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CROWN from page 12

Paving is manufactured by Caterpillar, and the contractor’s local dealer is Thompson Machinery, a certified Cat dealer in Nashville.

“We have a great working relationship with Thompson,” said Blackburn. “The only time we rent equipment is if we have a piece that goes down and don’t have a back-up from our own fleet available.”

On the Southall project, Crown’s paving crew runs a 2019 Weiler P385B paver and a Cat CB1.7 tandem vibratory roller. In addition, her stone crew is using a motor grader and a smooth drum roller. The company’s extruded curb machine is made by Power Curbers, and Crown keeps a water truck on site, as well.

Paving Firm Keeps Busy in Middle Tennessee

Although the entire state of Tennessee has been a hotbed of new commercial and residential development in recent years, Blackburn said that Crown Paving has done most of its work in Middle Tennessee, particularly in the Nashville metro areas —maybe the hottest spot of all in the Volunteer State.

Among the more notable projects in Crown’s portfolio, she said, is the multi-year contract it has with the Metro Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) for on-call paving and line marketing services. The MNAA manages Nashville International and two smaller airports in the metro area.

“We pave a lot of subdivisions and have done a few projects recently for the Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA] resurfacing a road going almost two miles to Pickwick Dam on the Tennessee River,” Blackburn said. “We frequently perform mill and paving services for several large national retailers too.”

Still, she made the point that her company has been known to travel the length and breadth of the state — to Memphis in the west and Chattanooga and Knoxville in the east — to perform its services for many of its top clients.

“We don’t do residential projects like driveways, and we don’t do any interstate paving, but Crown Paving performs everything in between. The Southall rural retreat is a larger job, but it is a perfect fit because they need skilled professionals for such a high-profile property, and we can exceed their expectations and provide genuine customer service.”

To see the complete list of services offered by Crown Paving, visit its website at www.crownpave.com.

One contractor that is helping to put the finishing touches on Southall is Crown Paving, based in Greenbrier, Tenn.

Southall to Be ‘Immersive Experience’

Besides Southall’s guest accommodations, the resort and spa will feature an apple orchard with 1,300 trees as well as a farm made up of large-format crops, hydroponic and conservatory greenhouses, and a 4,000-sq.-ft. event space.

“Southall started as a dream to create a place for people to stay and experience all a farm has to offer, and it’s become more than I could have imagined,” Southall founder Paul Mishkin said in a news release, adding that the resort will be “a truly immersive experience.”

After it opens, Southall’s amenities will only be for guests of the inn, but Mishkin has plans to open it for the general public to experience in the future.

Recently, Southall was named one of Travel + Leisure’s magazine’s 2022 Global Vision Award recipients as one of “Six Hotel Brands Changing Travel for the Better.”

For more information on the Middle Tennessee resort, visit www.southalltn.com.  CEG (All photographs in this article are Copyright 2022 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.)

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KAGE Introduces Its First Dirt Attachment — GreatER Bar

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The GreatER Bar, according to the company, is the only land plane attachment with mechanical ripper (scarifier) teeth, which can be easily activated without leaving the cab.

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KAGE Innovation, based in Osceola, Wis., introduced its newest invention, the GreatER Bar, a skid steer grading attachment.

KAGE Innovation, based in Osceola, Wis., and known for its commercial snowplow equipment, introduced its newest invention, the GreatER Bar, a skid steer grading attachment. This is KAGE’s first attachment dedicated to the dirt and landscape industry.

The GreatER Bar, according to the company, is the only land plane attachment with mechanical ripper (scarifier) teeth, which can be easily activated without leaving the cab. The spring-loaded ripper bar retracts automatically when the skid steer is in reverse. This eliminates hydraulics and the need to manually lower the teeth. According to KAGE, the operator only needs to tap the locking lever on the ground using the skid steer boom movement.

“The GreatER Bar is the easiest land plane to use, you just rip and feather, all in one pass,” said Mike Stephan, president, founder and inventor of KAGE Innovation. KAGE’s GreatER Bar is overbuilt by design. Its key mechanical pieces are built from HARDOX steel, which provides longer wear life and durability, according to the company. KAGE also uses heavyduty corner gussets to increase durability.

see KAGE page 34

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KAGE Innovation’s GreatER Bar Is ‘Overbuilt By Design’

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Other features include: • Adjustable foot to optimize ease of latching mechanism — The adjustable foot allows the operator to choose the amount of force needed to activate the latch. This allows each operator to be able to customize latching to their preference or adjust to different machines. • Replaceable bolt-on cutting edge — Replacing cutting edges is made easier by utilizing a replaceable bolt-on edge that is beveled on both sides for better grading. • Large safety step — The large safety step makes it easy to get in and out of the machine safely. • Bucket holding klaw — When grading, operators often switch from grader to bucket frequently. The GreatER Bar allows operators to carry both to a job site together. • Quick rip teeth — The teeth rip the ground easily to break up hard pack, potholes etc. The all-in-one grader system allows for easy operation. • ½-in. attachment plate top bar — KAGE Innovation’s reinforced heavy-duty attachment plate allows operators to do their job without breaking an attachment plate, part of KAGE’s “Overbuilt by Design” philosophy.

“KAGE Innovation is providing innovative tools driven by experience, and this is the first attachment by KAGE that is dedicated to the dirt and landscape industry,” said Stephan.

For more information, visit kageinnovation.com.  CEG