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Collectors Corner
Remembering a Time Before Hydraulics with 1961 American 399-BC Crawler Cranes
Friction cranes have been a part of his life for 60 years, including two he restored and runs on his farm.
April 6, 2022
Collectors Corner
1958 Deere Model 440 Backhoe Comes Back to Dealer 60 Years Later
A West Side Tractor field technician found this old tractor on a farm. Turns out, it was a trade-in at the dealership from the early 1960s.
February 24, 2022
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Collectors Corner
Caterpillar’s Rare 1929 Expo Fifteen Found on Craigslist
Matt Veerkamp made Caterpillar history when he found the company's first model Twenty. Lightning struck again when he found this unique 1929 Fifteen.
January 12, 2022
Collectors Corner
Preserving the Past: Top 5 Antique Equipment Stories of 2021
A steam shovel rescued after 95 years under water...A teen finds and restores a rare dozer...These stories and more made the top-5 list.
December 29, 2021
Collectors Corner
Almost Famous: This “Like New” 1956 Cat D6 Dozer Gets a Shot at the Movies
With only 900 hours on it and all original parts, this rare find catches a movie director's eye and leads the owner on a long, strange trip.
October 27, 2021
Collectors Corner
This 1958 Unit Cable Backhoe Still “Runs Good” After 7-Year Restoration
A vague post on an antique equipment website led Cliff Bridgford on a solo restoration journey.
August 26, 2021
Collectors Corner
Casey’s Rare Case: Teen Restores 1958 Terratrac 320 Dozer
Casey Havemann spent 600 hours restoring the vintage crawler tractor. Learn how and why he did it and watch a video of him operating it.
July 1, 2021
Vintage Equipment
"Franken-Dozer" Lives! '85 Cat D9L Revived with Electronic "Heart"
These technicians re-created the beloved 36-year-old dozer with a 2004 scraper's electronic engine and D10R components. The result was better than expected.
May 6, 2021
Collectors Corner
95 Years Under Water: Rare, Long-Lost Steam Shovel Rescued to be Restored
An old steam shovel at the bottom of a Michigan lake since 1925 couldn't be rescued. Then a dam break in 2020 changed everything.
March 29, 2021
Vintage Equipment
"Impossible" Quest Brings Home Family’s Century-Old Holt Caterpillar 10-Ton Tractor
Discover the history of a Holt Caterpillar 10-Ton tractor that was reunited with a Minnesota family after being auctioned off.
February 19, 2021
Vintage Equipment
A Dozer of Her Own: It Was Nancy’s Turn To Restore a 1956 Cat D4
After a search for vintage equipment in the 1990s, Nancy McDonnell and her husband found a hidden treasure to restore and operate at antique shows.
January 21, 2021
Vintage Equipment
This Extremely Rare 1913 Thew Type-O Steam Shovel Took 2 Years to Restore
Bob Kelly currently owns the only running Type-O steam shovel – the same model as the one found at the bottom of the Michigan lake, as noted at the top of this newsletter. His restoration took two years to complete.
December 23, 2020
Vintage Equipment
This Pre-Caterpillar 1925 Best 60 Logging Cruiser Was Painstakingly Restored With Custom-Made Parts
This 85-year-old retired cardiologist has amassed a 175-piece collection of vintage tractors. His favorite is a Best 60 Logging Cruiser he found rusting behind a barn and spent 10 years restoring.
November 24, 2020
Vintage Equipment
1968 Koehring Crane This Collector’s Favorite Vintage Machine: ‘We’re dealing strictly with clutches and brakes’
Antique construction equipment collector Jim Carter discusses his favorite piece he found while driving home from work one day. Read more and see images here.
October 23, 2020
Vintage Equipment
Collector Finds Rare 1921 J.D. Adams Crawler Motor Grader on eBay: ‘I’ve never seen another one like it’
Kelly Ronningen’s collection consists of J.D Adams horse-drawn road graders and a unique tracked motor grader. Check out his collection here on Equipment World.
September 16, 2020
Vintage Equipment
How the First Caterpillar Tractor Ever Built — Serial # EXP 0000-L — Was Rescued and Restored
A parts search led to finding the Caterpillar Tractor Co.'s first tractor built entirely off the fledgling company's new design.
August 5, 2020
Vintage Equipment
Loading trucks with a steam shovel was a lengthy, multi-person job
This fascinating process exposes all the machine's moving parts. No modern excavator has to accommodate a three-man crew to keep it up and running. Watch here.
April 4, 2019
Vintage Equipment
PHOTOS: This vintage 1968 Deere JD544 wheel loader is still one clean machine
To celebrate their 50th year manufacturing wheel loaders, John Deere showed off a vintage John Deere wheel loader at the World of Concrete. Take a look here.
April 1, 2019
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