Category Archives: Heavy Equipment

Heavy Equipment

Still Working – An Old Crane

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Eric

Old cranes, they are fun to look at. Even more fun when they are still on the job. Perhaps more than any other piece of equipment on the job site cranes seem to be the oldest. It probably has something … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal Fest 2013

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Eric

A few years back I went to Metallica concert. My seats were up in the nosebleeds but that really doesn’t matter when you see Metallica as long as your ears work. Of all the concerts you could attend you probably … Continue reading →

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Empire Farm Days 2013

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Eric

Yesterday I spent some time at the Empire Farm Days show outside of Seneca Falls, NY. Farm Days is something of trade show for farmers and other folks in the agriculture industry. Seminars, equipment demonstrations, and other farm related stuff … Continue reading →

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Cranes

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Eric

Craaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnneeeessss. If you read that as a zombie pronouncing the word brains you might be laughing right about about now. Today it is all about cranes both old and new. I’m going to start out with the vintage iron. This … Continue reading →

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Cat 245 Excavator – It’s Really Over Now

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Eric

Do you remember my obsessive coverage of the Bristol Myers-Squibb factory demolition in East Syracuse? I hope you do as I trudged through snow and ice for the better part of two months to grab exclusive video and photos of … Continue reading →

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On the Job – Barrett Paving

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Eric

For the past three or four weeks I have been following an ongoing sewer repair project occurring on the fringes of Armory Square. I’m not exactly sure what is going on but based on the piping and concrete forms being … Continue reading →

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Excavator Line Up – Kennedy Square Demolition

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Eric

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

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Eric

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!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Eric

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

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Eric

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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