Tag: Gradall excavators

Machine control

With intelligent excavators ruling the marketplace, here’s how to find machine controls that match your needs

In the early days of machine control the customer had two options: take it or leave it. When manufacturers started bundling basic packages as standard equipment, the “leave it” option started to fade away. The early-adopter contractors heralded the arrival of machine control as the best thing since hydraulics, but many felt it was costly […]

March 18, 2019

Construction Equipment

Gradall intros new Discovery Series digger atop Freightliner M3 as “first crossover” excavator

New model excavators are perched atop Freightliner's M3 truck chassis and Gradall is calling these machines the "crossover excavators." Get more info here.

July 9, 2018

Construction Equipment

Gradall’s new XL 3300 V wheeled excavator can dig at any side without outriggers

Beyond a new, more fuel efficient Tier 4 Final engine, Gradall has introduced an updated model of its XL 3300 wheeled excavator that also boasts an improved electrical system. The XL 3300 V is a 4×4 wheeled excavator capable of being driven up to 20 miles per hour both on and off pavement. Gradall says […]

November 29, 2017

Construction Equipment

Gradall intros XL 4100 V excavator; replaces Mercedes engine with Volvo

Gradall has designed its newest version of the XL 4100 hydraulic excavator to be more fuel efficient, while still achieving speeds of up to 60 mph on the road. The XL 4100 V excavator is powered by a 153-horsepower, Tier 4 Final Volvo Penta diesel engine, which achieves a 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency […]

November 1, 2017

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

Construction Equipment

Gradall mounts an excavator atop a Freightliner M2: the roving, “more dig for the dollar” Discovery Series

Saying that Gradall wanted to give its users “more dig for the dollar,” the company is introducing what it calls “the industry’s first crossover hydraulic excavator,” says Michael Haberman, Gradall president. The Discovery models—including the two-wheel-drive D152 in production by May and a four-wheel-drive D154 to be introduced later this year—offer the company’s signature full-tilting, […]

February 11, 2015