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OSU Hosts 49th Annual Farm Science Review in London
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he 49th Annual Farm Science Review was held Sept. 20 to 22 at Ohio State University’s 100-acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, just west of Columbus. The event, sponsored by the Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, features equipment demonstrations, conservation awards and educational programs along with nearly 600 commercial exhibitors representing and displaying approximately 4,000 equipment and product lines. Field demonstrations included harvesting, tillage and a hands-on global positioning presentation. Educational displays presented by Ohio State and state and federal agencies also were included in the exhibitor display area. Show officials estimate that more than 100,000 visitors attend the event each year. see REVIEW page 3
(L-R): Kubota Regional Sales Managers Dan Jasper, Bob Hoffmann and Assistant Sales Manager Dave Miller talk about the extensive line of Kubota compact equipment available.
Logan Stuver (L) and Lenny Garrard of Bobcat Enterprises said that their used equipment lot exhibit has become a perennial favorite at the show.
(L-R): Barry Arnold and Clarence Metz of Arnold’s Farm speak with Bobcat Territory Representative Buzz Helser at Bobcat’s exhibit.
The Ohio Michigan Equipment Dealers Association’s Marti Smith (L) and Linda Kahler are happy to answer questions about the upcoming Ohio Power Show in Columbus from Jan. 27 to 29.
American Equipment Service’s Scott Milner (L) joins JCB Product Manager Michael Chandler to introduce the new JCB Workmax 800D UTV at the JCB exhibit.
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‘Buckeye State’ Highway Lettings
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: 110278 Type: Intersection. Location: OTT-SR-53-12.72, PART 1; OTT-53-13.09, PART 2. State Estimate: $2,600,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $2,585,056 • Erie Blacktop Inc., Sandusky, Ohio — $2,680,922 • Crestline Paving & Excavating Company Inc., Toledo, Ohio — $3,021,325 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., — $3,279,598 Completion Date: May 25, 2012 Project No: 110309 Type: Signalization. Location: CUY-LR-LAKEWOOD SIGNALS, PHASE 3. State Estimate: $1,452,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Perram Electric Inc., Wadsworth, Ohio — $1,712,463 • Zenith Systems LLC, Bedford Hts, Ohio — $1,662,748 • Miller Cable Company, Green Springs, Ohio — $1,746,254 • Terrace Construction Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $1,787,733 Completion Date: July 30, 2012 Project No: 110323 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: ROS-US-50-36.79. State Estimate: $2,620,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,782,651 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $2,820,962 • D G M Inc., Beaver, Ohio — $2,873,303 • Righter Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,195,636 • R B Jergens Contractors Inc., Vandalia, Ohio — $3,356,700 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2012 Project No: 110326 Type: Bridge repair. Location: TUS-US-36-16.73. State Estimate: $1,395,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,424,311 • Dennison Bridge Inc., Dennison, Ohio — $1,448,919 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $1,485,998 • Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company, Shadyside, Ohio — $1,497,096 • Armstrong Steel Erectors Inc., Newark, Ohio — $1,641,133 Completion Date: June 30, 2012
Project No: 110328 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: VIN-SR-160-8.92. State Estimate: $1,664,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,545,366 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,569,681 Completion Date: Nov. 1, 2011 Project No: 110334 Type: Noise walls. Location: CUY-IR-71-7.87. State Estimate: $3,607,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio — $3,029,734 • Perk Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $3,219,925 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,425,120 • Schirmer Construction Company, North Olmsted, Ohio — $3,430,696 • Anthony Allega Cement Contractor Inc., Valley View, Ohio – $3,988,199 Completion Date: Nov. 30, 2011 Project No: 118010 Type: Bridge repair.
Location: ERI-SR-2-19.11. State Estimate: $2,207,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • J D Williamson Construction Company Inc., Tallmadge, Ohio — $2,531,305 • Becdir Construction Company, Berlin Center, Ohio — $2,613,674 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $2,755,652 • Schirmer Construction Company, North Olmsted, Ohio — $3,646,051 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2012 Project No: 110344 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: BEL-SR-148-19.85, PART 1; BEL-148-22.35, PART 2. State Estimate: $3,770,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $4,064,318 • Mark Schaffer Excavating & Trucking Inc., Norwalk, Ohio — $4,242,848 • Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company, Shadyside, Ohio — $5,062,279 • Cast & Baker Corporation, Canonsburg, Pa. — $6,864,362 Completion Date: June 30, 2012
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Equipment, Exhibits Take Spotlight at Ohio State Show REVIEW from page 1
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(L-R): The Manitou Group’s Clint LaBonte, Scott Begg, Andy Gray and Rick Laws are ready to discuss the models from Gehl, Manitou, Mustang and CE Attachments equipment lines that they brought to the show.
