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Construction Equipment

Dozer drops from trailer while being hauled, flies head-on into traffic

Since this insanity was captured via a dashcam, we have to assume it happened in Russia. And with that in mind, it feels weird to type what I’m about to type: I am in awe of how well the drivers in this video operated with unthinkable tons of yellow iron hurtling directly toward them. See, typically these […]

April 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

Excavator explodes into flames after engine malfunction on New York jobsite

While working to remove debris on a demolition and construction site, an excavator suddenly burst into flames in Syracuse, New York, Monday afternoon. According to a report from Syracuse.com, the machine’s operator decided to stop working and exit the machine after noticing something was wrong as he loaded concrete from a demolished hospital building onto trucks. Moments after […]

April 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Squad of excavators chews up a bridge in 30-second demolition time-lapse

Time-lapse photography may have begun with capturing the movements of people and growing plants, but as it has matured, it’s a photographic technique that feels tailor-made for construction and demolition. There’s a universal wonder the technique taps into when seeing structures appear and disappear, seemingly out of thin air. And with cameras and methods becoming […]

April 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

Crane cable snaps, drops excavator 100 feet into pit crashing near workers

What you’ve got to love most about this video is that despite the terrifying incident that occurs, just about everyone walks away from it laughing. I’m sure the crane operator and the owner of that excavator weren’t smiling much, but if you can walk away from many tons of heavy iron raining from the sky […]

April 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Guy stuffs an excavator into a minivan for transport

Who needs a trailer to transport equipment when you’ve got a very old minivan? As the headline states, this guy does succeed in getting this excavator into that van. But it doesn’t really matter if I ruin the ending for you because as you watch, you won’t believe the inevitable even as it takes place. No matter […]

March 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

Bucking roller operator hangs on for dear life when dozer helps a bit too much

The ways people can make loading up a piece of heavy equipment much more dangerous than it has to be never cease to amaze. Much like last week, we’ve got a dozer shoving another piece of equipment in order to help load it up. But this week we’ve got a roller and a ramp up […]

March 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

Crane collapses into water after dozer shoves it onto barge that doesn’t stay put

How this didn’t end in someone being very badly injured is a miracle. As you’ll see in the video below, this crew is loading a crane onto a barge by pushing it along with a dozer. Everything is fine until the barge starts moving—without the crane fully on board. The crane goes for a swim […]

March 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Crane drops dozer into pit, quickly tumbles in after

No. 1 Video of 2015 « No. 2 No. 10 »   So, this went just about as badly as is possible. Just remember, when lowering massive machines into a pit with a crane, counterweight is always your best friend. Thankfully, the crane operator felt what was coming fast enough to swan dive to safety. […]

February 19, 2015

Construction Equipment

This kid digging a trench with a giant RC excavator will make you question your childhood happiness

No. 8 Video of 2015 « No. 9 No. 7 »   Most kids have chores. Sometimes that involves yard work. Raking leaves, mowing the lawn. But digging a trench? God bless the poor kid who has to do that for a measly $10 allowance. Unless you’re this kid. Then it’s no big deal at […]

February 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete 2015 in 2 minutes

The show’s been over for nearly a week now, but since we had so much fun and saw so many cool demos and covered so many equipment and tool launches, we were feeling nostalgic. So we threw together this video with a catchy song to relive the glory days of World of Concrete 2015. Travel back […]

February 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Excavator’s thread-like cable snaps, tanker truck in tow goes careening off muddy hillside

To be sure, this hill’s sloppy terrain presents a formidable challenge. This tanker needs to make it up the slope and his friend the excavator is lending a hand. The truck gets oh so close and the excavator gives one last tug to bring the truck home when the piece of floss being used to […]

February 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Backhoe takes bad bounce after being uprighted, is swallowed by jungle

Things were going so well for this crew. After managing to bring this overturned backhoe back onto its wheels, something happens that they did not anticipate. Apparently not accounting for the steep slope bordering this road, the truck being used to pull the backhoe up, gives it a good last yank which causes the backhoe […]

January 30, 2015