Dirt Magazine: JR Hayes plays a leading role in securing a solid start for Seattle’s highrises
Performing deep-hole excavations, JR Hayes is helping evolve the Seattle skyline with the support of Deere extended service intervals.
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The higher you want to go, the stronger the foundation you need.
And the team at JR Hayes Corporation of Maple Valley, Washington, is playing a leading role in securing a solid start for the increasing number of highrises being built in the South Lake Union and Belltown neighborhoods of downtown Seattle. This second-generation, family-owned company got its start in the ’60s hauling logs and has earned its solid reputation and growth because it’s not afraid to take on a challenge.
Digging up to 110 feet straight down on deep-hole excavation projects, reliability and extended service intervals are crucial to the success of JR Hayes. Their extensive fleet of Deere excavators work day and night until being craned out at the end of a job.
The Sky’s the Limit
These days challenges for the company range from plat development on what many would consider the sides of mountains, to deep-hole excavations in the heart of the city. “JR Hayes performs a wide variety of work,” explains Tony Perrotti, general manager and the man responsible for renting, purchasing, and managing the company’s 100-plus machine fleet. Perrotti got his start with the company washing and servicing machines while in high school. After that he worked selling heavy equipment, which provided him the experience needed to excel in his current role.
“This season we’re doing residential plat development, mixed-use commercial, industrial, public works, utilities, and an especially large amount of deephole excavations in downtown Seattle. That range of work coupled with Pacific Northwest weather, material challenges, and tight schedules means we need a variety of equipment to get the job done, and John Deere machines have been very versatile for us.”
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