Fermar Paving Limited

06/04/2026

From sundown to sunrise the night crew is working hard to get the job done! Loading the rock truck for backfill. IBR Thanks Devon for the awesome pic!

06/03/2026

05/23/2026

Out with the old…
Innisfil beach road

05/20/2026

We got caught up in the Long weekend and forgot to celebrate Asphalt Day! May 15th

05/05/2026

https://youtu.be/MO8yeQlltxc?si=aKt3iNVNHI4tt7I5

A rock crushing “train” consisting of a 1918 steam tractor, a 1926 Link-Belt crawler crane, a 1930s-era crusher, a 1950s-era bucket loader and a 1960 Euclid dump truck.

The demonstration was performed September 23, 2022 as part of the HCEA’s 36th Annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The crusher was powered by a 1918 Russell & Company “The Boss” 10x13 Cylinder Simple Traction Engine with Universal Boiler, 30-90 horsepower. It was operated by its owner, Jim Lashaway of Bowling Green, who kept the old tractor fed with coal to create the steam to power a large belt connected between the tractor and the crusher.

The Allis-Chalmers 10-inch Superior McCully Crusher was made in the 1930s. It fed a Barber-Greene 543 bucket loader from the 1950s.

The bucket loader conveyed the crushed stones to a 1960 Euclid 91FD R18 end dump truck. Euclid was a division of General Motors until 1968.

Feeding the stones was a 1926 Link-Belt K-2 Big Bertha crawler crane. This is the oldest-known Link-Belt crane in existence and the first antique machine the HCEA restored, according to the association.

Visitors to the Historical Construction Equipment Association’s annual show last month witnessed a rare sight.A rock crushing “train” consisting of a 1918 st...