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Today’s heavy equipment makes light work of Hawaii’s toughest jobs

BY BRETT ALEXANDER-ESTES

How’s your fleet?

Can it excavate 400,000 cubic yards of rock for $267 million? Or rebuild a taxiway for $6 million?

If your heavy equipment can handle loads like these, big jobs like these could be yours.

At Kahului Airport, Goodfellow Brothers is using Hitachi and Caterpillar 40-ton hydraulic excavators and Caterpillar ’dozers. PHOTO COURTESY GOODFELLOW BROS.

At the $267 million Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant project, Caterpillar D11, D10 and D8 ’dozers are digging up 400,000 cubic yards of hard coralline rock. “Overall, the project is approximately 50 percent complete,” says Myles Mizokami, Nan Inc.’s director of civil operations. Other large equipment, including a KCP 60-meter concrete boom pump and a Sany 286-ton lattice crane, “allowed the project … to meet the tight project schedule,” Mizokami says.

At Kahului Airport, Goodfellow Brothers is using Hitachi and Caterpillar 40-ton hydraulic excavators and Caterpillar ’dozers at the Taxiway A-C Intersection Reconstruction. The approximately $6 million project, says Goodfellow Project Manager Clayton Morrell, “is currently one month ahead of schedule and under budget.”

Contractors will need to deliver more successful projects like these as Hawaii builds its way out Clayton Morrell of the COVID-19 crisis. And they will likely need the latest heavy equipment to do it.

Hawthorne Cat

“2021 will see a continuation of Caterpillar’s update to the mini excavator line,” says Chris Giannaris, Hawthorne Cat corporate marketing and strategy manager. The 302.7, 303 and 303.5 will all be available in the Next Generation Mini Hex (MHEX) line featuring fuelefficient engines, load-sensing hydraulics and the exclusive Cat StickChris Giannaris ...continued on page 32

TO THE HAWAIIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

DECEMBER 2020

In 2021, Caterpillar’s 302.7, 303 and 303.5 will all be available in the MHEX line. PHOTO COURTESY HAWTHORNE CAT

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Steer system, he says. “This provides customers with the best value in terms of performance, operator experience, serviceability and affordability.”

This year, “Caterpillar’s Compact Construction Equipment (CCE) continues to dominate sales,” Giannaris says. “Compact Track Loaders (CTLs), such as the 259, 289 and 299, and Mini Hydraulic Excavators (MHEXs), such as the 303, 305 and 308, are all customer favorites.”

Bauer

Bauer’s newest machine on Oahu is a BG-33V which was recently delivered to customer CMZ of Hawaii, says Mike Minihan, Bauer regional sales-Southwest.

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Bauer’s BG-33V performs Kelly drilling with casing and continuous flight auger (CFA) piles. PHOTO COURTESY BAUER EQUIPMENT AMERICA INC.

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The BG-33V performs Kelly drilling with casing as Mike Minihan well as continuous flight auger (CFA) piles, and “can be set up to do many other methods,” Minihan says, “such as soil mixing, jet grouting, displacement piles, torque down piles and others.”

Bacon Universal

In 2021, “Kubota is releasing several new model excavators,” says Adrian P. Silich, president of Bacon Universal Co. Inc., “notably the U48-5, U55-5, KX057-5 and a new gasoline two-seater RTV-520 utility vehicle.”

Also at Bacon, Komatsu’s 2021 intelligent i-machines feature fully integrated 3D design data that control the blade and bucket. “Komatsu is also introducing extended Komatsu Care maintenance programs,” Silich says,“(allowing) customers to purchase up to another 8,000 hours of Komatsu Care maintenance.” Alex Kwon, president of Paradigm Construction Inc., is using Komatsu on projects for Castle & Cooke, D.R. Horton and Gentry Homes. “Komatsu’s line of excavators Alex Kwon and wheel loaders have been splendidly reliable equipment for us,” Kwon says.

Other 2021 Bacon standouts are a new JLG 12K-lift capacity 12054 Skytrak model, and newly-installed Topcon GPS systems on Bacon’s rental fleet.

