Driving construction equipment seems like a lot of fun to a lot of people. Many children grow up playing with toy backhoes and other heavy machinery replicas, including myself. It’s not totally advisable to take them from job sites and try to flee from police though, they don’t move very fast.
Read more[VIDEO] The World’s Largest Wheel Loader
Joy Global's P&H L-2350
We’ve touched on several of the biggest and baldest construction machines in the past, like this 800 ton excavator and this 600 ton haul truck. While videos about these gigantic machines are fun to watch, they also truly put into perspective how many people and time goes into creating and assembling them.
Read more[VIDEO] 6 Story Parking Garage Falls on Excavators During Demolition in Houston
If you weren’t convinced that the safest place to be when things start to go wrong during a demolition is the inside of an excavator after watching this 2.6 million pound smoke stack collapse in November, here’s exhibit number 2.
Read moreThis 3 Year Old Kid is Really Good At Operating a Wheel Loader
If you ever want to feel old and stupid, hand a child a smart phone and watch them navigate through it like it’s an extension of their hand. They can pick up on things incredibly quick and these kids will be our betters one day (unless we act quick…look out kiddos).
Read more[VIDEO] 107 Year Old Bridge Crashes into River After Implosion
Demolition videos are always fun, especially when it comes complete with a big splash and some waves. The Old Hulton Bridge, a 107 year old structure that connected Pittsburgh, PA suburbs Oakmont and Harmarville across the Alleghany River, went out with a splash, as it was imploded and landed into the river below.
Read more[VIDEO] Horrific New York City Crane Collapse Caught on Tape
Crane collapses happen more than we’d like them to and they almost always caused fatalities, like the recent one that killed 107 in Mecca. On Friday morning, New York City experienced another crane collapse that killed one man and injured 3 others. An onlooker from a nearby building caught the accident on video with his cell phone.
Read moreWatching this 1870’s Hospital Demolition Video in Reverse is Beautiful and Tragic
The Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital first opened its doors in 1876 as a 675,000 square foot facility in Morris Plains, New Jersey. At its peak, it served 7,764 patients at one time. The hospital had been completely unoccupied since 2008, when it was ordered to be closed due to poor conditions and overcrowding. The hospital had been marred in the past by extremely overcrowded conditions, reports of sexual abuse of patients by employees, violence, and patient suicides. Demolition began on the deteriorated building in May of 2015 and finished in November of 2015.
Read more[VIDEO] Crane Operator Destroys Crane and Bulldozer Due to Stupidity
If you operate a crane and only know one thing, it should be weight distribution. If you don’t understand that, things like what happened in the video below happen.
Read more[VIDEO] An 108 Year Old Bridge Imploded in Roughly 2 Seconds
There are about two ways to bring down a structure: piece by piece or in a fiery blaze of destruction. The only problem with the second choice is that it’s typically followed by weeks, months, or even years of cleanup, but it makes for a great viewing experience.
Read moreThe 8 Coolest Construction Projects of 2015
Thousands of construction projects happen every year, involving millions of construction workers, so it is indeed difficult to pick the coolest of them all in any given year. Nevertheless, we have compiled a list of 8 of our favorite and coolest building projects from around the world for your enjoyment.
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