All Within My Hands (Metallica foundation) partners with CASE equipment for skilled trade education

In honour of Labour Day, Metallica‘s foundation, All Within My Hands, is collaborating with CASE Construction Equipment, a division of CNH, a leading provider of construction and agricultural equipment and services, to support skilled trade education initiatives, as per Blabbermouth. Edition 1 of 25 handmade “Hetskid”—the CASE skid steer inspired by James Hetfield—will be up for bid on the Purple Wave auction site during Labour Day weekend. An industry standard, the TV450B compact track loader is manufactured at the CASE production site in Wichita, USA. Strong and durable, it handles jobs like excavating, loading, and dumping in both residential and commercial construction as well as landscaping.

James Hetfield, the frontman and co-founder of Metallica, will use this custom-built CASE TV450B compact track loader at his property. It is the first one off the line. In 2024, Hetfield commissioned the design as part of an equipment supply contract with the CASE brand. This auction offers both dirt movers and collectors the opportunity to acquire CASE and Metallica heritage. The auction, which runs through December 17, is being held by Purple Wave Auction, the top online platform for no-reserve equipment auctions. All Within My Hands and the Metallica Scholars Initiative will get 100% of the final sale price. Additionally, Purple Wave is giving away the 10% buyer’s premium. Start bidding right now at purplewave.com by searching for “Hetskid” and registering for free.

These are the kinds of relationships we love. Since day one, the team at CNH has embraced the work All Within My Hands is doing across the board. From direct financial support to the Metallica Scholars Initiative, where we provide funding for trade education, to volunteering with us at food banks along METALLICA’s ‘M72’ world tour, and now this incredible machine that I dare anyone to actually use in the dirt! – Renee Richardson, director of philanthropy at All Within My Hands