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Herb Hasbrouck is a man comfortable in his own skin.He handles himself with confidence and ease as he tells ofhis journey to this job and his plans to leave things betterthan he found them.Born and bred in this history-laden town he calls the

“Adirondacks,” Herb attended Berlin Central HighSchool. Before moving into the highway superintendent’soffice, he worked for the Grafton Lakes State Park. Herbattributed his time there as the best preparation for the job. “I worked for Robert Perkins. He was a good trainer.

One thing I remember was putting in a ball field. Hewould work with his engineers and us to do it. We’d do thebulldozing, backhoeing and hauling the gravel. I alsoworked for various contractors running equipment andtaking care of the roads.”So what attracted him to the superintendent’s position?“At the time I owned a log truck and was selling fire-

wood. Things were slow and for insurance purposes, I wasoffered a job by the previous superintendent. I acceptedand was with him for two years before he became ill.That’s when I decided to run for the position. I wasopposed the first time I ran in 1984. They were two-yearterms then. This will be my second four-year term, mak-ing me the longest running highway superintendent inRensselaer County. My term is up in 2016 and if thingsstay status quo, I’d like to go again. I want the residents tounderstand the highway superintendent’s job, its responsi-bilities and what we really do for our community. There’sa lot to it. It’s like being married to your job 24 hours a day.You’re always responsible for the public’s safety, egress,phone calls at night, downed trees, snowstorms,washouts.” This superintendent has been a member of the Grafton

Volunteer Fire Company for over 40 years and is current-ly the fire commissioner. He has served as president of theRensselaer County Town Highway Association for 10years, too. Herb also can be found attending the CornellHighway School for Highway Superintendents in Ithacaevery year. “The classes focus on road and bridge maintenance

techniques, traffic calming and safety measures, workingwith and managing difficult soil conditions, complyingwith New York State Department of EnvironmentalConservation drainage and sediment control measures,managing equipment and personnel and continuing edu-cation in programs related to maintaining public safetythroughout your municipality.”Growing up in an area that ranges between 1,600 to

1,800 feet above sea level — the same asnearby Lake George — it’s no surprise thatHerb enjoys the outdoors. “We have every type of animal here and

plenty of them. The fishing is great and sinceturkey hunting opened I’d just as soon do that.It’s so beautiful to see a turkey come in withits feathers out. In the spring you call theTom either by hand or mouth. They’ll comein gobbling and fanning out. In the begin-ning I shot some but now I take a camera.It’s more impressive to snap a nice pic-ture and get up and walk away.“It’s wonderful to see them out there.

We sent notices out that the deer popu-lation in this area has really taken hold.Two years ago my dog was barkingso l went out on the porch only tofind myself standing five feet froma bear at my bird feeder. I had toback away. They’re not there tohurt you. They’re just looking forfood. It’s great to experience thewildlife up here.”An avid NASCAR fan, Herb

is father to daughter, Kimberly,and has three grandsons,Zachary, Jacob and Jordan. In his spare time,he and his wife, Maxine, enjoy traveling intheir newly purchased 37 foot fifth wheelcamper. When he finally does retire, Herb willbe playing more golf and doing more turkeyhunting.

The JobThe town of Grafton’s highway department

fits into a single 60 foot by 100 foot building.Built in the 1970s, it houses four bays, two ofwhich have concrete floors. “The present supervisor is trying to get concrete

on the other two. Through the years it was mostly coldstorage for winter. Now that we have additional equip-ment we’re trying to heat it more.”Herb’s office is located in the town hall. That also is

where you will find the McNealy Bell and the only“Down with the Rent” flag in New York State.“The bell belonged to the Methodist

Church. It was put there in the early 1900s.The church’s congregation slowly began todiminish until it closed and joined with the one

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in Berlin. The other towns wanted the bell but the parishioners donatedit to the town of Grafton.

“The ‘Down with the Rent’ flag was given to the Grafton library. Wehad it restored and placed inside special glass. The New York StateMuseum has been begging for it but we’re not going to let it go. It’s theonly one known to be in captivity.”

The town also has a 40 feet by 60 feet salt shed and a 28 feet by 32feet recycling building.

“Recycling was introduced in the late ’80s when the state mandatedthat you belong to a recycling program. We chose to do our own. Theresidents bring their recyclables here where they’re separated and put inthe proper containers. Our only cost is for the C & D containers.Recycling products are free to the residents and garbage bags cost threedollars.”

