Construction of a new water drainage ditch

CAT 365C L ME hard at work doing some major mass earth moving

Pic 2 of the 365C L ME loading up some 769D's

CAT 345B L & CAT 325C L in action laying a new sewer line

CAT 325C L laying swer pipe into trench 345b L's digging

The McAninch crew at work grading for the new I-99 freeway

McAninch crew pic. 2 with Bill out checking the grade steaks 

CAT 365B L ME, D8R, 725's doing some major earth moving

 The excavation process begins on creating the foundation of a new high rise

The Caterpillar mining crew busy at work removing this hillside



992G loading up 777D in about 3 scoops and the D11R above shaving down the hillside  above

Crews adding a new water pipeline that will soon supply hundreds of homes under construction

  Because of the depth required this cat 375 is being used to dig the trenching for this new pipeline. (CAT 375 shown here with welded on smooth blade over teeth to get create a clean flat underbody that the pipe will need to sit on)



A different portion of the same new pipeline previously pictured. Here a required treatment filter system is being applied to the newly installed pipeline (If you look in the background you can see how the crew with the 375 excavator have already layed all straight pipeing and are now curving to the left)



Picture shot real quick while driving by this lumber recycling plant


Huge stones are being loaded into this 777D not for mineral purposes but rather to be the lining of new storm drain channel not far away

  Here the 777D is dumping those stones along the assigned places of the new storm channel (Not shown but CAT 375 ME is more to the right placing the massive stones exactly where needed)  

With all these new water pipes being installed we forget that gas also has to brought in by pipe. Thats whats shown here these 2 CAT 325's are busy digging, teamed up with the 416C backhoe to install some new yellow gas pipelines



You cant build a big strong retaining wall without some deep pilers. Sennebogen ABI shown here drilling the holes needed



Crews rush to the scene here, one breaking teh asphalt while one digs and another  removes the dirt to fix a split waterline in the busy temporarily closed street 

  It's service time! Even huge monsters like this 365B L need their scheduled oil changes     Some major mass earth moving     Demolition begins     In the Diorama: The GROVE crane is lifting those concrete barriers and placing them on the roadside getting ready for construction


In the Diorama: Preparing for the building of a new bridge, the CAT 375 digs inside the lower ditch while the 5110B removes the dirt and then the D8R pushes it up the hill while compacting it at the same time



In the Diorama: CAT 420D backhoe doing some minor roadside trenching

  In the Diorama: CAT 325B L loading this Volvo dump truck with dirt that needs to be removed in order for a sidewalk to be poured     In the Diorama: LIEBHERR A314 on the city repair crew to fix a damaged old white  clay pipeline  

In the Diorama: The 2 massive excavtors CAT 375 and KOMATSU PC1100LC work together to dig this enormous trench for a need 5 foot wide drainage pipe

  In the Diorama: Drainage pipe section being lowered into trench with guidence help from the PC1100LC



In the Diorama: An old clay drainage pipe has to be removed before anymore progress can continue on laying the new 5' reinforced pipeline


In the Diorama: another picture of the clay pipeline removal



In the Diorama: Pic shot from out the car window as we drove past the construction scene after hours

  In the Diorama: Pic shot looking through the fence as the D8R cleans up the hillside with help from the 375 to prevent any chance of erosion or slidage  

In the Diorama: CAT 325B L loads Sterling dump truck with excess dirt on this road  widening project



In the Diorama: The 2 smaller cat excavators teamed up one digging and one laying this pipleine to get the job done as fast as possible


In the Diorama: Second view of the pipeline installation project
  In the Diorama: Instead of removing the roadway to install new drainage pipe crews tunnel underneath the roadway which is shown here. The 984 is digging  teamed up with 345B L which is loading up the 725 while in tandom the 375 is compacting the dirt over the already layed pipe...

In the Diorama: KOMATSU D 375A showing you what kind of ripping power it has

In the Diorama: watching and doing what the surveyor says the D 375A levels out the now ripped up loosened dirt to where needed     In the Diorama: CAT 245 excavator equiped with a massive breaker is assisting in the demolition of this bridge overpass     In the Diorama: CAT 365 cutting up rebar and seperating it from the concrete pieces     In the Diorama: While the CAT 245 continues to break away at the bridge a huge CAT 5110B scoops up the debres     In the Diorama: This KOMATSU PC1100LC loads up this CAT 725 with the big boulders that used to line this creek bed     In the Diorama: Building demolition project pic #1     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #2     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #3     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #4     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #5     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #6     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #7 - parking lot concrete breaking     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #8 - parking lot concrete breaking pic 2     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #9 - parking lot concrete breaking pic 3     In the Diorama: Building demo pic #10 - parking lot concrete breaking & removal pic 3     In the Diorama: Framing begins for temporary bridge scaffolding     In the Diorama: Crane lowering one of the large cross beams     In the Diorama: Placing another temporary support beam     In the Diorama: After completion of the framing rebar is layed and concrete is poured     In the Diorama: Concrete workers placing the last bit of concrete on the new bridge     In the Diorama: Close-up of the concrete being poured into the pump truck     Diorama: pouring concrete for foundation     Foundation Diorama: Close-up of the concrete being poured from truck to pump hopper     Foundation Diorama: Overhead shot showing the sewer plumbing and tension cables     Foundation Diorama: Close-up of the concrete pouring and anchor bolts     Foundation Diorama: Close-up of the concrete formwork and tensioning cables     In the Diorama: The BAUER drill rig drilling for foundation side wall supports     In the Diorama: Another view of the drill rig in action     In the Diorama: Concrete is poured into the holes drilled by the rig to create a side wall for the foundation     In the Diorama: A CAT 375 equipped with a clam-shell bucket attachment reaches down into the trench box digging deep in order to put in a ground water seep drain     In the Diorama: CAT 375 raises clam-shell from trench filled with dirt     In the Diorama: 375 turns to empty clam-shell bucket into pile     In the Diorama: 375 opening and emptying dirt from clam-shell     In the Diorama: Back into the trench for more...     In the Diorama: CASE CX800 digging to replace a broken sewer seal     In the Diorama: CASE CX800 dumping bucket into the awaiting sterling truck     In the Diorama: A CAT 385B L lowers in a large piece of angled sewer pipe     Two Komatsu PC1100's hard at work lowering the earth level for a new expressway     Another Pic of the massive expressway project     Close up of one of the Komatsu's loading up a CAT 769D hauler