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Heavy Equipment

Hogan Building Demolition

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Eric

Continuing Coverage  I arrived to the demo site right around 8AM and found the Komatsu PC600LC completely assemled and ready for work. The demo crew was busy spreading a hill of sand across the street and sidewalk to protect it from … Continue reading →

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Yearly Collapse

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Eric

Mid winter in Central New York brings many changes to man and his environment. In the City of Syracuse winter has a special penchant for bringing the ample stock of old and ill maintained buildings to their knees. The endless … Continue reading →

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Half the Crane

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Eric

We’ve seen this Kobelco CK2000 before of Raulli Iron Works. This time it sits in a empty lot, separated from the majority of its boom and counter weights. A fence just went up around the site so I’m not sure if … Continue reading →

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Volvo For a Good Time

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Eric

You have waited long enough. But for what? A video of construction work promised back to you on April 3rd of last year. Back during that time I was spoiled when it came to the connective corridor construction work taking … Continue reading →

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Whatever It Takes

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Eric

Last night as I was passing by the local rail yard I noticed a bright set of lights and the top of a yellow boom peaking from behind a large building. I immediately knew that a derailment of some type … Continue reading →

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Crane Clearing House

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Eric

Too many crane photos are piling up in my archives so it’s time to clear a few out. This lime green Grove rough terrain crane for CSX has a nasty looking kink in the main tube. That’s what happens when … Continue reading →

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Bomag Cold Planer

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Eric

Just when you thought the 47 million dollar road construction project was over it’s back with a Bomga BM1300/30 cold planer to mill down the bike lanes around storm sewers. This is all based on my non expert observations so take it with … Continue reading →

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A Candle in the Wind

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Eric

I went to an auction yesterday that had a few cool items but one of the more unique pieces was not for sale. Off in the corner of the property were the remains of a wind turbine. Now I can’t be … Continue reading →

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Rough Terrain Reach Stacker

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Eric

Here is another great edition to the extreme zoom file, a U.S. military RTCH or Rough Terran Reach Stacker. I happened to spot two of these machines on Department of Defense railcars last weekend. Considering they were out in the … Continue reading →

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Cat 235 Excavator

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Eric

Recently there has been some activity on commercial lot that I pass by at least four times a week. Usually I don’t have time to stop for photos or work has ended for the day. I little part of me died … Continue reading →

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