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A Brief History of the Combine Harvester
This edition in our ‘Brief History of…’ series, we are looking at Combine Harvesters. They started as horse drawn and now rein fierce over the …

100 years of Komatsu: A Company History
Komatsu is a Japanese manufacturing giant, focusing on construction, mining and compact equipment. Komatsu is the world’s second largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, …

“Nothing Runs Like a Deere” – A History of John Deere’s First Machines
Heavy Machinery is one of the largest contributors of the construction industry. However, it isn’t the only sector that have been able to reap the …

The Making of Caterpillar Inc – A Company History
Heavy Machinery is one of the largest contributors of the construction industry, used to bring many staples of civilisation into being. This week we take …

A JCB History – First Ever Tipping Trailer
Heavy Machinery is one of the biggest parts of the construction industry, used to bring many staples of civilization into being. The construction of roads, buildings …

A Brief History of Cranes
Cranes come in multiple forms, ranging from small cranes used inside, to tall cranes used for high buildings. The history of cranes is diverse and …

A Brief History of Bulldozers
Bulldozers: One of the most classic and useful machines out there, but where did they come from? It is believed that we have James Cummings …