone. According to Wylie, the operation at this point is meeting and
even exceeding his expectations, and he’s already seeing strong demand for his product. With the company’s fleet of 40 trucks, Wylie and Sons Excavating enjoys the unique advantage of not only being able to make and sell a variety of products but also being able to reliably deliver materials to its customers. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
The IROCK RDS-20 features a 5- by 16-ft. (1.5 by 4.8 m), double-deck screen and can crush, screen and separate up to three different material sizes.
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