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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
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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
Machine Matters Lead
Equipment Experts
Heavier Workload: 30- to 50-metric-ton crawler excavators winning over new customers with added versatility
By Mike Anderson Impressing veteran equipment operators is never easy. For Georgia contractor Lee Deas IV, though, a light bulb turned on the day he pulled himself into the cab of a 72,000-pound crawler excavator. “I’ve run small excavators my whole life, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you get on something that big,” […]
April 5, 2012
Business
Heavier Workload: 30- to 50-metric-ton crawler excavators winning over new customers with added versatility
By Mike Anderson Impressing veteran equipment operators is never easy. For Georgia contractor Lee Deas IV, though, a light bulb turned on the day he pulled himself into the cab of a 72,000-pound crawler excavator. “I’ve run small excavators my whole life, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you get on something that big,” […]
April 5, 2012
Automatic warm-up and overheat protection systems are standard on the Tier 4 Interim Isuzu engines used by JCB on its excavators, including the 82,829-pound JS360 shown here in a common LC configuration. A reinforced XD version for demolition and land-clearing applications was recently introduced.
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