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The Mighty Florida Dragline—Without These Machines, Florida as We Know It Wouldn’t Exist!
VideoMay 11, 2026

The Mighty Florida Dragline—Without These Machines, Florida as We Know It Wouldn’t Exist!

The video explains how massive dragline excavators have been the workhorses behind Florida’s transformation from swamps to a thriving state, enabling large‑scale drainage, road building, and land‑fill projects that made modern cities possible. It cites that draglines have moved over 10 million...

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Consistent Effort Unlocks Access to Restricted Sites
SocialMay 11, 2026

Consistent Effort Unlocks Access to Restricted Sites

People always ask how I get access to these places. When I started photographing earthmoving in 2017, getting into a local grading job felt harder than visiting the White House. So I kept calling. Kept showing up. Kept pushing. I admire any company...

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One Blade Push Supplies 25% of Victoria’s Power
SocialMay 8, 2026

One Blade Push Supplies 25% of Victoria’s Power

One blade push = 25% of Victoria, Australia's power needs. Undoubtedly one of the most efficient mining operations worldwide… https://t.co/0YhqxyRvjB

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How Safe Are AI Machines Really? We Put Them to the Test...
VideoMay 6, 2026

How Safe Are AI Machines Really? We Put Them to the Test...

The video puts AIM’s AI‑driven mining and construction machines to the test, demonstrating a driverless bulldozer approaching a person to evaluate its safety protocols. AIM’s platform automates tasks such as slot dozing and truck loading, yet human operators remain responsible for...

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Canada’s 400km Ice Highway Crumbled After Six Weeks
SocialMay 1, 2026

Canada’s 400km Ice Highway Crumbled After Six Weeks

Canada built a 400km highway out of frozen water and it only last 6 weeks. Want to see it for yourself? Full video drops on YouTube tomorrow at 7AM CST. https://t.co/NcdYPfsrPm https://t.co/BRUlY9UgNa

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Taking This Lincoln Back to It's Original Town Car Wheelbase with the Help of a Few Tractors.
VideoMay 1, 2026

Taking This Lincoln Back to It's Original Town Car Wheelbase with the Help of a Few Tractors.

The video documents a hands‑on restoration project that returns a Lincoln sedan to the wheelbase dimensions of its original Town Car platform. Using a pair of heavy‑duty tractors, the builder lifts the chassis, removes the extended rear section, and prepares the...

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Tractors Restore Lincoln Limousine to Original Wheelbase
SocialApr 30, 2026

Tractors Restore Lincoln Limousine to Original Wheelbase

A gentle un-modification for this Lincoln limousine to its unstretched original Town Car wheelbase with the help of a few tractors. Worked like a charm. https://t.co/o7hN9qiXe4

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NEOM's Early Chaos Gave Way to Global Recognition
SocialApr 29, 2026

NEOM's Early Chaos Gave Way to Global Recognition

Saudi Arabia 2022… They told us this was the beginning of the world’s largest construction project. - I didn’t get it, as we were hours from the nearest city, surrounded by desert mountains on one side, with the Gulf of Aqaba...

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Transparency and Trust Foster Ownership and Performance
SocialApr 21, 2026

Transparency and Trust Foster Ownership and Performance

This went around a few years ago a lumber mill puts machine prices on the door to remind operators of responsibility. - I’ve never seen an employer lose by sharing information with their people. - But price alone doesn’t create ownership. Training purpose and...

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New WA Iron Ore Reclaimer Streamlines Loading Operations
SocialApr 20, 2026

New WA Iron Ore Reclaimer Streamlines Loading Operations

Onboard an iron ore reclaimer in Western Australia. These machines blend ore while loading train cars and ships from stockpiles. An absolute thing of beauty. https://t.co/EWwAAzhsTt

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Custom Dump Trucks Double Capacity for Shallow Bauxite Mines
SocialApr 19, 2026

Custom Dump Trucks Double Capacity for Shallow Bauxite Mines

Easily one of the most unique trucks I've seen over the years. Rio Tinto runs these custom bottom dump bodies to haul over twice what a standard 777 is rated for. The reason? Bauxite is shallow, so the mine grows outward over...

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Epic Ice Road Adventure to Closing Diamond Mine
SocialApr 18, 2026

Epic Ice Road Adventure to Closing Diamond Mine

Drove the world's longest heavy-haul ice road. Toured an underground diamond mine weeks before it closed forever. Saw bags of raw diamonds. One of the best trips I've ever done...even at brutal temps. https://t.co/rtYCBWM47t

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Reflect Daily to Turn Repetition Into Rapid Growth
SocialApr 17, 2026

Reflect Daily to Turn Repetition Into Rapid Growth

Most people don’t have a performance problem. They have a reflection problem. They move from one task to the next without ever asking: What worked? What didn’t? What changes next time? So they repeat the same day over and over and call it experience. Forced reflection is the...

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Engineers Devise Wheelie to Solve Traction Problem
SocialApr 15, 2026

Engineers Devise Wheelie to Solve Traction Problem

They literally engineered a wheelie to solve a traction problem. I love this industry. https://t.co/hAq7Nu6Fw8

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