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Vintage Equipment
This Extremely Rare 1913 Thew Type-O Steam Shovel Took 2 Years to Restore
Bob Kelly currently owns the only running Type-O steam shovel ā the same model as the one found at the bottom of the Michigan lake, as noted at the top of this newsletter. His restoration took two years to complete.
December 23, 2020
Vintage Equipment
1968 Koehring Crane This Collectorās Favorite Vintage Machine: āWeāre dealing strictly with clutches and brakesā
Antique construction equipment collector Jim Carter discusses his favorite piece he found while driving home from work one day. Read more and see images here.
October 23, 2020
Vintage Equipment
How the First Caterpillar Tractor Ever Built ā Serial # EXP 0000-L ā Was Rescued and Restored
A parts search led to finding the Caterpillar Tractor Co.'s first tractor built entirely off the fledgling company's new design.
August 5, 2020
Vintage Equipment
Loading trucks with a steam shovel was a lengthy, multi-person job
This fascinating process exposes all the machine's moving parts. No modern excavator has to accommodate a three-man crew to keep it up and running. Watch here.
April 4, 2019
Construction Equipment
The Dumphoe was half excavator, half site dumper in one weird little machine
While cruising through a heavy equipment forum recently I stumbled upon a photo of a machine that can only be classified asā¦āinteresting.ā The machine had the front end of a mini excavator but the rear end of a site dumper. The whole thing sat on four rubber tires. The forum user mentioned that they thought [ā¦]
July 20, 2017
Construction Equipment
Old dozer holds its own in tug battle against 2 tracked tractors
Tug of war videos never get old and this one certainly doesnāt buck the trend. Here weāve got a matchup of Old vs. New, and while itās not exactly a fair fight, the vintage dozer certainly holds its own against these two tracked tractors. When the matchup is reduced to one on one, however, itās [ā¦]
June 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Operating an 87-year-old grader is a full-body workout
For Justin Seekins, operating heavy equipment is a true passion. As the operator and vintage machinery collector explains in the video below, when heās not operating new machines for his job, heās operating whatever dinosaurs he can dig up for fun. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watching antique steam shovels work makes excavator region times seem not [ā¦]
June 2, 2016
Construction Equipment
Old Caterpillar D8 dozer gives hell to 20 Land Cruisers in epic tug of war
No. 9 Video of 2015 Ā« No. 10 No. 8 Ā» Ā Thereās nothing about this video to dislike. A vintageĀ dozer still in operation. An army of Land Cruiser 4x4s. A showdown in a desolate canyon/quarry. A little bit of dialogue and youāve got a pretty decentĀ Mad MaxĀ movie. In this particular film however, all aforementioned [ā¦]
August 7, 2015
Construction Equipment
Mark your calendar: HCEAās annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition slated for Aug. 16-18
Thereās nothing better than vintage equipment and if you love it as much as we do, this event is a canāt-miss. The Historical Construction Equipment Associationās annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition will be held August 16-18 at 19800 West Arsenal Road, east of Wilmington, Illinois. The show features displays of horse-drawn, steam, gas [ā¦]
June 11, 2013
Construction Equipment
Historical Construction Equipment Association proposes museum expansion plan
The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) may soon build a new multipurpose building for storing donations and volunteerĀ-restored machines at its museum and archives grounds in Bowling Green, Ohio. HCEA stated on its website that it has no more storage space in its museum and archives, and will have to store future donations and volunteerĀrestored [ā¦]
March 7, 2013
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