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Construction Equipment

The Smarter Excavator: Burst of tech brings intelligent control to new mid-size models

After years of steady technological gains, the past two years have seen an explosion of tech features on mid-sized excavators (20 to 45 metric ton). We asked manufacturers to provide insights on their most recent and significant technologies.   Case Case D Series excavators feature the company’s Intelligent Hydraulic System with four integrated control systems […]

February 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

Hitachi unveils redesigned ZX470LC-6 excavator with increased boom, arm speed (PHOTOS)

Hitachi has added an upgraded excavator to its Dash-6 line by working to up the machine’s productivity and equipping the ZX470LC-6 with an Tier 4 Final engine. When redesigning the ZX470LC-6, Hitachi says they put saving customers’ time and money at the forefront, so many of the improvements address efficiency issues. The ZX470LC-6, at 110,804 […]

July 13, 2015

Equipment Experts

Why are larger, 35- to 50-ton excavator sales up? Machine’s evolution, industry’s recovery are factors

It’s more ripple than tsunami, but there’s been an increase in sales of excavators toward the upper end of the midsize category. Why? No one’s sure. “It could be that there are more larger projects,” says Kurt Moncini, large excavator product manager for Komatsu America. “It could be acceptance of Tier 4 Final technology. It […]

July 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Why are larger, 35- to 50-ton excavator sales up? Machine’s evolution, industry’s recovery are factors

It’s more ripple than tsunami, but there’s been an increase in sales of excavators toward the upper end of the midsize category. Why? No one’s sure. “It could be that there are more larger projects,” says Kurt Moncini, large excavator product manager for Komatsu America. “It could be acceptance of Tier 4 Final technology. It […]

July 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

New ZX17U-5, ZX26U-5 bring Tier 4 Final engines to Hitachi’s smallest excavators

Hitachi has updated its smallest compact excavators with new Tier 4 Final engines that require no diesel exhaust fluid. The new ZX17U-5 and ZX26U-5 compact excavators, boasting 14.5 horsepower and 20 hp, respectively, are designed for a range of jobs including commercial and residential building, site development and rental.. The ZX17U-5 weighs 3,790 pounds and the ZX26U-5 […]

March 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Hitachi’s new ZX300LC-6 excavator ups horsepower 32%

Hitachi has designed the new ZX300LC-6 excavator with a variety of applications in mind, including site development and roadbuilding jobs. With a 32-percent increase in engine horsepower compared to the model it replaces, the ZX290LC-5, the 249-horsepower ZX300LC-6 has an operating weight of 64,375 pounds, a dig depth of 25.10 feet and a dig reach […]

February 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Hitachi launches 3 DEF-sipping LC-6 excavators that love the cold

Hitachi has launched three upgraded excavators that the company says reduce diesel exhaust fluid consumption and are engineered for cold weather work. The machines are powered by Tier 4 Final Isuzu engines pushing 177 horsepower on the ZX250LC-6 and 271 hp on the ZX350LC-6 and ZX380LC-6. Hitachi says the new Isuzu engines’ exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) […]

February 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Excavator stolen in protest of Virginia group’s Confederate flag memorial

Typically, construction equipment is stolen for its resale value. But in the case of this missing excavator, it appears that it was stolen for what it was being used for, according to a report from NBC 12. The group Virginia Flaggers met considerable opposition when they announced plans to fly a large Confederate flag on […]

November 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

Excavator demos half a building with just one nudge

While this isn’t one of the safest ways to demolish a building, it has to be one of the most efficient. In the video below you’ll see an excavator spend a few seconds looking for just the right spot to make one quick push with its hammer. He pulls out of there pretty quickly when […]

November 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

300-ton crane rescues an excavator from a bog before having some fun with it

Last week, we showed you an excavator doing a bit of rescuing when two dozers got a bit stuck while doing some road building. This week, it’s an excavator that needs saving. This Hitachi ZX110 has gotten stuck in a bog, so the crew brings in a 300-metric-ton Liebherr LTM 1300 to get it out. […]

October 29, 2013

Business

Hitachi restores excavator production in China

After shutting down operations for half a month last year at its excavator plant in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, Hitachi Construction Machinery is now gradually increasing production there, Bloomberg reports. Chinese construction equipment sales fell 19 percent in 2012 to $32.3 billion, according to Bloomberg data. Like Komatsu, who a few days ago spoke […]

February 21, 2013

Construction Equipment

Hayco Industries rents equipment combos for unusual problems

Editor’s Note: This is an edited version of a story that first appeared in Hitachi’s Breakout magazine. If you are trying to solve a problem with an attachment that you might have seen only on the Discovery Channel, then David Haywood might be your guy. “We work with medium to larger contractors, typically with a pretty […]

January 14, 2013