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Cat "rubber duck" shoots and scores!

Check out this amazing video which has been highlighted to me by friend of the Digger blog Guillaume Poitras from Canada. It features some outstanding machine operating skills and co-ordination as the operator of the Caterpillar M315C picks up basketballs...

Posted by Nick Drew on November 17, 2009 6:55 PM

Dumptrucks upside down - down under!

Here we go with some more fantastic photos from our resident man down under Gary Steen. Details about how this incident happned are sketchy but it looks like the Caterpillar 785B dumptruck has mounted the bank with a full load...

Posted by Nick Drew on November 15, 2009 10:17 AM

American legend and an Italian classic

This big dozer video is currently doing the rounds on the machinery forum circuit and features a Caterpillar D11R and an ageing Fiat-Allis FD50 that are working together in a coal mine in America. The Fiat-Allis FD50 is quite a...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 29, 2009 6:38 PM

More big dozer action shots

In further response to Bob Rockers request for more big dozer shots here at Digger regular Construction Space forum contributor David Wylie has sent in some impressive shots he took during a recent visit to the Scottish coal mine operation...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 27, 2009 6:50 PM

Cat and Komatsu dumptruck graveyard

Mike Bullock sent in this amazing series of photos from Russia where hundreds of heavy dumptrucks from top manufacturers Caterpillar and Komatsu just seem to have been abandoned and left to the ravages of the wind,rain and snow. So who...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 20, 2009 10:12 AM

Oops those counterweights are heavy

Here is another mishap this time from our good friend down under Gary Steen. Someone didn't really think of the consequences of slewing a Caterpillar 345D LME excavator over the side when it's not got it's boom fitted! It is...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 13, 2009 11:28 AM

New Cat 432E Utility Plus Backhoe Loader

Aimed at filling the gap between Caterpillar's 428E and 432E Premium, the new UK built CAT 432E Utility Plus model is a value based proposition for customers wanting to reduce costs, without compromising on the Cat 432E machine performance. With...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 13, 2009 10:07 AM

Bucyrus and Cats dig for gold

The Boddington gold mine is a large open cut mining operation that produces more than 230,000 ounces of gold per year. The mine is located about 150klm south east of Perth Western Australia. The primary excavators at the gold mine...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 28, 2009 9:30 AM

Classic plant steals the show at Dorset steam fair

Digger blog reader Tony Wagner sent in some fantastic photos of classic plant which was on display at last week's Great Dorset Steam Fair which is held annually at Blanford in Dorset. The classic plant scene is now a thriving...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 12, 2009 7:59 PM

First scraper job in Sweden in over 30 years

Fellow machinery forum member Peter Sjögren has emailed us about a job in Stockholm, Sweden where a scraper is being used for the first time in over 30 years. The tractor and box combination is owned by Peter's friend who...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 7, 2009 2:49 PM

Caterpillar 5130's in the UK

David Wylie recently sent me these impressive photos of what are believed to be the last two remaining Cat 5130's at work in the United Kingdom. Caterpillar first entered the mining sized excavator/shovel market in 1992. The 5130 was first...

Posted by Nick Drew on August 25, 2009 10:11 AM

Digger goes to Cyprus part two

With the much hyped British "barbeque" summer in full swing...rain, rain, and more rain It seems like a good idea to bring a bit of sunshine into our lives and look back again to some of my plant shots taken...

Posted by Nick Drew on August 1, 2009 9:49 AM

Some all American classics

I was recently contacted by a great supporter of the Digger blog Bob Rocker who hails from Pompano beach Florida. Bob used to operate Cat dozers for many years but now aged 67 has retired from the seat. Like so...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 27, 2009 11:04 AM

Digger goes to Cyprus part one

A week has now past since my partner Lorna & I returned home from a wonderful 2 weeks on the sunny mediterranean island of Cyprus and as my post holiday blues subside I thought I would share some shots of...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 25, 2009 11:45 AM

Old earthmoving equipment at the Steam Gas & Horse National Pike show May 2009

It really is a pleasure to watch old kit in action in the hands of experienced old operators and in this video you can really appreciate just how hard it must of been for the pioneering muckshifters of years gone...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 22, 2009 4:57 PM

Cat D10R dozer gets crushed by rock fall

This series of photos is currently doing the rounds on the internet plant forum circuit. They show the results of a Caterpillar D10R dozer that has got caught under a massive rock fall in a quarry somewhere in America. Amazingly...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 21, 2009 1:42 PM

Top five ADT disasters

Well we have all seen at least one of these incidents on site I should think, and they certainly make a good advert for the modern ejector systems that are gaining popularity. Here at no 5, This Volvo A35C is...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 15, 2009 12:50 AM

Caterpillar D7E an inside look video

Came across this excellent video featuring the new Cat D7E with electric drive. A revolutionary electric drive system which is said to give this dozer an unprecedented combination of power and maneuverability. It moves more material per hour while using...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 15, 2009 12:44 AM

Raymond Brown group take two new Cat D6T's

For independent family run business Raymond Brown Group, the purchase of two new Cat D6T LGP Dozers with service agreements from Caterpillar dealer Finning, marks a major move away from the use of competitor machinery in its environmental construction and...

Posted by Nick Drew on June 28, 2009 11:46 AM

Stolen excavator destined for "The boys from Brazil" seized by TER

A £40,000 excavator that was just days from being shipped to Brazil has been seized by TER (The National Plant and Equipment Register) after being identified as stolen. The used 21 tonne Caterpillar 320C was sold by a major auctioneer...

Posted by Nick Drew on June 16, 2009 11:16 AM