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Construction Equipment

Tracked drilling rig tips onto rear end in longest rollover trailering accident ever

UPDATE: As reader John Cunningham pointed out via email and as a few others have noted on Facebook, the machine in this footage is in fact a tracked drilling rig and not an excavator. We regret the error and appreciate the help in identifyingthe machine correctly. We’ve updated the copy below to reflect the change. […]

July 21, 2016

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 “beaks,” 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 […]

July 18, 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 operator’s pride.

July 7, 2016

Construction Equipment

870G LC, John Deere’s 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 machine features more hydraulic flow than its predecessor, says Deere excavator product manager Mark Wall, who adds that it is […]

June 28, 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, […]

June 15, 2016

Construction Equipment

A 3D-printed excavator? Add this to ConExpo 2017’s must-see list

The big construction equipment show ConExpo-Con/Agg is teaming up with a group of students and engineers to display the world’s first 3D-printed excavator. The display will show the first large scale use of steel in 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. The excavator project is a collaboration between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), […]

May 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

With gentle skill, excavator operator rescues baby deer from deep mud

Typically when we see an excavator operator coming to the rescue it’s for a fellow operator. But in the video below, rather than assisting a loader or another excavator struggling in deep mud, this operator is coming to the aid of a young deer. That is a nasty muck to be sure and it’s unlikely […]

May 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

Doosan’s new DX140LC/LCR-5 excavators boast power control, several design improvements

Boasting new power and speed controls along with several other design and cab enhancements, Doosan’s new DX140LC-5 and DX140LCR-5 (short tail swing) replace the company’s “dash-3” models. Both of these new 14-ton excavators feature a selectable Smart Power Control (SPC). SPC saves fuel by tailoring performance to the severity of the application at hand. The […]

May 6, 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

JCB unveils the Hydradig, a unique wheeled excavator; launches 4 redesigned loaders

While JCB’s Bauma headliner was the wheeled Hydradig excavator—expected to make North American shores next March during ConExpo—it did have a number of wheel loader introductions at the show that will be seen in North America this year. Before we dive into the North American machines, however, let’s take a quick look at the Hydradig, […]

April 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

Gradall unveils the XL5200V: Newest telescoping tilt boom excavator boasts more compact counterweight design

With the introduction of the XL5200V crawler excavator, Gradall has taken the wraps off the largest machine in its entire fleet boasting upgraded electronics, a more compact counterweight system and, of course, a telescoping tilting boom for extra versatility in highway applications. The new machine is powered by a Tier 4 Final Volvo Penta diesel […]

April 6, 2016

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar’s new 308E2 excavator with variable angle boom lets you work really close to the tracks and blade

Thanks to a variable angle boom design, Caterpillar’s new 308E2 VAB is more capable when digging near and away from the tracks. “The VAB design is hugely popular in Europe and Germany,” says Cat’s Greg Worley. “The standard 308’s boom has a fixed arch, but with this design you can straighten that arch all the […]

April 4, 2016