Tag: Komatsu excavator

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros PC238USLC-11 excavator with better performance, new ‘bird’s-eye’ camera system

Komatsu has introduced the latest model of its PC238 tight tail swing excavator, saying the machine offers higher productivity yield and a new camera system to enhance an operator’s jobsite awareness. The new PC238USLC-11 is powered by a 6.69-liter Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 engine producing 167 net horsepower. The engine employs Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), a diesel […]

February 21, 2018

Dealers

Product Roundup: New machines from Caterpillar, ASV, Hyundai and Komatsu, plus a Cat VR demonstrator preview

Cat intros 992K loader, 854K wheel dozer with improved design, hydraulics, 21% fuel boost Caterpillar has launched the new 992K wheel loader alongside its sister machine the 854K wheel dozer, improving both machines with design, efficiency, safety, and uptime enhancements. Powered by an 801-horsepower Cat C32 ACERT engine, the new 992K delivers three-pass loading of […]

November 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Can’t Cut Too Deep: Komatsu unveils PC360, 490LCi semi-auto excavators. We put one to work

In addition to updating its fleet of new dozers sporting the company’s intelligent machine control with a radio-controlled model,Komatsu has added two new excavators to its lineup of GPS/GNSS-guided machines. At its Cartersville, Georgia, demo facility last week the company took the wraps off the new PC490LCi-11 and PC360LCi-11 and gave us a chance to put […]

May 31, 2016

Construction Equipment

Head stands, extreme grades and giant boulders all in a day’s work for this excavator operator

You don’t see many operation videos that are nearly as interesting as this one. And better yet, it only gets more interesting as it goes on. The video is a compilation of situations shot in Taiwan originally posted to YouTube by user wEnYi Liu.  First we see the operator working in a bit of muck, tilting […]

July 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

Komatsu’s new PC390LC-11 hydraulic excavator features cab, productivity enhancements

Komatsu America’s new Tier 4 Final PC390LC-11 hydraulic excavator, which features a SAA6D114E-6 engine that delivers 257 net horsepower, has one size class larger undercarriage components than the previous model, ensuring high lift capacity and lateral stability. With a 6-percent wider track gauge and 18 percent greater over-the-side lift capacity than the PC360LC-11, the PC390LC-11 […]

February 19, 2015

Construction Equipment

Brand new excavator driven off a 60-foot bluff and abandoned in icy Lake Michigan

A brand new 20-ton Komatsu excavator was discovered in Lake Michigan earlier this week near Milwaukee and police are trying to find the people responsible. According to a report from WISN TV, highway workers for the town of Oak Creek first spotted the excavator Monday while working on a bluff improvement project. The machine is […]

December 5, 2014