Excavators

MB America and AU Equipment Host Bucket Crusher Event →

The Phoenix metropolitan area will be getting live crushing demonstrations of an excavator-mounted crusher attachment. MB America, Inc. and AU Equipment LLC is hosting an open house event to showcase the crushing capabilities of the crusher attachment in Arizona. The companies will be demonstrating the BF90 crusher attachment. It remains the most popular MB model sold worldwide. The BF90 has a productivity range from 16 cy/h to 54 cy/h, depending on the output adjustment. Click for more...

Extreme Sandbox–Texas to Celebrate Grand Opening →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Extreme Sandbox and Tanglewood Resort and Conference Center are inviting the public to join them for a special Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting event on Thursday, April 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., celebrating the opening of Extreme Sandbox–Texas (80958 N. State Hwy 289) at the popular resort in Pottsboro, Texas. Attendees won't want to miss the opportunity to see a 20-ton excavator perform the official ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. Click for more...

Lucky Bidders Win Big at Ritchie Bros. St. Paddy's Day Sale →

From Construction Equipment Guide... More than 3,350 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction March 17 in North East, Md. Bidders came from 48 countries, including all 50 U.S. states. Approximately 84 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Egypt, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Online bidders purchased approximately 38 percent of the equipment sold (by dollar value). Click for more...

Rototilt Introduces Line of Hydraulic Compactors →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rototilt introduces a line of hydraulic compactors that are ideally suited to work with Rototilt for the ultimate in compacting flexibility. Mounted on a Rototilt, the operator can work efficiently on flat, sloped, or uneven surfaces and compact easily around obstacles or in tight areas. Designed to perform with low flow requirements these compactors can operate on the standard Rototilt “extra function”, eliminating the need for a separate auxiliary hydraulic circuit. Click for more...

Rep. Boyle Visits Norris Sales →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Norris Sales Company hosted Rep. Brendan Boyle (D, PA-13) March 24 at its facility in Conshohocken, Pa. The first-term congressman, who represents part of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, arrived at 10 a.m. and spent an hour touring Norris Sales's spacious new 55,000 sq.-ft. facility, meeting with employees and getting behind the controls of an excavator in the company's equipment yard. Click for more...

Tier 4 Final Terex TC85 Compact Excavator Now Available in North America →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The new Terex TC85 compact crawler excavator is built for demanding excavation jobs and space-restrictive trenching work, featuring the perfect combination of a short radius tail-swing and a Knickmatic boom offset that allows operators to dig alongside the machine's own tracks. Weighing 18,080 lb (8,200 kg), the TC85 excavator boasts bucket capacities from 3.1 – 10.8 ft3 (87-305 L), a dig depth of 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m), a bucket digging force of 11,960 lbf (53,200 N) and a reach of 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m). Click for more...

Atkins Realize Pride of Ownership With Excavating Firm →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The chance to run their own excavating business really sounded appealing to Monte and Donna Atkins. Their goal was simple: to work hard and give themselves, and their children, a happy life. So, the Virginia couple left their jobs and opened their own company, which they knew meant enduring long hours and taking on more work than others thought possible. Water-Line SpecialistsNow, after 30 years, Atkins Excavating in Greenville, Va., is a prosperous “mom n pop” business, as Monte calls it. Click for more...

From Sandbox to Sinkhole: Old Friends, a Talbert Trailer and the Project of a Lifetime →

All was quiet at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., in the early hours of Feb. 12, 2014. That changed at 5:39 a.m. when museum employees responded to the burglar alarm. What they found was worse than they could have imagined. Several cars were missing, but they weren't stolen by a group of thieves. The classic cars had been swallowed by a massive sinkhole. Within an hour of the incident, Ben Baldock and his team of engineers found themselves staring down at a giant hole in the floor of the museum's 140-ft.-diameter Skydome, its largest display area. Click for more...

Rototilt Celebrates Three Decades of Innovation, Success →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With its 360 degree continuous rotation and 40 degree tilt each way, Rototilt allows excavators and backhoes to perform all types of work more efficiently with less machines and reduced manpower. As a result, tiltrotators have now become standard equipment in the Nordic countries on excavators up to 33 ton (30 t) capacity and quickly growing in the Central Europe and North American markets. With extensive expertise in rotating technology, hydraulics, tribology and materials knowledge, Rototilt has developed into an extremely durable product and grown in to a family of models covering excavators up to the 33 ton class. Click for more...

Heavy Equipment Attachments Expand Versatility, Reduce Operation Costs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Expanding a crawler or wheel excavator or wheel loader's versatility is a cost-efficient alternative to operating dedicated machines on a job site. Attachments help construction equipment owners grow business, replace less effective machines, lower operating costs and significantly increase a machine's flexibility. Attachment versatility for construction equipment can stretch your fleet resources with their ability to adjust to changing applications and serve as work tools to perform multiple jobs. Click for more...

