Fear factor: 0, once Adelio's Contracting's Sergio DiFranco told me he'd never found a body while digging ... yet. Pay scale: Starting salary is $14 an hour or so ... which should just about cover the ...

When you're planning any construction project, understanding the difference between residential and commercial digging ...

The proliferation of attachments for skid-steer and compact track loaders makes them very versatile pieces of equipment, capable of doing a host of different tasks - including digging a trench. A ...

Q. My husband and I are getting ready to build a new home. We are worried about all the digging that will happen at the site. What should we be concerned with? How do we know that the hole will be ...

A YouTuber known only as Poppa has dug out an entire basement with only a jackhammer shovel attachment ... and a lot of trips back and forth to the construction dumpster. In the beginning, this ...

“I’ve dug here before … I’m sure it’s OK.” Before you put a shovel in the ground or fire up that backhoe, you must get an underground utility locate for every digging project. As spring turns into ...

The trusty backhoe loader is next to join today's list of high-tech earthmovers. Top: New loader can be ordered with advanced electronics. (Photo by Tudor Hampton for ENR.) Soon, Caterpillar Inc. will ...