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Can An Excavator Really Row A Freaking Boat?

Somewhere in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the Saigon River, floats the most insane, makeshift boat I’ve ever seen. Seriously. It looks like a floating concrete block being rowed by a construction excavator. Huh?

July 29, 2011
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The Single Largest Land Vehicle On Earth

You’ve seen the Godzilla of Khazakstan and sure, it’s an impressive piece of machinery. But it’s a Tonka Truck compared to its big brother, the Bagger 288. This 13,500-ton leviathan chews the tops of mountains clean off.

July 28, 2011
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200-Ton Earth Worm Now Dying Under New York

Right now, there’s a 6.7m wide metal monster dying 14 storeys below park avenue. Together with its twin brother, it excavated 265,000 cubic metres of bedrock in a 9km long tunnel.

July 7, 2011
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Wooden Excavator Won’t Demolish A House, Will Blow Your Mind

This wooden 1:16 scale model of a Caterpillar 5230B front shovel took Rob Fisher’s Woodchuck & Co art studio 3000 man hours to complete. It has 4000 individual parts that come together to make a semi-functioning excavator.

June 18, 2011
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Get Down And Dirty With Vegas’ Newest Theme Park

Whether rolling like a modern-day Caligula in Caesar’s Palace or wearing a saddle at the Mustang Ranch, Las Vegas has your fantasy for sale. And if heavy machinery gets you hot, Vegas’ newest attraction has you covered.

April 3, 2010

A 28kg Remote-Controlled Excavator Can Hardly Be Called A Toy

Let’s say you want to dig yourself up a little garden or terrorise the local rodentia. Or both! Well, meet the EC280 Excavator. It’s a tiny little monster with a kick-arse demo soundtrack. Everything about this is ridiculous and wonderful.

December 29, 2009

Excavator Mud Skiing Is America’s Greatest Pastime

A spinning excavator, a giant pit of mud, rednecks, reckless disregard for personal safety, speed, waterskis and moonshine, added to taste: some recipes are simply perfect.

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