Killdozer in Media
Film and books
- Tread (2019, dir. Paul Solet): the feature documentary on the Granby incident, distributed on Netflix. It draws on Patrick Brower's book.
- Killdozer: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage by Patrick Brower, the former editor of the local newspaper, whose office was one of the buildings hit.
- Leviathan (2014, Andrey Zvyagintsev): the Russian drama about one man against a corrupt local government. The director has said the Heemeyer story was an early inspiration, though the film went in a very different direction.
Music
- Kim Dracula, "Killdozer" (2020)
- Lords and Liars, "Killdozer" (2021)
- Midwife, "Killdozer" (2024)
Not that Killdozer
Killdozer! (1974) was a sci-fi TV movie about an alien-possessed bulldozer, based on a 1944 Theodore Sturgeon story. Killdozer was also a Wisconsin noise-rock band. Neither has anything to do with Granby. They're just where the nickname came from.
WhistlinDiesel Builds a Killdozer
Cody Detwiler, better known as WhistlinDiesel, spent about 9–10 months building a full-scale replica based on a Komatsu D355A. The finished machine has roughly ¾-inch steel plate with a concrete fill, a camera system in place of windows, and a remote kill switch. It weighs about 155,000 lb and cost around $200k. He uses it to crush vehicles on private property for his videos. Dexerto and Sky-Hi News, Granby's local paper, both covered the reveal.
- Jan 2024: I Bought The Most Indestructible Bulldozer In The World. He buys the D355A that the build is based on.
- Jan 2024: Interviewing Killdozer Victims. He travels to Granby and talks with locals.
- Mar 2024: I'm Building The Killdozer. Fabrication and armor work begin.
- Jun 2024: I Found The Only Remaining Piece From The Real Killdozer.
- Jul 2025: Killdozer Grand Reveal. The finished machine goes to work.
- Jul 2025: 24 Hours Inside the Killdozer. He camps inside the machine for a day.