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Videos: Page 60
Excavator stuck boom-deep in mud spins as operator works to free it from flooded cab
This is one of the few “stuck videos” that we’ve come across that doesn’t appear to have a happy ending. It’s also one of the more stuck excavators we’ve ever seen caught on video. This thing is boom-deep in thick, soupy mud. And yet, its operator, like the captain of the Titanic, is going down […]
November 6, 2014
Excavator scrapes 50 tons of sharp rock out of 2015 F-150 to test aluminum bed
When Ford unveiled the 2015 F-150 in January, it knew it would have to convince a lot of skeptics that the truck’s new aluminum body could stand up to abuse. The company has done a pretty good job of allaying concerns through efforts like secretly testing the aluminum body on construction sites and a gold […]
November 4, 2014
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Construction crew wrangles 11-foot python on Florida jobsite
We can all only hope that when confronted by a massive snake we handle the encounter as well as this construction crew near Miami. According to a report from WFLX TV, the workers, which look to be part of a road construction crew working near Florida State Road 826, found an 11-foot Burmese python inside […]
October 30, 2014
Construction Equipment
36,000-horsepower semi truck outruns a microjet plane in a drag race
The spectacle below took place in September at the 2014 Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow in Virginia Beach. And if it’s any indication of just how good this airshow is, if you live within driving distance, you should probably make a point of going to see it in person. For the first 7 or so […]
October 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Case’s new TR310 compact track loader packs large-frame features into a mid-frame package
Case Construction Equipment has introduced the TR310 to its Alpha Series compact track loader lineup, a mid-frame machine the heavy equipment manufacturer says provides the power and stability of a large-frame CTL. Weighing in at 8,800 pounds, Case likens the TR310 to its TR270 but with wider, redesigned 15.75-inch tracks than it and Case’s other […]
October 28, 2014
Workforce
Workers caught on tape firing assault rifle inside Orlando building they were demolishing
Orlando Police are investigating a demolition contractor hired by the city after footage surfaced of workers firing an assault rifle inside the building they were supposed to be demolishing. According to a report from WESH TV, a whistle blower sent in footage to Orlando city leaders showing a worker from Crusader Contracting firing an AR-15 […]
October 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
Case rolls out Tier 4 Final TR310 Alpha Series compact track loader
The new Tier 4 Final TR310 Alpha Series compact track loader (CTL) from CASE Construction Equipment features wider tracks (15.75 inches), a greater overall width (74.3 inches) and lower ground pressure (5.0 psi) than other medium-frame CTLs in the Case lineup. These features provide greater power, stability and flotation for owners/operators who need that performance […]
October 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
Backhoe shimmies across water on a bridge made of old logs
During the reconstruction of a bridge in what looks to be a very rural part of Brazil, with the water in front of him a bit too deep to comfortably drive through, the backhoe operator in the video below was faced with a dilemma. He could either A) drive or haul his backhoe around to […]
October 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Watch construction crews bore and blast below New York City to build the 2nd Avenue subway line
“New York City is one of the toughest places to build anything.” That quote from NYC subway train service supervisor Bill Wall, more than anything else, is what stands out in the excellent video below from the New York Times which chronicles the difficulty the city and its construction crews have had in building the new […]
October 22, 2014
Construction Equipment
The Hydrostatic Revolution: How crawler dozers became infinitely more versatile when stripped of their gears
Once known as one of the more difficult earthmoving machines to master, the crawler dozer, with the right technology, has become one of the easiest to run. The difference? In just 10 years, hydrostatic transmissions have come to dominate dozers in the under-130 horsepower class. That combined with GPS machine control have turned what was […]
October 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator plays T-ball with a microwave, gets bored and crushes it instead
Just in case you ever dreamed of playing t-ball with a microwave and using an excavator as a bat, this video is for you. Unless you’d like to hear the host of the video explain the concept in great detail, go ahead and skip to the one minute mark to see the t-ball action. When […]
October 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Why Caterpillar’s autonomous mining tech is “completely different from anything” it’s ever done
Though self-driving vehicles are big topic of dissuasion in the realm of consumer technology right now, the usefulness to industrial markets has been obvious for some time. While Google is working on a driverless car and Tesla is already implementing autopilot technologies into the next edition of its Model S electric car, both Daimler and […]
October 16, 2014
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Kubota launches its first skid steers: meet the SSV65 and SSV75
To expand its line of construction equipment, Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) unveiled the SSV65 and SSV75 skid steer — the company’s first entries into the skid steer market. The SSV 65 and SSV 75 skid steers are both vertical-lift machines and both models come with standard two-speed travel and optional high-flow hydraulics. Features include an overhead front […]
October 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Kubota launches its first skid steers: meet the SSV65 and SSV75
To expand its line of construction equipment, Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) unveiled the SSV65 and SSV75 skid steer — the company’s first entries into the skid steer market. The SSV 65 and SSV 75 skid steers are both vertical-lift machines and both models come with standard two-speed travel and optional high-flow hydraulics. Features include an overhead front […]
October 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Go behind the scenes at LEGO to see how the Volvo L350F wheel loader Technic set was designed
[imagebrowser id=41] One of the coolest construction machines to debut at the big ConExpo-Con/Agg show earlier this year was also one of the smallest. The LEGO Technic Volvo 350F wheel loader set went on sale earlier this year, but now the two companies have shed some light on how the diminutive loader came to be […]
October 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
Freight train obliterates stuck truck and crane in tow, then derails
While attempting to cross railroad tracks in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, a truck hauling a crane became stuck on the tracks and was hit by a freight train Sunday afternoon. The scary collision was caught on camera by a woman stopped at the tracks behind the truck and posted to YouTube. As you can see in […]
October 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
Truck crashes into barrier and is ripped in half, all in the name of science and homeland security
The folks at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute have a fun job. But it’s also important work. According to the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle, TTI has a contract with the U.S. State Department to research the effectiveness of “perimeter security devices,” like road blocks and steel barriers, that would be installed around embassies and […]
October 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Should more DOTs use a ‘zipper merge’?
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be the latest to try out the zipper merge system. MDOT hopes the system will help traffic move through construction areas at a faster pace. With the current system, the delays caused by traffic jams has become almost unbearable for drivers. The zipper system is supposed to encourage drivers […]
September 30, 2014
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