(L-R): John and Cody Johnson of H&H Excavating talk with Murphy Tractor & Equipment’s Eric Bischoff about his company’s exhibit.
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(L-R): Ohio CAT’s Bill Kuhar is joined by Bill Atwell of Paladin Attachments, along with Ohio CAT’s Brian Speelman and Jason Koskinen to welcome visitors to Ohio CAT’s display.
(L-R): Murphy Tractor & Equipment’s Steve Burger, gets an assist from John Deere Territory Representative Chris Fall and Murphy Tractor & Equipment’s Mike Little at the show.
Ohio Forestry Association Holds Annual Paul Bunyan Show
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he Ohio Forestry Association held its annual Official Paul Bunyan Show Oct. 7 to 9 at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Cambridge, Ohio. Billed as, “The Original American Forestry Show,” and the oldest event of its kind, the show focuses on education, technology and products associated with the forestry industry in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Events included the Great Lakes Timber Show, sponsored by John Deere Construction & Forestry Equipment and Leslie Equipment, and a seminar on tying down a load of logs conducted by Linda Meier of Ohio CAT. More than 100 exhibitors were on hand to show off the latest equipment, services and products geared to the forest industry. see SHOW page 6
(L-R): Josh Poston, Dave Sizemore, Mark Tanzillo, Brian James and Martin McCutcheon of Rudd Equipment had plenty of equipment on hand for attendees to see.
(L-R): At the Columbus Equipment Company display, Tim Smith, Jeff Richards, Bob Stewart and Ed Dodak attracted a lot of attention with their Morbark 3800XL Wood Hog.
As well as their lineup of Case Construction Equipment, Southeastern Equipment Company’s (L-R) Jon Wickline, Greg Mercer and Tim Metheney brought their line of Carlton wood chippers and stump cutters.
Dave Beard (L) of Vermeer Sales & Service joins George Jones of Vermeer Heartland to show off Vermeer’s new WC2300 whole tree chipper.
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Condition of Ohio River Bridges Causes Repair, Budget Snags By Bruce Schreiner ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) An ailing Ohio River bridge linking Kentucky and Indiana will stay shut for repairs lasting about six months and costing some $20 million as workers fasten more steel to reinforce the heavily traveled span, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Sept. 30. New steel plating will be installed along both sides of a section stretching horizontally along the Sherman Minton Bridge, which connects Louisville, Ky., and New Albany, Ind., along Interstate 64, officials said at a press conference. “Short of a complete replacement, this is just about as forceful an answer as was available on the menu,” said Daniels, who was joined by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear in announcing plans for the double-decker bridge that forms a key transportation artery. The bridge, used by more than 80,000 vehicles a day, was closed after an approximately 2.5 in. long crack was found in a steel support beam. More cracks were found in the nearly 50-year-old steel span. Daniels said the work will result in a much stronger bridge, adding at least 20 more years to its life. Both governors said the states will find
the money to get the repairs done. “Dollars and cents were always an afterthought. Safety first, speed second,” Daniels said. “But I like what I’m hearing on the dollars and cents.” The neighboring states share the bridge costs equally, but Indiana takes the lead role for the span’s maintenance. Daniels promised the project would move on a fast track. Bids are expected to be awarded in mid-October. The contractor will be offered financial rewards up to $5 million for finishing work before the targeted date for completion. “We’ll have a good, spirited competition,” Daniels said. “That tends to produce innovation, it tends to produce a good price.” Still, the timetable for repairs will subject thousands of commuters to months of traffic headaches stretching into next year. Traffic has been funneled over the area’s two other Ohio River bridges, causing longer rushhour delays. The governors sympathized with those struggling to get to work or ship goods, but said the repair plan was the best solution. “Safety comes first,” Beshear said. “And we’re going to make sure that this bridge is repaired to where it’s going to have a long, long life and it will be safe for the folks that use it.”
