equipment profile - Finning Canada

1418Departments4 The Finning FocusThese are the good old days6 GroundbreakerCat goes green; Magic bus;Meeting emissions standards;Tractors small but mighty;New Cat website; Send usyour stories; Meet a collector12 Yesterday/TodayIn the 1920s there weretractors and there were dieselengines. Caterpillar put thetwo together13 Yellow IronNew products and servicesfrom Finning22 Safety FirstWorking in winter has itsown issues34 Meeting the ChallengeAn Alberta Cat owner puts hisclass-9 combine to work to feedthe poor36 Field TestCat’s back in the forwarderbusiness with the new 57441 Bill’s BusinessCheck out the new Bill andlook in on his use of operatorenhancement trainingNEW!42 Count on UsAnother Cat FlashbackCONTENTS WINTER 2006Features14 Pier PressureFlatiron Constructors takes onan eye-popping project on oneof Canada’s most dramatic andtoughest stretches of highway18 Do You Hear What I Hear?The guys behind Sonic DrillCorporation invent a technologyand build a business to support it30 Whissell While You WorkThis Calgary contractor takes onthe toughest jobs. And that meansit’s business as usual38 Nothing Shifty HereCat’s TH35 automatictransmission delivers the goods ontime, every time41Industry Report23 The Landscaping andNursery Trades24 Nursing the LandscapeDesigning and managing our outdoorspaces is a blooming industry. A lotgoes into growing a trade27 Tooling AroundThe right tools make challenginglandscaping jobs easier. Meet the proswho use the tools30ON THE COVERWhissell Constructors (from left to right)Brian Whissell, Jarrad Whissel and Bill HeatheringtonPHOTOGRAPH BY ROTH AND RAMBERGwww.finning.ca Winter 2006 • TRACKS & TREADS 3