A nice photo of an old Syd Bishop & Sons vehicle that has recently been restored. UK demolition contractor Syd Bishop & Sons, famous for its “watch it come down” tagline, recently celebrated its 80th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, this vehicle (which had lain unused in the company’s yard for some 15 years)…Read moreRead more
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The way we were…
Another Rusch monster…continued
More photos have just become available of the new Rusch Triple 34-25 in Norway. We would never suggest that you, our loyal readers, are predictable. But there are two things guaranteed to be popular here on Demolition News: video of demolition gone bad; and video and photos of big machines. Thankfully, unless our news sources…Read moreRead more
Another Rusch monster…
New photo showing the 34-25 high reach excavator from Dutch modifier Rusch. When your best-known machine has a working height of 90 metres, anything else is going to look pretty small by comparison. But don’t be fooled. The machine in the photo (left) might only reach a lowly 34 metres, but it can wield a…Read moreRead more
New Italian compact crushers…
The compact crusher bandwagon rolls on with two new Italian contenders. Picture the scene. You are the marketing manager of an Italian equipment manufacturer that is just a few months away from launching a pair of new but as yet unnamed compact crushers. It is your job to think of an appropriate name that will…Read moreRead more
A rose by any other name is not a daffodil…
Indignant rant about a magazine’s apparent inability to describe a machine properly. About 25 years ago, I was told by a senior officer from within the Kent police force that one of the biggest challenges facing them when trying to recover stolen equipment was the fact that they couldn’t identify machine types. The term JCB…Read moreRead more
What happens next…?
Experienced UHD machines users will spot the problem about 21 seconds in. In light of the ongoing discussions regarding the inexperience ultra-high demolition excavator utilisation of some US contractors, and the willingness of others to use undersized machines, the outcome of this (quite old) video should become apparent about 21 seconds after it starts, even…Read moreRead more
Can open, worms eveywhere…
The debate about the US’ apparent reluctance to high reach machines rages on… What started out as a simple, almost rhetorical question has proved to be the most eagerly followed and contentious in Demolition News’ 12 month history. Towards the end of last week, we innocently asked “why don’t Americans GET high reach demolition excavators”….Read moreRead more
Why the wrecking ball was consigned to history…
Video showing why the crawler crane and wrecking ball have all but vanished. Having bowed to reader pressure (temporarily at least) to continue to show videos of demolition gone wrong, here’s one from the (fairly recent) archives displaying at least one reason why the crawler crane and ball combination gave way to the high reach…Read moreRead more
Interesting take on the demolition video…
New video gets up close and personal with the demolition of a military shooting range. Yesterday, we brought you a cracking video of a demolition project shot from the operator’s eye view. Well, today, we’re taking you even closer to the action with a video in which the inset picture was shot by a camera…Read moreRead more