As highway superintendent Herb is responsible for maintaining thetown’s 108 lane miles of road, 90 percent of which are gravel and therest are dirt. That translates into four plowing routes that take close tofour hours to complete.

“We didn’t have much ice last winter but we did have a lot of littlesnowstorms — over and over. Winters aren’t like they were when I wasgrowing up. Things stayed frozen all season. The ground was hard andyou could plow the roads without hurting them. Now it’s freeze andthaw, freeze and thaw. Many times with wet snow you find yourselfplowing half the road away then we have to go back in the spring andtry and recover.”

Unfortunately, Herb doesn’t foresee blacktopping those roads anytime soon.

“I don’t think we have the money to do it. One of my goals that I’malready working on is upgrading the water shed infrastructure — largerculverts. It seems like we’re getting heavier and bigger storms andupgrading the drainage framework would help save the gravel and main-tenance on the roads.”

Surveying and deeding those roads also is on Herb’s wish list. “Ninety percent of our roads are user roads. That means only a por-


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tion of the road is being used. You can’t widen it. You can’t cut trees onit. You can’t do anything,” he said. “First settlers came into the area. Youowned a farm here and I owned a farm over here. I had cows and youhad chickens. You would come to me for milk and I would go to you foreggs. That common path became a user path. As wagons came in itwidened a little bit and became a user wagon trail. Cars kept using theroads so there’s no deed to the actual municipality. They’re maintainedby use.“To have them surveyed and deeded takes money. If you have a prop-

erty owner who’s not willing to turn over the piece then it has to be pur-chased. We’ve done well with the projects in new developments androads. If someone comes to us and wants to develop on a road that por-tion has to be deeded to the town.”Herb’s crew of six full-time and two part-timers help him serve the

town’s 2,000 residents. His staff includes Deputy James Goyer, EdwardReddick, Jack Reinhard, James Goyer Jr. and Leonard Deschaine (allHEMOs); Nathan Wagar, laborer/recycling; Jodie Deschaine, generalmaintenance/recycling; and Harold Goyer, laborer. “They never call me, this crew,” Herb bragged. “They get out of every

jam they can. When they do call me I better go because I know some-thing’s wrong. Quite often it means the town plow is turned over on theroad after a snow or ice storm. Those little things can tie you up forhours. One time it took six hours before the truck was upright. It could-n’t be fixed right away.”Under Herb’s direction, the town of Grafton highway department

runs on a total operating budget of $595,257 that includes salaries andbenefits for employees and an annual CHIPS allocation of $86,500.To carry out its duties, the county uses a well-rounded fleet of equip-

ment that includes:• 1962 Euclid dozer• 1970 Cat loader• 1975 White Farm Boss tractor• 1975 Tag utility• 1977 Cat grader• 1978 Ford backhoe• 1983 mowing machine• 1990 John Deere loader• 1990 Volvo grader• 1992 Chevy boom truck 3500• 1992 International dump truck with plow• 1996 International dump truck• 1997 Cat excavator• 2000 International dump truck• 2001 Ford ambulance• 2003 Dodge• 2004 Dodge• 2005 Everest plow and wing (two)• 2005 International dump truck with sander body• 2005 International dump truck• 2009 Ford • 2011 Ford F350• 2011 John Deere 624K loader• Morbark brush/bandit tree chipper• Two 1990 sanders• Swack sander Z510H• Two PU sandersCurrently, the department relies on county and/or state bid to purchase

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“In the past we’ve used anticipation notes. They’re similar to a bankloan or municipal bond — small payments and very low interest.Generally, we buy new equipment on an as-needed basis. My hope is tobe able to turn vehicles over every 10 years before we have to put a lotof money into them. That’s hard to do in today’s economy. There alsoare a lot of businesses that have to fold and there’s nothing wrong withtheir equipment. If it’s well maintained you can pick it up for a reason-able price.

“We just bought a new John Deere loader. It was $130,000 on statebid. If a contractor were to buy that same piece of equipment it wouldcost $180,000. Some wealthier towns will purchase a piece of equip-

ment like that, hang onto it for two years and then swap it because theycan buy a new one for what they can get for it.”

