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construction machines are all working hard to get the job done. - From a machine that digs up tree trunks to a tunnel-washing truck that looks like a car wash on wheels, we're highlighting 20 machines.
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#1 The Ponsse Beaver is an industrial tree-harvesting machine.
It cuts the tree at the base.
Then in one motion, it removes the limbs and cuts the tree into logs.
#2 This
It digs holes up to 5.5m deep and 1.5m wide.
Used on large trenching projects like water pipes, it can also be used for sewage, oil, and gas projects.
#3 The 5700-C machine continuously forms and pours concrete.
It makes curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and barrier walls.
It can even handle irrigation ditches and bridge walkways.
#4 These machines can paint road markings in seconds.
The paint is made up of thermoplastics.
It also uses reflective glass beads.
This makes the markings more visible and long-lasting.
#5 This truck could save 90% of construction time.
The arched rollers on the back function as the structural frame.
Supporting the blocks while they're set in place.
The blocks fit together like LEGOs.
#6 The rotor stump grinder can dig up a tree trunk in seconds.
Each grinder is powered by hydraulics.
#7 The ScreedSaver BOSS 240 smoothes out concrete with rollers and blades.
It uses a boom instead of wheels that damage concrete.
A GPS ensures accuracy.
#8 The Hunklinger makes bricklaying much quicker.
It lays 1,000 bricks of any size and shape per hour.
#9 The Moty KE 3000 harvests pumpkin seeds.
It picks up the pumpkins using a spike wheel and sends them down a conveyor belt.
The pumpkin seeds are then separated, cleaned and easily transferred.
#10 The Roadrunner machine places and retrieves street cones.
The cones are loaded into the machine from the bed of the truck.
This makes placing cones safer and more efficient.
#11 The BMM300 truck rolls out 300 bricks a minute.
Raw clay is loaded into the back.
Where it's compressed into molds.
The brick is pushed out once the mold is facing the ground.
Leaving a clean trail of perfect bricks.
#12 SAM is a bricklaying machine.
It picks up bricks, adds mortar, and places them in order.
#13 This machine replaces railway ties, also known as sleepers.
It does it without removing any of the railway track.
The machine is fitted with a tie changer.
Which grabs the railway ties and replaces with a new one.
#14 This Splitmaster machine splits logs with a hydraulic press. The machine picks up heavy logs.
The press then feeds the log into a splitting knife.
And voila! Smaller pieces.
#15 These scraping machines remove floor coverings. It can handle ceramics, linoleum, vinyl, carpet, and even glue.
#16 The Spartan Leaf Pro Plus sucks up thousands of leaves per minute.
It works on wet or snowy leaves. It's controlled by a remote.
#17 This road-building machine rolls out bricks like a carpet. As the RPS6 RoadPrinter rolls backward, gravity brings the bricks flat to rest on the ground. This creates a perfect brick road.
#18 The Golden Series Six Shooter machine is used to remove manhole frames. It's braced to the center of the manhole. It then cuts a perfect circle around the hole.
#19 This machine cleans tunnels. It uses the same rollers as a car wash. It can easily adapt to different tunnels.
#20 The LSM 740 machine can mow around signposts. It uses two mower disks that automatically turn the mower when near a post. Avoiding any damage to the mower.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published in March 2019.