Old School Equipment: Holland Belt Loader
By Billy Horner “New Device Gobbles Earth,” screamed a headline in the Billings Gazette in 1975. The Holland loader, an earthmoving...
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Aug 4, 20232 min read
A Construction Dreamland: CONEXPO 2023
By Billy Horner Although I spent many years in the field side of the construction industry, it’s only since I’ve become the publisher of...
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Old School Equipment: The LeTourneau Rooter
Billy Horner Long before contractors had the luxury of hydraulic ripping options to loosen soil, humans opted for animal-driven plows for...
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Digging Through the Archive: Joe Guinn
Billy Horner You know that someone was born into a profession when you see baby pictures of them on the job with their father. Joe Guinn,...
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Krumtum Contracting: Paving Post-War Arizona
Billy Horner Contractors have a knack for understanding and operating all sorts of equipment, whether it’s a vintage cable-operated blade...
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