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Construction Equipment
Mounting tires with an ether explosion looks smart but is extremely dumb
Editorās Note: Despite abundant evidence of this crazy trick working, the process involves causing a very dangerous explosion on purpose and therefore we urge you, DO NOT try this at home. If you ignore this advice, the extremely likely injury youāll incur is on you. Youāve been warned. Despite the Internetās vast, collective knowledge, thereās [ā¦]
May 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Material handler tries to destroy B15 smartphone
Watching this video of Caterpillarās B15 smartphone put through tests ā such as a 35-foot drop ā made me feel like I was watching me put my iPhone through daily ātests.ā [youtube mVPku-xItv8 nolink] Between my two kids handling my phone and my own, uh, āagility,ā I managed to crack the screen on my phone [ā¦]
May 12, 2014
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Construction Equipment
Watch a Cat 797B mining truck pancake a Land Cruser without even stopping
Watch a Cat 797B Haul Truck absolutely demolish a Land Cruiser without stopping in this vintage video.
May 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Company 3-D prints 10 homes in 24 hours
With construction being a physical, hands-on industry, you might not have even considered that a computer could do your job. But a Chinese company has created technology where a 3-D printer created 10 buildings in 24 hours. Before you get worried ā itās for a good cause. WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co.ās printer created walls [ā¦]
May 8, 2014
Construction Equipment
NO SWIMMING: Why turning your truck bed into a pool is a terrible idea
Ever thought about cooling off by throwing a tarp in the bed of your truck and filling it with water? Maybe you have and maybe you havenāt. The point is, apparently truck bed swimming pools are enough of a sweeping national crisis that pickup bedliner company DualLiner had seen enough. So they put together the [ā¦]
May 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Grad student creates waterproof concrete that could increase road, bridge life to 120 years
A new concrete developed by a graduate student and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee could greatly increase the lifespan of heavily traveled roads and bridges. Related:Ā Inflatable, just-add-water, concrete tent The formula, known as Superhydrophobic Engineered Cementitious Composite (SECC), was developed by UWM civil engineering graduate student Scott Muzenski and created in a lab with [ā¦]
May 6, 2014
Technology
Caterpillar B15 rugged smartphone tested with 35-foot high dive before being crushed by a 277D
Caterpillar today released the second in its series of Built For It videos which submit Cat machines to the ultimate tests. RELATED: Behind the B15: The design process of Caterpillarās rugged smartphone Titled āGravity,ā the latest video focuses on the extreme durability of Caterpillarās B15 Android smartphone. Released last year to a lot of positive [ā¦]
May 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
New waterproof concrete resists cracks, could extend life of roads and bridges to 120 years
A new concrete developed by a graduate student and professor at the Univerity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee could greatly increase the lifespan of heavily traveled roads and bridges. The formula, known asĀ Superhydrophobic Engineered Cementitious Composite (SECC),Ā was developed by UWM civil engineering graduate studentĀ Scott Muzenski and created in a lab with the help ofĀ associate professor Konstantin Sobolev. This [ā¦]
May 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator, crew upright a backhoe only to watch it roll down a steep hillside
Editorsā Pick, Top Videos in 2014 Ā« NO. 1 No. 10Ā» Ā Everything about this video goes according to planāexcept the last 10 seconds. Uprighting an overturned backhoe on a steep incline is no easy task and this crew appears to be up to the job. Lots of communication and the excavator operator is taking [ā¦]
May 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT examines Ohio roadbuilding in latest āReality Checkā update
In itās latest āReality Checkā video, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) looks at why Ohio roads are in better condition than those in Michigan. The agency began the āReality Checkā video series in March, when it launched the first two videos aimed at debunking common transportation myths. The most recent video ā āWhy canāt [ā¦]
April 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
How Arizona DOT turns old tires into asphalt
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has been using rubberized asphalt on state highways for more than a quarter of a century. Related:Ā Burn, Baby, Burn: Tire Inferno The asphalt, made from the rubber from recycled tires, offers a smoother ride for motorists, compared to traditional asphalt, and it has a longer life and provides lower [ā¦]
April 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
Dozer towing a truck, towing a mining excavator goes predictably wrong, rips off truckās front end
No. 5 Video in 2014 Ā« NO. 6 NO. 4 Ā» Ā We canāt figure exactly how these guys thought this system would work out, but what theyāve accomplished has to be the highest number of bad ideas ever caught on tape. With the huge load of that mining excavator sinking that tiny trailer and [ā¦]
April 25, 2014
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Watch the Metrodome implosion and full demolition time lapse
With an original finish date of May 15, demolition of the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota was completed last weekānearly a month ahead of schedule despite nasty winter weather and a few setbacks. In all, it took demoĀ contractor Frattalone Companies of Little Canada, Minnesota working 15,800 hours in nine weeks to bring down and remove the [ā¦]
April 23, 2014
Business
Watch our 2014 Contractor of the Year box a guy who outweighs him by 100 lbs. in the Golden Gloves
You donāt get very far in the construction business without a competitive spirit, the ability to duke it out, to hang in there for the count, give as good as you get. In the case of Equipment Worldās 2014 Contractor of the Year, Jeremy Hiltz, of Ashland, New Hampshire, those words are more than metaphors. [ā¦]
April 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
First vehicles cross new Milton-Madison Bridge
One week after theĀ record-breaking slide of the Milton-Madison Bridge, vehicles are now able to drive across the span connecting Milton, Ky. and Madison, Ind. across the Ohio River. The span, which opened Thursday evening, replaces a bridge that was built in 1929. The new structure will allow large trucks to travel across for the first [ā¦]
April 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator pushes dozer up steep grade before clawing its own way up to escape loose terrain
Steep grades and loose terrain can be formidable foes for heavy machinery on their own. So itās no surprise that combining the two with both an excavator and dozer needing to reach the top creates quite the puzzle for all involved. The video below is a bit long but provides a pretty interesting watch. Weād [ā¦]
April 18, 2014
Business
Transportation Sec. Foxx asks taxpayers to call Congress, demand long-term highway bill in road tour stop
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx says a short-term solution wonāt do this go-around for transportation funding, and heās on the road this week pushing theĀ Obama administrationās four-year $302 billion planĀ and making localities and citizens aware of the Highway Trust Fundās nosedive. Foxx spoke in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday in the eighth stop of his week-longĀ Invest in [ā¦]
April 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT Chief Foxx reiterates urgency to fix Highway Trust Fund during Alabama visit
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx says a short-term solution wonāt do this go-around for transportation funding, and heās on the road this week pushing the Obama administrationās four-year $302 billion plan and making localities and citizens aware of the Highway Trust Fundās (HTF) nosedive. Foxx spoke in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday in the eighth stop of [ā¦]
April 17, 2014
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