Herb also found another way to satisfy his equipment needs. As pres-ident of the Rensselaer County Highway Association for the past 10years, he helped start one of the best shared services programs in thecounty.

“We all belong to it — the cities, towns and villages. We swap equip-ment back and forth and help each other. I’m extremely proud of that.We share anything we need, including manpower. I don’t have a paverso when we do some blacktop we rely on the county or Brunswick’spaver. In return, I supply trucks to them to haul blacktop to their jobs. It’sa win-win.”

When it comes to maintaining that equipment it’s pretty much up tothe highway superintendent.

“No one on my crew is a mechanic. We do whatever we can in-housebut sometimes it’s more involved than you think. I have salesmen whovisit the garage and can’t believe some of the things we do here. At timeswe’ve been known to install our own dump bodies. We’ve pulled motorsout of graders. It’s such a small crew. I’m very impressed by how muchwe can get done. We’re also saving money by doing it ourselves.”

For Herb state-of-the art technology in today’s vehicles isn’t always agood thing.

“The maintenance has been taken away from the average ‘home’mechanic.” You need to have the equipment to work on it and we don’t.We can’t afford it. The newer models don’t seem to hold up any better.In fact, they can be more problematic because they are so technology-based so we rely on our local dealer for repairs. In the past six to eightyears they don’t stock parts because they’re so expensive. Sometimesyou’re out a week or more. I had a radiator crack on a newer truck andhad to wait almost 14 days to get the part. It wasn’t a stock item. In fact,it was so new they didn’t expect them to go bad.”

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“The Dunham Road Bridge also failed during the hurricane. We part-nered with a local contractor to install a new elliptical plate arch bridgewith reinforced concrete head walls. This time the town saved $35,000on a $300,000 project.”

Other repairs that were done with town forces after Irene included:• Replacing a large bolted elliptical culvert that was destroyed and

found 400 feet downstream in a large creek that flows through JohnsonRoad. Herb oversaw the replacement of a 14-foot span that was 12 feethigh and 16 feet long. He saved the town $40,000 on a $100,000 job.

• Restoring every town road, including removing trees, rebuildingroads and installing new culverts, ditch sections and drainage structures.Total savings to the town was estimated at $250,000.

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Ponds and small streams are abundant. Cranberry Lake, in the south-ern part, is the source of the Quacken Kill, which flows by a devious tothe western limits of the town, affording some excellent mill sites. In thenorthern part of the town are several creeks flowing toward the HoosickValley. The ponds of Grafton are noted for their purity and high qualitywater.

Grafton was settled in the 1780s and 1790s by pioneers moving west-ward from New England and by Dutch settlers moving up the HudsonRiver. At that time, the land was part of the Northeast Manor ofRensselaerwyck owned by the VanRensselaers. This area was known asRoxborough. Farmers whose lands were devastated by theRevolutionary War were attracted to the leases of large tracts of landoffered by the Patroon. The boundaries of the town were set up and thetown officials were chosen on March 20, 1807. In the record book con-taining the minutes of the first meeting, the election or appointment ofofficials, such as supervisor, constable and justice, are listed. Other offi-cials were Pound-Keepers, Fence-Viewers and Overseers of the Poor.

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• Overseer of the Poor was in charge of seeing to the welfare of theelderly, orphans or infirmed who had no families to care for them.The early settlers devoted much of their time to clearing the land and

planting crops necessary to their survival. As the land clearing took placeand housing materials were needed, sawmills became big business, withas many as 50 mills over the years. The earliest was established in 1800before the town was officially erected. As by-products of the loggingindustry, charcoal and potash were manufactured in great quantity.By 1813, the town had progressed enough to have 10 school districts.

Also that year the assessment rolls showed the following businesses: sixsaw mills, four cider mills, one lime house, one blacksmith shop, oneshoemaker-tan shop and one grist mill. In 1814 a cheese house wasadded.The town peaked around 1840 and was a flourishing community with

churches, stores, lovely homes and many businesses. By 1850, the pop-ulation was 2033, more than the present day census. During this periodof rapid growth, the people of the nearby mountains didn’t own theirland outright and were under the control of the patroon system, evenafter 30 plus years of settlement. The old patroon had been very lenientwith his tenants and let the rents accumulate over a number of years.

