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Excavators: Page 14
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This Cat excavator makes its living digging at the bottom of the ocean
We’ve posted plenty of videos of folks trying to rescue excavators from the watery depths, but this is the first we’ve seen an outfit content with letting a machine sink. That’s because this excavator is right where it’s meant to be, digging trenches on the ocean floor. It’s unclear exactly what kind of project this […]
February 28, 2019
Battery electric
Equipment Roundup: Volvo to launch 10 electric machines in 2020; Surplus military “Growlers” as jobsite vehicles; Cat’s new electric power division; Komatsu buys TimberPro forestry equipment; Dynapac intros MF2500CS MTV
Get the latest Equipment Roundup news on a number of heavy equipment companies like Volvo, Caterpillar, Komatsu and Dynapac. More info here on Equipment World.
February 26, 2019
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Construction Equipment
Excavator tag team rescues a third with cooperation and some logs
With one excavator stuck, this crew wasn't taking any chances during the rescue. See footage of how they pulled off the rescue operation on Equipment World.
February 14, 2019
Construction Equipment
Disgruntled operator rips through hotel on excavator rampage
When one construction worker in England did not receive his pay, he took an excavator for a joyride through a TraveLodge. Watch the rampage on Equipment World.
January 25, 2019
Construction Equipment
Cat 336 the latest tech-packed excavator added to Next Gen lineup
Caterpillar highlights the latest technology implemented in one of its next-gen excavator models. See the tech advancements for Cat's heavy equipment here.
January 16, 2019
Construction Equipment
Cat’s next-gen 330, 330 GC excavators designed for high productivity, low cost
The new and improved 30-ton excavators from Cat reduce maintenance costs by 20 percent over the previous machine. Details here on Equipment World.
November 28, 2018
Construction Equipment
Liebherr previews R 922, R 924 Generation 8 excavators planned for 2019 release
Liebherr Group’s Generation 8 crawler excavators will include two models for highly regulated countries. Get more details on the excavators on Equipment World.
October 29, 2018
Construction Equipment
After excavator’s tumble into hole, two more and a dozer required for rescue
Check out these excavator operators as they offer help to free a trapped excavator from a hole. Eventually, the excavator has to dig its way out of the hole.
August 30, 2018
Machine control
Kobelco, Leica, Engcon team up to create tiltrotator full-auto machine control
Kobelco, Leica, and Engcon have partnered together to create an excavator with the ability to automatically adjust attachment's height and tilt.
August 30, 2018
Dealers
1Q financed full-size excavator sales rise 9% over 2017
Full-size excavator sales started off strong in 2018 with a 9% increase compared to 2017. Get the details about new & used excavator sales on Equipment World.
August 20, 2018
Construction Equipment
Here is a small child with more excavator skills than most adults
Check out the video here on Equipment World of a small child showing off his skills and swinging a digger as well as an adult. Watch it on Equipment World.
August 2, 2018
Construction Equipment
Excavator plunges from trailer after operator goes with the ‘ol back up maneuver
Check out video footage of how a large excavator ends up on its side after the heavy equipment operator tries to back the excavator onto the trailer.
July 26, 2018
Construction Equipment
Gradall intros new Discovery Series digger atop Freightliner M3 as “first crossover” excavator
New model excavators are perched atop Freightliner's M3 truck chassis and Gradall is calling these machines the "crossover excavators." Get more info here.
July 9, 2018
Construction Equipment
Excavators play goalie in a soccer match/demolition derby mashup
The Fastracs Auto Soccer Game in Red Hook, New York, is a mash-up of a soccer game and a demolition derby where they use excavators as goalies. Watch here.
June 14, 2018
Construction Equipment
Deere intros Grade Guidance for 210G LC, updates to 190G W wheeled excavator and 11 others
Deere introduces what it calls "grade guidance" technology on the 210G LC & updates 190G wheeled excavator in a series of upgrades to 11 other excavator models.
May 29, 2018
Construction Equipment
Deere-Hitachi unveil 345G LC, ZX345USLC-6 reduced tail swing excavators as partnership celebrates 30th anniversary
John Deere and Hitachi celebrate their 30 year partnership by announcing their newest joint venture excavators, the Deere 345G LC and Hitachi ZX345USLC-6.
May 24, 2018
Construction Equipment
Volvo’s new ECR355E short swing model brings big power boost, new size class to excavator lineup
Boasting an 18-percent increase in horsepower and a 28-percent increase in torque over the ECR305C that it replaces, Volvo Construction Equipment’s latest excavator model also represents a new size class for its excavator lineup. Powered by 241-horsepower Volvo D8 Tier 4 Final engine, the new ECR355E is a 35-ton machine in a short swing design. […]
May 7, 2018
Construction Equipment
Rototilt intros R9 tiltrotator as the ‘world’s largest’
Rototilt says its latest excavator tiltrotator is designed for jobs “beyond the norm.” The company bills its new R9 tiltrotator, designed for excavators in the 30-40-metric-ton (33-44 tons) range, as the largest in the world. Rototilt says it “transforms the largest excavators into flexible and super-strong tool carriers.” Tiltrotators allow excavators to rotate attachments 360 […]
May 4, 2018
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