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Caterpillar launch show 2012 revealed on video

25 Mar 12 A brief video has appeared on You Tube showing highlights from the recent product launch reveal event, which took place at Caterpillar UK’s Desford facility earlier this month.

Watch out for diggers, excavations, and other hazards!

22 Mar 12 After reading the recent Wimpey memories post here on the blog recently, American reader and contributor Michael Palma, has sent in some more of his classic photos for us to enjoy.

Micro excavator operator gets catapulted to internet stardom

21 Mar 12 This video has been highlighted to us by our friends at Demolition News, who kindly posted it on my Facebook wall recently.

Graveyard shift for Volvo EC20C

20 Mar 12 News reaches the Digger Blog about a new Volvo EC20C mini excavator equipped with bespoke twin dozer blades which has been delivered to the Highland Council based in Inverness and has been put in charge of digging burial plots in the numerous cemeteries within the Council’s remit.

Digger goes excavating from a different angle with Engcon tiltrotator

19 Mar 12 Cornish based MJL Contractors are currently evaluating a tiltrotator system from Engcon UK, which has been attached to one of the company’s Doosan DX140’s which I am operating for them. As the evaluation continues, I will be reporting on the benefits it offers both owners and operators alike.

Massive new product launch from Cat pre Intermat

18 Mar 12 Last week some of the biggest names in international plant & machinery journalism converged on Caterpillars UK facility in Leicester, to witness the launch of a whole host of new products, and very kindly the Digger Blog was invited along to check out the new kit.

Volvo demolition machine spotted in Sweden

15 Mar 12 Regular reader and fellow member of top European machinery website Maskinisten.net Conny Kolsjo, spotted this demolition specification Volvo ECR305CL and has kindly shared these photos with us here on the Digger Blog.

Hitachi excavator in a spot of bother

14 Mar 12 This video, possibly of Russian origin, is enough to break a machine owner’s heart. It shows a Hitachi excavator which has become bogged in a wet & muddy hole and is being assisted in the recovery operation by an old Liebherr machine.

Countdown begins to the French plant supershow

11 Mar 12 Intermat 2012, France’s premier plant & machinery exhibition is just 5 weeks away now and will be opening its doors on Monday 16th April and runs till Saturday 21st April, at the 375,00 sqm Paris Nord, Villepinte exhibition centre in Paris.

A host of new Cat mid-range products await Digger at Desford

8 Mar 12 Next week, the Digger Blog pays another visit to our friends at Caterpillar UK’s facility in Desford, Leicestershire, to take a look at the latest mid-range product launches from the famous global brand.

Digger Blog reader shares his Wimpey memories

7 Mar 12 It never ceases to amaze me about how much feedback I get from former ex Wimpey employees like myself, in response to the various Wimpey topics here on the Digger Blog, here is another batch of old photos from reader and former Wimpey man Ron O’ Neil.

Volvo mini excavators are the kings for Castle Plant & Tool Hire

5 Mar 12 Castle Plant & Tool Hire based in Sidmouth, Devon has purchased two new Volvo EC27C compact excavators for their hire fleet from Volvo’s utility dealer for the south west of England " Plant & Engineering Services Ltd.

Takeuchi’s new 8 ton machine is just the ticket for MJL Contractors

5 Mar 12 Following a very short demonstration period, South West civil engineering & groundwork’s company, MJL Contractors Ltd, have taken delivery of Takeuchi’s latest offering the 8.5 ton class TB285 midi excavator.

Thailand serves up some real digger treats (Part Two)

4 Mar 12 Concluding our look at Luke Finney’s digger related holiday photos from his two visits to Thailand, where he came across some real gems.

Cat backhoe loader plays shuffleboard on You Bet

2 Mar 12 Here is another great You Bet video, which has been shared with us by former Caterpillar demonstrator Tom Aspin.

Flying Takeuchi takes part in extreme demolition

1 Mar 12 This health and safety nightmare video has been doing the rounds for some time now, but it was posted on my Facebook wall last night by Digger Blog reader Ray Bird.

Can you crack an egg with a Cat excavator? You Bet you can

29 Feb 12 Check out this amazing video from the highly successful television series You Bet, which was essential Saturday night viewing from 1988 until the series was withdrawn from the schedule in 1997.

The towed scraper another legendary piece of kit

28 Feb 12 Long before high speed motor scrapers appeared on the scene, the towed scraper was regarded as the ultimate earthmoving machine. In this post, I delve back into my archives to take a look some examples from yesteryear and to the future with some latest models.

I'm a stuck motor grader - get me out of here!

27 Feb 12 Here is another one of those photos that makes you think, how on earth are they going to get that machine out of there!

Volvo EC700C flagship excavator debuts at Breedon PLC

27 Feb 12 A new Volvo EC700C equipped with bespoke long-reach digging equipment has been delivered to Breedon Aggregates for its newly acquired sand and gravel operation at Norton Bottoms quarry near Newark, Notts.

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