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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 [...]

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 [...]

The new GDR-200 is the latest attachment to join the swelling Genesis product range.
Genesis has unveiled the GDR-200, a new processing attachment designed for excavators in the 20 tonne operating weight class.
The GDR-200 delivers 104 tonnes of crushing force at the tip, an 813 mm jaw depth, a jaw opening of 890 mm, and a [...]

Exclusive photos showing Volvo excavator cab hit by 10 tonne concrete beam.
There are times when words just aren’t enough. So, aside from saying that the operator thankfully escaped with just a few cuts caused by the imploding windscreen, here’s what happens when a 10 tonne concrete beam lands on an excavator cab:

What happens when you use one crusher as a battering ram on another.
“…In the red corner, weighing in at an impressive 40 tonnes, the Powerscreen WARRIOR. And in the blue corner, weighing a measly 3.5 tonnes, the Dig A Crusher 900 crusher bucket…”
Word reaches us that a group of vandals broke into a [...]

The Shanghai tower block that collapsed recently is now being demolished.
Following a lead from Safedem managing director William Sinclair, we recently reported on the collapse of a 13-storey tower block in the Minhang District of Shanghai in which the entire structure simply laid down, almost entirely intact.
Well, if that wasn’t surreal enough, the demolition of [...]