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Construction Equipment

Caterpillar 924K wheel loader makes guest appearance during March Madness

In what was one of the goofier moments of this past weekend’s plethora of March Madness coverage of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, CBS  briefly put a Caterpillar 924K to work. Craig Sager, who has occasionally broken up the action on the court with lighthearted reports and outlandish suits, climbed into the Cat 924K […]

March 25, 2013

Construction Equipment

Heavy equipment (finally) does the Harlem Shake

If you’ve been fortunate enough to avoid exposure to the Harlem Shake craze that has swept the Internet in the past month or so, our apologies in advance. But we had to share this. We have some huge safety concerns, but this unidentified crew is the first we’ve seen with such a sheer amount of […]

March 14, 2013

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This video of kids playing pit crew will make you smile

Those who love car racing love it for the speed, the close calls and the sheer skill of those behind the wheel. And while we’re suckers for videos of things screaming down a track, there are few more adorable things we’ve seen recently than this video of a couple of stock car professionals in the […]

March 13, 2013

Technology

GEAR: 3Doodler 3D printing pen

There’s no question whether the advent of 3D printing will have an affect on the architecture and construction industries. Not only can you use the technology to create models of a structure, you can then print out pieces of the structure and assemble them. But what if you could print a 3D structure as you […]

February 25, 2013

Construction Equipment

Hi-Cap Multi-Ripper bucket rips away bedrock of ancient waterfall on Discovery’s “Gold Rush”

The Discovery Channel show “Gold Rush: Alaska” shows heavy equipment in some pretty out-of-the-ordinary situations. Without question, in no way are the modern tools for prospecting as simple as a pickaxe and a pan. Recently, the show’s stars were digging through what is thought to be an ancient waterfall in Porcupine Creek, Alaska — the […]

February 19, 2013

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Meteorite explosion over Russia injures nearly 1,000

A meteor weighing an estimated 10 tons shattered between 18 and 32 miles above the Chelyabinsk region and Russia’s Ural Mountains Friday, generating blasts that injured more than 750 people, the Associated Press reports. The meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of at least 33,000 miles per hour, creating a bright burst of […]

February 15, 2013

Telematics

Thief steals backhoe in broad daylight

The video below just goes to show you how much of a problem equipment theft is becoming. In Houston recently, a thief walked up to a construction site, donned a safety vest and swiped a backhoe, valued at $40,000, in broad daylight. A camera at a convenience store on the corner of South Gessner Road and […]

January 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

How iron was once forged

This is how it all started. Mud. Straw. Wood. Fire. Red rock. Wind. And some brawny friends. Before the mechanization of just about every step of the process, when you made a tool or weapon out of iron, your blood and sweat was just another one of the ingredients. Great video of the process below. […]

January 20, 2013

Construction Equipment

Five-year-old operates wheel loader with ease

In China, five year olds operate construction machinery, and fairly well if I do say so myself. Better than a lot of editors I know. No worries about kids like this taking jobs here though. I’m sure he was just taking a break from his calculus homework. [youtube _TYkbsuX6Fk nolink]

January 20, 2013

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Friday 5:05: Elvis, “That’s Alright Mama”

Welcome to the Friday 5:05. Each Friday at precisely 5:05 p.m., Executive Editor Tom Jackson serves up a new jam to get your weekend started. You can’t go wrong with the King. Elvis, was born this week in 1935. Three chords and a turnaround. Music was never the same after that. [youtube Z5gTBEci9wM nolink]

January 11, 2013

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Friday 5:05: Tony Rice, “Shady Grove”

If this doesn’t set your feet to tappin’ call the undertaker. Two hundred years ago in England this song was an angry, depressing screed. It was called Mattie’s Grove then. But our forefathers brought the melody with them over the Atlantic, lost the negativity and turned it into a wonderful, upbeat song about a young […]

January 4, 2013

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McElroy University launches new website

McElroy University has launched a new website, which features online instruction videos hosted by YouTube, a comprehensive course listing and online registration. McElroy University has 12 videos on topics such as Pit Bull, Aquatherm polypropylene and mid-range diameter fusion operations; heater troubleshooting; jobsite set-up; DataLogger operations and analysis; and MegaMc PolyHorse operations. Visitors to the […]

September 21, 2012