VIDEO: The biggest construction job on the East Coast

April 26, 2023

Watch as Ames Construction builds out a new car manufacturing plant for electric vehicles. How big of a project was it? When all was said and done, these folks moved 28 million yards of dirt and rock in total.

There were about 170 machines moving dirt on site, including: Caterpillar 631 Scrapers pushed by Caterpillar D10 Bulldozers, Caterpillar D6 Bulldozers, Caterpillar D9 Bulldozers, Caterpillar 395 Hydraulic Excavator, John Deere 870 Large Excavator, Komatsu PC1250 Hydraulic Excavator, Caterpillar 777 Haul Truck, Caterpillar 745 Articulated Haul Truck.

Thanks go to the Aaron Witt YouTube channel for shooting this video and sharing the action.  

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