When he died in 1839, he son began pressuring farmers to pay their backrents. Since the rents were to be paid with a portion of the yearly crops,to pay up the accumulation at one time would have taken all the peoplehad. The uprising of the farmers all across the Northeast Districts came to

be known as the Anti-Rent Wars. Whenever the patroon sent rent collec-tors or the sheriff traveling through the hills to serve eviction notices orcollect rents, sounds of tin horns blowing could be heard for miles. Thissounded an alarm from farm to farm and farmers disguised in long“dresses” and hoods would descend upon the unlucky individual anddrive them back to Troy and Albany, often wearing tar and feathers. Oneof the killings that took place at this time was Elijah Smith, a Graftonman who was a sympathizer with the patroon. He was killed by a bandof men and his tombstone reads, “Killed by Anti-Renters dressed in dis-

guise.” The only known flag carried during theAnti-Rent War hangs in the Grafton Town Halltoday. In 1850, the anti-rent problems weresolved when a Supreme Court ruling removedthe patroons from power.During the boom of the 1850s, many new

industries were set up, including:• Grafton Mineral Paint Company — shipped

600-700 tons per year to Boston and England.• Blue Factory — established to manufacture

blue dye. This was used over a wide local areaand exported to Europe.• Scriven’s Shirt Shop — started as a home

sewing business and eventually grew to a large, well-known factory.• Tilley’s Barrel Company — manufactured wooden barrels and later

became Tilley Ladder Company.The 1855 census lists these other businesses and occupations: black-

smiths, hotel keepers, mercantile, clerk, physician, teacher, shoemaker,artist, copper, miller, tinker, toll collector, teamsters, mechanics, sawyers,painters and servants. The Civil War came after this period of movementand progress. Nearly all eligible men from 14 to 40 went off to serve.The businesses and farms suffered badly during this period and neverrecovered to the level it had prior to the war.In the late 1800s and early 1900s Grafton had another boom in the

form of the tourist industry. Because of the abundance of the picturesquelakes in the town, it became a popular summer resort. Several large and


Town Engineer Russ Reeves (in the distance) inspects forms during a concrete pour.

One of only two peace pagodas in the UnitedStates resides in the town of Grafton.


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luxurious hotels were built and the former Tilley farm became the TroyTimes Fresh Air Home for children from the cities. Today, Grafton hasregained some of its popularity as a summer area. Many tourists enjoythe Grafton Lakes State Park and the surrounding lakes. Summer homescontinue to be popular and several day camps for children can be foundin the town. At this time there is very little industry in Grafton. It is main-ly residential and has maintained its small town image throughout its 192years of growth and change. Today visitors can see some of Grafton’s historical sites, including:• The Dickinson Hill Fire Tower was erected and placed into service

in 1924 on the northern slope of the Rensselaer Plateau. It is the onlyremaining fire tower in Rensselaer County and provides an unparalleledview including Mt. Marcy and the High Peaks in the Adirondacks, theGreen Mountains of Vermont, the Taconic Range that forms the borderbetween New York and Massachusetts to the east and the HelderbergMountains to the south and west. The near-field view is of the forestcanopy that comprises the Rensselaer Plateau, the fifth largest unfrag-mented forest in New York State. The Tower was neglected for years butin 2010 an agreement was reached between the New York State Police— who control the entire 12-acre tower site — and the New York StateOffice of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, which transferredcontrol of the tower to Grafton Lakes State Park. The Friends of GraftonLakes State Park agreed to carry out the necessary work to restore theTower. In 2011 the Tower was placed on the New York State Register ofHistoric Places and was accepted for nomination to the NationalRegister of Historic Places and in 2012 the newly restored towerreopened.• The Waite House — Dr. Rufus S. Waite was born in Petersburgh on

June 5, 1797. He studied medicine with Dr. Ebenezer Robinson ofPetersburgh and obtained a license to practice about 1817. In 1819 hecame to Grafton and settled there permanently. In May 1848 he pur-chased land to the east of the Baptist Church. He was a member of theBaptist Church and in 1850 he helped them obtain the property next to

his for their church. When the church was built he had his house finishedwith the same architecture and color of the Baptist Church. His practicewas constant and extensive and he became well-known over a large por-tion of the county. He was the first settled physician of Grafton and diedin 1860.• Grafton Peace Pagoda — In a clearing off a back road, the pointed

pinnacle of a solid Buddhist pagoda dedicated to peace rises up abovethe nearby tree line. People of many faiths and ethnic origins come tothis remote spot, apparently looking for something in short supply inother, more accessible places. Unexpectedly given this land in 1983 fora monument to peace, Jun Yasuda and helpers from diverse faiths andbackgrounds built the Grafton Peace Pagoda between 1985 and 1993. Astatue of Buddha sits in a niche in the front of the pagoda and scenesfrom his life are carved along its side,(History courtesy of http://history.rays-place.com/ny/ren-grafton-

ny.htm.) P

The town of Grafton highway department installs an aluminum multi-plate arched culvert.

