6-foot live boom extension attachment enhances boom versatility

Feb 28, 2005

Gradall introduces a 6-foot live boom extension attachment for its XL 4000 Series II excavators, giving these machines added ability to reach over obstacles and then go down 6 feet. Equipped with a 60-inch ditching bucket, the attachment’s break-under motion lets the Gradall boom reach over railings, barriers and utilities; excavate side walls; and reach into trucks and rail cars for smooth loading and unloading.

The Regent's Slide has kept a section of Highway 1 near Big Sur closed since February 2024. Conditions are so dangerous, Caltrans District 5 brought in Cat Command stations to operate dozers and an excavator from a trailer 1,000 feet from harm's way.

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