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UA Engineering Students Design ‘Laser Gizmo’ Device for Caterpillar Equipment

May 16, 2011 rockman Comments Off on UA Engineering Students Design ‘Laser Gizmo’ Device for Caterpillar Equipment

The device created by University of Arizona senior engineering students is suspended from a mobile armature can be positioned over an excavation made by a backhoe or other excavator and accurately measure the depth and […]

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Photos: Excavator Flips On Steep Hillside While Working on Retaining Walls

October 20, 2009 rockman Comments Off on Photos: Excavator Flips On Steep Hillside While Working on Retaining Walls

Check out this dramatic photo of an excavator that toppled down a hill in Wellsley, MA adjacent to a commuter rail line. According the WickedLocal.com article, the operator was working at a construction site on […]

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