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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

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

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

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 mercilessly pounds a perfectly good Dodge Viper to bits

We spent a considerable amount of time with Google search trying to figure out why, in the name of all that is holy, this perfectly good Dodge Viper had to be destroyed. There’s no definitive answer, however. One commenter says it has something to do with a car accident death and Chrysler asking for it […]

January 9, 2014

Maintenance

Exploding tire sends mechanic flipping through the air

No. 7 Video in 2014 « NO. 8 NO. 6 »   It’s tough to tell just what kind of shop we’re looking at, but we do see some kind of truck in the background as well as some pretty large tires. Suffice it to say these guys should definitely be using a tire cage […]

January 9, 2014

Construction Equipment

Face the New Year like this nearly submerged tractor operator who claws his way out of a river

Happy New Year! Rather than making a bunch of resolutions you won’t keep in 2014, why not spend a bit of time getting a bit of inspiration for getting things done? Losing weight, eating better, exercising more or budgeting your money better are all better ideas, but having a never-give-up attitude like this guy will […]

December 31, 2013

Construction Equipment

Blazing, Breaking, Busting a move: Top 10 Construction videos of 2013

Yesterday, we ranked the top 13 construction stories of the past year, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t rank our site’s top videos of the year as well. The ranking is based on your clicks and includes videos of burning dump trucks, impressive operator skills, new trucks and dancing equipment. Click through below to […]

December 30, 2013