American Machinery

“The new John Deere L series ’dozers offering 2D slope control is a hot item for 2021,” says Sean Loa, American Machinery’s sales manager. “This factory-installed option allows Sean Loa

Operators using dual joysticks on new John Deere 670G motor graders “quickly become more productive.” PHOTO COURTESY JOHN DEERE customers the ability to view and set the slope of the blade.” 2D slope control with Topcon components is easily upgraded to SmartGrade 3D grade control, and is available on the new 700L and 750L ’dozers.

This year, Loa says, “our dualjoystick option on our G series motor graders has been very popular … (and) provides intuitive control with minimal hand motion during direction changes and gear shifts.” Loa says Hawaii Department of Transportation equipment operators have recently received two new John Deere 670G motor

The John Deere 750L ’dozer offers 2D slope control.

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Doc Bailey

Next year, a LinkBelt 210-ton ATC-3210 All-Terrain Crane will join Doc Bailey’s existing fleet of rough Doc Bailey terrain cranes. These, Bailey says, are currently being used by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. Inc. on the

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Sunbelt Rentals

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Service Rentals’ Doosan 400 KVA generators provide extended power. PHOTO COURTESY SERVICE RENTALS AND SUPPLIES INC.

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This year, Ouye says, top performers include “our 10,000-pound Skyjack Reachout Forklift and our 400 KVA Doosan Generator.” The popular Skyjack offers extended-reach capacity, high-load strength and allterrain versatility. The generators “are perfect for long-term jobs that need an extended power output,” Ouye says.

Pacific Pump & Power

Pacific Pump & Power’s new autonomous dredge with a three-inch diameter discharge made by Mighty Dredge, a PPP company, is equipped with new technology that will “change the way people dredge to be safer, less laborintensive and much more cost-effective,” says Paul Leonard, PPP general manager. PPP’s main busiPaul Leonard ness is renting and selling large industrial pumps, generators and air compressors. “This year at the Kamehameha WWPS Sewer bypass for Kiewit,” Leonard says, “we set up to bypass peak flows of 30 million gallons of sewage per day for 16 months—continuously.”

PPP has also significantly increased its rental fleet of power equipment, and is “selling a lot more air compressors and generators,” Leonard says.

Windward Equipment Rentals

This year Windward Equipment Rentals entered the sales market and “began providing sales, service and parts for a complete line of LGMG ANSI 92.20-approved mobile elevated work platforms,” says WER Operations Manager Rob Stefanowicz. “Our first lifts arrived in July starting with the AS1432, AS1932 and AS2632 scissor lifts. Both our rental and sales customers have had nothing but positive reactions.” Most WER inventory usually arrives less than 60 days after order and offers comprehensive warranties, he says.

For Kiewit, Pacific Pump & Power’s set-up continuously bypassed peak flows of 30 million gallons of sewage per day for 16 months. PHOTO COURTESY PACIFIC PUMP & POWER

Kiewit Confronts KCT Phase II

At the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s $352 million Kapalama Container Terminal Wharf & Dredging project, Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. will dredge more than 495,000 cubic yards of soil and sand, among other challenges.

“Working at or near the water with heavy machinery and installing large concrete and steel structures will definitely be a challenge, both with regards to building quality work and minimizing environmental impacts,” says Kyle Nakamura, Kiewit Phase II project manager.

“We anticipate large excavators and cranes to assist with Kyle Nakamura the dredging and installation of the large steel members for the bulkhead wall,” Nakamura says. “There will also be drills and cranes with specialized attachments for constructing the CIDH piles and stone columns.

“Kiewit hopes to carry forward the momentum from the successful completion of the Phase I project into Phase II,” he says. “We expect to further develop the teamwork and relationships established between contractors, subcontractors, vendors, HDOT Harbors division and their consultants, utility agencies and the harbor users that neighbor us, to help complete the KCT Wharf & Dredging Project on time and within HDOT’s budget, with minimal impact to the community and environment.”

Windward Equipment Rentals now offers sales, service and parts for a complete line of LGMG ANSI 92.20-approved mobile elevated work platforms. PHOTO COURTESY WINDWARD EQUIPMENT RENTALS

In the Spring, WER plans to open a second location in Waimanalo, says Martha Stefanowicz, company president, and “go big with the arrival of the LGMG T65J Boom, the A45J Articulating and SR4069E Rough Terrain lifts.” “Going big” with new equipment may also yield big profits for Hawaii buildMartha Stefanowicz ers in 2021. New opportunities—like the $352 million Kapalama Container Terminal Phase II project—are just around the corner.