Revolving shovels were the first important power excavators. Part-swing, steam-powered dipper models mounted on railroad cars or barges were in use over 150 years ago. Other models clamshell, dragline ...

The original excavators were wheel-mounted—railroad wheels, that is, in the form of half-swing railroad shovels. Let’s look at where the idea of wheeled mountings went from there in the early 20th ...

Mining shovels, also called power shovels or front shovels, are used to excavate large quantities of soil and rock fragments in surface or strip mining operations. They are characterized by their ...

Excavator driver! Who doesn't dream of swapping a shovel and spade for a big excavator? Even as children, we all played with excavators and trucks in the neighbourhood playgrounds. Enough dreaming!

We’re guessing that’s the case; why else would he build an AK-47 out of a common garden shovel? After buying an old shovel from an antique barn in Vermont, [Boris] cut off the handle an ...

Imagine the thrill of converting an old, rusty wheelbarrow into a mobile planter or witnessing the transformation of simple ...

It’s accompanied by the soft chuf, chuf of shovels as workers clear away broken ... Switching from trowels to paintbrushes, the excavators carefully sweep away the loose sand, exposing the ...

Tropical storm "Trami" is causing devastation in the Philippines. Videos show the extent of the storm. Helpers search for ...

Allegheny County homicide investigators were requested to a scene in Stowe Township. County dispatch confirmed police were ...

Excavator is now back home! The 14-year-old tortoise, who walked out of his yard in Richmond on Thursday afternoon after someone left the gate open, has been reunited with his family. Marika De ...