True, the cold season’s competitive-sports options for big-boned fellows with a fondness for hops is limited. No shinnying into a skin suit and bashing slalom gates for this crew. But thankfully, ...

Marion Steam Shovel introduced the 4160 4-yard mine and quarry loading shovel in 1927. It was the first crawler mounted, fully revolving shovel designed specifically for this type of work; until this ...

Shovelling snow involves strenuous effort. An average shovel load of snow weighs 5 kg and one every 5 seconds means you will ...

JCB might be the dominant force in the loading shovel market, but New Holland is intent on muscling in. We get the lowdown on the W170D loading shovel run by Yorkshire business Starfitts Farms. See ...

Cat’s massive ag-spec 924H loading shovel weighs 11.5t and is fitted with a limited slip-diff on the back axle as well as on-the-fly manual diff-lock on the front. The 143hp machine is predominantly ...

Bucyrus-Erie 120-B removes overburden for coal for contractor A.E. Dick Construction in Pennsylvania In the 1920s, quarries and hard-rock mines were expanding their use of shovels to load haulage ...

JCB's compact wheeled loading shovels show off the new generation appearance with a single piece hood, new cab and a full-color LCD monitor with intuitive menu system for real-time information.

Shovels are designed for digging, scooping, pushing, and tossing, though not every shovel is equally suited to each of these tasks. For instance, a snow shovel isn’t the best option to dig up a flower ...

Shoveling snow is not an intuitive activity, especially if you live in a region that is not accustomed to getting a lot of snow. So, I have put together the first-ever Treehugger guide to ...