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Google’s robot ‘reindeer’ make for one creepy sleighride
Google-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics has created quite the Christmas card, starring its (in)famous robot dog, known as Spot. In fact, there are three Spots in this short holiday greeting, dressed up as reindeer with Santa’s sleigh in tow. As have been most videos starring this creation, the latest one is slightly terrifying. As we reported back […]
December 23, 2015
The Gurkha is an armored, dune-hopping Ford F-550 used by law enforcement and militaries
Though armored personnel vehicles are typically not built atop a frame you can buy down at your local dealership, Canada-based Terradyne manufactures blast and bullet-tested armored vehicles built atop the Ford F-550 Super Duty. The Gurkha comes in three models all of which feature a 6.7 liter Power Stroke turbo diesel engine, a six-speed TorqShift automatic transmission […]
December 21, 2015
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3 excavators, 2 dozers team up to move 100-year, 518k-lb. tree to new home
Who knew an old tree could make for such a fun video? According to the YouTube description for this video, in 2012, League City, Texas, officials decided to finance the relocation of the Ghirardi Compton Oak, a 56-foot-tall tree that is more than 100 years old with a beautiful canopy that is more than 100 […]
December 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bertha is nearly ready to start tunneling again
The massive tunnel-boring machine that’s been sidelined in Seattle for two years could be back to boring by New Year’s. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced that the Seattle Tunnel Partners had begun the final preparations before drilling gets started again with soil and sand being poured into the 120-foot-deep access pit on Sunday. Bertha […]
December 17, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ford F-150s, Raptor put on drifting, jump clinic that looks like truck figure skating
With the holiday season upon us and ice skating rinks opening up across the country, we were reminded of a pretty impressive display put on at this year’s SEMA show by a trio of Ford off-road racing trucks. In the video below, a pair of F-150s start things off with an interesting dance of drifting […]
December 15, 2015
Construction Equipment
Bucket badly stuck and without a clue, excavator operator begins burying tracks too
Despite the suggestion of the Seussian headline, the video below has no happy ending. Though it’s good motivation to train up operators well before sending them into a jungle-like environment with soft underfoot conditions. Bless this guy’s heart, that bucket is seriously stuck. And rather than move in a bit closer and leverage the machine’s weight […]
December 10, 2015
Construction Equipment
Volvo lets 4-year-old drive RC dump truck, absolute chaos ensues
To prove the toughness of its FMX line of vocational trucks, Volvo recently filmed an ad starring a 4-year-old girl named Sophie at the controls of a dump truck. Remote controls, that is. Things start out smooth enough for Sophie, but quickly turn chaotic as the truck veers through a water pit before careening over […]
December 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
Backhoe operator climbs machine into stream, waddles on through
No. 4 Video of 2015 « No. 5 No. 3 » While this video is far from amazing, it is quite interesting from the standpoint that I have no idea what the point of it all is. It’s cool, though not entirely novel, that the operator can lower the machine down into this stream, […]
December 3, 2015
Construction Equipment
GMC unveils 2016 Sierra Denali Ultimate, leaving no option unticked
As competitors like Ram, Ford and Nissan have begun to focus more and more on cramming their pickups full of technology and other luxury features like heated leather seats, luxe truck trend setter GMC has no doubt felt a bit of added pressure. Even in its announcement of the latest Sierra Denali, GMC says that the […]
December 1, 2015
Safety
Smokestack collapse crushes excavator cab, somehow doesn’t kill operator
No. 3 Video of 2015 « No. 4 No. 2 » An excavator operator in Alabama is lucky to be alive after the demolition of a smokestack at a historic mill went wrong earlier this week. According to a report from WIAT TV, demolition contractor Tim Phifer and his crew set off two explosive […]
November 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
The grade of this unique Japanese bridge isn’t as terrifying as it looks
At first glance, the Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan looks like some kind of terrifying bridge that only could exist in a cartoon.
November 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT calls for drivers to make a pledge to drive safely this holiday season
The roads always get a bit more busy this time of the year as people across the country travel to see family for the holidays. But busier roads often lead to more crashes, so the Georgia Department of Transportation is calling on drivers in the state to take a pledge for safety. And they’ve even enlisted a World […]
November 25, 2015
Workforce
Massive scaffolding collapse injures 6 workers in Houston
Much less catastrophic scaffolding collapses than the one captured in the footage below have proven deadly. And yet the workers involved in this collapse, which occurred last month at a luxury apartment building under construction in Houston, escaped without a single death. Houston’s KTRK obtained eyewitness footage of the collapse which shows scaffolding across one […]
November 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
Mobile surveillance towers record jobsite intruders, then call the cops
While surveillance devices have been a presence at retail stores and on some homes for decades, with cameras getting smaller, smarter and cheaper, more contractors are taking advantage of multiple surveillance options on their jobsites. But as KPRC TV in Houston reports, a cottage industry is now popping up around mobile surveillance outposts can be […]
November 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Hillside slop sends excavator flipping into a creek
When it comes to heavy equipment and steep grades, things can go surprisingly well or horrifically wrong. The latter was true in this case. In the video below, an excavator operator is slowly making his way down a pretty steep hillside with matters complicated even further by some really sloppy conditions. With the excavator seemingly […]
November 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT slides M-100 bridge into place as trains pass below in this multi-angle time-lapse
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently slid the 1 million-pound M-100 bridge 77 feet into place over the CN Railroad in Potterville. It is only the fourth bridge slide the department has conducted. This method of bridge replacement only requires one lane to be closed. The new bridge is built next to the original […]
November 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caterpillar unveils 3 F Series wheeled excavators with restyled exterior for improved comfort and safety
Caterpillar’s new F Series wheeled excavators—the M314F, M316F and M322F—offer a redesigned cabin aimed at improving operator visibility and comfort. The exterior features new designs for the three access steps and door handrails, optional heated mirrors, rain visor and light protectors. The cabin provides higher pressure, features a larger door with additional glass, a larger […]
November 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
The RoadPrinter builds brick roads as if it were unrolling carpet
Laying each individual block in a brick road can be a time-consuming process, but this machine from RP Systems has made the process a little less time consuming and much more fun to watch. Tech Insider recently featured the video below of the PRS6 RoadPrinter easily rolling out a road. Plus, the machine is building a […]
November 18, 2015
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