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Construction Equipment

Excavator uprights artic truck that managed to flip and fold itself in half

The first time you see the predicament this Volvo articulated truck is in, you can’t help but wonder how on earth a truck could become so contorted. But, as do most accidents on the jobsite, it has a pretty logical explanation. According to YouTube uploader doidriveyoucrazy, the artic’s cab was lifted off the ground and […]

July 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

Concrete truck vaporized when barrel full of dynamite explodes

If you recognize the clip below, that’s because it might be one of the greatest things to ever happen on TV. And if not, we’re pleased to introduce it to you. Once you hear the sound this truck makes shortly before turning into dust, you might never forget it. The story behind this massive explosion? […]

June 27, 2014

Construction Equipment

Large wheel loader operator pulverizes boss’s Mercedes after dispute

Heated disputes happen at construction and mining sites all the time. Even the coolest of characters can get into a serious disagreement when it comes to very expensive and very precise work. But this one, particularly its resolution, brings “heated” to a whole new level. In the video below a TV interview at a jobsite […]

June 20, 2014

Safety

This guy being catapulted by a boom lift is why you should always wear a harness

No. 4 Video in 2014 « NO. 5 NO. 3 »   There’s a reason things like safety guidelines, personal protective equipment and harnesses exist: even mundane tasks like moving a boom lift one hundred feet or so can result in a serious injury. This guy has opted to forego wearing a harness to move […]

June 9, 2014

Construction Equipment

Beautiful time-lapse captures 10-year construction of 9/11 Memorial Museum

There is an undeniable beauty and resilience to the National September 11 Memorial Museum that quietly captures how we as Americans came to terms with that awful tragedy nearly 13 years ago. It is evidence of both the will to move forward and to grow, while choosing to never ignore the undeniable impact and pain […]

May 26, 2014

Construction Equipment

Operator loads backhoe into a dump truck without a ramp

This video is pretty old, but thankfully the Internet has preserved it well. Having asked himself, “Why use a trailer when we have this perfectly good dump truck sitting around?” this industrious operator decides to hop his backhoe into said dump truck without a ramp. How’d he do? Watch below. [youtube 0FTAlIBJ4-0 nolink]

May 16, 2014

Construction Equipment

Mounting tires with an ether explosion looks smart but is extremely dumb

Editor’s Note: Despite abundant evidence of this crazy trick working, the process involves causing a very dangerous explosion on purpose and therefore we urge you, DO NOT try this at home. If you ignore this advice, the extremely likely injury you’ll incur is on you. You’ve been warned. Despite the Internet’s vast, collective knowledge, there’s […]

May 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

Watch a Cat 797B mining truck pancake a Land Cruser without even stopping

Watch a Cat 797B Haul Truck absolutely demolish a Land Cruiser without stopping in this vintage video.

May 9, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator, crew upright a backhoe only to watch it roll down a steep hillside

Editors’ Pick, Top Videos in 2014 « NO. 1 No. 10»   Everything about this video goes according to plan—except the last 10 seconds. Uprighting an overturned backhoe on a steep incline is no easy task and this crew appears to be up to the job. Lots of communication and the excavator operator is taking […]

May 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

Dozer towing a truck, towing a mining excavator goes predictably wrong, rips off truck’s front end

No. 5 Video in 2014 « NO. 6 NO. 4 »   We can’t figure exactly how these guys thought this system would work out, but what they’ve accomplished has to be the highest number of bad ideas ever caught on tape. With the huge load of that mining excavator sinking that tiny trailer and […]

April 25, 2014

Home

Watch the Metrodome implosion and full demolition time lapse

With an original finish date of May 15, demolition of the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota was completed last week–nearly a month ahead of schedule despite nasty winter weather and a few setbacks. In all, it took demo contractor Frattalone Companies of Little Canada, Minnesota working 15,800 hours in nine weeks to bring down and remove the […]

April 23, 2014

Business

Watch our 2014 Contractor of the Year box a guy who outweighs him by 100 lbs. in the Golden Gloves

You don’t get very far in the construction business without a competitive spirit, the ability to duke it out, to hang in there for the count, give as good as you get. In the case of Equipment World’s 2014 Contractor of the Year, Jeremy Hiltz, of Ashland, New Hampshire, those words are more than metaphors. […]

April 22, 2014