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Construction Equipment

Watch as a massive Komatsu PC8000 mining shovel is assembled in this time-lapse

The Komatsu PC8000 is big. So big it requires the power of two 2,010-horsepower diesel engines (or two 1,450 kW electric motors) to do its job. And while the amount of earth this mining monster can move is impressive, maybe more impressive is what goes into putting the thing together. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watch a […]

August 18, 2016

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 doesn’t buck the trend. Here we’ve got a matchup of Old vs. New, and while it’s 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, it’s […]

June 9, 2016

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

Loaders lock buckets in battle royal as Chinese contractors clash over turf

A dispute between two concrete contractors in China escalated in the most dangerous way possible recently as rival workers hopped into wheel loaders and began to slug it out. According to a report from the New York Times, two employees were injured, including one who was shot, as workers from the Jianwen and Xinghua Concrete […]

April 21, 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

11-year-old steals concrete mixer, leads police on high-speed chase

A dangerous joyride in Minnesota provided another tough lesson on why you should never leave your keys behind in the ignition. An 11-year-old was arrested March 20 in Dodge Center after commandeering a cement truck and leading police in a dangerous pursuit that lasted for over an hour. While no one was hurt, police report that […]

March 31, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavators squeezing trees to pieces makes for mesmerizing compilation

There are certain mundane tasks that, no matter how common, you could watch all day. For us, excavators ripping apart large tree trunks as easy as you might pinch a twig in half is one of those tasks. The below video compiles a wide variety of excavators and attachments, mostly grapples and the like. Some […]

March 17, 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