KOBELCO USA Provides Dealers with Firsthand Training →

From Construction Equipment Guide... KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA recently provided its dealer sales teams with firsthand product training during its 2016 Sales Seminar. Over 100 sales professionals from KOBELCO's North America dealer network gathered at the four day conference held at CLM Equipment in Houston, TX. Participants of the 2016 Sales Seminar were given the opportunity to operate and compare key features and benefits of KOBELCO excavators. Click for more...

Ditch Witch Enters Air Excavation Market with New FXT Air Series →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, introduces a new line of air excavators: the FXT30 Air FXT50 Air, and FXT65 Air. The versatile and high-powered FXT Air system has air and water excavation capabilities, making it ideal for locating utilities or gas leaks in below-grade worksites. “This new line lessens one of the downsides of potholing with pressurized water: the time it takes to move spoils and backfill,” said Jason Proctor, product manager, vacuum excavation systems for the Ditch Witch organization. Click for more...

Caterpillar Offers Industry Leading Innovation and Unmatched Versatility in New 304.5E2 XTC Mini Hydraulic Excavator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 304.5E2 XTC mini hydraulic excavator is the first model in the Xtra Tool Carrier (XTC) lineup. Built on the reliable E2 platform, the 304.5E2 XTC offers the same level of quality, performance, and operator comfort expected from a Cat mini hydraulic excavator. In addition, the machine has an innovative skid steer coupler interface for added versatility and work tool integration. This manual coupler allows for use of compact loader tools including: general purpose bucket, multi-purpose bucket, forks, dozer blade, brooms, power box rakes and trenchers. Click for more...

ConnDOT's I-95 West River Bridge Reconstruction Proceeding on Schedule →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With the West River Bridge (built in 1958) nearing the end of its serviceable life, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), agreed in 2012 to replace the 1,020 ft. (311 m)-long bridge linking New Haven and West Haven. The $135 million contract was awarded to Middlesex Corporation in November 2013. The work is an independent state project from the Q-Bridge Corridor Improvement Program, and is being funded by the Federal Highway Administration and the state, with full federal oversight. Click for more...

JCB's Entry-Level 3CX Backhoe Now Available With Pilot Controls →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB's popular entry-level 3CX, a 14' full size backhoe loader built in Savannah, GA, is now available with pilot controls. The US-built machine boasts a class leading 13,063-lb. loader breakout force and 6,354-lbf loader lift capacity to its full height. The excavator bucket has a 13,942-lb. breakout force and is powered by a JCB EcoMax Tier 4 Final engine delivering 74 hp. This highly efficient power plant has no requirement for a costly Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) or any form of exhaust after-treatment such as DEF, reducing operating costs and allowing for quicker turnaround time between rentals. Click for more...

ADOT Spends $14.4M to Replace Hell Canyon Bridge →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crossing Hell Canyon in the Arizona county of Yavapai will get a lot easier once the new, wider four-span steel-plate girder bridge is completed. The $14.4 million bridge replacement project being overseen by the Arizona Department of Transportation involves building a new structure east of the existing bridge and then removing the existing 600-ft. (183 m)-long three-span steel deck truss bridge built in 1954, said Dustin Krugel, public information officer of ADOT Communications. Click for more...

K2 Construction Works With Local Groups on 48th Street →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Reconstruction of a 2 mi. (3.2 km) segment of the city of Lincoln's NW 48th Street between West Vine Street and West Adams Street began March 30, 2015 when crews from K2 Construction, based in the city, arrived on the scene of this project, which is also close to the diverging-diamond interchange that Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) is building. The $16 million municipal project is locally funded through a combination of impact fee revenues, a gas tax and wheel tax funds. Click for more...

WPI Hosts Three-Day Event to Introduce iMC Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Customers had the opportunity to see and operate Komatsu intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozers and the PC210LCi-10 excavator — the world's first iMC excavator — during a three-day event at WPI's Austin, Texas, branch. The dozer lineup included models ranging in size from the 21,848-lb. (9,910 kg) D39PXi-23 to the 90,610-lb. (41,100 kg) D155AXi-8. Komatsu iMC dozers feature fully automatic blade control from rough-cut to finish grade. Click for more...

John Deere 130G, 160G LC, 180G LC Excavators Offer Big Productivity in Mid-Size Packages →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The evolution of the John Deere G-Series excavator lineup continues with the introduction of the Final Tier IV 130G, 160G LC and 180G LC excavators. The updated construction-class models are equipped with a Final Tier IV-emission certified engine and offer the reach, digging depth, lift capacity, and arm and bucket dig force required for a variety of industries. “With powerful digging force, swing torque, and lift capacities that make the most of every gallon of fuel, the 130G, 160G LC and 180G LC are an exceptional addition to any fleet,” said Mark Wall, excavator product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Ritchie Bros. to Hold Two-Day Auction in Grande Prairie →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It's one of the best selections of heavy equipment and trucks to ever go up for auction in Grande Prairie, and it's creating interest from equipment buyers in Canada and abroad. More than 2,250 items will be sold at the next Ritchie Bros. auction on March 14 – 15, 2016—all without minimum bids or reserve prices. Ritchie Bros. has been conducting auctions in Alberta since 1963, and has a long history in the Peace Country, and this may just be the company's biggest Grande Prairie auction ever. Click for more...

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