Tag: Backhoe attachments

Construction Equipment

Compact Geith hydraulic quick coupler able to ‘reverse buckets’

Geith's hydraulic quick coupler will save you a ton of time on the construction site. Switch out your attachments in no time with this quick coupler from Geith.

February 6, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: How Komatsu autonomous mine trucks work; Cat upgrades 918M loader; Ram intros more luxurious Rebel; Cat intros side-discharge buckets; 6 new backhoe attachments

The latest edition of Equipment World's Equipment Roundup discusses the most recent heavy equipment news. Get more news in the industry on Equipment World.

October 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

Make your backhoe do more with these 6 attachments

Learn about these six backhoe attachments designed to extend its abilities. These new attachments well help your project go way more efficiently. Learn more!

October 1, 2018

Construction Equipment

This genius loader attachment can fill thousands of sand bags a day

The SandMaster attachment from Barrier Systems allows you to fill multiple sandbags in just a few seconds! Check out the video and see for yourself.

May 23, 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

Epiroc integrates dust suppression into new SB hydraulic breakers

In an effort to help the construction industry meet OSHA’s silica-dust reduction regulations, Epiroc has added a dust suppression system to its new line of hydraulic breaker attachments. Epiroc, a subsidiary of Atlas Copco that is being spun off into its own company, has added an internal water port as standard on the SB Series […]

March 20, 2018

Construction Equipment

Eterra ups force on PDX-750 post driver with breaker tech

Eterra has used concrete-breaking technology to give its new PDX-750 Breaker Style Post Driver maximum force when driving posts, the company says. The attachment, designed for use on skid steers, compact track loaders, backhoes and excavators, is powered by a nitrogen-charged power cell encased in heavy duty housing for protection and durability. It has an […]

July 25, 2017

Construction Equipment

Eterra Mix-and-Go: Load, mix and pour concrete with one attachment

Eterra Attachments has expanded its lineup of Mix-and-Go concrete mixers, which the company says allows for the collection, mixing and pouring of concrete with just one attachment. The BMX-600 is the newest addition to Eterra’s mixer lineup and boasts a 21-cubic-foot (158 gallons) capacity. The other models, the BMX-100, BMX-250 and BMX-450, feature 3.3-, 9- […]

June 14, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat 432D backhoe becomes massive, remote-control chainsaw with Dazzini’s QST3000D (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

While there aren’t a whole lot of construction applications for it, we’re pretty sure guys and gals in demo work and forestry would love nothing more than to try running a Cat backhoe toting a giant chain saw. Dazzini, the Italian company that makes this attachment, specializes in cutting tools, specifically those for quarrying applications capable of slicing […]

October 14, 2015

Safety

Machine Matters

Better Rather Than Bigger   The 14-foot-class backhoe remains the industry standard thanks to high maneuverability, increased power and a growing role on the jobsite fueled by attachments.     By Wayne Grayson     For years, the 14-foot-class has been the industry standard of backhoes. Manufacturers say the class accounts for about 70 percent […]

October 7, 2012

Maintenance

Ditch Witch intros RT80 Quad

Ditch Witch‘s new 83-hp RT80 Quad trencher features a three-speed, shift-on-the-fly ground drive that provides the power necessary to tackle tough jobsites with the machine’s traversing vibratory plow, trencher, saw, and backhoe attachments.  Features include: A best-in-class static load rating of 39,000 lb and best-in-class 35,215 lb  of breakout for plowing applications, according to Ditch Witch. […]

August 15, 2012