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Construction Equipment

Expert excavator operator makes quick work of mat bridge over small creek

While some might argue the below video is short on action, sometimes it’s just fun to watch an expert operator handle a task with smooth precision. And that’s exactly what you’re looking at here. You might immediately recognize the star of this video as Chris Guins, aka letsdig18, from his many other great YouTube videos. According to […]

May 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

Graders go wheels up to tackle extreme sloping

Sometimes, graders have to go vertical and when it happens it can be a perfect opportunity for a fine operator to show off his skill. In the videos below we see varying degrees of difficulty. As for the first of these three videos, YouTube uploader big04cummins says he hopped inside the machine to show his […]

May 26, 2016

Construction Equipment

With gentle skill, excavator operator rescues baby deer from deep mud

Typically when we see an excavator operator coming to the rescue it’s for a fellow operator. But in the video below, rather than assisting a loader or another excavator struggling in deep mud, this operator is coming to the aid of a young deer. That is a nasty muck to be sure and it’s unlikely […]

May 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

Backhoe operator tackles obstacle course of giant, watery holes

We’ve seen various operator obstacle courses, most of them of the rodeo variety involving various earthmoving tasks, barrels and the like. This particular course though is a bit more extreme. In the video below we see the backhoe operator encounter three serious holes, at least two of which are full of water. With a fair […]

April 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

Backhoe joyride sparks police chase, causes thousands in damage to Florida bridge

A man was arrested last week after he allegedly drove a backhoe off of a Florida Keys construction site and led police on a low-speed chase, doing thousands of dollars in damage to a bridge in the process. According to a release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Carl Blahnik’s backhoe joyride began with him using the […]

February 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

Parking garage collapses atop excavator during demolition

A demolition crew in the final stages of a job in Houston watched in horror as it came to crashing halt. According to a report from KHOU TV, a parking garage being torn down along Highway 59 suddenly collapsed Feb. 9 as two excavators worked in close proximity. As you can see in the video below […]

February 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

2 excavators upright tipped end dumper that forgot one vital step

Looks like someone forgot to open their tailgate… Thankfully, there were two excavator operators who had some time on their hands and could dig this guy out of the situation. But probably not out of his embarrassment. If you have any trouble playing here, you can view this video on Facebook.

January 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

3 jacked up pickups in tug of war with Volvo A25G artic would be cute if it weren’t so sad

They seemingly had all the straps, shackles, lift kits and giant tires in the world. And yet… As the emcee says at the beginning of this video “This really could be badass, or it could be boring.” We’d content that it’s boring but still definitely badass. Look, there are three very lifted pickups and an artic […]

January 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator operators sled sideways down snowy hills like they’re in the digger luge

Just a few days ago we showed you some amazing snow racing by the 900-horsepower super trucks in Red Bull’s annual Frozen Rush. And while those trucks are heading around snowy bends at breakneck speeds, these excavator operators manage to match the cool factor at a crawl. It’s unclear whether or not excavator sledding is […]

January 7, 2016

Construction Equipment

Flipping loader an example of how not to chop down a Christmas tree

We can’t confirm if the guy with the chainsaw’s last name is Griswold or not, but in the very least this guy has to be a distant relative. On the bright side, the family in the red house has one extra tree for the holidays in the event a fried cat leads to a tree […]

December 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

3 excavators, 2 dozers team up to move 100-year, 518k-lb. tree to new home

Who knew an old tree could make for such a fun video? According to the YouTube description for this video, in 2012, League City, Texas, officials decided to finance the relocation of the Ghirardi Compton Oak, a 56-foot-tall tree that is more than 100 years old with a beautiful canopy that is more than 100 […]

December 17, 2015

Construction Equipment

Bucket badly stuck and without a clue, excavator operator begins burying tracks too

Despite the suggestion of the Seussian headline, the video below has no happy ending. Though it’s good motivation to train up operators well before sending them into a jungle-like environment with soft underfoot conditions. Bless this guy’s heart, that bucket is seriously stuck. And rather than move in a bit closer and leverage the machine’s weight […]

December 10, 2015