Tag: mini excavator

Construction Equipment

2020 Was a Great Year For Compact Equipment Sales…Not So Much For Heavy Machines

Financing for compact equipment saw growth during the first three quarters of 2020 while heavy equipment saw significant declines. Get all the details here.

December 18, 2020

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Leading Edge Attachments to intro rippers, bucket at ConExpo 2020

Located in the Central Hall at booth C20771, Leading Edge Attachments will showcase three new attachments at ConExpo 2020. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) The Wolverine Stump Ripper (shown above) provides a way to remove stumps without leaving grindings […]

December 12, 2019

Construction Equipment

Cat 306 CR latest addition to Next Generation lineup, first “true Cat 6-ton”

Continuing Cat’s Next Generation compact excavator line up, the 6-ton class Cat 306 CR shares similar control layouts and common components with other machines in the series, along with the Cat Stick Steer system. Cat unveiled the new machine during ICUEE. “We’ve never had a genuine 6-ton machine,” says Greg Worley, Caterpillar product expert. The […]

October 18, 2019

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE intros EC27D excavator: Short-swing size with more power

Volvo Construction Equipment has updated its 2.7-ton mini excavator model saying it represents a versatile and powerful combination of concepts. Powered by a 20.9-horsepower Volvo D1.1A engine with passive regeneration, the Volvo EC27D  boasts 9,600 pounds of digging force and “impressive” lifting capacity, the company says, adding that it is similar in size to the […]

November 15, 2017

Dealers

Kobelco adds four mini-excavator-only dealers

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA is adding four compact machinery dealers to its growing network, solely representing Kobelco’s mini excavator line in the United States. “We’re excited to offer our customers the reliability and value of Kobelco mini excavators through our expanded network of mini-only dealers,” says Randy Hall, vice president of operations. The dealerships are: […]

November 14, 2017

Dealers

Kobelco adds compact excavator dealer Central Equipment in Idaho

Central Equipment of Idaho will sell, rent and service Kobelco compact excavators, under a new agreement with the equipment manufacturer. The deal affects the dealership’s Pocatello and Jerome branches. Central’s specialties include heavy equipment for construction and mining. Kobelco says the deal represents its continued expansion into the North American market. The expansion includes adding […]

September 21, 2017

Safety

Mini excavator falls into trench, pins worker inside on Md. jobsite

A construction worker in Maryland’s Montgomery County was rescued from a trench Saturday after a mini excavator fell into the trench, trapping him. According to a report from WJLA TV, the man was working inside of an L-shaped trench inside a commercial building when the machine toppled over. In order to free the man, Montgomery Country […]

August 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson is quietly building an entire line of electric loaders, excavators and more

While most manufacturers of larger machines focus much of their engineering resources on Tier 4 performance and experiments with hybrid machines, Wacker Neuson, whose specialty is compact equipment, is hard at work building a zero emissions fleet. At the Bauma show in Munich last month, Wacker Neuson displayed its ‘E’ lineup and discussed the machines […]

May 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new 304.5E2 XTC is half excavator, half skid steer

Bringing a whole new meaning to the term “hybrid machine,” Caterpillar has introduced the 304.5E2 XTC, an excavator with skid steer capabilities. This 4-ton Xtra Tool Carrier model excavator was conceived about four years ago by Cat’s Greg Worley, who realized replacing the machine’s dozer blade with a skid-steer interface would eliminate the need for two […]

March 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator demos brick chimney while hanging from a crane

We’d say we’ve seen crazier things…but nothing’s really coming to mind in light of this. Titled “Der fliegende Bagger,” or “The Flying Excavator”, this is a video of a few crazy Germans demoing what looks like a brick chimney with a mini excavator… all while hanging from a crane. If there’s a better Darwin Award […]

September 25, 2013

Safety

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

World of Concrete

Caterpillar expands compact excavator range to 0.9-2.7 tons

Caterpillar is extending its range of compact excavators, with the addition of three models with operating weights of 2,061 pounds, 3,340 pounds and 5,886 pounds. These additional models broaden the appeal of the Cat compact crawler excavator line-up, extending machine choices for customers in a variety of industry sectors. Cat 300.9D takes Cat Into the […]

November 18, 2011