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It has recently come to light that sign posts from foreign sources arebeing imported into the United States and have begun to infiltrate sup-plies being used within our American road maintenance communities.This is a cause for extreme concern, according to Traffic Safety

Products (TSP), a division of Eberl Iron Works Inc. Non-domestic signposts do not have the approvals of either the NYS Department ofTransportation (NYSDOT), or the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA). Furthermore, the inconsistencies in the steel being used in themanufacture of these foreign posts, and the differing tolerance levels ofthe steel, create a potential safety hazard during vehicle impacts. If you install one of these non-approved, non-crash-tested sign struc-

tures on a roadway, your municipal entity may be held solely liable forany injuries or deaths resulting from that accident. There are two things you must be prepared to ask for when buying

sign posts, and that any reputable source should have no problem pro-viding you with, according to TSP.1. Certificate of Manufacturing, which includes the origin of the sign

post, the steel grade that the posts have been manufactured to, and thedate of their manufacture.2. FHWA Acceptance Letter on the sign posts you’re buying from

your supplier showing that they have federal approval for use on U.S.roads.Traffic Safety Products certifies that all of its sign post systems have

state and federal approvals for use on the national highway system, andare made in America.For more information, call 800/285-

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ADMAR Ventures IntoNorthern PennsylvaniaADMAR, an independently owned construction equipment rental

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and was the company’s first venture outside of New York State. InNovember 2013, ADMAR expanded further into Pennsylvania withanother branch in Erie. The newly renovated branch more than tripledits showroom size and added both sales and service staff over the pastyear. The upgraded facility makes it possible for ADMAR to continueits mission to provide superior customer service and the highest-quali-ty construction equipment sales and rental products, along with serviceand parts. ADMAR also has increased inventory in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, including brands such as Wacker Neuson and Stihl.“The growth we have seen as a branch over the past year has been

thrilling,” said Ed Cologie, Wilkes-Barre branch manager. “Starting abranch in a new region brings exciting challenges, and we are gratefulfor this past year’s success. We intend to maintain our commitment tobring our quality products and customer service to the northernPennsylvania area for years to come.”ADMAR’s expansion and growth in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

area paved the way for the additional location in Erie and opened thedoor to future expansion plans even farther beyond New York andPennsylvania.


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FITZSIMMONSHYDRAULICS INC.Your Authorized Hydraulic Source

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4-way metering bankable valves, ergonomically designedwith spring return to neutral position control remotely themetering action of pneumatic shift cylinders on various hydraulic valve spools of central hydraulic systems. Theyare available with single detent, double detent,neutral detent, as well as combined detents as options. Their compact size allows the valve to be multi-stacked withcommon inlet and exhaust manifold ports with bolts of onestandard length. The quality illumination (minimal currentdraw 1.18mA at 12 volt D.C.) of the LED lighted knobsand magnifying clear caps with decals displays the func-tions and control instructions under all lighting conditions.

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Buckeye Road Maintenance Equipment

Case I-H Tractors

Cub Cadet

John Deere Lawn•Garden•Consumer•Utility

Gravely Mowing Equipment

HTC Road Maintenance Equipment

Terex Tractor • Loader • Backhoes

M-B Brooms

Daewoo Construction Equipment

Sweepster Brooms

Stihl Power Equipment

Stone Construction Equipment

Tarrant Manufacturing Co. Municipal Equip.

Woods Equipment

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2356 Route 9Hudson, NY 12534

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ADVERTISERS INDEXWhen Purchasing Equipment, Trucks, Supplies & Services remember to support your Profile Ad ver tis ers!

