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Collectors Corner
His Rare Traxcavators are for Show – His Vintage Cats are for Work
This collector/contractor restored rare machines that inspired Cat's track loaders and runs vintage Cat dozers, scrapers and motor grader on the job.
September 18, 2024
Vintage Equipment
Construction in Miniature: 26-Foot Diorama Tells Contractor’s 98-Year History
“It’s the largest one I've ever built,” says the project manager whose realistic dioramas of mini construction scenes have gone viral on social media.
September 5, 2024
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Saving a 1918 Holt WWI Tractor & Other Teenage Equipment Adventures
Two brothers, ages 16 and 19, video their lives with vintage construction machinery as fourth-generation antique-equipment lovers.
July 31, 2024
Collectors Corner
Stuck on Struck Mini Dozers – Big Collection Focuses on Small Machines
Since its first ads in Popular Mechanics in 1967, Struck has been churning out mini dozers for DIYers like Jeff Malmberg, its largest collector.
May 21, 2024
Collectors Corner
Scrappy Collector Rescues, Restores Vintage Equipment in YouTube Videos
Sam Descutner's YouTube channel “Scrappy Industries” has more than 60,000 followers watching his missions to save machines from the scrapyard.
April 25, 2024
Collectors Corner
What’s a “Sugar Baby” Cat? – Collector Reveals 1962 Wheeled D6 (Video)
He found and restored one of about 150 D6s that were converted from tracks to wheels for U.S. Sugar to haul cane. Watch it in action here.
February 27, 2024
Vintage Equipment
The Rarest of the Rare: Top 5 Vintage Equipment Stories of 2023
Check out a Guinness World Record steam tractor, a 1951 "Mighty Mouse dozer, a 1919 Best 25 rescued by helicopter, and more.
December 28, 2023
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6th Day of Construction Gifts: Vintage Construction Equipment Shirts, Hats, Books, DVDs
The Historical Construction Equipment Association’s annual holiday catalog includes equipment history-themed shirts, hats, books and DVDs.
December 13, 2023
Collectors Corner
Rare 1919 Best 25 Crawler Tractor Rescued in Airlift, Painstakingly Restored
After a hiker’s photos appeared online, they hired a helicopter, trekked uphill with tools, found the Best and brought it home.
November 7, 2023
Vintage Equipment
Guinness World Record Steam Tractor: 150 Case Built from Scratch after 113 Years
The 1905 150 Case Road Locomotives had all been scrapped long ago, but that only inspired Kory Anderson to build his own.
September 20, 2023
Collectors Corner
Collector Restores 1929 Cat Thirty Crawler Tractor Found in Texas Field
A friend saw the old Caterpillar, but the owner didn't want to sell. Tom Pfeiffer held onto the photograph and eventually got his Thirty.
June 29, 2023
Collectors Corner
A Collector’s 1951 Mead “Mighty Mouse” Dozer and Other Rare Finds
Along with the "Baby Dozer," Robert Dahs of Ohio has restored a 1930 Galion motor roller and a 1955 Duo-Pactor.
May 26, 2023
Collectors Corner
Extremely Rare Thew "Scoop Shovel" Found on Facebook (Video)
George Marsh had never seen the attachment before and neither had other historical equipment collectors. Watch it in action.
April 26, 2023
Collectors Corner
Saving Case's 1972 Marine Corps 1150 Track Loader (Video)
Jim Carter has preserved a piece of military history with his MC1150. Watch it in action here.
March 9, 2023
Collectors Corner
Firing Up "The Boss" – 1918 Russell Steam Tractor Wows the Crowds (Video)
"The Boss" has been restored and demonstrates its abilities at historical equipment shows. Watch how it's started and what it can do.
February 6, 2023
Vintage Equipment
In Praise of the Rare: Top 5 Vintage-Equipment Stories of 2022
Rare Cat, Deere and other vintage finds made the list – including "Big Roy," the largest dozer of his day.
December 28, 2022
Vintage Equipment
1954 International TD-6 Dozer Still With Same Company after 67 Years
W.F. Delauter & Son in Maryland still has the same International dozer that helped start the construction company in 1955.
December 7, 2022
Vintage Equipment
Rare Kubotas – 1979 KH-10 Excavator, Other Gems Found and Restored
Lance Taylor has many stories to tell about the odd places he found Kubota's first models and how they were restored to mint condition.
November 22, 2022
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