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Equipment
GuideRETOOLING THE TOOLS Equipment manufacturers follow industry's lead By Rebecca R. Konya Dictating improvements to construction equipment and safety standards often comes down to the people who use the tools in the construction industry. "Industry people are creative," said Dan Burazin, safety director with the Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee. "If they need something done, they'll find a way to do it with the equipment available." He
said it's not unusual for construction workers to begin using equipment in a manner
other than it was intended and then let manufacturers adapt the equipment for The rough-terrain forklift is just such a piece of equipment. Originally designed for operation on unimproved natural terrain and disturbed terrain on construction sites, many construction workers are using the forklift to elevate crew members to upper levels of construction sites. The practice has become so prevalent that many manufacturers are now designing man-baskets specifically for rough-terrain forklifts. "The manufacturers are answering the needs of the industry," explained Burazin. "That's generally how new safety standards and equipment come to be." Manufacturers have answered another industry need with the development of ergonomically designed construction equipment. According to the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, muscle, joint and bone injuries are the most common in the construction industry, accounting for more than one-third of all lost workday injuries and producing about half of all compensation claims. "Ergonomics is a big thing now," said Tom Richards, training director for the Operating Engineers union. "The new equipment features we're seeing are helping to avoid the repeat-type motion injuries of the past." Keeping equipment operators safe and comfortable also helps ensure productivity. Recent safety and comfort features developed for construction equipment include easy-to-use fingertip controls, better-positioned lever controls that eliminate constant twisting and bending and enlarged operator cabs for a one-size-fits-all feel. Although construction equipment frequently undergoes upgrades and improvements, safety standards often lag behind. A prime example is the Occu-pational Safety and Health Administration's crane safety regulation. While crane technology has changed a lot since 1971, OSHA's crane rule has not. A negotiated-rulemaking committee assembled by OSHA in 2003 is hoping to rectify that discrepancy later this year. The committee is meeting monthly with the intention of introducing a revised standard in July. The most significant change the standard will undergo is shifting its current focus from the antiquated lattice-boom cranes to the more modern hydraulic cranes. "When the standard was first written in the late 1960s, lattice cranes dominated the industry," said Dick Dressler, assistant director of technical and safety services for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The new standard also is expected to update operator certification, proximity to power lines during crane operation, crane inspection record-keeping, personal lifting and the operator's right of refusal to do a lift. Because a crane is by far the most dangerous and costly piece of equipment on job sites, crane manufacturers and construction companies alike are welcoming the updated OSHA standard. "A construction company is nothing more than its equipment," said Brian Oberle, safety director for J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville. |
FABCO
Power Systems
Main Office
N56 W13777 Silver Spring Drive
Menomonee
Falls, WI 53051-9951
262-252-8700
Fax: 262-252-8650
Web site: www.fabco.com
Providing
sales, rentals, parts and service of complete line of Caterpillar engines, Caterpillar
generators and Caterpillar truck engines.
FABCO
Rents
Main Office
1505 Arcadian Ave.
Waukesha, WI 53186
262-513-6666
Fax:
262-513-6665
Web site: www.fabcorents.com
Offering
daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading manufacturers, including
Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
7233 N. 51st Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53223
414-355-0101
Fax:
414-355-0150
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers,
including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
2601 W. Clybourn St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-933-9000
Fax:
414-933-3220
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers,
including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
11111 W. Hayes Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
414-321-0100
Fax:
414-321-5026
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers,
including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
5826 46th St.
Kenosha, WI 53144
262-605-0000
Fax:
262-605-7021
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers,
including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
2151 S.E. Frontage Road
Sturtevant, WI 53177
262-321-0000
Fax:
262-321-0888
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers,
including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
Hertz
Equipment Rental
Jeff Rozanske
950 W. Rawson Ave.
Oak Creek,
WI 53154
414-768-1811
Fax: 414-768-1821
Web site: www.hertz.com
Sales,
rentals, service. Quality equipment rentals from leading manufacturers at competitive
prices. Rentals available by the day, week or month. 24-hour service available.
Ingersoll-Rand
- Wisconsin
Mike Baxter
12311 W. Silver Spring Drive
Milwaukee,
WI 53225
414-461-7810
Toll Free: 800-338-5436
Fax: 414-461-4510
Web
site: www.irmil.com
Ingersoll-Rand offers
air compressors, air and electric hoists, club cars, used golf vehicles, club
car 4x4 utility vehicles, compactors, concrete equipment, drills, forklifts, generators,
electric breakers, light towers, solar tech arrow end
message boards, truck-mounted
air
compressors, generators and welders.
Tractor
Loader Sales
Ray Horcher
1129 N. Highway 164
Waukesha, WI
53186
262-542-9400
Fax: 262-542-3278
E-mail: ray@tractorloadersales.com
Web
site: www.tractorloadersales.com
Offering
the JCB product group, Mustang skid steers, ASV Vibromax rollers, Kubota tractor
and construction equipment.
Southwest
Dawes
Rigging and Crane Rental
Ryan Harrison
4710 Helgesen Drive
Madison,
WI 53718
608-221-2516
Fax: 608-221-3270
E-mail: rharrison@dawescrane.com
Web
site: www.dawescrane.com
Providing
cranes, aerial lifts, trucking, parts, service and sales.
FABCO
Equipment Inc.
