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12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys
It’s that time of year again. Time to face down traffic and head to the shopping malls and department stores, or, if you’re the type who prefers Amazon, have a seat on the couch and click “Add to Cart” until the gift list is complete. And if you’ve got a contractor, construction worker or little […]
December 7, 2014
Workforce
How a “Circle of Retention” can bring better hires to construction companies
The biggest challenge facing the heavy equipment industry is the lack of qualified workers in any skill area. The problem is not impossible to solve but as with football or any other sport, winning requires preparation, planning, goal setting, training and mentoring. This is more work than many contractors and fleet managers anticipate and certainly […]
October 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
Heavy equipment technicians should avoid “mechanical logic” when diagnosing electrical problems
Even the best mechanics and technicians tend to get brain freeze when faced with an electrical problem. Fleet managers and shop supervisors who get impatient with the lack of progress only make things worse. Why? Because mechanical work and electrical work are two different animals. “If you try to apply mechanical logic and thinking to […]
February 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Mechanics: Your shop lights are safe. The death of the incandescent bulb has been greatly exaggerated
Almost all the major news outlets reported that come January 1, incandescent light bulbs will no longer be made for consumption in the United States. That worried me in that I frequently use a mechanic’s drop light and clamp lights in my shop. Fluorescents don’t have the candlepower for those applications. Trouble is, these stories […]
January 16, 2014
Business
Equipment Boot Camp: How one group of Marines is making mechanics out of Afghan soldiers
An Afghan National Army 215th Corps Engineer Kandak, or battalion, convoy was making its way back to Camp Shorabak from an operation in Sangin in late July when it struck an improvised explosive device, causing a bulldozer to roll off the trailer carrying it. The ANA soldiers were able reload the damaged bulldozer and continued […]
November 11, 2013
Construction Equipment
This teardown of a Porsche Carrera 3.2 is a beautiful look at the complexity of engines
You may have seen a teardown of an engine before, but the look and feel this one of a Porsche Carrera 3.2 accomplishes is something to be appreciated. The video uses stop motion animation in order to focus your attention on each and every part that is removed. The result is a almost like watching […]
July 10, 2013
Construction Equipment
Chevrolet explains how a transmission works in this amazing 1936 short film
This video find from 1936 should interest gear heads and the layman alike. In it, Chevrolet sets about explaining how a transmission works. The video builds upon very basic principles, establishing what a lever is by showing a can opener and then a seesaw, before explaining how the gears in a car are really just […]
June 26, 2013
Home
Vintage Mercedes joy ride turns into $830K wreck for mechanic
So you’re a mechanic, and life is sometimes dull. But you’ve just finished up a big job on a really sweet car and hey, you think, how about taking this bad boy out for a test drive? For one German mechanic, that thought process turned into a $830,000 wreck when he ran off the road […]
April 3, 2013
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