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Wheel Loaders
70 Years Later, Wheel Loaders Keep Getting Better: Buyer’s Guide 2025
The latest in wheel loaders from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, John Deere, JCB, Komatsu, Liebherr, Volvo.
August 21, 2025
In 1954, Bolinder-Munktell, owned by Volvo, introduced the H-10, an ordinary tractor turned around with the loader bucket over the bigger wheels. Volvo marks it as its first wheel loader, a product that's come a long way and continues to evolve.
Safety & Compliance
United Rentals Offers New Safety Training for Workers in Confined Spaces
The program trains supervisors of those working in manholes, vaults, pipelines, storm drains and other confined spaces.
August 4, 2025
United Rentals Confined Spaces
Compact Track Loaders
CTLs Dominate 40 Years After Tracks Added to a Skid Steer – Buyer’s Guide 2025
Here’s the latest from ASV, Case, Caterpillar, Bobcat, Develon, Hyundai, John Deere, JCB, Kioti, Kubota, Manitou, New Holland, Sany, Takeuchi, Wacker Neuson and Yanmar.
July 23, 2025
Takeuchi is credited with the first compact track loader in 1986 after its founder saw a wheeled skid steer stuck in mud. However, ASV is credited with the first CTL to hit the market, with its MD-70 Posi-Track, in 1990. Takeuchi launched its first commercial CTL in 1991 as the TL26, shown above.
Backhoe Loaders
Backhoes Hangin’ Tough for 70 Years: Buyer’s Guide 2025
Here's a rundown of the most popular models, as well as the latest from Case, Caterpillar, JCB, John Deere, Kubota, New Holland and Sany.
June 18, 2025
The book “Wain-Roy and the Invention of the Backhoe” says the first hydraulic backhoe was sold in 1948 by the Wain-Roy Corporation of Massachusetts. It consisted of a hydraulic swing-frame digger mounted to a Ford Model 8N tractor. It was sold to the Connecticut Light and Power Company for $705.
Graders/Scrapers
Motor Graders, You’ve Come a Long Way in 100 Years! – Buyer’s Guide 2025
Here's a rundown of the most popular models, as well as the latest from Case, Cat, John Deere, Komatsu, LeeBoy and Sany.
May 21, 2025
In 1920, the Russell Grader Co. introduced the first self-propelled motor grader. The company's first 'Motor Patrol' built on a Caterpillar track-type tractor came out in 1926 (left), and two years later Caterpillar bought Russell and began producing the industry's first motor grader built as one dedicated machine. Nearly 100 years later, the Cat 140 (right) was the top-selling motor grader in the U.S. in 2024 for new financed equipment, according to EDA.
Contractor of the Year
Demolition & Nuclear Decommissioning Company Named 2025 Contractor of the Year
Bill Schaab and William Sundeen Jr., owners of American Demolition and Nuclear Decommissioning of New York, won this year's award.
March 31, 2025
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Excavators
The World’s Largest Land Vehicle ... Actually, It's an Excavator (Video)
The Bagger 293 weighs over 31 million pounds and stands 715 feet high, according to Guinness World Records.
January 31, 2025
world's largest excavator, the Bagger 293 in the Hambach coal mine in Germany
Pickups
No Nissan Titan Pickup for 2025 as Line Ends with 2024 Model
Nissan’s full-size pickup the Titan will not make a return for 2025, ending a 20-year run.
January 21, 2025
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Construction Equipment
All Hail the Track Loader! Equipment World’s Top 10 Stories of 2024
Equipment World readers clearly love track loaders – be they big, small, old or new – as evidenced by our top 10 stories of 2024.
January 2, 2025
Track loader with tilted dozer blade
The Dirt
From Trackzilla to Track Loaders: The Top 5 Episodes of The Dirt for 2024
Here are the top five Dirt videos from 2024, as determined by the most views on Equipment World’s YouTube channel.
December 31, 2024
Cat 973 track loader digging near pipe in trench
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New Manitou Large Frame Loaders
Compact equipment
Manitou Debuts 5 New Large-Frame Compact Loaders
Three new skid steers and two new CTLs, from 9,101 to 10,320 pounds, get boosted hydraulics, cab upgrades, more standard features.
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Compact Track Loaders
Closer Look: Bobcat’s Largest, Most Powerful Compact Track Loader, the T86
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