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Heavy Equipment

Excavator Line Up – Kennedy Square Demolition

Yes. That is snow in the background. No. This is not a recent photo. Thank God! I grabbed this photo back in March and forgot about it until now. Kobelco and Komatsu excavators of all shapes and sizes. This equipment … Continue reading

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Northwest Shovel

Browsing through my collection of photos from the Dobbins auction I came to the following realization. I have A LOT of video and photo to share. I could probably post a different story like this one for the next week … Continue reading

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Cleveland Wrecking Co. – See ya!

This is probably the last of the coverage as it relates to the Cleveland Wrecking Company. A few days ago a pair of heavy haul trailers were onsite to move the remaining excavators to a new job. It was nice … Continue reading

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Bristol Myers Squibb Demolition – One Month Later

A little over a month has passed since my last coverage of the Bristol Myers-Squibb demolition job. The work site looks completely different now and for a local such as myself the new view is amazing although slightly sad. The … Continue reading

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Hendrickson Twin Steer Driller

Some neat shots today of a twin steer Hendrickson belonging to Buffalo Drilling Company. Andy spotted this truck a few years back while it was helping to construct the foundation of a new building.

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CSX Crane – CR 94037

Take a look at this impressive American crane belonging to rail giant CSX. I’m not sure how old this crane is but it really has a vintage look to it. The Conrail Cyclopedia has shots of it dating back to 1999 … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Snow Removal

A few days ago I received an email regarding snow removal equipment from a location I never dreamed would require plows and snow throwers. Hawaii. Yes, you read that correctly. Hawaii. Karl sends us shots of a Unimog 1700 and … Continue reading

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Vitale Heavy Hauling

I didn’t expect to catch the dismantling and hauling of the SANY crane from the other day but apparently it was destined to be. Stopping by the job site on Thursday afternoon I found the boom of the crane spooled down and … Continue reading

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Caterpillar Equipment – Western NY Style

It is March 18th and the beast known as winter still haunts the land. Despite the piercing cold of its jaws we must venture outside in search of trucks and heavy equipment. Below are the fruits of our labor.  

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On the Job – Hitachi EX750

The television in my childhood home was a Hitachi. I never really thought much about it but once I learned that Hitachi also made heavy equipment the TV became much cooler in my eyes. More than once I tried to … Continue reading

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