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Videos: Page 43
This 1939 Dodge pickup has been reborn with a new electric heart
Hmmm…what would happen if you take a 1939 Dodge pickup and convert into an electric daily driver? A whole lot of fun, according to Al Gajda, who after retiring from IBM finally electrified the truck that had been sitting in his garage for nearly 40 years. “I purchased the truck in New Hampshire in 1973 […]
August 26, 2016
Test drive and an in-depth look inside Cummins’ new 2017 engines
Last month, Cummins introduced a brand new, re-branded engine lineup for 2017, highlighted by two new 15-liter engines. The engine maker also introduced a range of other new features and technology upgrades to its heavy-duty offerings. Our sister site CCJ had a chance to test some of the new features and talk to Cummins reps […]
August 25, 2016
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How the 2017 Ford Super Duty’s adaptive steering/cruise control combo works
The Ford 2017 Super Duty line-up has undergone several changes, including the addition of adaptive steering and adaptive cruise control. RELATED >> Here’s how Ford’s back-up trailer assist works on the 2017 Super Duty Adaptive steering is a new generation of power steering technology that Ford says reduces the amount of steering input needed to […]
August 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Common Good foretells ‘Transportation Armageddon’ without NYC Gateway Tunnel Project
Common Good, a nonpartisan group that aims to simplify government, has released a video from former “The Daily Show” writer Alex Marino that stresses the need for an expedited permit approval process for the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project in New York City. “The Gateway Project—Saving New York form ‘Transportation Armageddon’ ” spans roughly four minutes […]
August 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Entire Erques Bridge construction chronicled in beautiful time-lapse
The Erques Bridge, a part of the new Southern Highway in Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, opened in December 2015. The YouTube video below, uploaded by Ferrovial, is an amazing time-lapse of the bridge’s construction. According to Ferrovial, the bridge spans approximately 369 feet (110 meters) and the deck is suspended by hangers from two arches. […]
August 19, 2016
Construction Equipment
Watch as a massive Komatsu PC8000 mining shovel is assembled in this time-lapse
The Komatsu PC8000 is big. So big it requires the power of two 2,010-horsepower diesel engines (or two 1,450 kW electric motors) to do its job. And while the amount of earth this mining monster can move is impressive, maybe more impressive is what goes into putting the thing together. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watch a […]
August 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
How crews are lifting the Bayonne Bridge’s roadway while keeping its arch in place
A video report recently posted by SILive.com provides a tour of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge construction project, which began in 2013 and is “Raising the Roadway” without altering the bridge’s existing arch. “One of the interesting things about the Bayonne Bridge is that, with most bridges you’re […]
August 15, 2016
Pickups
Test Drive: We punish Ford’s 2017 Super Duty with a rocky climb and a muddy dive
Editor’s Note: This test drive originally appeared on our sister site Hard Working Trucks. While riding on top of the hill, the engineer from Ford tells me to keep driving towards the boulder until it disappears from view. It’s not the most comfortable feeling while driving a new 2017 F-250 FX4. I mean, you know […]
August 12, 2016
Driver/operator coaching/training
Cat shows how to operate large loaders like a pro with in-depth tour of 988K
Caterpillar has posted a helpful training video for large loader operators to its Cat Mining YouTube page. The 25-minute video spends much of its time going through pre-operation basics such as maintenance checks, control location/functionality and start-up/shutdown procedures, but the last 10 or so minutes are chock full of information that even seasoned operators should […]
August 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Drone footage of Louisville’s ongoing East End Bridge construction
The drone video footage below from the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of the cable-stayed East End Bridge over the Ohio River, part of the East End Crossing project that began in the summer of 2013. The project, which will connect the east end of Louisville, near Prospect, to southern […]
August 8, 2016
Dealers
How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control
Editor’s Note: This is the third in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. Bulldozers were the first machines to begin operating using GPS satellite data to guide the operator and position the blade. Today these systems have evolved to become more productive and user friendly, but you don’t just jump on one and […]
August 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Drone flythrough of twin tunnel construction at East End Crossing in Kentucky
Drone video footage from the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project offers a look at ongoing construction of twin 1,700-foot-long tunnels on the Kentucky side of the East End Crossing, a project that is scheduled to be completed in late 2016. The twin tunnels are said to be the second-longest in the state, with only the Cumberland Gap tunnel […]
August 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Full-width paving project orchestrates dozens of machines, lays 8,000 tons of asphalt in one day
A video by Dmitry Chistoprudov shows a heavily orchestrated performance of paving recently on a section of Tverskaya Street in Moscow near the Kremlin/Red Square area, with the entire width of the roadway being paved at roughly the same time. Chistoprudov says in the video description that over the course of a day 8,000 tons […]
July 29, 2016
Construction Equipment
Excavator salvaged from icy swamp in weeks-long operation
When your excavator overturns into an icy abyss, there’s not much left to do but pull it out. But when it’s submerged nearly up to the bucket, that’s easier said than done. This salvage operation took place in the wetlands of northern Sweden, according to its YouTube description. A logging company lost not only their Cat excavator, […]
July 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kentucky’s Eggners Ferry Bridge implosion captured by drone
Built in 1932 and functionally obsolete, the old Eggners Ferry Bridge spanning Kentucky Lake near Aurora, Kentucky, was demolished earlier this week by the state’s transportation cabinet. According to a report from the Kentucky New Era, thousands gathered to watch the implosion of the bridge which took place Monday at 6:30 a.m. The drone video below […]
July 28, 2016
Construction Equipment
Tracked drilling rig tips onto rear end in longest rollover trailering accident ever
UPDATE: As reader John Cunningham pointed out via email and as a few others have noted on Facebook, the machine in this footage is in fact a tracked drilling rig and not an excavator. We regret the error and appreciate the help in identifyingthe machine correctly. We’ve updated the copy below to reflect the change. […]
July 21, 2016
Safety
Workers leap to safety from burning boom lift 6 stories up
Two construction workers on a Boise, Idaho, jobsite were forced to jump from a boom lift earlier this week when the bucket caught on fire. According to a report from KBOI TV, a welding blanket caught on fire inside the bucket. The blaze short circuited controls inside the bucket and it was only once co-workers […]
July 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
As Bertha visits the dentist, a look at how this machine digs and builds the SR99 tunnel at the same time
Bertha, the world’s largest and perhaps most beleaguered tunnel boring machine, has been halted deep below the streets of Seattle once again. But this time the stoppage is for routine maintenance following significant progress. Plus, the stoppage gives us an opportunity to look at an often overshadowed portion of this project: construction of the State Route […]
July 18, 2016
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