Category Archives: Heavy Equipment

Heavy Equipment

Reduse. Reuse. Recycle

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Eric

In the John Deere world they don’t come much bigger than this 450D. This particular Cervidae named excavator was seen at the site of a new building for FedEx that is taking place shape in the former parking lot of the … Continue reading →

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Rotary Dump Truck

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Eric

While passing by Tartaglia Railroad Services one day I noticed this bright green dump truck. Honestly, how could I have missed it? This particular truck is setup to ride the rails and has a dump body that can rotate for … Continue reading →

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Back to the Ballast Cleaner

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Eric

October 21st, 2015 is a significant date in human history. Today is the day that Doc and Marty McFly return to the future from 1985. In honor of this moment let’s return to a recent event in Daily Diesel Dose history … Continue reading →

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Heavy Equipment for All

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Eric

This is the view from the cab of a 400,000 dollar wheel loader. The largest machine on display during the Tracey Road Equipment open house was a Liebherr L586. The Liehberr name seems to be a new addition to the … Continue reading →

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Field of Relics

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Eric

This thing, right here, has been sitting in the same spot for decades. I have memories of seeing it as child when it was probably still a new machine. Maybe it still runs? Who can say. There doesn’t appear to … Continue reading →

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Orange Is The New Yellow

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Eric

You know me. I get excited when I hear about new construction but not because of the economic opportunity it represents for the community but for the chance to see trucks and heavy equipment in action. Developers have been courting … Continue reading →

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Railcar War Machine

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Eric

You can tell it’s fall when the crazy looking LORAM devices start showing up on tracks in my part of the world. Last October we saw a rail grinder working the steel west of the CSX East Syracuse yards. This time … Continue reading →

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The New Age of Golf

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Eric

Some say that the popularity of golf in the United States is fading to historic lows. Generic hyperbole perhaps but this is the internet after all. With the apparent fading of Tiger Woods maybe the sport needs to find a new … Continue reading →

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International 650 Excavator

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Eric

I think it’s safe to say you don’t see many International 650 excavators around anymore. For many years I’ve kept my eye on this machine but the timing was just never right to grab a decent photo. The heavy equipment … Continue reading →

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Rail Car What Is It

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Eric

Time for another edition of Rail Car What Is It. Today we have a large General Electric device. Some sort of large generator? Or maybe an steam powered industrial sized cheese grater? Inquiring minds want to know.

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