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Technology

How to get the most out of all the latest excavator technology features

Excavators from 19- to 50-metric tons are brimming with technology, from electronic controls to hyper-adjustable seating. But, questions still abound about how this technology benefits the contractor, and especially how contractors can learn to get the most from these features.   A la mode Excavators have multiple modes, multiple names for those modes, and those modes provide […]

November 25, 2016

Dealers

Product Roundup: New machines from Caterpillar, ASV, Hyundai and Komatsu, plus a Cat VR demonstrator preview

Cat intros 992K loader, 854K wheel dozer with improved design, hydraulics, 21% fuel boost Caterpillar has launched the new 992K wheel loader alongside its sister machine the 854K wheel dozer, improving both machines with design, efficiency, safety, and uptime enhancements. Powered by an 801-horsepower Cat C32 ACERT engine, the new 992K delivers three-pass loading of […]

November 21, 2016

Machine control

Hyundai to offer Trimble-ready wheel loaders and excavators

Hyundai used the recent Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas as an opportunity to announce a Trimble-ready option for some of its machines. Selecting this option, which the company says is “coming soon,”  will outfit Hyundai wheel loaders and excavators with factory-installed Trimble machine control and positioning systems. At the Dimensions conference Hyundai displayed four […]

November 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai to manufacture Case CE, New Holland-branded compact excavators in new CNH Industrial deal

UPDATE: A previous version of this article stated that CNH Industrial does not currently manufacture a compact excavator line. It does and these new models will replace that lineup. We regret the error and the copy has been updated to reflect this correction. Hyundai Heavy Industries and CNH Industrial today announced a partnership that will […]

September 12, 2016

Safety & Compliance

Hyundai developing an exoskeleton to give wearers Iron Man-like strength

While Hyundai’s robotic “Iron Man” exoskeleton won’t allow the workers it’s being designed for to take flight through rockets on the soles of the suit’s metal feet, it will drastically increase their strength. Detailed in a blog post and translated by the fine people at Mashable, Hyundai makes several mentions of Marvel’s Armored Avenger, pointing […]

June 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai’s new compact-radius HX145LCR boasts fuel savings, high-end cab

Rounding out the company’s machine introductions at the Bauma show in Munich last month was the compact-radius HX145LCR. The excavator is Hyundai’s newest addition to the HX Series excavator lineup launched last year. The 145 is a 14-metric-ton machine with a tail swing radius of just 4 feet, 11 inches. Hyundai says when the machine […]

May 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai CE unveils HX160L, HX180L excavators with productivity gains

With the introduction of the 10th and 11th excavators in its new HX Series lineup at Bauma last week, Hyundai Construction Equipment says it is meeting the demand of customers in two of the most popular size classes for crawler excavators. The 16-metric-ton HX160L and 18-metric-ton HX180L are powered by Tier 4 Final Perkins engines rated […]

April 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Tour the machines and giant halls of Bauma 2016

How big is Bauma? This big. As it is every three years, the Bauma show was held in Munich last week. We’ve been furiously writing up everything of note we saw at the show (and still have a bit more to write) and we’ve been gathering it all at the Bauma hub here on the […]

April 20, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai’s new HL955 Tool Master loader configuration boosts lift capacity and more

Hyundai added another Tool Master configuration model to its HL lineup of wheel loaders with the unveiling of the 955TM at the Bauma show last week in Munich. The company launched the HL Series loaders last summer alongside its new HX Series excavators. And while the new loaders and excavators brought Tier 4 Final engine […]

April 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai intros HW140, HW210 wheeled excavators with updated cab, better fuel economy

With tracked counterparts having launched with a larger and more feature-rich cab in the fall of last year, Hyundai used the Bauma trade show in Munich to introduce two wheeled excavators which share many of those HX Series features. The HW140 and HW210 replace the 9A Series R140W and R210W, respectively, and are powered by […]

April 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

How 3- to 8-cu. yd. wheel loaders settled into a period of refinement

Transmissions Two types of transmissions are commonly found on wheel loaders: hydrostatic and torque converter. With torque converters, the lock-up feature is standard on some models and optional on others. “Hydrostatic is simpler and has fewer moving parts,” says Mike Stark, product specialist, heavy wheel loaders with Doosan. “Another benefit of hydrostatic is better power […]

March 7, 2016

Dealers

SDLG, Manitou, Atlas Copco add dealers in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing Roundup

Tyler Equipment to sell SDLG in New England Tyler Equipment is the latest company to join the SDLG dealer network. Based in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Tyler Equipment now sells the brand’s wheel loaders and plans to showcase the machines in a series of live demonstrations at trade fairs. Bill Tyler, executive vice president of Tyler […]

November 12, 2015