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Truck lands first-ever controlled 360° barrel roll with modified ramp
The barrel roll and trucks flipping and spinning in off-road races and competitions might not be new. But the act of landing a completely planned and controlled 360° barrel roll is, and Adrian “Wildman” Cenni is the first to get it done. Cenni and his team built a special ramp for the occasion at the Baja […]
February 11, 2014
Baby Bertha? Bechtel builds mini tunnel-boring machine using 50,000 Legos
The Lego Movie, which hit theaters this past weekend, is fantastic. But we wish the folks who made it had talked to Bechtel first to include the company’s incredible miniature tunnel-boring machine (TBM). The company commissioned professional Lego builders Bright Bricks who assembled a moving, 6-1/2 foot TBM using 50,000 Lego bricks. Like Big Bertha, […]
February 10, 2014
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Tow plow jacknifes on demand, revolutionizes MoDOT snow removal
Last month, during heavy winter storms, two plows traveled down Highway 61 in Missouri, clearing snow from three lanes of traffic. The plows — a tractor plow followed by a massive tow plow — gained good roadway coverage with just one pass. But the quick and efficient method, used by the Missouri Department of Transportation […]
February 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
Claw and shear painted like a Seahawk rip apart a Ford Bronco in a spot-on Super Bowl prediction
“This is a special occasion.” That’s why Lisa Parberry, who co-owns the Scrap-It recycling center in Ferndale, Washington, says she and her employees decided to paint one of their shears to look exactly like the Seattle Seahwaks logo and rip apart a 1985 Ford Bronco. The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl Sunday night against […]
February 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Giant floating crane completes 6k-mile trek to New York for Tappan Zee Bridge construction
After more than a month and 6,000 miles of sea travel, the Left Coast Lifter floated into New York harbor last week to take on its new role as the “I Lift New York” super crane. If that’s a bit confusing, it’s a matter of nicknames. The giant floating crane in question was originally named […]
February 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
S.T.E.A.M. profession encouragement starts young with GoldieBlox’s Super Bowl ad
When I heard a GoldieBlox commercial was set to air during this year’s Super Bowl, I was elated. [youtube FEeTLopLkEo&list=FLJUn6QmXuFV9CkuJB9T7F nolink] I saw the ad as a step in the right direction for two reasons: It works toward creating a solution to the skilled worker shortage, and it shows young girls that they can be […]
February 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
This incredible Caterpillar D11 R/C model moving dirt will make you question what’s real
No. 2 Video in 2014 « NO. 3 NO. 1 »  The genius of this video is that when it starts out you’re thinking so what? It’s a D11 moving dirt. However, depending on what visual cue sets you off (the grass in the background in the first few minutes did it for us), […]
January 31, 2014
Construction Equipment
Walkaround of the Terex PT-75 compact track loader
Terex gave the public its first up close look at the PT-75, its latest compact track loader, at the World of Concrete last week. Powered by a 71-horsepower, 4 cylinder Perkins diesel, the narrow 70-inch-wide machine can get into a number of confined work areas. The Posi-Track undercarriage, offering multiple levels of suspension that distribute […]
January 30, 2014
Success Stories
Concrete work the “sweet spot” for Wm. Winkler Co., 2014 Contractor of the Year finalist
“We love to do anything that involves concrete,” says Brian Winkler, 47, president of Wm. Winkler Co., one of 12 finalists in the 2014 Contractor of the Year program. “It’s everywhere and it’s sustainable, It’s a very versatile material.” Concrete has been Wm. Winkler Co.’s material of choice since Brian’s grandfather started the firm in […]
January 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Track N Go installs over tires to transform your pickup into a snow-conquering tracked truck in less than 15 minutes
Welcome to the future, friends. Tracked trucks are fun. Beyond looking awesome, they make driving in snowy or muddy conditions an actual possibility. They’re also pretty expensive and take a considerable amount of time to install making them an nonviable option for those professionals and fleet owners who need to switch between tracks and tires. […]
January 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Watch the tallest hotel in North America be built in 1 minute
Construction on 1717 Broadway in New York City, now the tallest hotel in North America and the Western Hemisphere, recently completed. The hotel stands at 753 feet tall and is the home to two Mariott hotels: the Courtyard New York Manhattan/Central Park and the Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Central Park. It contains a total of 639 rooms and […]
January 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
MMFX’s ChromX 4100 provides high-strength steel alternative when corrosion resistance isn’t needed
Irvine, Calif.-based MMFX Steel Corporation’s uncoated, high-strength steel and corrosion resistant product, MMFX2, has been used successfully throughout the transportation industry. However, not all projects need corrosion resistance so the company saw a need to develop a high-strength steel without corrosion inhibitors. The result was the development of ChromX 4100, which doesn’t have corrosion inhibitors […]
January 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator bucket-boosts itself onto a railcar in a bit of heavy machinery parkour
This is one of those videos where you might not be extremely impressed by the operator’s skill, but maybe just a little bit blown away by his sheer will in accomplishing a highly questionable feat. According to the video’s description, this guy is climbing up there to unload crushed rock. And while there are probably several other […]
January 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Driver loses control of pickup, survives 40-foot plunge onto a frozen pond
The Ranger was discontinued back in 2011, but after seeing just how “Built Ford Tough” this 2001 model turned out to be there might be a renewed interest in the midsize pickup. Anne Spiess, 54, of Maplewood, Minnesota was driving on Interstate 694 in St. Paul when she lost control of her Ford Ranger, according […]
January 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
MoDOT battles winter weather with team of two plows
Check out this video the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Southeast District submitted for our series on “Winter Weather War Stories” and snow and ice control. Tony Scholl, senior maintenance worker from the agency’s Perryville Facility, was driving the tow plow with Jeff Leible, Perryville facility supervisor, following the tractor plow. Perryville is located in […]
January 22, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ride along on a 180-foot trip to the top onboard the new Genie SX-180 telescopic boom
It had been a bad technology week. I left the office with a fully-charged new tablet that died on the plane out. Then I found my camera had a corrupted SD card. The in-flight entertainment screen on a 5-hour flight didn’t work in my seat—just my seat. And as soon as I reached the rental […]
January 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
Gust of wind turns building under construction into a splintered pile
With a high gust of wind, an entire unfinished building at a condominium complex under construction in the Brier Creek neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, came crashing down last week. Photographer Ed Braz, who typically uses his camera to capture amazing moments between animals and other wildlife for National Geographic, just happened to be filming out […]
January 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator busts massive beaver dam, artfully tiptoes away from ensuing flood
This video exemplifies the fun of watching construction equipment. In it we see a very skilled operator bust up a huge beaver dam. He lays his pallets one by one to get to the massive pile of sticks and dirt and once that dam is busted and all that water is rushing at him, he […]
January 17, 2014
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