NewEngland #20,2012

By giles lambertsonCEG CORRESPONDENT

In 1952, Studebaker was 100 yearsold and nearing the end of its produc-tive years as a transportation leader. Thesame year, Queen Elizabeth II succeed-ed her father on the United Kingdomthrone. And in North Haven, Conn.,Gilbert Howe gambled that he couldmake a living as a John Deere dealer.Sixty years later, Studebaker is long

gone, but Queen Elizabeth continuesher enduring reign and G&H Equipmentis entering its seventh decade as a vital equip-ment dealer in south central Connecticut. With anew product line in the dealership’s showroom and othersin the pipeline, the G&H story is still being written.

A Cousin’s RecommendationThe dealership came about fortuitously. When Howe’s

second cousin decided to get out of the business, he wasasked by John Deere executives if he knew anyone whomight be interested in succeeding him. “I have a cousin whothinks the sun rises and sets on John Deere,” was the reply.So when a Deere representative came knocking on theHowes’ door, Gil and his wife, Helen, had a decision tomake.

Howe was 43 years old at the time with years ofseniority at a steel mill in adjacent New Haven.

He had been doing custom work aroundNorth Haven with his John Deere,plowing and harrowing gardens, mow-ing fields, a middle-aged entrepreneursupplementing his mill income. Nowthe couple considered a wholesalecareer change. North Haven and other communi-

ties on the outskirts of New Havenwere more rural in 1952, with smallfarms dotting the countryside. Theagricultural scene was fully productive,

not hobbyist, and the reliable “JohnnyPopper” two-cylinder Deere tractors and other

farm equipment were instrumental to the local economy.However, post-war population growth had begun and thecharacter of the region was evolving into that of suburbia,with nearby Yale University, local Quinnipiac University andother campuses exerting growing economic influence.The dealership that Howe would replace was one town

away from North Haven. The closest Deere competitorswere 25 to 30 miles away. A need clearly existed for a deal-ership in central New Haven County and the Howes con-vinced themselves that throwing in their lot with Deere

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Its name may be “Checkered,” but its past isn’t. And itsfuture is bright (green).The Checkered House Bridge project on Route 2 in

Richmond, Vt., will be widened this summer, the mid-pointof a three-year project that is more than 22 years in the mak-ing.Mid-June marked the moving of the longest truss bridge

in the state. Workers took approximately five days to moveit 12.5 ft. (3.8 m) from where it is, in order to widen andreconnect its trusses. The project, which began in 2011 andwill be finished in the summer of 2013, will cost an estimat-ed $13.9 million.The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAT), which

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move it and all plans and permits are in place so that thebridge can be widened at a day to be determined. Travelersboth ways continue to use a two-lane temporary bridge builtjust east of the original span, opened in June 2011, through-out the construction season.

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lowed, with Helen Howe gettingkids off to school before coming tothe dealership to sort parts, sellmachinery, and keep books whileher husband sold and servicedDeere equipment. He often stillwas delivering green and yellowmachines to customers at 11o’clock at night.“I don’t remember exactly what

he made in the beginning,” Howe’sson Dave recalled, “somewherebetween $4,000 and $5,000 a year.I do remember the first two yearsin business my father only took out$1,100 each year. That’s $2,200 intwo years. We lived out of a gardenand raised chickens and sheep,G&H’s original location was a

tract of land at the intersection ofQuinnipiac Avenue and StateRoute 17 in the Montowese sectionof North Haven. Rent was lowbecause the property was in backof a Studebaker-Packard dealer-ship owned by another of Howe’scousins. A business partner whohelped finance the venture alsowas a Studebaker dealer. It’s nowonder that in photos of that peri-od of G&H’s New Haven CountyFair equipment displays, JohnDeere model 50s and 60s sharedthe green with the soft lines ofStudebaker pickups.Why was Gil Howe willing to

risk it all and start a new career atage 43? “I’m sure that father did that so

my brother and I would havesomething to work with someday,”said Dave Howe, who was 10years old when his parents startedtheir business. “He loved the idea,being something of an entrepre-neur, but he also did it because ofhis family. I really think that myfather had in the back of his mindthat his two sons would get into thebusiness and carry it on — and wedid!”

