How to Order John Deere Parts Online with Shop.Deere.com
Keeping equipment productive starts with having the right parts when you need them. Whether you’re planning preventive maintenance, replacing a worn component, or ordering parts after hours, Shop.Deere.com gives you a convenient way to shop genuine John Deere parts online directly through John Deere while staying connected to your local Papé Machinery Construction & Forestry…
Dry Roads, Big Repairs: Why Summer Is Prime Time for Street Fixing
When the rain lets up and the sun comes out, roadwork season kicks into gear. Across the West, summer gives contractors, municipalities, and road crews the weather window they need to repair streets, improve drainage, rebuild surfaces, and prepare roads for the rainy season ahead. Potholes, rutting, broken shoulders, poor drainage, and failing base materials…
Peak Fire Season: Forestry Fire Mitigation Tips
Wildfire risk depends on weather, terrain, ignition sources, and fuel. You can’t control the weather, but you can reduce the amount of dry material available to burn. The U.S. Forest Service identifies mechanical treatment, including thinning, pruning, piling brush, and creating fuel breaks, as a way to reduce the probability of catastrophic fires and protect…
National Safety Month: Building Safer Jobsites with the Right Equipment, Maintenance, and Support
June is National Safety Month, an annual National Safety Council observance focused on helping people stay safe “from the workplace to anyplace.” For construction and forestry crews, that message fits the pace and pressure of everyday work. A safer jobsite starts with preparation. It grows through daily habits, equipment condition, operator awareness, planning, and reliable…
How Construction Technology Solutions Improve Productivity and Efficiency
Today’s construction, roadbuilding, forestry, and land development crews are expected to deliver more with every hour, every gallon of fuel, and every machine on the jobsite. Tight schedules, rising material costs, labor shortages, and complex jobsites all put pressure on production. The right technology solutions help crews meet those demands with accuracy, visibility, and dependability….
How Topcon Technology Helps Improve Construction Accuracy and Productivity
Construction projects move faster than ever, and crews are expected to deliver precise results while managing tight schedules, changing conditions, and demanding workloads. Small mistakes in design, layout, grading, or communication can lead to rework, wasted material, and costly delays across the jobsite. Much like technology continues to evolve in our day-to-day lives, innovation also…
Safety Awareness: Reducing Risk During Peak Construction Season
During demanding construction seasons, small oversights can lead to injuries, equipment damage, rework, and downtime that slows the entire project. Safety awareness matters because it supports uptime, protects operators and ground crews, and helps keep production steady when demand is highest. At Papé Machinery Construction & Forestry, that practical connection shapes how we support contractors…
Get Ready for the Busiest Construction Season
Spring is upon us and the construction season is picking up, bringing tighter schedules, increased demand, and new opportunities for your operation. But with that surge in activity, small issues can turn into bigger problems if your fleet isn’t ready. If equipment, service support, and planning aren’t in place ahead of the rush, it can…
April Showers: Equipment Cleaning and Maintenance Tips for Wet Weather
Rain can quickly turn a productive jobsite into a muddy, high-wear environment. Water, mud, slick access roads, and material buildup create challenges beyond traction and visibility. They also affect equipment condition in ways that are easy to miss during a busy shift. Wet weather gives mud more chances to cling to tracks, tires, steps, guards,…
Paving Technology: How Smart Equipment Is Changing Roadbuilding
Roadbuilding crews are working in tighter operating environments than ever. Owners and agencies expect smooth finished surfaces, consistent density, ride quality, and dependable production. Contractors must balance labor constraints, material costs, safety demands, and narrow paving windows. In this environment, paving technology has become a practical advantage on the jobsite. Paving technology is about more…