1111 Applegate Road
Madison, WI 53713-3297
608-271-6200
Fax:
608-271-1410
Providing sales, rentals, parts and service of the complete line
of Caterpillar earthmoving, building construction,
compaction and paving equipment.
FABCO
Rents
901 Walsh Road
Madison, WI 53714
608-241-0000
Fax:
608-241-3436
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
Central
Dawes
Rigging
and Crane Rental
Dick Hungerford
805 Morning Glory
Lane
Wausau, WI 54401
715-355-4959
Fax: 715-355-2876
Web site: www.dawescrane.com
Providing
cranes, aerial lifts, trucking, parts, service and sales.
Dawes
Rigging and Crane Rental
Scott Jerome
2410 Hyland Ave.
Kaukauna,
WI 54130
920-766-0100
Fax: 920-766-5323
E-mail: sjerome@dawescrane.com
Web
site: www.dawescrane.com
Providing
cranes, aerial lifts, trucking, parts, service and sales.
Dawes
Rigging and Crane Rental
Mike School
8360 Highway 178 North
Chippewa
Falls, WI 54729
715-726-8630
Fax: 715-726-2293
Web site: www.dawescrane.com
Providing
cranes, aerial lifts, trucking, parts, sales and service.
FABCO
Equipment Inc.
1211 Menomonie St.
Eau Claire, WI 54703-5900
715-832-6647
Fax:
715-832-1070
Providing sales, rentals, parts and
service of the complete
line of Caterpillar earthmoving, building construction,
compaction and paving
equipment.
FABCO Equipment Inc.
600
Hansen Road
Green Bay, WI 54307-5322
920-498-8000
Fax: 920-499-4844
Providing
sales, rentals, parts and
service of the complete line of Caterpillar earthmoving,
building construction,
compaction and paving equipment.
Tool time Somebody, somewhere once said, "You've got to have the right tool for the job." Well, whoever that was lived in a time where there was only one right tool for a given job. If you needed to pound something, you bought a hammer. If you needed to dig, you bought a shovel. But the construction world has moved on, and selecting the right tool just isn't that easy anymore. There are countless equipment manufacturers offering a seemingly endless supply of new tools and equipment. Sometimes it feels like your options could go on forever. And once you select your tool, you're faced with a whole new list of options for that tool. What ergonomic features do you need? What attachments will you be using? Do you want to buy or lease or rent to own? Would you like a geographic-information-systems unit with that? What type of robot would you like to operate that machine? Well, OK, maybe not that last one ... yet. But you get the picture. The common equipment buyer, even the most discerning of you, is faced with a lot of tough questions and decisions when it comes time to restock the tool shed. It's not easy. But Wisconsin Builder feels your pain, and it's here to help you the best it can. In the following pages of our Equipment Guide 2004 advertising supplement, we've assembled a host of equipment dealers touting the best products they have to offer. We've put them in one place so you don't have to search far and wide to find them. So take a look, kick some tires and find out if they've got the right tool for your job. |
FABCO
Equipment Inc.
2400 Cunningham Road
La Crosse, WI 54603-2369
608-783-4891
Fax:
608-781-3222
Providing sales, rentals, parts and
service of the complete
line of Caterpillar earthmoving, building construction,
compaction and paving
equipment.
FABCO Equipment Inc.
9601
Christie Lane
Schofield, WI 54476-2511
715-359-6220
Fax: 715-359-5550
Providing
sales, rentals, parts and
service of the complete line of Caterpillar earthmoving,
building construction,
compaction and paving equipment.
FABCO
Power Systems
7877 Partridge Road
Eau Claire, WI 54703
715-874-6440
Fax:
715-874-6420
Providing sales, rentals, parts and
service of complete line
of Caterpillar engines, Caterpillar generators, and Caterpillar truck engines.
FABCO
Power Systems
2700 S. Broadway
Green Bay, WI 54304-5320
715-498-8000
Fax:
715-499-0890
Providing sales, rentals, parts and
service of complete line
of Caterpillar engines, Caterpillar generators,
and Caterpillar truck engines.
FABCO
Rents
5663 Neubert Road
Appleton, WI 54913
920-757-7447
Fax:
920-757-7444
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
7877 Partridge Road
(Interstate 94 @ Exit 59)
Eau Claire,
WI 54703
715-874-6440
Fax: 715-874-6420
Offering daily, weekly and monthly
rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Genie
and others.
FABCO Rents
1654
Morrow St.
Green Bay, WI 54304
920-432-0100
Fax: 920-432-1671
Offering
daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers,
including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
3480 Jackson St.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
920-237-0000
Fax:
920-237-2824
Offering daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading
manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Genie and others.
FABCO
Rents
5207 Westfield Ave.
Schofield, WI 54476
715-359-5050
Fax:
715-359-0330
Web site: www.fabco.com
Offering
daily, weekly and monthly rentals of equipment from leading manufacturers, including
Caterpillar, Genie and others.
North
FABCO
Equipment Inc.
111 Moccasin Mike Road
Superior, WI 54880-4358
715-398-9696
Fax:
715-398-9695
Providing sales, rentals, parts and
service of the complete
line of Caterpillar earthmoving, building construction,
compaction and paving
equipment.
Out of State
FABCO
Equipment Inc.
P.O. Box 638
Marquette, MI 49855-0638
906-475-4191
Fax:
906-475-4054
Providing sales, rentals, parts and
service of the complete
line of Caterpillar earthmoving, building construction,
compaction and paving
equipment.
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