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Issue: January 2008
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The CUL Concrete Crew
Three Attachments that Transform a Compact Utility Loader into a Dedicated Concrete Machine
By Pam Stask
Unique concrete jobs often call for novel approaches — especially those small-scale worksites in residential backyards or bustling city side streets where you make and sometimes break up a construction project.
If you envision every job as a blank canvas, a versatile compact utility loader is a great multi-tool to tackle every artistic aspect of those unique concrete applications. These machines can be used for a wide range of projects, from pouring and building a concrete patio to demolishing it a few years later. Equipped with the right attachment, compact utility loaders (CUL) have earned the moniker of a “do-everything machine” for jobs that require specific and multiple hydraulic tools for completion.
Don Reed, sales manager for Ramrod, explains the ultimate tool carrier simply: “The unit is defined by its attachment,” he says. “A CUL is a power drive unit, so whatever an operator attaches to it specifies what it does. The attachments make it dedicated to a particular task.”
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Editors Message
Trade Show Survival Guide
Navigate the New Season of Vegas Machine Trade Shows Like an Old Pro
When you’re in the desert, especially the middle of the Mojave, it’s always wise to have a plan. The City of Las Vegas sits smack dab in the center of Nevada’s high plains, surrounded by the Mojave’s rust-colored moonscape, and this electric oasis is your destination in 2008. From January through March, Vegas will be the epicenter for everything equipment. America’s largest trade show facility (the Las Vegas Convention Center) will host the three most important trade fairs for compact machinery — World of Concrete (Jan. 22-25), ARA’s The Rental Show (Feb. 11-14) and AEM’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG (March 11-15). Now you just need a plan.
Book’em Dummy — We hope you’re building a time machine, because you may need to warp back six months to find good room reservations. CONEXPO will be the world’s biggest machine trade show in 2008 and 200,000 attendees from around the world booked three years ago, so good luck, McFly. more
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Talking Shop
Hammer Time
Tips for Choosing, Maintaining and Using a Skid Steer Drop Hammer Attachment
By Eric Morse
When it comes to demolishing concrete pads, driveways, sidewalks or roadways, contractors have two choices — breakers or drop hammers. According to John Sad, attachment product specialist with the Bobcat Co., choosing which tool to use depends on the goal of the job.
“If a full pad of concrete needs to be demolished, the drop hammer is the perfect attachment,” says Sad. “If there are only certain portions of a pad that need to be removed, a breaker might be better.”
That doesn’t mean that a drop hammer can’t be used on a pad when only part of the concrete needs to be removed. Sad says that if a drop hammer is going to be used in partial pad removal, the concrete should be segregated.
“A drop hammer is indiscriminate when breaking concrete,” says Sad. “If the contractor is using a drop hammer next to concrete that needs to be saved, they must segregate the concrete by slot cutting it before beginning work.” more
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World of Concrete Showcase
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