A British construction worker used a midi excavator to write a marriage proposal for his partner. With a paintbrush attached to the bucket, the man used the machine to spell out his romantic message. The woman, a teacher, accepted his proposal.
May 20, 2015
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A British construction worker used a midi excavator to write a marriage proposal for his partner. With a paintbrush attached to the bucket, the man used the machine to spell out his romantic message. The woman, a teacher, accepted his proposal.
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Case Construction Equipment dealer Dagenborg Maskin AS, from Tromso in Norway, has modified a Case CX250C crawler excavator to allow the machine to be operated using a single joystick. When operator Thomas Rostad lost much of his right hand in an accident, contractor KIME Maskinentreprenor Kare Isaksen AS, and in particular company owner Morten Willumsen, was very keen for Rostad to return to work, so had the machine rebuilt to meet his individual requirements. KIME was established in 1973 and carries out a