An Evolving DealershipDave and his brother, Jim, even-

tually succeeded their parents asowners of a dealership in which

they had been immersed most oftheir lives, Jim beginning full timein 1956 and Dave four years later.In 1978, they became co-owners ofthe business and steered it for twodecades through lean and flushtimes, including boom years in thelate 1980s. Ag tractors eventuallygave way to compact commercialmachinery and construction equip-ment. When John Deere began toconsolidate its construction outlets,G&H gave up its lineup of yellowDeere machinery in 1996, remain-ing a Kubota dealer and a JohnDeere dealer in compact and lawn-and-garden equipment.In 2000, the brothers sold the

family business. Dave Howe recently returned to

G&H as a part-time salesman, hisenthusiasm for Deere productsundiminished. It is complementedby his personal endorsement of thelatest equipment line at G&H:Yanmar, the 100-year-old Japaneseengine manufacturer with a grow-ing line of compact construction

equipment. Howe and his brotheractually handled Yanmar productsfor a few years in the early 1980sand Howe is a fan of his Yanmartractor, which he said starts for himeven in Connecticut winters.Those are the kinds of testimo-

nials Roger Funk wants to hear.Adding Yanmar to the G&H prod-uct line is part of a growth strategyguided by Funk, who purchasedG&H from the Howe brothers. Hisvision is to build out the companyon the existing customer base asthe recession finally wanes, attract-ing additional customers throughsuch brands as Yanmar.

“You always have to grow,”Funk said. “You cannot get to apoint of saying, ‘I’m going to stayat this level.’ If you are going tosurvive, you must constantly beproactive in trying to guide yourcompany toward the future. This iswhy we went out and brought inanother manufacturer to comple-ment John Deere.”Funk said he was fortunate to

land Yanmar, the top choice ofthree brands that he targeted fordistribution rights. Yanmar is cred-ited with developing the smalldiesel engine that is widely used onmany brands of equipment in

2012. It is a long-time supplier ofthe engines to Deere, so bringing itto G&H is a good fit.“The Yanmar product line gives

us tractors that compete with Deereproducts,” Funk acknowledged.“Since we now have two brands ofcompact tractors, it allows our cus-tomers to compare and make thedecision. Both brands are excellentand we are acting as a purchasingagent for our customers.”As important, the Japanese

brand gives G&H entry into theconstruction equipment field, withmini-excavators, skid steers, andcompact wheel loaders leading the

way. Funk sees the light construc-tion machinery being more indemand in post-recessionaryConnecticut than larger equipment,particularly among G&H’s target-ed decision-makers in landscaping,institutional and municipal offices.G&H equipment offerings will

swell some more in the next yearbecause Funk isn’t through addinglines. He is negotiating with twoother manufacturers for the right tosell their products in North Haven.The announcement of the identityof those brands will be made in thenext few months. Furthermore, G&H plans to

forcefully enter the rental equip-ment business. Yanmar will helpwith that initiative because its con-struction equipment is the typeoften rented for a day or a monthby small contractors. Mowers,compact utility vehicles, snowblowers, and other staples of theJohn Deere urban line do not asreadily lend themselves to rental. G&H’s Hudson trailer line also

is expected to benefit from theYanmar presence, with commer-cial buyers of compact construc-tion machines needing a way totransport the machinery from loca-tion to location.A final key product in the G&H

stable is Stihl hand equipment.When Hurricane Irene blewthrough Connecticut in August2011, it left behind so manydowned trees and broken limbsthat G&H sold some 200 Stihlchain saws to commercial compa-nies and property owners. Thatsurge of chain saw sales wasrepeated a few weeks later whenan unexpected early snowfallthinned branches across the region.“You can’t control Mother

Nature,” Funk said philosophical-ly.

Building Loyal Customers G&H sales leader Gerard

Adinolfi appreciates shoppers whowander into the recently expandedG&H showroom. The appreciationis not feigned. He is a self-pro-claimed “people guy” who easilyconnects with visitors or old cus-tomers.Once a farm boy, Adinolfi also

appreciates the engineering of themachinery he has been selling atG&H for the past 17 years. He is as

Howe’s Sons Eventually Took Over, Expanded BusinessG&H from page 1

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A new line of Yanmar construction equipment, the long green lineof Deere compact utility vehicles and lawn and garden equipment,Hudson trailers, and Stihl hand equipment, G&H Equipmentlooks to be competitive for some years to come.

