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Excavators: Page 18
Construction Equipment
Mega Beak 200 is a massive fork/grapple excavator attachment with 5 sets of teeth
Daniel Manufacturing, an Illinois-based custom attachment firm, offers a six-model lineup of what it calls ābeaks,ā a unique attachment type that offers a fork/grapple design. The largest is known as the Mega Beak and is designed to fit excavators between 16 and 40 metric tons, featuring a 57-inch jaw opening and weighing in at 2,280 [ā¦]
July 18, 2016
Construction Equipment
GPS Control for Excavators: How it works and how it can make an operatorās life much easier
This is the second in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. A new and surprisingly useful evolution of this technology Ā When GPS/GNSS made its first debut in the construction world, dozers and motor graders were the machines of choice to use this earthmoving technology. With precise satellite data and 3D [ā¦]
July 15, 2016
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John Deere updates 135G, 245G LC excavators with engine, hydraulic improvements
John Deere has updatedĀ two of its reduced-tail-swing excavator models, bundling several customer-requested improvements with an update to the machinesā engines. The new 135G and 245G LC are powered by a new Tier 4 Final diesel engine that requires no diesel particulate filter (DPF) and producesĀ 101 and 159 horsepower in the 135 and 245, respectively.Ā Designed for [ā¦]
July 12, 2016
Construction Equipment
Excavator attempts to board floating platform, fails miserably
A perfect example of how quickly a day can go wrong. Luckily it looks this tumble incurred no injuries other than the operatorās pride.
July 7, 2016
Dealers
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July 4, 2016
Construction Equipment
870G LC, John Deereās largest excavator, gets upgraded engine, hydraulics
Not long after announcing similar upgrades to its second-largest excavator, John Deere has introduced engine and hydraulics upgrades in its largest excavator, the 870G LC. Powered by a new Tier 4 Final, 512-horsepower engine, this production-class machineĀ features more hydraulic flow than its predecessor, says Deere excavator product manager Mark Wall, who adds that it is [ā¦]
June 28, 2016
Construction Equipment
John Deere updates 670G LC excavator with improved hydraulics
A production-class model designed for big highway jobs, undergroundĀ and deeper water and sewer projects, John Deere has introduced a newly updated model of its 670G LC excavator. TheĀ machineĀ weighs in at 154,103 pounds, has a max digging depth of 30 feet and an arm digging force betweenĀ 50,357 and 51,931 pounds. In addition to receiving a new [ā¦]
June 22, 2016
Construction Equipment
Cab of the first 3D-printed excavator will have a certain alien spacecraft vibe
A 3D-printed excavator is one step closer to reality thanks a collaboration between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and ConExpo-Con/Agg. AEM has announcedĀ that an engineering team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignĀ won the contest to design a functional excavator cab that will be 3D-printed and on display at the Tech Experience held in conjunction [ā¦]
June 17, 2016
Trucks
Loader, excavator, mine plow in one, Terrier combat tractor is the ultimate heavy machine
Though tanks are likely the vehicle most widely associated with the battlefield, civilian staples like dozers, loaders, backhoes and excavators have long been necessities for soldiers and engineers on the front lines. The military versions of these heavy machines are often coated in a shade of sand or dark green and though many of them, [ā¦]
June 15, 2016
Dealers
Kobelco celebrates grand opening of U.S. excavator plant
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA recently celebrated the grand opening of its new excavator manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Announced early last year, the $41 million, 85-acre siteĀ will produce 1,800 excavators each year. Itās the second U.S. facility for Kobelco USA which opened its Katy, Texas, corporate headquarters in 2014. The Spartanburg site was chosen [ā¦]
June 14, 2016
Dealers
Komatsuās new āSmart Constructionā service takes all the guesswork out of GPS/GNSS earthmoving
One-stop shopping is a concept everybody knows from the retail world. For Komatsu this same idea is the key to getting more customers to engage with GPS/GNSS earthmoving technology. Last week at its Cartersville, Georgia demonstration facility, Komatsu unveiled a program it callsĀ Ā āSmart Construction.ā And though it shares the name of Komatsuās radical drone-assisted, automated [ā¦]
June 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
Canāt Cut Too Deep: Komatsu unveils PC360, 490LCi semi-auto excavators. We put one to work
In addition to updating itsĀ fleet of new dozers sporting the companyās intelligent machine control with a radio-controlled model,Komatsu has added two new excavators to its lineup of GPS/GNSS-guided machines. At its Cartersville, Georgia, demo facility last week the company took the wraps off the new PC490LCi-11 and PC360LCi-11 and gave us a chance to put [ā¦]
May 31, 2016
Construction Equipment
More Than Small: The renaissance of the compact excavator
Compact excavators also have experienced bracket creep; the category was once capped at machines weighing 6 tons, then went up to 8 tons, and currently includes units weighing 10 tons and lower. The range is now broad enough that some in the industry are defining subsets as micro, mini, midi, and compact with no adjective [ā¦]
May 30, 2016
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