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The ConExpo 2014 Experience: Tour the largest heavy equipment show in North America
In the weeks since we were in the middle of ConExpo 2014, we’ve had some time to go through all of our coverage and all of the video we shot during our stay and compile a video that we feel sums up the experience of the largest trade show in North America. There’s a bit […]
March 26, 2014
BASE jumpers scale 1 World Trade Center construction site and parachute from the top
Editor’s Note: The video below contains some coarse language that some readers might find inappropriate. Viewer discretion advised. Video has surfaced on YouTube captured by a group of men who broke into the 1 World Trade Center construction site last September, climbed to the building’s roof and parachuted into the city below. At 1,776 feet tall, the […]
March 25, 2014
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For love of Lucha: Construction worker founds underground wrestling league
By day, he puts his massive arms to work on a construction site, where he is known simply as Frank. By night, Frank Segundo’s arms are draping 300-pound men over his back before pounding them into the unforgiving mat below. Those men, the countless who have been pinned to a three-count loss, know him as […]
March 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
TEST DRIVE: Mack Titan
Our trucks editor Jack Roberts was in Allentown, Pennsylvania yesterday where he toured the Mack facility there and got to take a test drive in the new Mack Titan. The truck features Mack’s largest engine, the MP10, with 515-, 565- and 605-horsepower models available. Torque is rated at 2,060 lb.ft. at 1,200 RPMs. In the videos […]
March 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator bucket-scoots out-of-gas hauler down the road while still on the trailer
On the jobsite, dozers come in handy every once in a while to give stuck or out-of-fuel equipment a push. But excavators? Not so much. Apparently no one told this guy that. We’ve all been there. Out of gas on the highway. But not many of us had an excavator in tow. And if we […]
March 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
EchoDrive bolt-on kit turns pickup trucks into hybrids, cuts fuel use by 40%
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to note that EchoDrive cannot be installed by anyone not approved by Echo Automotive. DIY installs without Echo training will void product warranties. The day has finally arrived when you or your shop mechanic can convert your conventional, gas-powered heavy-duty pickup into a plug-in, hybrid-electric model before lunch time. […]
March 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Construction crew discovers ancient graveyard of whales, sloths and fish killed by algae
[imagebrowser id=44] Scientists have solved the mystery surrounding a mass graveyard of ancient sea life discovered by a Chilean highway construction crew more than three years ago. During the widening of the Pan-American Highway in northern Chile, road workers uncovered more than 40 fossilized skeletons preserved in sandstone. Most of the skeletons were that of baleen […]
March 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT’s humorous PSAs on legalization of marijuana
I remember the first time I smelled marijuana. It was at a concert at an outdoor venue in the fall that I went to college. [youtube 22jcBvUx3Sw nolink] I don’t smoke, and it makes me ill when I’m around it. When I smelled a slightly sweet smell of smoke, I made the comment, “What is […]
March 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Stunt man climbs, flips way through construction equipment obstacle course in Bauma 2016 ad
While ConExpo-Con/Agg immersed us in 2014, there was one show exhibitor that had its sights on 2016: the producers of the bauma (intentionally spelled with a lower case “b”) trade show, slated for April 11-17, 2016 in Munich, Germany. ConExpo-Con/Agg is absolutely the premier construction equipment show for North America, enticing nearly 130,000 visitors two […]
March 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Climbing Mont Blanc to test out surveying equipment
The highway and bridge construction industry uses surveying in building this infrastructure, but I bet most of you haven’t climbed a mountain to conduct surveying. This is a pretty neat video of surveyors climbing the Swiss Alps’ Mont Blanc in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, which is Europe’s highest peak, to try out a new measurement technology. However, […]
March 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Watch this excavator climb a 100-foot tower before doing a handstand
No. 8 Video in 2014 « NO. 9 NO. 7 » This one is a classic. Some might call it “obligatory” viewing for anyone who’s watched videos on the internet, let alone those who love equipment. The stunt, supposedly occurring in 1997, appeared on the long-running German/Austrian/Swiss variety show Wetten Dass…? (Wanna Bet That…?). The Liebherr […]
March 14, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
MTU America intros Power Drive Unit, unveils Sulfur Tolerance Solution
MTU America introduced its Power Drive Unit and unveiled plans for its new Sulfur Tolerance Solution at ConExpo-Con/Agg. The MTU Power Drive Unit houses all engine parts for a variety of machines, including rock crushers, road paving, cranes and more. The unit can mount onto a trailer or other equipment and be transported to the […]
March 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
5-alarm fire engulfs San Francisco construction site, burns through the night
A six-story apartment complex under construction in San Francisco was engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon and burned throughout the night, according to a report from the San Francsico Chronicle. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White said it was the largest fire the city has seen in several years. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen towering […]
March 12, 2014
Business
Mike Rowe opens up about opera, skilled trades and Dirty Jobs (EXCLUSIVE)
All of the new machines are obviously the star of a show like ConExpo. But one of the highlights for the Equipment World team last week at the show was getting to sit down with TV host and newly-minted author Mike Rowe for a conversation on the importance of skilled trades and vocational education. Just […]
March 11, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
JCB backhoes, skid steers and telehandlers rock out with violinist group
JCB’s Dancing Diggers showed up ready to rock last week for ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014. The team of backhoes, skid steers and telehandlers performed with a rock violinist group at the show, dancing and showing off with a few wheelies. Wayne Grayson, online managing editor for our sister site, Equipment World, wrote this about the performance: “In […]
March 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois launches ‘Drop It and Drive’ campaign to educate drivers about new hand-held cell phone ban
Drivers in Illinois caught using using a cellphone without a hands-free device (except in an emergency) such as speakerphone or headsets that feature voice-activated or one-digit dialing are ticketed and fined from $75 up to $150 for repeat offenses, with eventual suspension of their driver’s licenses after a new state law took effect on Jan. […]
March 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
Sand, pee and acid make a pretty strong brick
For a while now, scientists and engineers have been working to replace concrete and bricks. Though these materials have over the past few centuries been engineered and reengineered to be very good at their jobs, their creation accounts for a lot of CO2 being released into the atmosphere. So far, scientists are pretty much open […]
March 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT debunks transportation myths with ‘Reality Check’ series
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is using a series of videos and information sheets to debunk a few transportation myths. [youtube h5COjch-iNk nolink] The series, dubbed “Reality Check” examines what the agency calls “common transportation misconceptions” and offers explanations on why those ideas are false. “There are many myths and rumors about transportation in […]
March 10, 2014
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