Tag: Tom Gardocki

Construction Equipment

As North American demand for tiltrotators grows, early adopters tout their versatility

Tiltrotators are well-known in Europe and are making headway in North American. See what contractors are saying about tiltrotators on Equipment World.

January 24, 2019

Construction Equipment

Fleeting fame and ‘Machines of Glory’

OK, I didn’t hate it. After you ignored the cringe-worthy title, the television show “Machines of Glory,” which aired on Sunday, had its moments. It did take time out from the equipment rodeo shenanigans to explain “this is an excavator, also called a track hoe,” and go over some basic operating techniques and machine specs. […]

January 4, 2013

Construction Equipment

‘Machines of Glory’ contestants dish on winning equipment rodeo

After keeping their contractual silence for nearly a year, equipment operators Chris Guins, Tom Gardocki and Justin West can now claim their proper bragging rights: their “Young’uns” team won their segment of the “Machines of Glory” show, which aired Sunday night. The Discovery Channel show pitted three different teams of operators in extreme equipment rodeo […]

December 31, 2012

Construction Equipment

“Machines of Glory” equipment competition to air Sunday on Discovery Channel

**Update: Discovery Channel has changed it’s Sunday schedule. The story has been updated to reflect that “Machines of Glory” will now begin airing at 4 p.m. Three episodes of “Machines of Glory,” a Discovery Channel show originally scheduled to debut this spring, will air this Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. eastern/pacific. The premise – a […]

December 27, 2012