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Construction Equipment

Meticulous Cat D11 Lego RC custom build nails details down to the C32 engine

Our love for heavy equipment extends from the full-size machines all the way down to the scale models and their remote control counterparts. And one of the things we especially like to see are the amazing creations skilled Lego “engineers” are able to come up with. And while it’s cool that Volvo Construction Equipment worked […]

August 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Toddler operates his Cat D8 homemade mini dozer like a boss

Using lawn mower and snowmobile parts, a dad created a miniature version of a D8 for his 2-year-old son. Check out the video of the serious little operator.

July 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros D39EX/PX-24 dozers packed with new operator-friendly features

Nearly two months after introducing its intelligent Machine Control version of this model, Komatsu has released the D39EX/PX-24 dozers. The dozers are powered by a 3.26-liter Komatsu SAA4D95E-7 engine producing 105 horsepower and meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards through Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). New engine features include a water cooled, variable flow […]

July 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Video: Amphibious Komatsu D155W Dozer is an Earthmoving Submarine

Only five of the 36 models built between 1971 and 1993 remain, restored for reconstruction after the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

June 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Diggerland USA to open grown-ups only heavy equipment playground April 2

Though the grownups have always been more than welcome to hop on a machine at New Jersey’s Diggerland USA, the heavy equipment theme park’s many attractions are mostly comprised of compact equipment and aimed at children. But that’s all about to change with the launch of what the country’s only construction theme park is calling Diggerland […]

April 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

The Top 10 Construction Equipment Videos of 2015

We couldn’t wrap the year up with a Top 15 stories countdown and leave out all the crazy videos, now could we? So we’ve gathered all of the year’s top videos, based on your clicks of course, into an easy to navigate gallery. Start with the button below. You might have missed a few of […]

December 31, 2015

Construction Equipment

12th Day of Construction Gifts: LEGO Technic Bulldozer

There are few things more fun than unwrapping a LEGO kit for the holidays, sitting down with a glass of milk or coffee and a plate of cookies and spending a few hours building something cool with those little bricks. While this Technic Bulldozer kit isn’t quite as intricate as last year’s top gift pick, […]

December 22, 2015

Safety

Dozer operator dies after being impaled by tree limb in Wisconsin

A bulldozer operator in Wisconsin was killed last month when he was impaled by a tree limb. According to a report from The Northwestern, 55-year-old Wayne N. Remer, was using the machine to move tree limbs from a field being cleared in Nepeuskun Nov. 11 when “one of the tree limbs entered the bulldozer’s cabin” and […]

December 15, 2015

Safety

Dozer operator survives being run over by his own machine on Florida jobsite

Just two weeks after another Florida man miraculously survived being impaled through the chest on a construction site, a bulldozer operator has survived being run over by his machine. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, 70-year-old Tullie R. Jones fell out of the dozer after driving over a mound of dirt on a jobsite […]

December 9, 2015

Safety

Worker crushed, killed while servicing bulldozer in Florida

A worker for a Florida construction company was killed late last month while performing maintenance on a bulldozer. According to a report from the NBC 2, 21-year-old Joshua Caleb Alain was killed Oct. 27 when the dozer fell on top of him at EHC Inc. in North Naples. Police say Alain was working beneath the dozer, […]

November 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

Komatsu unveils D61-24 dozer with enhanced high-power, custom transmission modes (PHOTOS)

As the EPA regulations have ramped up to Tier 4 Final status over the last few years, heavy equipment manufacturers have toiled mightily to reduce emissions and fuel consumption on these machines—despite drawing the ire of many customers who value power and speed over just about everything. After all, time is literally money in construction. […]

October 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

Police need beanbag shotgun, taser to subdue man on dozer rampage in South Dakota (PHOTOS)

Police officers in Rapid City, South Dakota, had to use just about every non-lethal weapon at the disposal in order to detain and arrest a man who went for a destructive joyride in a bulldozer. According to a report from ABC 7 News in Denver, officers responded to a “suspicious man in a bulldozer” […]

October 13, 2015