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Technology
Elhyte Debuts E-Cube Battery System & Electric Mini Excavator at CES 2025
Mini excavators retrofitted with the E-Cube can see a 70% reduction in carbon, ideal for low-emission zones such as Santa Monica, California.
January 13, 2025
Compact Excavators
A Closer Look: Hitachi’s Smallest Excavator, the ZX17U-5N
The 3,790-pound digger offers 12 feet 6 inches of dig reach and a maximum digging depth of 7 feet 2 inches.
January 13, 2025
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Compact Excavators
A Closer Look: Bobcat’s E40 Mini Excavator Gets Long Arm, Short Tailswing
At less than 10,000 pounds, the compact excavator is viewed as a next step up for contractors ready to tackle more demanding jobs.
December 16, 2024
Compact Excavators
GPS on Stolen Excavator Helps Police Uncover Chop Shop in Georgia
The tracker on the excavator immediately led police to a chop shop with $100,000 worth of stolen property, including construction equipment.
December 5, 2024
Compact Excavators
A Shockingly Low-Cost Mini Excavator: The AHM AX-15 Starts at Under $10,000
Starting at $9,339, AHM says, the 1.1-ton digger is “one-third the cost of used machines from major American brands” — and with a one-year warranty.
November 18, 2024
Compact Excavators
Power in a Compact Package: Yanmar’s New ViO35-7 Mini Excavator
The compact excavator gets zero tail swing, a 25% boost in travel speed and a 7% efficiency increase, among other improvements.
November 1, 2024
Compact Excavators
New Holland Construction Launches its Largest Excavator, the E90D
With a 73-horsepower Yanmar engine, the all-new "midi" model has a dig depth of 14 feet and bucket breakout force of 13,000 pound-feet.
October 31, 2024
Compact equipment attachments
Loftness Intros New Battle Ax Mulching Head for Mini Excavators
Designed for 7,000- to 10,000-pound compact excavators, the 10 Series mulching head has a 25-inch cutting width and weighs 620 pounds.
October 25, 2024
Compact Excavators
A Closer Look: Develon’s 4-Metric-Ton DX42-7 Mini Excavator
The compact excavator is designed to maneuver tight, congested jobsites for general construction, site prep, utility work and landscaping.
October 28, 2024
Construction Equipment
New Holland Rolls Out "Midi Excavator" with New E70D
The 7.3-metric-ton model fits between a mini excavator and full size and has a 60-horsepower Kubota engine and 14-foot dig depth.
September 9, 2024
Compact equipment
Case Expands Electric Lineup with New Mini Excavator, Compact Wheel Loader
The CX25EV mini excavator and CL36EV compact wheel loader give the company a total of five battery-powered models.
August 28, 2024
Market Pulse
Quick Data: Top-Selling Mini Excavators in 2024
See which compact excavator models were best-sellers and fetched top dollar at auction.
August 21, 2024
Compact Excavators
XCMG Launches G Series Excavators Starting with the Compact XE60G
The Chinese manufacturer says the new product line features “breakthroughs in over 50 core technologies.”
August 22, 2024
Compact Excavators
Video: A Closer Look at Volvo’s Newest Mini Excavator, the ECR40
Take a walkaround of the 4-metric-ton excavator, which features short tailswing and 8,000 pound-feet of breakout force.
July 30, 2024
Compact equipment attachments
Mecalac Debuts New Line of Hydraulic Breakers
The MB30, MB40, MB50 and MB80 pair with Mecalac's 5- to 16-metric-ton excavators.
July 26, 2024
Excavators
The Overlooked Wheeled Excavator – They Do More Than You Might Expect
If you think they’re just excavators with no tracks, you’re missing the point.
July 26, 2024
Compact Excavators
Mecalac Rolls Out 12MTX Combination Wheeled Excavator-Loader-Telehandler
The multi-purpose machine can perform digging, loading, and material handling tasks and run a variety of high-flow attachments.
July 19, 2024
The Dirt
Test Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1E
We check in to see how the all-electric compact excavator model is doing five years after its launch and what it’s like to run it, on The Dirt.
July 12, 2024
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