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The Top 10 Construction Equipment Videos of 2017
With 2017 drawing to a close, it’s time to take a look back at all the great videos we’ve come across in the last year. Refreshingly, this year’s Top 10 is light on the fail videos and heavy with cool machines going about their work. These are ranked in order based on the number of […]
December 28, 2017
Trucks
Cat M105 DEUCE a combat dozer that moves 6x as fast as a D5
What do you get when you throw some armor on a D5 and make it capable of speeds up to 30 miles per hour? You get a DEUCE. The M105 Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover (DEUCE) was first produced by Caterpillar in 1999 under contract with the U.S. Army, according to a page at Military-Today.com. A […]
September 28, 2017
Construction Equipment
Looking for that leatherneck style? IronPlanet/GovPlanet auctioning surplus Marine Corps construction machines
If you hate the color of yellow iron, or you’re nostalgic for your days in olive drab, or just looking for some older, low hours machines, you might want to check out IronPlanet’s two-day GovPlanet auction of surplus Marine Corps construction equipment. The auction starts tomorrow (Tuesday, September 22) at 9 a.m. Pacific Coast Time, […]
September 21, 2015
Business
JCB at work on 3 more military projects following success of HMEE high-speed, armored backhoe
Ten years into a successful run of manufacturing a high-speed, armored backhoe for the U.S. Army, the machine’s impact is still being felt at JCB, and especially at the company’s North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. In a recent report from the Savannah Morning News, JCB detailed how it won its initial $206 million contract—the […]
July 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
Manitowoc to supply U.S. Army with custom, all-terrain cranes in $192 million contract
The U.S. Army has awarded Manitowoc Cranes a five-year, $192 million for all-terrain cranes. Manitowoc will provide the Army with 60-ton Grove GMK4100B cranes customized to battlefield specifications. In addition to shedding its usual yellow coat of paint for “Army colors,” Manitowoc says the cranes will have the capability to be fitted with armor. Additional customizations […]
June 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: In WWII, Seabees built dozer radiators and a lot more out of fuel drums to keep Navy equipment going
Given the harsh conditions of the Pacific Theater of World War II, ingenuity wasn’t so much a skill developed by the U.S. Navy on those small hellacious islands, as it was a tool carried into battle. And much of that ingenuity came thanks to a group of sailors known as the Seabees. The Navy’s Construction Battalions […]
May 25, 2015
Business
IronPlanet taps former Army Lt. Col. to head GovPlanet military, government equipment auctions
IronPlanet has gained quite a bit of momentum in the last year with a few big deals and two new site launches. The online equipment marketplace continued its march forward today with the announcement of its third hire in the last two months. The company has named Jeff Holmes as vice president of its Government Solutions. The 20-year […]
April 29, 2015
Construction Equipment
Need a military-spec’d wheel loader or dozer? New GovPlanet site offers military rolling stock starting in November
Rolling stock coming out of U.S. military inventories will start selling in November on GovPlanet, a subsidiary of online heavy equipment and truck marketplace IronPlanet. Awarded a U.S. Defense Logistics Agency contract in July, IronPlanet will use its new online auction site to dispose of between $50 to 70 million government surplus rolling stock assets. […]
September 30, 2014
Construction Equipment
U.S. Army orders $50 million worth of HMEE high-speed backhoes from JCB
The group responsible for the largest order in JCB’s history just asked the British heavy equipment maker to re-up its supply of high-speed backhoes. The U.S. Army has ordered $50 million worth of High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEE) from JCB. These 17.5-ton backhoes are capable of reaching speeds up to 60 miles per hour thanks to […]
June 24, 2014
Business
Equipment Boot Camp: How one group of Marines is making mechanics out of Afghan soldiers
An Afghan National Army 215th Corps Engineer Kandak, or battalion, convoy was making its way back to Camp Shorabak from an operation in Sangin in late July when it struck an improvised explosive device, causing a bulldozer to roll off the trailer carrying it. The ANA soldiers were able reload the damaged bulldozer and continued […]
November 11, 2013
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