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CASE Construction Equipment introduced the new Tier 4 interim CX130C and CX160C excavators to its C Series product line, offering customers fuel economy increases of up to 8 percent and 5 percent, respectively, versus previous B Series models; resulting in increased productivity, along with lower overall owning and operating costs facilitated through easier maintenance. “The [...]

CASE Construction Equipment introduced ProCare, the industry’s most comprehensive factory-provided heavy machinery coverage, that will come standard on CASE heavy machines built with factory-installed SiteWatch™ telematics. ProCare is a suite of product assurances, including a three-year Advanced CASE SiteWatch telematics subscription, a three-year/3,000-hour full-machine factory warranty, and a three-year/3,000-hour planned maintenance contract on heavy CASE [...]

Caterpillar has added three new models to the E Series Hammer line—H140Es, H160Es and H180Es—for use on medium and large excavators. Cat® E Series Hammers feature a rugged design for extended durability and solid reliability, and features such as automatic shut-off, silencing and vibration buffering make them easy on the operator. The E Series Hammers [...]

The John Deere 50G and 60G Compact Excavators are the newest models to join the G-Series line after the introduction of the 35G at World of Concrete 2013. The 50G and 60G units feature a wide variety of improvements, many of which affect the cab design to improve visibility, operator comfort and thus productivity. These new models [...]

Demolition is one of the most demanding lines of work in the industry. Volvo Construction Equipment is helping customers gain more reach, power and control with its newest high-reach demolition-model excavator — the EC700CHR. Volvo Construction Equipment now offers three high-reach (HR) excavators with available boom heights ranging from 69-105 ft. (21-32 m). The newest [...]

Yanmar America, a major supplier of compact utility tractors, construction equipment, marine and industrial diesel engines and energy systems, today announced a new addition to its Vi0 Series of excavators. Now part of Yanmar’s fast-growing line of construction equipment, the true zero tail swing Vi035-6 comes on the heels of Yanmar’s rollout of its new [...]

Takeuchi Compact Excavators provide the highest level of quality and performance. Designed for power, comfort and reliability, our compact excavators are the result of extensive research, testing and refinement and are reliable to own, comfortable to operate and provide unsurpassed performance on the job. Each of our compact excavators come with a 2-year, 2,000 hour [...]

Regular greasing of your Bobcat® compact excavator reduces the chances of pin wear, loose connections and pin failure. Watch this video to review the necessary greasing intervals and learn how to properly grease your compact excavator's X-Change attachment mounting system, clamp, extendable arm, blade, boom, bucket and frame. For more maintenance information, visit http://www.bobcat.com/partsandservice/maintenance. Source: [...]

The new Cat® D Series Mini Hydraulic Excavators – models 301.7D, 302.2D and 302.4D are powerful, versatile machines that work comfortably in confined spaces and an addition to the existing D Series line-up. With model configurations that closely reflect their operating weights (1.6 to 2.5 metric tons), the new machines feature powerful hydraulics, a spacious [...]

Big-time productivity every minute There’s no job too big for the EX8000-6. It’s our largest mining shovel ever, and it delivers incredible arm crowding, breakout force and horsepower. So when you need to handle huge jobs and want giant productivity, the EX8000-6 is the perfect fit. Product highlights Pairs with Hitachi EH5000AC-3 rigid frame trucks. [...]

Contractor Greg Bair Track Hoe Service put their fleet of Kobelco excavators to the test in the demolition of the Nolan Road Bridge, west of Kansas City, Missouri.  Time was of the essence: demolition of the four-lane interstate overpass, which started at 3 am on a Saturday had to be completed in 18 hours, before [...]

Equipment Today, an equipment magazine serving commercial construction contractors, has selected Hitachi’s Zaxis 470, 670 and 870Dash-5 excavators as three of the game‐changing new construction products of 2012. The excavators were chosen as an award winner for the Contractors’ Top 50 New Products based on inquiries, page views and online voting by readers of Equipment [...]