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Men & machines at work Down Under

29 Dec 11 Regular plant & machinery forum member and Digger Blog reader Allistair Cooke, is on something of a busman’s holiday at the moment, having recently returned to Australia for another working vacation. Allistair has kindly offered to share a small selection of his many photos with us on the blog.

Nick Drew My Life in Plant (part 9)

27 Dec 11 With the job for James King Plant in Cambridge coming to an end, I was tipped off about a job back down in the South West which was initially a 2 week hire, so I figured it was worth a try, and it would enable me to go home every night, rather than leading a nomadic existence in a caravan on site!

Another killer dozer movie is on the loose

24 Dec 11 I came across this movie trailer video recently when it was posted by our friends at the Demolition News website, and just had to share with the Digger Blog readers.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Digger

23 Dec 11 The Digger Blog will still be working hard over the break to bring you more interesting plant & machinery posts, so please don’t forget to look in on a regular basis.

The Digger Blog Top 11 of 2011

22 Dec 11 The top 11 most viewed Digger Blog posts of 2011 have been announced. I hope you will enjoy this look back at the top posts over the Christmas shutdown.They are all well worth another look and deserve another mention here.

Crane gets stuck-followed by dozer

21 Dec 11 Another great batch of accident photographs have reached us from our resident man down under Shaun Hall.

Cat machines bring down a landmark building in Peterlee

20 Dec 11 An iconic landmark building was recently demolished at Caterpillars Peterlee facility in the North East, and it was only natural that equipment from the famous American manufacturer would be used to complete the task.

Don’t miss your chance to win a JCB 3CX model in Union Jack Livery

18 Dec 11 Just a reminder, that you still have time to enter our JCB model competition. The perfect remedy for the post Christmas blues!

Hydrema signs up for Plantworx 2013

18 Dec 11 News reaches the Digger Blog that Danish machinery manufacturer Hydrema, are the latest company to sign on the dotted line for the Plantworx 2013 exhibition.

It will be alright on the site- another collection of machinery mishaps

16 Dec 11 The ever popular machinery accidents make a return to the pages of the Digger Blog, with this compilation of shots from our American machine operator friend Chris, aka letsdig18 on You Tube.

Jovic Plant Hire invests in more Yanmars

15 Dec 11 Essex based Jovic Plant hire have invested in more Yanmar mini excavators, as part of their continual renewal programme ensuring that the company can offer a young fleet at all times.

Poclain 61 spotted at rest

14 Dec 11 Regular Digger Blog reader Rob Shaw, spotted this old Poclain hydraulic excavator recently and wanted to share it with fellow readers.

Rapid excavator transportation system proves a hit for Lafarge

12 Dec 11 An innovative, Finnish-built transportation system has helped aggregates giant Lafarge Cement UKovercome a tricky health and safety issue at its Hope Quarry in Derbyshire.

New Hitachi long reach excavator makes light work of sand & gravel extraction

12 Dec 11 In the famous French wine-growing region of Bordeaux, the Colas Sud Ouest-owned company, Sarrazy T.P., is using the versatile excavator on two different sites.

Priestman Caribou rare archive photos

11 Dec 11 I recently came across a photo of an unusual product that was made by Priestman Brothers Ltd in the 1950’s. The shot was posted by Fred Evans on the Classic Machinery Network website and it inspired me to delve a little deeper to find out more about the mobile crane/dragshovel.

Liebherr crawler crane exchanges railway bridges

8 Dec 11 On its very first operational commitment, this Liebherr- LR 1600/2 operated by Breuer & Wasel achieved an amazing performance result, lifting a railway bridge weighing 454 tonnes into its future location.

Heavy equipment photos are for 12 months, not just for Christmas

7 Dec 11 Our friends over at top German machinery forum, Bauforum24 have produced a stunning new Calender for 2012, details of which can be seen in this exciting promotional video.

Hewitt Plant Hire goes for JCB again

6 Dec 11 Hewitt Plant Hire has recently taken delivery of a brand new JCB JS145LC hydraulic excavator. Regular Digger Blog reader Scott Hastings went to see the machine on its first job on site.

Digger gets hands on with the Ammann Yanmar ViO50

4 Dec 11 Last week I spent a few hours in one of the latest offerings from Ammann Yanmar, the 4625kg ViO50 which competes in the competitive 5 ton class. It gave me a chance to evaluate this new machine and to put it through its paces in real site conditions.

Andy Matravers has backhoe - will travel...

1 Dec 11 Since purchasing his first Volvo BL71 back in 2008, owner operator Andy Matravers of Minehead Somerset has been that impressed with his machine that he has opted to replace it with the latest B version " the Volvo BL71B.

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