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How to inspect a used compact excavator
A good used compact excavator – also called a mini excavator – can give you the maneuverability and versatility you may be missing with your larger machines. In order to make a solid buying decision though, you’ll need to give a used compact excavator a thorough inspection. We asked Mike Whittaker, senior shop technician with […]
March 1, 2012
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Kobelco launches Tier 4 Interim Mark 9 excavators
Kobelco Construction Machinery America plans to introduce 13 new machines in 2011, the company announced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The units include three Mark 9 excavators introduced at the show; the 181-horsepower SK260-9, the 197-horsepower SK295-9 and the 269-horsepower SK350-9. Operating weights for the excavators range from 59,524 to 80,909 pounds, with dig depths from between 23 feet […]
March 25, 2011
Equipment
Rebuilt Machines
Track-type tractors New, used and rental aren’t your only options By Tom Jackson Mechanically speaking, rebuilding an older bulldozer from the ground up is a lot of work, but relatively straightforward. There are seven or eight major component groups, depending on what you count, that can be pulled and replaced with new or rebuilt components. […]
March 24, 2011
Safety
Inspection Checkpoint: How to inspect a used small dozer
By Marcia Gruver Good used machines are at a premium these days, so it was the luck of the draw that we got to inspect not one, but two small dozers at the Tractor & Equipment yard in Birmingham, Alabama. Sitting side by side were a Komatsu 78-horsepower D31PX-22 with 500 hours and a 110-horsepower […]
October 5, 2010
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