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DOZERS REDEFINED: How electronics and machine control made mid-size dozers smarter

There’s a direct correlation between power and fuel consumption; more power requires more fuel. Higher injection pressures, careful design of the piston and combustion chamber, turbocharging and other mechanical ploys improve combustion efficiency and help ensure maximum power is extracted from each unit of fuel, but they don’t change the fundamentals. More power still requires […]

July 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

How bulldozers and heroic operators helped demolish Hitler’s Atlantic wall in the D-Day invasion (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=88] “Hitler’s Atlantic wall cracked in the first hour under tempestuous allied assault. As I write, deeply dug into a beachhead of northwestern France, German prisoners, mostly wounded, are streaming back. … Shells are exploding all over the beach and out at sea as wave after wave of allied ships, as far as I can […]

June 6, 2014

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How 3 diesel-electric and hybrid construction machines are waging war on wasted energy

For the past decade the drive to reduce diesel exhaust emissions has dominated the headlines. But with the last EPA mandated deadline of 2014 for Tier 4 Final engines here, the war is over and a new front has opened in the drive for cleaner, greener equipment. The new technology trend for heavy equipment is […]

June 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

Extreme Sandboxes: Could these 3 heavy equipment attractions spread a nationwide craze to get behind the joysticks?

All over the country people are laying down cash to do what contractors do everyday: operate equipment. There are currently three construction equipment experience venues, and if some venue operators realize their plans, several others may open in the next few years. The granddaddy of these venues, Dig This, has been located in Las Vegas […]

April 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator pushes dozer up steep grade before clawing its own way up to escape loose terrain

Steep grades and loose terrain can be formidable foes for heavy machinery on their own. So it’s no surprise that combining the two with both an excavator and dozer needing to reach the top creates quite the puzzle for all involved. The video below is a bit long but provides a pretty interesting watch. We’d […]

April 18, 2014

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12th Day of Construction Gifts: Lego Technic Excavator

It’s the final day of our 12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools and Toys countdown. And while we kicked the series off with something from the folks at Lego, we couldn’t help ourselves and are now ending with a Lego product as well. We think you’ll forgive us on this one though as the Technic […]

December 18, 2013

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11th Day of Construction Gifts: Warn PullzAll cordless portable winch

The PullzAll cordless winch gives you superhuman strength anywhere. This portable 24V winch from Warn pulls up to 1,000 pounds and is a great companion to have in the shop, on the jobsite and even out hunting. It comes with a rechargeable battery pack (a car charger is available as well) and it weighs in […]

December 17, 2013

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10th Day of Construction Gifts: Polaris Power portable generator

Folks in construction need to be able to power up on the go, and these new portable generators from Polaris are compact enough that you’ll want to keep one around on and off the clock. The new Power digital inverter generators are the perfect companion for camping, hunting and tailgating but also provide enough power […]

December 16, 2013

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9th Day of Construction Gifts: Hand Tool Family Tree poster

Today’s gift would make an awesome addition to any mancave, office, garage, shed, shop or any combination thereof. This chart is made by the folks at Pop Chart Lab and features more than 300 hand-illustrated tools and arranges them into a Hand Tool Family Tree by basic function. Hammers, files, pliers, saws, it’s all there […]

December 13, 2013

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8th Day of Construction Gifts: Carhartt 3-in-1 Quick Duck jacket

This jacket is designed to keep you warm and dry in the most miserable conditions. Carhartt’s 3-in-1 Quick Duck jacket gives you the company’s legendary rugged, washable canvas duck exterior shell with a removable inner jacket with knit cuffs and waistband to keep out the wind. Both the outer shell and inner jacket are treated […]

December 12, 2013

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7th Day of Construction Gifts: Equipment-shaped Utensils Set and Plate

Why play “here comes the airplane” with your kids or grandkids when you could could play “here comes the front loader”? The four-piece Constructive Eating Utensils Set and Plate makes eating fun for kids with a forklift fork, front loader spoon and a bulldozer pusher to maneuver food around the plate. The 9-inch divided plate […]

December 11, 2013

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6th Day of Construction Gifts: Incipio Atlas waterproof iPhone cases

You might remember the Atlas. It finished at no. 2 on our list of The 5 Toughest Smartphone Cases for Construction Work. If you’re familiar with the more-widely-known LifeProof brand of waterproof/dustproof cases, then you know what the Incipio Atlas is all about as well. But we recommend the Atlas more highly. It offers five […]

December 10, 2013