Tag: vacuum excavator

Dealers

Equipment roundup: Toro unveils first in-house designed HDD; Ford’s $100K Super Duty is here; Vermeer’s new D40X55DR S3 rock drill; Galleries of trucks, equipment at ICUEE 2017; Vactor HXX concept vacuum excavator

PHOTOS: The pickups and work trucks of ICUEE 2017 ICUEE is always a great show for truck gawking and the 2017 edition was no exception. Our gallery shows a selection of the many crane, service and bucket trucks, UTVs and pickups that were on display in Louisville. See the gallery.   Vermeer’s new D40x55DR S3 […]

October 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Vactor unveils concept HXX vacuum excavator designed for maximum payload at ICUEE

Vactor Manufacturing has been designing its concept vacuum excavator for three years and plans to begin production in mid-2018, says Ben Schmidt, company product manager. The company debuted the concept truck, which is designed to evenly distribute payload throughout the vacuum excavation process, at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Kentucky. The design for the new […]

October 5, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Vermeer acquires McLaughlin; Kobelco adds Central Equipment; Pettibone network expands; VeriTread secures $2.5M; Prinoth secures 2 dealers

Vermeer acquires McLaughlin, expands reach into utility market Vermeer has acquired McLaughlin Group after buying a minority interest in the drill and vacuum excavator manufacturer in 2012. Vermeer announced that it has bought all remaining non-Vermeer interests of McLaughlin Group. McLaughlin, based in Greenville, South Carolina, will keep its name and brand for its products. […]

September 26, 2017

Construction Equipment

Vermeer acquires McLaughlin, expands reach into utility market

Vermeer has acquired McLaughlin Group after buying a minority interest in the drill and vacuum excavator manufacturer in 2012. Vermeer announced that it has bought all remaining non-Vermeer interests of McLaughlin Group. McLaughlin, based in Greenville, South Carolina, will keep its name and brand for its products. Dave Van Wyk, former senior director of lifecycle […]

September 22, 2017

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch enters air excavation market with 3-model lineup; unveils FX, FXT65 vacuum excavators

Ditch Witch has announced its entrance into the air excavation market alongside a new vacuum excavator model. The company now offers a three-model lineup of air excavators: the FXT30 Air, FXT50 Air and FXT65 Air. The machines boast air and water excavation abilities for locating utilities or gas leaks in below-grade jobsites, Ditch Witch says. […]

May 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

McLaughlin VX30-300 vacuum excavator offers big machine features in a small footprint

You won’t need a CDL to pull the 9,999-pound gross-vehicle-weight-rated VX30-300 vacuum excavator from McLaughlin, but you can do plenty of potholing with its 300-gallon spoil tank and 31 horsepower Yanmar diesel engine. A hydraulic-opening door makes dumping and cleaning out spoils faster. The hydraulic door also allows for reverse pressure to clear hose clogs […]

March 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch unveils new FX50 vacuum excavator

Ditch Witch has added a new model to the company’s line of vacuum excavators – the FX50. Useful for a variety of cleanup and excavation tasks, the FX50 is designed for debris removal, HDD support and soft excavation tasks such as potholing. The 49-horsepower vacuum excavator can be customized with a choice of tank sizes […]

November 2, 2012