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said in a statement that having the bridge closed for six more months will be inconvenient, but “it’s better than the alternative of having the bridge closed for years.” Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said the federal government would supply up to $5 million for the repairs. The governors ruled out reopening a portion of the bridge while the repairs were done, following a recommendation from engineers. “That just would not be the safe route to go,” Beshear said. “If you’ve got a bridge that’s in trouble right now, it doesn’t make much sense to have people back on it while you’re just starting to repair it.” During an exhaustive review of the bridge, defects were found in welds and numerous other cracks were detected along sections of the bridge that will be reinforced, Indiana transportation officials said. Daniels said workers will bolt three million pounds of new steel to the sections. “We are going to fix every single defect that was found ... and then apply this additional reinforcement end to end,” Daniels said. Indiana transportation officials had previously said the damage was not extensive enough to warrant a full replacement of the
bridge. Inspection crews have worked almost around the clock doing a top-to-bottom examination of the bridge. Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Michael Cline said the price tag for repair and engineering work so far on the bridge totals $6 million to $7 million, an amount separate from the estimated $20 million cost for the more extensive repairs in the coming months. The bridge has drawn a steady stream of political leaders from both states, and its closure has come as President Barack Obama pushes his jobs program, which would spend billions of dollars on infrastructure. Obama highlighted his jobs plan with a recent visit to another outdated Ohio River bridge that connects Ohio and Kentucky. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood toured the Sherman Minton Bridge recently and said federal officials are committed to getting it reopened. The bridge closure has intensified the push for a more ambitious project to build two new Ohio River bridges in the vicinity. The proposal includes a new span in downtown Louisville and one in eastern Jefferson County, Ky. Mendez said that federal officials are prepared to expedite the approval process for the additional bridges.
‘Original American Forestry Show’ Draws Strong Attendance SHOW from page 4
Bandit of Ohio’s Jim McLaughlin (L) and Larry Holmes have plenty to talk about with attendees at the show.
(L-R): Leslie Equipment Company’s Andrew Rinehart, Ken Sappington, Carrie Young, Randy Bates and Todd Rogers welcome attendees to their exhibit.
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Terex Boosts Roadbuilding Distribution in Ohio, Midwest Terex Roadbuilding announced a strategic distribution agreement with Southeastern Equipment that includes the manufacturer’s full line of asphalt mobile, concrete and landfill equipment. Strengthening Terex Roadbuilding distribution in the states of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, Southeastern now offers contractors and producers local sales and after-the-sale parts and service support for concrete pavers and plants, landfill compactors, and asphalt pavers, material transfer vehicles, reclaimer/stabilizers and milling machines. “Southeastern has built a broad distribution network throughout its territory, and for more than 50 years has earned a solid reputation of delivering superior support,” said Julio Valladares, director of dealer development of Terex Roadbuilding. “With Southeastern’s vast industry experience and strong dedication to the customer, we are excited to partner with them to provide local sales, parts and service support for Terex Roadbuilding equipment.” The mobile asphalt line includes a broad selection of reclaimer/stabilizer, milling and paving equipment. The paver line includes both traditional material delivery systems and the Remix anti-segregation system. The CR662RM RoadMix, which is a paver and material transfer vehicle, maximizes machine utilization to save paving contractors money. For concrete contractors, the Terex Roadbuilding line includes the SF2204HVW hydraulic variable width paver, offering width changes from 8 ft. 4 in. to 20 ft. (2.5 to 6 m) in a matter of minutes, not days. Additionally, the Series 6 paving kit for traditional slipform pavers features a “Stongbox” design, wedge-and-pin locking system, and pre-
Columbus Equipment Co. Becomes Full-Line Takeuchi Dealer Columbus Equipment Company has become a full-line Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment distributor in the state of Ohio. Established in 1952, Columbus Equipment Company will provide complete Takeuchi sales, service, parts and rental support from six branch locations. “We are excited to offer the Takeuchi product in Ohio,” said Tom Stivison, Columbus Equipment Company president. “Our customers depend upon our strong customer service and the superior products we provide. Because Takeuchi is an industry leader with a respected reputation, the addition of the compact equipment line will allow us to provide our customers more of what they’ve come to expect.” Takeuchi President Clay Eubanks is equally proud of the new partnership stating, “We are pleased to have Columbus Equipment Company as a strategic partner in Ohio and welcome them into the Takeuchi family. We feel our alignment will best serve both existing and future Takeuchi customers.” For more information, contact Columbus Equipment Company at 614/437-0326.
cision machining to reduce width change time to just a few hours. The ready-mix concrete plant designs include the Rustler and Bandit models, known for their portability and flexibility to meet producers’ needs. “From asphalt and concrete to landfill, the Terex Roadbuilding line is a powerful line-up,” said Charlie Patterson, president of Southeastern Equipment. “We wanted complementary lines for our compactors, asphalt distributors and chip spreaders, and this partnership helps us to complete our asphalt line and offer more solutions for our customers.” Headquartered in Cambridge, Ohio, Southeastern
Equipment has more than 50 years of equipment distribution experience. Representing more than 40 different manufacturers, Southeastern covers the states of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana with 18 locations, providing sales and service support. Equipment service can be handled in the field by one of the company’s 75 field service trucks and technicians or at one of the distributor’s conveniently located branches. “With Southeastern’s territory exposure and coverage, we feel this partnership will offer a significant benefit to the customer and usher in a resurgence of Terex Roadbuilding market presence in these states,” said Agustin “Gus” Luis Jr., district manager of Terex Roadbuilding.
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