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Construction Equipment

Excavator salvaged from icy swamp in weeks-long operation

When your excavator overturns into an icy abyss, there’s not much left to do but pull it out. But when it’s submerged nearly up to the bucket, that’s easier said than done. This salvage operation took place in the wetlands of northern Sweden, according to its YouTube description. A logging company lost not only their Cat excavator, […]

July 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

Tracked drilling rig tips onto rear end in longest rollover trailering accident ever

UPDATE: As reader John Cunningham pointed out via email and as a few others have noted on Facebook, the machine in this footage is in fact a tracked drilling rig and not an excavator. We regret the error and appreciate the help in identifyingthe machine correctly. We’ve updated the copy below to reflect the change. […]

July 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator attempts to board floating platform, fails miserably

A perfect example of how quickly a day can go wrong. Luckily it looks this tumble incurred no injuries other than the operator’s pride.

July 7, 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

Watching antique steam shovels work makes excavator regen times seem not so bad

In this age of joystick controls, climate-controlled cabs, machine control and load-sensing hydraulics, it’s easy to get frustrated with current machine annoyances like the Tier 4 engine transition, regeneration times and various other things. But it wasn’t too long ago that the following videos were the excavator operator’s reality. Watching these Erie Steam Shovels work is […]

April 7, 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

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

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

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

Safety

Smokestack collapse crushes excavator cab, somehow doesn’t kill operator

No. 3 Video of 2015 « No. 4 No. 2 »   An excavator operator in Alabama is lucky to be alive after the demolition of a smokestack at a historic mill went wrong earlier this week. According to a report from WIAT TV, demolition contractor Tim Phifer and his crew set off two explosive […]

November 26, 2015