A MONTANO COMPANY..................................................6

ADMAR SUPPLY ............................................................54

ADVANCED STORAGE TECHNOLOGY........................50

ALTERNATIVE HEATING LLC........................................48

AMERICAN EQUIPMENT LLC ......................................62

AMERICAN SHORING ..................................................13

ATLANTIC DETROIT DIESEL ALLISON ........................33

BEAM MACK SALES & SERVICE (ROCHESTER) ......24

BEYER BROS CORP ....................................................27

BIBBENS SALES & SERVICE........................................21

BOBCAT..........................................................................17

BOBCAT OF SARATOGA ..............................................16

BOSCH REXTROTH CANADA ......................................48

BRADCO SUPPLY CO ..................................................60

CALEDONIA DIESEL......................................................37

CAPITAL TRACTOR INC ................................................14

CASEY’S TRUCK SALVAGE INC ..................................36

CATERPILLAR - NY DEALERS......................................34

CENTRAL EQUIPMENT LLC..........................................13

CHENANGO TRUCK ......................................................20

CIRUS CONTROLS ........................................................29

CLEARSPAN ..................................................................55

CLIFTON RECYCLING INC............................................50

DECAROLIS HEAVY DUTY PARTS ..............................40

DEL HYDRAULICS ........................................................62

EBERL IRON WORKS INC ............................................50

EDWARD EHRBAR INC ................................................58

EMPIRE HYDRAULICS & MACHINE ............................36

ENVIROSIGHT................................................................25

FAIR MFG CO ................................................................14

FITZSIMMONS HYDRAULICS INC................................58

FIVE STAR EQUIPMENT ..............................................65

FLEET MAINTENANCE....................................................6

GABRIELLI TRUCK SALES LTD....................................49

GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT............................................66

HACKER’S PACKERS INC........................................26,60

HENDERSON MFG INC ................................................31

HENKE MANUFACTURING CORP................................24

HYBRID BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC ..........................20

HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT....................53

J & J EQUIPMENT..........................................................11

JAMAR TECHNOLOGIES ..............................................21

JOE JOHNSON EQUIPMENT ........................................10

K-M INTERNATIONAL ....................................................32

KAWASAKI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................43

KEIL EQUIPMENT CO INC ............................................62

KENWORTH OF BUFFALO NY INC ................................3

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP ..........................................41

LAGASSE WORKS/HARDER SPREADER....................42

LAWSON M WHITING INC ............................................48

LIFTECH EQUIPMENT CO ............................................42

MALVESE EQUIPMENT CO INC ..................................56

MARIETTA DIESEL ........................................................56

MOHAWK RESOURCES LTD ........................................13

MOHAWK VALLEY FREIGHTLINER..............................28

MONROE TRACTOR......................................................19

MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT ....................................48

NAVISTAR INC..................................................................2

OLD DOMINIUM BRUSH/ODB ......................................51

OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP ............................................57

PROFILE PUBLICATIONS....................................26,36,44

RHOMAR INDUSTRIES..................................................11

ROY TEITSWORTH INC ................................................14

SCHAEFER ENTERPRISES ..........................................62

SMF INC/STRUCTURAL METAL....................................62

STEPHENSON EQUIPMENT INC ............................23,59

STS TRAILER & TRUCK EQUIPMENT..........................16

SUIT-KOTE CORP..........................................................63

SYRACUSE DIESEL & ELECTRIC ................................44

TENCO USA INC ............................................................67

TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT..........................................7

TRACKLESS VEHICLES INC ........................................39

TRIUS INC ........................................................................5

UPSTATE SWEEPERS & RENTALS..............................29

VALLEY FAB & EQUIPMENT ..........................................6

VANTAGE EQUIPMENT ................................................47

VIBCO INC......................................................................15

VIKING CIVES INC ........................................................68

WAUSAU-EVEREST LP ................................................61

WAYNE’S WELDING INC ................................................8

WESTCHESTER TRACTOR INC ..............................26,28

WESTERN NY VILLAGE SUPERINTENDENT ..............45

WINTER EQUIPMENT CO ............................................21

YACANOS’ GRADALL SALES SERVICE & RENTAL ....16

ADVERTISERS INDEX


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607-775-2006 315-452-4560 585-235-3011 716-662-2191

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Standard features on this Heavy Weight Proline body include air tailgate, 25.1 planetary, AR235 wear plateunder chain, front discharge, 3/16” Corten-A steel body construction & inspection ladder.

Additional Options:

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