‘Built for It’ trials embody creative construction

Allison Kral Published Jan 7, 2015

Caterpillar has taken construction to the next level with its series of “Built for It” trials, where it demonstrates its equipment in challenging, unique tasks.

Among the latest of these tasks was building the world’s tallest sand castle.

A Cat CS54B soil compactor, D6N dozer, 320D hydraulic excavator and 336D hydraulic excavator, among other Cat machinery, crafted the castle, reaching 41 ft., 3.67 in. for a Guinness World Record.

Watch the video below to check out the building process.

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Allison Kral

Allison Kral is the former senior digital media manager for North Coast Media (NCM). She completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio University where she received a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She works across a number of digital platforms, which include creating e-newsletters, writing articles and posting across social media sites. She also creates content for NCM's Portable Plants magazine, GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions. Her understanding of the ever-changing digital media world allows her to quickly grasp what a target audience desires and create content that is appealing and relevant for any client across any platform.