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Excavators
Big Year for Excavators with Lots of New Models – Buyer’s Guide 2025
The latest in excavators from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, JCB, John Deere, KOBELCO, Komatsu, Link-Belt, Volvo and more.
September 17, 2025
The Cat 340 is the top-selling new financed excavator over 10 metric tons in the U.S., according to EDA by Fusable.
The Dirt
What’s New on Komatsu’s Next-Gen PC220LC-12 Excavator? – Almost Everything!
Its first major upgrade in 12 years, the completely redesigned 22-metric-ton model gets improved in every aspect, from the ground up.
September 5, 2025
Komatsu Pc220 Lc 12 And Pc220 L Ci 12 Complete Overview
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Attachments
Yichen Excavator Attachment Line Debuts with Rock Saw, Crusher Bucket, Drum Cutter
The new heavy-duty attachments for cutting, material processing, excavation and trench work are now available in North America.
August 11, 2025
A YS-20SS rock saw installed on a Doosan DH225 excavator.
Safety & Compliance
2 Die, 1 Rescued in Excavator Accidents Over 4 Days in N.Y., Calif., Ill.
Two of the incidents involved excavators tipping over, and one fatality occurred when a worker was struck by an excavator.
August 5, 2025
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Attachments
Rodradar Intros Ground Penetrating Radar Buckets for Large Excavators
The world's first GPR buckets are designed to detect underground utilities in real time while digging.
July 31, 2025
Rodradar's LDR buckets are designed to detect underground utilities in real time while digging.
Heavy equipment attachments
ShearCore Launches Fortress FC95 Shear for Monster Demolition Jobs
The company's largest severe-duty demolition shear yet weighs 21,000 pounds and has a 65-inch jaw opening and 64-inch jaw depth.
July 23, 2025
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Excavators
Brandt Expands Material Handler Lineup with BMH60A
The 117,000-pound machine runs on a Deere 271-horsepower engine and has a boom reach of 59 feet.
July 2, 2025
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Excavators
“Dancer” the Horse Rescued from Mud Hole by Excavator
Dancer and her rider were traveling a forest trail in Maine when they slid down a hill into a mud hole.
June 25, 2025
Rescuers work to remove Dancer the horse from a mud hole in Maine.
Excavators
Man in Stolen Excavator Damages Building, Leads Police on Slow-Speed Chase (Video)
Police, SWAT and drone teams in North Charleston, South Carolina, followed the man at speeds up to 3 mph for over an hour.
June 13, 2025
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Excavators
Case Intros CX380E Excavator with Advanced Controls and Comfort
The 268-horsepower, 83,114-pound CX380E replaces the CX350D for heavy-duty tasks like clearing land, trenching and breaking rocks.
June 9, 2025
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Heavy equipment attachments
FAE Launches its Most Powerful Mulcher for Excavators, the UMM/S/EX
Designed for 25- to 40-ton excavators, the UMM/S/EX can cut through trees up to 16 inches in diameter and has a working width of 62 inches.
June 5, 2025
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Excavators
Cat Boosts the Tech for 2025 Excavators to Speed Up Digging, Loading
The improvements are designed to make it easier to use 2D and 3D grade control, automatically track material weight, even create e-tickets.
June 2, 2025
Caterpillar reveals a series of updates for its small, medium and large tracked excavators, as well as wheeled, material-handling and specialty models.
The Dirt
Why Did Bobcat Enter Large Excavator Market with New E220, E245?
On The Dirt, we find out why Bobcat is venturing into bigger machines and reveal all the excavators' key features and specs.
May 30, 2025
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Excavators
Develon Unveils Next-Generation Log Loader and Road Builder Excavators
The DX225LL-7 log loader and DX225RB-7 road builder get faster cycle times and more lifting capacity.
May 29, 2025
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Excavators
The Trans-Atlantic Journey of Komatsu’s Largest Excavator: The First PC9000 (Video)
The nearly 2-million-pound behemoth began its 8,700-mile journey over road, river and ocean in 31 pieces from Germany to its new home in Canada.
May 28, 2025
Suncor got Komatsu's first PC9000 in May. Komatsu plans a worldwide launch of the 900-metric-ton excavator in 2026.
Excavators
A Closer Look: Volvo's New-Gen 23-Ton EC230 Electric Excavator
The upgraded model features up to 8 hours of runtime per charge, advanced electro-hydraulics and more standard tech. Take a tour of it here.
May 23, 2025
Volvo Ec230 New Generation Electric Excavator
Excavators
Deere’s New 510 P-Tier Excavator Delivers an Efficiency Boost
The 51-metric-ton excavator replaces the 470 P-Tier and delivers improved performance, increased fuel efficiency and various levels of grade management technology.
May 22, 2025
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Excavators
Link-Belt Debuts Payload Assist App for Select X4S Excavators
The free app for Link-Belt's 220 and 370 X4S excavators provides real-time load measurements to prevent trucks from being underloaded or overloaded.
May 16, 2025
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The Cat 340 is the top-selling new financed excavator over 10 metric tons in the U.S., according to EDA by Fusable.
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Big Year for Excavators with Lots of New Models – Buyer’s Guide 2025
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