Tag: Ditch Witch trenchers

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INFOGRAPHIC: Trencher sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

September 14, 2017

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Ditch Witch intros the ST37X, its first stand-on trencher

Ditch Witch has introduced its first stand-on trencher, the ST37X, designed for creating footings on residential and commercial sites, in addition to trenching applications. The machine was on display at The Rental Show this week in Orlando. “You don’t have to walk behind it, so you can get over a little more rough terrain,” says […]

March 2, 2017

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How smaller ride-on trenchers are more capable than ever thanks to big machine muscle

Today’s smaller trenchers muscle through whatever’s thrown their way Trenching is often done in homogeneous soils, but for customers who contend with rocks, roots and other obstructions mixed in with soil, OEMs of ride-on trenchers of up to 75 horsepower are finding ways to improve the performance of their machines in these demanding conditions. Toro’s […]

September 5, 2016

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Ditch Witch intros RT105, RT125, RT125 Quad utility tractors

Ditch Witch has launched three new utility tractors with redesigned operator workstations. The company says the RT105, RT125 and RT125 Quad offer best-in-class ground clearance and standard four-wheel drive systems. Tier 4 Final Deutz engines power the new models, producing 107 horsepower in the RT105 and 121 horsepower in the RT125 and RT125 Quad. These […]

September 2, 2016

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Ditch Witch launches C- and CX-Series walk-behind trenchers, and new CX track system

Ditch Witch has unveiled a new line of walk-behind trenchers, the CX-Series, which are equipped with the company’s new patent-pending CX Track system. This system uses a short left track and longer right track, which Ditch Witch says gives the machine better traction and shorter overall length, thus allowing superior maneuverability in tight spaces. In […]

March 14, 2016

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ICUEE brings Ditch Witch upgrades to RT80 trencher, FX65 vacuum excavator, utility tractors and directional drills (PHOTOS)

Ditch Witch used ICUEE to announce several upgrades to its trencher, vacuum excavator, directional drills and utility tractor lineups, including the following: FX65 vacuum excavator Powered by a 74-horsepower turbocharged Deutz diesel, the FX65 has a 1,215 cfm airflow, which Ditch Witch says is a 20 percent increase in performance over other models in its […]

October 2, 2015

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Ditch Witch positions new SK850 footings machine as an excavator replacement for trenching

[imagebrowser id=179] What has 43 inches of track on the ground, trenches down to 36 inches and is more nimble on tight jobsites than an excavator? Meet Ditch Witch’s latest, the SK850 footings machine. Formed by a footings trencher attachment mounted directly to the frame of the company’s SK850 mini skid steer, the footings machine […]

February 3, 2015

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Ditch Witch upgrades RT45 ride-on trencher with big boost in power (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=136] Ditch Witch has added a 49-horsepower Tier 4 Deutz diesel engine to its RT45 ride-on trencher, delivering a significant increase in power over the previous model’s engine. Designed to boost productivity while reducing maintenance the engine powers a range of attachments including trenchers, backhoes, earth saws, vibratory plows, microtrenchers and combination trencher/plows. To […]

October 2, 2014

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Bottom drops on trencher auction sales as rental companies pursue own avenues of disposal

The number of trenchers and cable plows being sold at auction has dropped significantly over the past five years, according to the TopBid auction price service. Excluding wheel trenchers, the number of newer used trenchers and cable plows (7- years-old and newer) on the auction block went from 254 in 2009 to 107 last year. […]

June 10, 2014

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Ditch Witch’s 850-hp Super Witch pops wheelies as well as it trenches

As it has done since 1978, Ditch Witch drew in the crowds at the ICUEE show in Louisville this year with its super-loud Franken-trencher known as Super Witch. Now on its fifth iteration of the hot rod trencher, Ditch Witch has modified its RT5 trencher with a 502-cubic-inch, 850 horsepower Chevrolet engine. As you’ll see […]

October 8, 2013