A final key product in the G&H stable is Stihl hand equipment.When Hurricane Irene blew through Connecticut in August 2011,it left behind so many downed trees and broken limbs that G&Hsold some 200 Stihl chain saws to commercial companies andproperty owners.

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“In the late 90s, we decided to eval-uate the possibility of widening thetruss. We received the blessing fromthe state’s historic preservation special-ist and FHWA to pursue the option.Widening the truss preserves its his-toric significance yet improves theinfrastructure for the travelling public,”added Carlson.Located in the town of Richmond,

approximately a mile or so east of theWilliston town line, the historicCheckered House Bridge was built in1929, two years after the Great Floodof 1927.Built by the American Bridge

Company, the span got its name from anearby farmhouse known as“Checkered House” because of its redbrick pattern. The house, which datesback to colonial times, is now a restau-rant called the Kitchen Table. There aretwo farms on either side of the bridge. Interstate 89 runs parallel to the

bridge and the on-and off-ramp for theInterstate is fairly close. The span con-nects Richmond to Williston and manyof their commuters use this road andbridge. The population of Richmond isabout 4,300 people and Williston,9,300. “Williston and Richmond are locat-

ed in Chittenden County, which is themost populated county in the state.Williston is a short drive to theBurlington International Airport, and isapproximately nine miles from down-town Burlington,” said Carlson.“Interstate 89 goes through both com-munities and Williston has one of thestate’s largest shopping areas just offthe Interstate. There are approximately

4,100 cars and trucks that travel thisroad. We have projected that the trafficin 2021 will be around 5,300 cars andtrucks per day.”

Longest, Most Significant Span

“When the original bridge was built,an existing covered bridge crossed theWinooski River in approximately thelocation of the interstate bridges,”added Carlson. “The truss bridge is the longest truss

bridge that was built in the state ofVermont and the only Pennsylvaniathru-truss bridge. It is historically sig-nificant and that is what led us to devel-oping a plan which would allow us tosave the bridge, yet meet the demandsof the 21st century traffic.”According to Harrison & Burrowes

and the Web site established to educatethe public on this three-year- project,the existing north truss of the bridge Photo courtesy of Fitzgerald & Halliday Inc. and Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors Inc.

The North truss is to be cut, moved 12.5 ft. (3.8 m) andthen reattached once the bridge has been widened.

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New Bridge Expected to Last Through 75-Year Lifespanwill be shifted 12 ft. 6 in. tothe north. A temporary road-way bridge was constructedin June 2011 to allow trafficto cross the river while theold bridge was eventuallymoved for its widening. Toaccomplish this, the archingsteel north truss will be cut,supported, moved those 12ft. 6 in., and then re-attachedwith new steel supports tothe 1929 bridge. Once the bridge is recon-

nected, its overall appear-ance in its setting will bevery similar to its appear-ance before the widening.However, motorists andother observers will be ableto notice the differencebetween the new and the oldsteel when they are directlyin front of the bridge.Officials say there’s a reasonfor not “blending” the look — it isimportant to the preservationprocess that the new parts of thebridge be clearly discernible fromthe original bridge. “Prior to construction of this

project, the existing truss bridgewidth was 20 feet between theguardrails,” said Carlson. “Thatwidth [was] not conducive to hav-ing two trucks meet or even a carand a truck. There is also a localroad [Johnny Brook Road] thatintersects Route 2 at the west endof the bridge which has no sightdistance, which creates a danger-ous intersection.”The too-narrow width and lack

of sight distance are only two rea-sons why the bridge needed work. “The existing bridge has been a

posted bridge for more than 20years; meaning that trucks over acertain weight could not travel onthe road,” Carlson explained. “Theimproved and widened trussbridge will have no load capacityrestrictions when it is completed.“The new bridge will be

widened enough to allow a 30-feet,rail-to-rail distance which will pro-vide two 11-feet travel ways andfour-foot shoulders. This widthwill allow the commuters to feelmuch safer travelling this road. Wealso are realigning the JohnnyBrook Road. This road will inter-sect the Kenyon Road. The

Kenyon Road intersects Route 2,100 feet or so west of the JohnnyBrook Road. This new intersectionon the Kenyon Road will eliminatethe current unsafe intersection ofthe Johnny Brook Road.”

