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Construction Equipment

Value-conscious, no frills Caterpillar 303E CR introduced; suited to landscaping, utility and rental applications

In addition to its new E2 series of mini-excavators we reported on earlier, Caterpillar has also introduced another mini-ex, but one sufficiently different to warrant it’s own article. Unlike the E2 series with their high definition hydraulics and smart technology, the 303E is a no frills, back-to-basics machine. It is ideally suited to price conscious […]

November 5, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar E2 series mini-excavators overcome emissions challenges with high-def hydraulics, smart technology

High-definition is a term normally associated with televisions, but Caterpillar is using it to describe a new hydraulic system that plays a crucial role in the company’s next generation of mini-excavators. The new Caterpillar E2 series of mini hydraulic excavators, introduced to the press in Clayton, North Carolina, in September, include five models ranging from […]

November 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches E2 Series mini hydraulic excavators with new “Hi-Def” hydraulics, redesigned cab

[imagebrowser id=134] Caterpillar unveiled today five new mini hydraulic excavators, all of which will benefit from a new hydraulic system and will be produced at the company’s new Athens, Georgia facility. The new E2 Series machines include the 303.5E2, 304E2, 305E2, 305.5E2 and 308E2. Each of the new machines will feature Cat’s new High Definition […]

September 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches M318F, M320F wheel excavators with greater durability, lower operating costs (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=131] Caterpillar has launched two new wheel excavators—the M318F and M320F—which the company says incorporates the best features of predecessor models with improvements based on customer input. The resulting machines provide reliability and durability combined with low operating costs. Both excavators deliver 169 horsepower from a Cat C7.1 ACERT engine that includes an emissions […]

September 9, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar excavator tiptoes through China shop, stacks glass, somehow doesn’t break anything

While Caterpillar hit viral video status with a video focusing on a massive game of Jenga, its latest Built For It Trials video centers on one of the most impressive displays of operator skill we’ve seen. In it, Ryan Neal, a senior demonstrator instructor at Cat, hops into a 301.7 CR mini excavator and drives […]

May 27, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar excavators stack 600-lb. blocks in the biggest game of Jenga you’ve ever seen

We have a feeling that after seeing this, equipment operators everywhere are going to try to get their hands on their own 8.1-ton Jenga set. As the first in its new “Built for It” series of trials showing off the capabilities of its heavy machines, Caterpillar posted a video called “Stack” to YouTube today, calling […]

April 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar stresses technology, unveils 336F H hybrid excavator and compact wheel loader

If there’s one word that Caterpillar wants you to take away from this year’s ConExpo it’s “technology.” And the equipment manufacturer had plenty of it to show off in a pre-ConExpo press event that included the unveiling of an update to its hydraulic hybrid excavator. F Series excavators The 336F H contains the same three-part […]

March 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator bucket-boosts itself onto a railcar in a bit of heavy machinery parkour

This is one of those videos where you might not be extremely impressed by the operator’s skill, but maybe just a little bit blown away by his sheer will in accomplishing a highly questionable feat. According to the video’s description, this guy is climbing up there to unload crushed rock. And while there are probably several other […]

January 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

How to dig your way down a steep, shifting slope in an excavator

Should you find yourself at the top of a steep and shifting slope in an excavator, you could simply take the risk of running down it like a mad man. Or, if you’re like this guy, you could do it safely and help out your fellow operator in the wheel loader below by throwing them […]

December 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Excavator operator puts on clinic, rescues 2 bogged down dozers from a flooded ditch

Thanks to YouTube uploader Adam Petroff we’re able to share with you a pretty awesome example of excavator operation this morning. In the video’s description, Petroff explains that he and his crew were finish grading the slopes along a new highway when their John Deere 650H slid into the “canal” below and got stuck. And […]

October 25, 2013

Business

Caterpillar 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator nets company its first Edison Award

Fresh on its proper introduction to the public at the massive Bauma construction equipment show in Munich, Caterpillar’s 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator has won a 2013 Silver Edison innovation award. Like an electrical hybrid system, the 336E H captures and reuses energy. But rather than reuse electricity, the excavator uses hydraulic accumulators built into […]

April 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

Join us April 11th for a live chat with Caterpillar about the 336E H hybrid excavator

Caterpillar unveiled its 336E Hybrid excavator to the press back in October and very soon after was named to Equipment World‘s list of 2013 Innovations Award winners. Why? The machine uses a hydraulic hybrid system that Cat says provides a 25-percent reduction in fuel consumption compared to the current 336E. And when placed side by […]

April 5, 2013