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Construction Equipment

9035E marks LiuGong’s first zero tailswing, TF4 compact excavator

By Richard Ries With field testing completed earlier this year, LiuGong North America’s first Tier 4 Final, zero tailswing compact excavator is now available. A Yanmar inline, 3-cylinder, naturally aspirated engine provides 24.4 gross horsepower. With the standard arm, the 9035EZTS has a maximum dig depth of 10 feet, 1 inch and reach at ground […]

May 1, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere rolls out new plate compactors for backhoes, compact excavators

John Deere’s new plate compactor attachments enable compact excavators and backhoes to compact soil at high vibratory and impulse forces. The PC4, PC7 and PC10 each deliver 2,000 revolutions per minute at regulated flow and are geared toward trench, slope and excavation compaction. The compactors are designed with a large eccentric rotating weight positioned farther […]

April 24, 2018

Construction Equipment

Bobcat updates E85 excavator with more power, redesigned cab

Bobcat has unveiled the latest version of its largest compact excavator, the 8.5-ton E85, which is part of the company’s R-Series lineup. Its 66-horsepower Bobcat turbo-charged diesel engine does not require a diesel particulate filter or selective catalytic reduction. It is designed to work in tight spaces with 13 inches of tail overhang, and the […]

February 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE intros EC27D excavator: Short-swing size with more power

Volvo Construction Equipment has updated its 2.7-ton mini excavator model saying it represents a versatile and powerful combination of concepts. Powered by a 20.9-horsepower Volvo D1.1A engine with passive regeneration, the Volvo EC27D  boasts 9,600 pounds of digging force and “impressive” lifting capacity, the company says, adding that it is similar in size to the […]

November 15, 2017

Dealers

Kobelco adds four mini-excavator-only dealers

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA is adding four compact machinery dealers to its growing network, solely representing Kobelco’s mini excavator line in the United States. “We’re excited to offer our customers the reliability and value of Kobelco mini excavators through our expanded network of mini-only dealers,” says Randy Hall, vice president of operations. The dealerships are: […]

November 14, 2017

Dealers

Kobelco adds compact excavator dealer Central Equipment in Idaho

Central Equipment of Idaho will sell, rent and service Kobelco compact excavators, under a new agreement with the equipment manufacturer. The deal affects the dealership’s Pocatello and Jerome branches. Central’s specialties include heavy equipment for construction and mining. Kobelco says the deal represents its continued expansion into the North American market. The expansion includes adding […]

September 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Backhoes are getting better as CTLs, compact excavators chip away at market share

The response of backhoe OEMs? Make their machines even better at the many things they do. The sales of compact track loaders and compact excavators have exploded and one machine within that burst radius is the backhoe. Many contractors have made CTLs and compact excavators their go-to machines while their backhoes sit idle or are […]

April 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Takeuchi unveils the TB216H, its first hybrid compact excavator

Takeuchi-US unveiled the TB216H, its first diesel-electric motor hybrid powered compact excavator, during The Rental Show this week in Orlando. With this dual-power feature, Takeuchi says the machine can switch between indoor and outdoor work. A Yanmar Tier 4 Final engine rated at 14.9 hp powers the machine in diesel mode. The electric motor is […]

March 1, 2017

Dealers

The top-selling financed construction equipment models and types, state by state for 2016

The compact track loader (CTL) continues its reign, according to a recent study of UCC-1 filings as reported by EDA. In terms of number of new units sold, CTLs ranked as the No. 1 construction machine in 24 states during the Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016, time frame. Two CTL models battled it out […]

November 15, 2016

Safety

Mini excavator falls into trench, pins worker inside on Md. jobsite

A construction worker in Maryland’s Montgomery County was rescued from a trench Saturday after a mini excavator fell into the trench, trapping him. According to a report from WJLA TV, the man was working inside of an L-shaped trench inside a commercial building when the machine toppled over. In order to free the man, Montgomery Country […]

August 29, 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 […]

May 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson is quietly building an entire line of electric loaders, excavators and more

While most manufacturers of larger machines focus much of their engineering resources on Tier 4 performance and experiments with hybrid machines, Wacker Neuson, whose specialty is compact equipment, is hard at work building a zero emissions fleet. At the Bauma show in Munich last month, Wacker Neuson displayed its ‘E’ lineup and discussed the machines […]

May 5, 2016