How Will Widening Be Done?

In simple terms, the work willinclude these key steps:• Temporary bracing will be put

in place to support the bridge onthe north side so that the north trusscan be disconnected.• Once supports are in place, the

north truss will be disconnectedfrom the rest of the bridge byremoving bolts and rivets• The north truss will then be

slowly moved on rollers until itrests in its new location on theabutments built last fall.• New steel will be put in place

to reconnect the newly situatednorth truss to the rest of the bridge,extending the width of the truss by12 ft., 6 in.Commuters will be able to see

the difference as trusses will nolonger be symmetrical. A require-ment of historic agencies is that thetwo sides not match, so that thepublic can more easily distinguishwhat is “new” versus what was the“look” of the original bridge.The exact timing of the move

will depend on when all conditions

are ideal — weather, equipment,crews, etc.“The new bridge also will help

the farmers on each side of thebridge. The existing bridge made itvery difficult for the farmers tobring their equipment over thebridge due to the width and theload capacity of the bridge,” saidCarlson. “The farmers actuallyfarm land on both sides of thebridge so the new bridge will allowthem to do this more efficientlyand safely.”

The Great Flood of 1927According to University of

Vermont researchers and their Website, the state was deluged withrainstorm after rainstorm in theautumn of 1927. With groundscompletely saturated in earlyNovember, a two-day downpourcovered the state with 8 in. of rain.Much like Hurricane Irene,

which washed out roads andbridges in Vermont during thesummer of 2011, the torrent ofrainfall rushed into swollen brooksand streams, devastating towns andkilling 84 people.There were many close calls and

courageous rescues and, incredi-bly, no one in Richmond lost theirlives, but the early 1800s-erawooden covered Checkered HouseBridge was damaged beyondrepair, although it did not fall.

Torn down due to weakenedabutments, it was one of the rarestcovered bridges in Vermont. It hadbeen constructed circa 1812, after awoman drowned trying to cross theWinooski River on horseback.The massive deluge of 1927

brought a new bridge buildingwave through the state. Accordingto state records, some 1,258bridges were damaged ordestroyed, costing almost $25 mil-lion (approximately $500 millionin today’s dollars).Again, according to University

of Vermont research, a series ofdams was built to prevent massiveflooding in the future. Richmondfarmers also joined ProjectVermont from 1938-1941 to stabi-lize riverbanks by planting vegeta-tion. Today, a grove of white pinetrees behind the former CheckeredHouse (Kitchen Table Restaurant)still stand as a reminder of this.

For Children andGrandchildren

The Checkered House Bridgestands as one of hundreds ofbridges built after the flood, withits familiar green, metal truss struc-ture. Efforts to preserve it haveremained a top priority for officialslike Carlson for decades.The temporary bridge and

detour road around the existingtruss bridge opened a year ago in

June. Called the MabeyBridge, it is 266-ft. (81 m)long, the biggest single-span,temporary bridge built inVermont, just long enough tocross the 250-ft.-wideWinooski.The temporary bridge will

lead to permanence, or atleast stability for three-quar-ters of a century.“The new bridge is

designed for a 75-yeardesign. This can be achievedif the bridge is maintainedover its life,” said Carlson. “The Design-Build team

has done a tremendous jobdesigning and constructingthis project. I am lookingforward to seeing the bridgecompleted. The contractor isgoing to begin the actualwidening of this structuresoon and this task will be themilestone for the project,”she added. “Replacing decks

and floor systems are not unique,but widening and adding to theexisting portals and upper swaybracing is a monumental task.”Carlson added that designing

the rehabilitation of any historicstructure is demanding of “ourengineering background, but whenit is all designed and built, it isrewarding to think that you are partof history in the making.”It amazes Carlson to think that

Vermonters built historic bridgeswithout any of the heavy ironpower equipment or tools of today. “From the Brooklyn Bridge to

our 350-feet thru truss, engineeringconstruction of a hundred yearsago is truly unique and fascinating.I am very proud that I was giventhe opportunity to work on thisproject. This has been my projectfor more than 20 years and I amfortunate that I will be here to see itfinished,” said Carlson. “It isimportant to save bridges that arehistoric so our children and grand-children can see our transportationhistory.”For more information, visit,

www.checkeredhousebridge.comor visitwww.Harrisonburrowes.com

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

BRIDGE from page 12

Photo courtesy of Fitzgerald & Halliday Inc. and Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors Inc.Vermonters built historic bridges without any of the heavy iron power equipment or tools of today.


