Cat 920 & Manitowoc 555 Review - coming soon!

One of my most recent models is a Joal Cat 920. The model is in 1/50 scale and is very old but is well worth the $16.00 I paid for it!

The 555 crane is one of the best starter cranes out there, I have had it for some time now but never got the chance to put up a review, I plan to upload the review by the end of next week for any who are interested.

Manitowoc 18000 unloads steel at night!

My most favorite machine in my area is this massive crane, a Manitowoc 18000. It isn't very often I have seen it work in person, only 4 times. But after renting a hotel with a view of Ground Zero 450 feet above we seen it unloaded some massive I-Beams. It was impressive to say the least and the sound from it was insane! These photos are just a small fraction of what I took of it but are probably the best, they are some few people will ever get or even see. This crane is working in the "East Bathtub" at Ground Zero and is erecting steel for the Transit Hub which will be a massive train station that connects many subway lines not only from NY but also from NJ. The steel on this project is massive, some of it weighing in at 200 tons per piece.

Shown here is the 18000 reaching over to pick the steel off the trailers-

Here is it after it crawled backwards 

Back on after 2 years

Its 3:00AM Sunday morning and I figured I would give everyone a update who is following. From this day on I will continue to update with not only real equipment but also with diecast models which I know most do enjoy! Instead of just normal and sometimes boring pictures of just machines I will also show you photo's I take on the trip there and others you wouldn't see from me on youtube, I always find these types most interesting.

To start off the new year I figured I would show another dredger since it is the only photo set I have on my computer at the time. Enjoy and check back soon!

Finally seen it in-action!

After 3 day's of going back to it, we finally caught it. I have to say, I have seen alot of machines from demolition to earth moving but it was the most interesting to say the least. When we were pulling up they just started it up. I noticed after standing there they were lowering the crane that helps the boom raise so I knew we made it just in time to catch it take it first pass. After watcing it for 40 minutes, here are the pictures...!

Liebherr P996

Today we saw Great lakes Dredging's Liebherr P996 in the Bayonne Bay. It was a cool sight to see even though it was parked. When we were driving there, we were hoping it would of been in operation but it was parked for the day. I think they just ended the shift because of the dirt all over the bucket and stick. Were going back tomorrow morning at 9:30 A.M. to catch it. Please click the picture to view in full size.