Category: Construction Equipment

  • John Deere 350G SmartGrade Excavator and Chiddix Brothers, Inc.

    John Deere 350G SmartGrade Excavator and Chiddix Brothers, Inc.

    Seth Chiddix, owner of Chiddix Brothers, Inc. recently took delivery of a John Deere 350G SmartGrade excavator. In fact, it’s the first of its kind delivered to a 4Rivers Equipment customer. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Seth has been a partner of 4Rivers Equipment for many years. His first impression of his new machine? “The controls…


  • Digging in deeper to construction with Sylvia Quintana

    Digging in deeper to construction with Sylvia Quintana

    Sylvia Quintana is fierce, determined, and the best of all, kind. Sylvia was all over the place before she found her calling in construction. She was born and raised in Carlsbad, New Mexico. After attending college for one semester she joined the United States Army to serve and protect. When she returned, she began working…


  • JDLink™ | Construction Technology

    JDLink™ | Construction Technology

    JDLink™ | Construction Technology JDLink lets you track your machines, see which machines are working and if they are working properly, and to their utmost productivity and efficiency. What is JDLink? JDLink is John Deere’s telematics system and the core component of John Deere WorkSight™. It enables you to manage your entire fleet from your…


  • 3D Machine Control

    3D Machine Control

    3D Machine Control for Construction Applications 3D Machine Control means that there is an unlimited capability of design for jobs involving ditches, foundations, ponds, plains, roads, subdivisions, etc. Nowadays, many of John Deere’s new construction equipment comes GPS ready or may have GPS already equipped; such as excavators, dozers, or motor graders. To tell if…


  • Topcon Base & Rover

    Topcon Base & Rover

    Topcon Base & Rover The Topcon Base & Rover is the foundation of any grade control system. It is a must-have if you want to get the best grade control possible. Simply put, the machine receives the corrections from the base and the rover is used to set up the jobsite and layout survey and…


  • John Deere 135G Excavator & Full Grade Control

    John Deere 135G Excavator & Full Grade Control

    They said it couldn’t be done… but we did it! [July 24th, 2020 | Frederick, Colorado] 4Rivers Equipment and our 4Sight Solutions technology department are excited to announce the world’s first-ever John Deere 135G excavator with full grade control capability from Topcon Positioning Systems. This story begins with our great customer at Ultrasonic Guided Wave…


  • Franklin’s Earthmoving | Albuquerque, NM

    Franklin’s Earthmoving | Albuquerque, NM

    Franklin’s Earthmoving | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4Rivers Equipment Last week was busy for Franklin’s Earthmoving in Albuquerque, New Mexico as they were performing a full-depth reclamation job on a road in Edgewood, just east of Albuquerque. They were nice enough to invite us out to the jobsite to watch their Wirtgen WR 200 Xli…


  • 2017 Onyx Award Winner | 4Rivers Equipment

    2017 Onyx Award Winner | 4Rivers Equipment

    The John Deere Construction and Forestry Division has awarded 4Rivers Equipment with the Onyx Circle Award as one of the top three performing dealerships in the United States and Canada. “This award is only possible because of the dedication of 4Rivers employees, who on a daily basis, live our mission to serve our customers, our…


  • How To Put Your JDLink™ Data To Work | 4Sight Solutions

    How To Put Your JDLink™ Data To Work | 4Sight Solutions

    Written By: Barb Stechman, 4Sight Solutions Specialist 1. Machine Location Having the location of your equipment on demand brings countless benefits. From your laptop, desktop, or smartphone you can pull up the location of your equipment and share this pinpoint location with key individuals. This will eliminate the inefficiencies of your company searching for equipment.…