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® November 10 2010 Vol. XLVIII • No. 23
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Joseph B. Fay Builds New U.S. Companies McConnells Mills Bridge Assist Rescue of By Jennifer Rupp
CEG CORRESPONDENT Hard Work, Honesty Keeps N.J. Firm on Right Track…8
Sandvik Showcases New Equipment in Pa. …36
Ritchie Reels in More Than 1,900 Bidders…118
Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................61-65 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....69-91 Parts Section ..............108 Business Calendar ......120 Auction Section ..116-132 Advertisers Index........130
The McConnells Mills Bridge project is well under way with Joseph B. Fay Company of Russellton, Pa., at the helm. The project is for the replacement of the McConnells Mills Bridge, which carries SR 19 (Perry Highway) over SR 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway) at the Butler County/Lawrence County line in Muddy Creek Township, Pa. The 99-ft. (30 m) bridge was originally constructed in 1949 and sees an average daily traffic of 4,643 vehicles. Work on the $5.6 million endeavor began in May 2010 and expected to be complete by September 2011. The project consists of the construction of a three lane, single span composite pre-stressed concrete I-beam bridge with minor approach work and minor
Moretrench uses a Kelly BK20/368/3/27 for drilling the caissons.
see BRIDGE page 40
Groff Tractor Chairman Kenneth R. Groff Dies, 64
Kenneth R. Groff, age 64 of Camp Hill, Pa., passed away Oct. 30, 2010, at his home. Born Dec. 24, 1945, in Lancaster, Pa., he was a son of the late Herbert B. Groff and Verna H. Shenk Groff of Mechanicsburg, Pa. A Groff Tractor and Equipment Inc. employee in high school and college, Mr. Ken Groff, circa 2008.
Groff began working for the company full time in the late 60s and became owner in 1983. “In this tough business world we are in, Ken was a rare breed in that he was a successful businessman who was also a really nice guy,” see GROFF page 28
Chilean Miners By Mary Reed CEG CORRESPONDENT
The main shaft of the 125-year-old San Jose Mine near Copiapo, 500 mi. north of Santiago, Chile, collapsed on Aug. 5, 2010. An estimated 700,000 tons of rock shifted, trapping 33 men 2,300 ft (700 m) underground. The group was able to reach a reinforced area serving as an emergency refuge in the gold and copper mine, privately owned by Compania Minera San Esteban Primera. The majority of the trapped men are from Copiapo and range in age from Mario Gomez, who is in his early sixties and has worked in mines since he was 12, to 19-year-old Jimmy Sanchez, a new father whose baby was a month old at the time of the collapse. A meticulously organized rescue plan to be carried out by an international cooperative effort swung into action, overseen by Codelco, the stateowned mining enterprise and the largest company in Chile. However, it was not only due to the sterling above-ground efforts that the men returned safely. The party organized itself to help itself, led by shift supervisor Luis Urzua. According to psychologists assisting the trapped men to cope with their situation, this cohesion and direction of purpose was vital to their mental health, while also helping them see RESCUE page 44
The Schramm T130XD is seen here on site at the San Jose Mine.