Hertz's John Deere Rental Fleet Transforms Boston Landfill into Golf Course
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MOLINE, Ill. (August 30, 2005)-Quarry Hills Associates in Boston, Mass., had a tough job ahead of them: reshaping what was once a landfill and an eyesore into a recreational mecca with a beautiful golf course. Their ace in the hole? Hertz Equipment Rental of Boston and its large fleet of John Deere machinery.
Located almost eight miles south of downtown Boston and adjacent to the 7,000-acre Blue Hills Reservation and the Boston and Quincy harbors, the 259-acre recreational complex offered a beautiful setting and fantastic views. It also provided plenty of challenges. Initially backfilled to depths of ten to 60 feet, with dirt trucked onsite, it was capped with 12 inches of Boston Blue Clay-like icing on a cake-before the building and sculpting of fairways and greens could begin.
"It's part of the largest earthmoving job ever done in New England, possibly the entire eastern seaboard," said Walter Hannon, vice president of Quarry Hills Associates. "We tested 13 million tons of soil for contamination, hauled it to the site, and placed it to backfill the landfill."
It was critically important that the right machine be on the job when it was needed. Enter Hertz and John Deere, a combination that offered the range of power and performance-as well as reliability-that Quarry Hills was seeking. Machines in use on the site include John Deere 550, 650 and 750 Crawler Dozers; 270C LC and 330C LC Excavators; 30-ton articulated dump trucks; John Deere loaders and 410G Backhoes.
"John Deere products make my life easier," said Michael Kinsella, Hertz's branch manager. "They supply us with very good machines. We've had no major issues or downtime with any of it."
Shaping a golf course on top of clay is a very technical job, but the John Deere equipment is handling it well. "It's not something you do every day. We've heard nothing but good feedback from the operators working the equipment," Kinsella said.
The mix of machinery has shown excellent durability on the tough jobsite, according to Hannon. "Hertz is sending us some very reliable machines. We have had no problems with them," he said.
Service also was a key to winning the Quarry Hills contract. Hertz worked together with Schmidt Equipment, the John Deere dealer in North Oxford, Mass., to deliver service and parts availability that's second to none.
"We knew we weren't going to get the job on price alone. We've had a service technician and a service truck on the job since the start," Kinsella said. "Warranty work on the new machines is done by Schmidt Equipment. We were comfortable making the promises we did to Quarry Hills because we know they deliver superior parts and service."
About John Deere: John Deere (Deere & Company-NYSE:DE) is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment; a major manufacturer of construction equipment; and a leading supplier of equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care. Additionally, John Deere manufactures engines used in heavy equipment and provides financial services and other related activities that support the core businesses. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has established a heritage of quality products and services providing performance that endures to customers worldwide.
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