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Nicks Blog | Royal wedding fever reaches new heights

Post #2 by RSS Bot » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:40 pm

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A 55 tonne all terrain crane, operated by Hewden, the national, multi-product hire specialist, has assisted with preparations for the royal wedding, ensuring that the estimated 18.3m UK viewers have front row seats for the big day.

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Nicks Blog | Old Poclain Excavators at Rest

Post #3 by RSS Bot » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:49 pm

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Whilst travelling back from work recently, I was fortunate enough to spot some old Poclain excavators lying in a field and was determined to find out more about them and to snap a few shots of the classic old French machines.

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Nicks Blog | K-Tec Scraper & Cat ADT Combo Action Video

Post #4 by RSS Bot » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:52 pm

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I have been sent this video by a regular reader whom I only know as Bob. It shows the unusual combination of a scraper, which is designed to be towed by a converted ADT truck, in this instance a Caterpillar model.

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Nicks Blog | New Hidromek Gen Series Excavator Video

Post #5 by RSS Bot » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:52 pm

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Following on from a very successful appearence at ConExpo 2011 in Las Vegas, Turkish excavator manufacturer Hidromek have just launched this stunning new video featuring the striking new Gen Series excavators.

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Nicks Blog | JCB Backhoe Loader Stars in Yet Another Wedding

Post #6 by RSS Bot » Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:53 pm

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Weddings seem to be hitting the headlines once more, must be something to do with a particular event that took place in London yesterday!

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Nicks Blog | Mini Excavator Way Ahead of its Time

Post #7 by RSS Bot » Mon May 02, 2011 4:58 pm

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Over this long week-end I have been “digging deep” into the Digger Blog archives and have extracted some real gems to share with you over the coming days; like this example of a small digging machine.

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Nicks Blog | Wacker Neuson Vertical Digging System VDS

Post #8 by RSS Bot » Wed May 04, 2011 5:07 pm

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Back to modern day mini excavator developments now, with this interesting machine "tilting" concept from Wacker Neuson.

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Nicks Blog | Michigan Wheeled Loaders (Archive Photos &Video)

Post #9 by RSS Bot » Fri May 06, 2011 5:18 pm

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More highlights from my rummage through the Digger Blog archives now, with a look at some of the Michigan loading shovels from a golden era of earthmoving.

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Nicks Blog | Always Work in the Pipeline for Bartlett Contractors Ltd

Post #10 by RSS Bot » Sun May 08, 2011 5:23 pm

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The team at Bartlett Contractors have been in touch with the Digger Blog to tell us more about their interesting line of work, which see’s them working all over the country on many major pipeline contracts.

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