Tokyo's
Nabekai orders Kobelco SK1600D Watanabe Katai, or Nabekai for short, has an impressive
inventory of equipment.
The inventory includes two of world's biggest High Reach Demolition
Excavators; the Kobelco SK1000DW (see pictures below) and 11 less
high High Reach Demolition excavators (2x 34mtr.,5x 26mtr.,4x
20mtr.). The company owns the most High Reach Demolition excavators
in the world. And now Nabekai has pre-ordered Kobelco's new to build
SK1600D with 50mtr. reach. This will make Kobelco the second
manufacturer to make this highest High Reach Demolition excavator.
CMO2 made the first 50mtr. machine, a PMI 980
(see other news below).
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Italy
15-11-'01
General
Smontaggi buy's largest high-reach demolition machine
The Italy based demolition-contractor General
Smontaggi has ordered a special made PMI 980 demolition
excavator with a 50 mtr. High-Reach Demolition boom. This machine is
being made by CMO2 in Italy. This machine will become the highest
demolition excavator in the world.
The machine features a six-section boom, the first comprising an 8
mtr. telescopic member. General Smontaggi already owned two PMI 930
with special demolition booms made by CMO2. And said it will have
plenty of work for this new demolition machine.
Germany
12-11-'01
Palast
hotel in Berlin is going down! Berlin's Palast hotel (Radisson-Hotel) was one of the
largest demolition projects in Germany this year. Three High Reach
Demolition excavators were used to bring the building down. One was
Cat's highest HRD excavator at this time, the Cat 5080 with 41 mtr
reach. This machine is owned by Martin Buechert e.k. Another machine
present at the site was Vlasman's (the Netherlands) new Hitachi EX
455 with special Kocurek boom, the third HRD machine was a
Komatsu PC380LC-6 from REI-LA.
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United
States
05-11-'01
Ground
Zero clean-up is High Reach Demolition Operation It's almost 2002, and many are going Christmas
shopping. For the people working at Ground Zero there is no
Christmas until ground zero is cleaned up. The estimated date this
will be finished, is the end of 2002. To accomplish this companies
are bringing in more equipment and personnel. For this large
demolition operation large pieces of equipment are needed.
High Reach Demolition excavators are playing a meager role in the
clean-up.
At this moment there are 8 machines present at the site.
Mazzocchi Wrecking has a Hitachi EX550 (38 mtr.) and a EX400
(28mtr.) at the site. Nacirema has the first ever build Cat 345BL
UHD (26 mtr.) and a Cat 330 UHD (21 mtr.) at the site.
MCM and NADC both brought in their Cat 345 UHD (23 mtr.).
Foley Inc. Cat Rental delivered the Cat 350L UHD.
Many more are needed so Caterpillar's previously at Bauma introduced
Cat 365BL UHD High Reach Demolition excavator will be shipped in
from Europe.
England
10-10-'01
DSM is expending fleet
DSM Demolition in Birmingham England has recently invested heavily
in there High-Reach Demolition fleet. The company bought a Hitachi
800H-5 with 40mtr. reach and a Volvo EC460 with 26mtr. reach. For
Volvo this is the first entry in the High-Reach Demolition excavator
market. Kocurek produced the booms for these machines. The Volvo got
a three-piece boom and for the flagship (Hitachi) they produced
their largest boom, yet.
The boom is a combination of the traditional 3 piece boom and 3
sections telescopic crane boom. This machine also got a
adjustable under-carriage.
United
States
07-10-'01
Cat
customers and dealers support NYC rescue and recovery
As of Thursday, Caterpillar contractor customers and their
employees, along with more than 100 Caterpillar and dealer
representatives, were working on site in New York city to support
recovery and clean-up efforts. Twenty-five contractors working at
the clean-up sites are Caterpillar dealer customers, providing both
equipment and operator expertise. According to Curt Caughey of
Caterpillar’s North American Commercial Division, trained operator
assistance is paramount in the success of these efforts. “It is
one thing to provide machines, but if there aren’t qualified
operators available, the efforts will not be as effective,” he
said. Twenty-five contractors working at the clean-up sites are
Caterpillar dealer customers, providing both equipment and operator
expertise. Caterpillar also delivered a 350 ultra-high excavator to
the city. Caterpillar Finance owns this machine and has donated its
use for the balance of the rescue operation. Nacirema industries Cat
345 ultra-high excavator is also coming to ground zero. This makes a
total of 8 high reach demolition excavators currently working at
ground zero.
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United
States
24-09-'01
High Reach
Demolition at Ground Zero "Whatever you saw on TV, it’s a hundred times worse
in person," says a member of Mazzocchi Wrecking. It was
one of the first firms on the scene. Mazzocchi was already a
certified city contractor and was brought in at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday
by the New York City Housing Preservation Dept. We have, what we
believe is the highest high-reach excavator in the country, a
Hitachi 550 with a specially modified 38mtr. reach, and a 28mtr.
high reach excavator on the site. Another N.J.-based demolition
contractor, Seasons Contracting Corp. is also using an ultra high
reach excavator with a 32mtr. reach. And many more are needed to
clean up, what after 11 September is called, Ground Zero.
In
Washington, D.C., Potts Callahan's High Reach Demolition excavator
begins to chip away at the collapsed section of the Pentagon.
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Japan
08-09-'01
First
High Reach Demolition Excavator
For those who wonder what was the first ever build High Reach
Demolition Excavator. We've got the answer; It was Kobelco that made
the first High Reach Demolition Excavator. It was the YMN40W - back
in 1981.