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Co. Rewarded by CustomerMulti-Generational Loyaltyequally enthusiastic about Deere products ashe is about the new Yanmar line — and con-veys genuine excitement about workingagain with part-time salesman Dave Howe,who hired him in 1995. “We’re a teamagain!”The logical consequence for G&H of all

this evident conviction and sincerity is a cus-tomer base whose loyalty has been passeddown through generations. Adinolfi talksabout a G&H customer living in a nearbytown who boughta tractor from thedealership in1967. Just a fewweeks ago, a fami-ly member of thatbuyer returned tothe dealership andbought a compactDeere tractor.“We have some

people who havebeen buying trac-tors from us since1952,” Howe pointed out. “In the early days,we had to really cater to the customer,because you needed him to come back. Nowwe have customers saying things like, ‘Mygrandfather bought a tractor from your fatherand he treated my grandfather well.’”Funk acknowledged that, “G&H has a

very nice base of loyal customers that hasbeen with us for a number of years.” Heattributes the customer loyalty to employeeswho over many years have proved theirvalue and allegiance to the organization.“G&H being able to survive and now look

ahead to growing as a business is because ofloyal employees,” the owner said. He citedAdinolfi’s “nice rapport” with customers,which Funk believes comes from the leadsalesman being an “honest, hard-working,caring individual” who customers correctlyconclude is there to help them.“The G&H team really is a small one of

eight people, but six of them have been withus for a great number of years,” Funk said.“They are very loyal and it creates a familyatmosphere that customers feel when theywalk into G&H more so than when theywalk into a larger dealership or retailer.”The original G&H location behind the

Studebaker dealership was given up in 1960for a new and larger building alongside OldMaple St. Eighteen years later, with owner-ship of G&H about to pass from parents tosons, the dealership moved to its currentlocation at 314 Old Maple, where a 13,000-sq.-ft. structure dominates a 3-acre site. Tall

doors leading to nine service bays reflect thedays when full-size construction equipmentwas serviced there.“It really is almost too big for us and we

love it!” Adinolfi said of the expansive build-ing, which is apt to become more crowded asFunk’s new product lines are unveiled.Funk believes the company is well posi-

tioned as it emerges from grinding recessionthat reduced gross annual sales. “There isstill a need for the institutional and commer-cial equipment, but we have found that our

customers are veryconscious of cost.Consequently, thedecision to buy isusually decidedover a long periodof time than whenthe economy isgood and peoplehave positive atti-tudes.”But if govern-

ment overseers ofthe economy will

give enterprising small businesses like G&Ha freer rein, Funk said, he believes the futurewill be bright. “Certainly we have a compa-ny that is well-known because it is 60 yearsyoung,” he said. “We have a facility that islarge enough that we do not have to expandthe physical facility. We will have to addemployees and I am confident we can dothat.“Lastly, we have the experience,” he said,

noting that 2013 marks the 50th year of hisinvolvement in the equipment business. InOrange, Conn., the Funk family startedF&W Equipment in 1939 and still operatesthe Case/Kubota/Doosan dealership. Fromhis involvement in that family business,Funk was long aware of G&H before buyingthe company 12 years ago.“I went to work for my father after gradu-

ation from college in 1963 and G&H was inbusiness then,” he recalled. “They werealways very good competition for us.”With a twin line of compact tractors —

“our bread and butter,” said Funk — a newline of Yanmar construction equipment, thelong green line of Deere compact utilityvehicles and lawn and garden equipment,Hudson trailers, and Stihl hand equipment,G&H Equipment looks to be competitive forsome years to come.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Website at www.constructionequipment-guide.com.) CEG

G&H from page 8

G&H Equipment moved to its current loca-tion at 314 Old Maple, where a 13,000-sq.-ft.structure dominates a 3-acre site.

NEW ENGLAND SUPPLEMENTADVERTISER INDEX

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responsible for errors or omissions.

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