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PITTSFIELD, Maine — A local man has transformed an old workhorse of a machine back to its former glory.

Behind Mike’s Auto Body sits a restored Caterpillar D7 bulldozer. It took owner Mike Braley a little

Steve Benesh's sons, Tim (left) and Tony (right) unveil the bench with Mike Bowers pictured behind the bench. The unique bench is located in John Phelps Park, west of the Oregon Coliseum in downtown Oregon. (Photo supplied)

A unique memorial bench now stands in downtown Oregon behind th

If you’re running a small farm, it might be a little comforting to know that you’re not alone in the struggles you face as far...

by BOSS Editorial | Published: September 8, 2022 | Updated: September 8, 2022 10:00 am

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Thanks to an inexplicable legal settlement, the future of America’s last great blackwater wetland once again hangs in the balance. Having bypassed federal oversight, Twin Pines Minerals hopes to mine on the doorstep of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest refuge east of the M

Investment Pays Off in Eco Log Forwarder from Scandinavian Forestry Equipment

LILY, Wisconsin – Mark Strong didn’t necessarily envision a career in the forest products industry, but that hasn’t stopped him from starting and growing a successful logging business. He’s had a good m

When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, 57 people died and dozens of square miles of the landscape were covered with ash and pumice. Now, more than 42 years later, the Forest Service says some long-lost artifacts from the blast are starting to turn up.

This news comes from Matthew

Edick’s Sawmill and Logging Transitions to All Tigercat Machines from CJ Logging Equipment

CROGHAN, New York – Landowners in the Adirondack Mountains know how fast pine, hemlock, and spruce grow, and how abundant the species are.

To keep their forests productive, landowners in

Edison, New Jersey Mayor Samip “Sam” Joshi has acknowledged that a bulldozer at the India Day Parade was used as “a symbol of division and discrimination.” In a statement sent to American Kahani, he stressed that although the parade is “independently run and not a township sponsored

Had it been adorned with a mounted gun, the Rome Plow, named for the city in Goergia where it was manufactured, could have been categorized a "Shitty Technical". The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Land Clearing Teams, though, wanted to fell trees with it, not the enemy—an assi

Bulldozers are commonly used in construction, mining, forestry, and farming. Like many other ground preparation machines, used bulldozers are especially used in residential construction, demolition, or offer general construction services, where standard equipment is used and you don’t need t