Excavators

New Volvo Wheeled Excavators Available Through Sourcewell, HGACBuy Procurement Programs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment's newest wheeled excavators — the EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E — are now available through Sourcewell and HGACBuy, adding to Volvo's robust lineup offered through purchasing cooperatives for governments and nonprofit organizations. The number of wheeled excavators offered by Volvo Construction Equipment doubled in 2018. The EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E further diversify what Sourcewell and HGAC make available to their members. Click for more...

Gregory Poole Hosts Next Generation Excavator Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... On Aug. 15 and 16, Gregory Poole hosted a Next Generation Excavator Event to showcase the new machines that Cat has to offer and the technology that now comes standard with these machines. The event was held in Clayton, N.C., at Caterpillar's Visitor's Center. With more than 120 customers in attendance between the two days, the Gregory Poole team was able to demonstrate how these new technologies work and answer any questions that the customers had. Click for more...

LiuGong to Exhibit at World of Concrete 2019 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LiuGong North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of LiuGong Machinery based in Liuzhou, China, has announced their participation in the 2019 World of Concrete convention and trade show to be held Jan. 22-25, 2019 in Las Vegas. The World of Concrete has been the preeminent convention and exhibition in the concrete and masonry industries since 1975. World of Concrete has more than 1,500 exhibiting companies and 58,000 registered industry professionals in more than 745,000 sq. Click for more...

Link-Belt High-Reach Excavator Assists With Tough Demo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In June, Cianbro Equipment rented a Link-Belt LBX 350x4 60 ft. high reach excavator from New Millennium Rentals. The challenge was that the two-story building was out on a pier. Part of the building could be reached from land but none of the equipment could be on the pier due to weight restrictions. NMR provided an LBX 350x4 excavator with a custom designed 60-ft. HRD front. This machine provides the perfect blend of size and versatility. Click for more...

Kinshofer's D-Series Demolition, Sorting Grapples Increase Excavator Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kinshofer, a global manufacturer of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, offers its D-Series grapples with a new light, compact and flexible shell, ideal for sorting and demolition. The attachments feature 360-degree endless rotation for precise positioning to give construction, demolition and recycling contractors optimal control when grabbing materials. D-series grapples are available for 4,400-pound (2-ton) to 176,000-pound (80-ton) excavators. Click for more...

Rototilt Broadens Its Compactor Product Line With C34 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rototilt is broadening its compactor product line and launching a new model C34 for excavators with machine weights between 6.6 and 13.2 ton (6 to 12 t). The C34 compactor has a vibration force of 7,495 lb. (3,400 kg) and can handle high back-pressures on the return line, a characteristic that makes it suitable for use with Rototilt's R2 and R3 tiltrotators, according to the manufacturer. Rototilt now offers four compactor models covering excavators from 3.3 to 33 ton (3 to 30 t) capacity. Click for more...

Engcon, Kobelco, Leica Geo Form Unique Team →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Engcon has joined with Kobelco Construction Machinery and Leica Geosystems to provide an automatic height and tilt function on its Kobelco tiltrotators. Engcon is a leading manufacturer of tiltrotators — a kind of tilting and rotating quick coupler for excavators. The three firms together developed a unique feature that provides automatic tilt function for the tiltrotator, in combination with an automatic stick, boom and bucket function. Click for more...

From Humble Beginnings to Powerhouse Contractor →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It was 1979. Mark Pivetta was just a guy with $600 and an idea to start a construction business with his brother. Fast-forward to 2018, and life is looking pretty good with a growing demand for work and Hitachi equipment to get the jobs done. Although Pivetta Brothers Construction, based in Sumner, Wash., started from humble beginnings, owner Mark Pivetta has grown the family-run company into a powerhouse contractor while keeping a down-to-earth business culture. Click for more...

Kinshofer Introduces WS-Series Drum Cutters →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kinshofer, a global manufacturer of excavator and loader crane attachments, introduces the WS drum cutter series. Kinshofer acquired the drum cutter line in early 2018 with the purchase of Schaeff Transverse Cutter from Atlas GmbH. The drum cutters feature an exclusive pick angle and optimal chisel arrangement for high performance and minimal wear, making the attachments ideal for mining, tunneling, road construction and demolition. Click for more...

Arizona Demolition Company Relies on Doosan Machines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Residential construction in Phoenix, Ariz., is going so strong that developers are paying contractors to demolish existing homes and make space for newer, bigger and more expensive homes. This is especially true in Arcadia, an affluent area of Phoenix and Scottsdale, where citrus farmers previously grew oranges, lemons and grapefruits. The median home value in the area is above $500,000, and home values have gone up 12 percent in the past year. Click for more...

Rope Swing Excavator: It's All Fun and Games Until… →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction equipment is for construction projects, right? Not necessarily. Occasionally, thrill-seeking individuals will find a new, nontraditional use for these machines. Take, for example, the video below, where someone decided that an excavator would serve as the perfect base for a rope swing. The result is an epic splash into a nearby pond. While it might look like great fun, attaching a rope to an excavator and then swinging into a pond of unknown depth is not exactly the safest of ideas. Click for more...

Takeuchi Announces Mitchell Tractor & Equipment as New Dealer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Takeuchi-US has announced Mitchell Tractor & Equipment Co. as a new dealer. Based in Washington, N.C., the company will sell and rent Takeuchi excavators, skid steer loaders, track loaders and wheel loaders, in addition to stocking parts and performing equipment repair. Mitchell Tractor & Equipment has been owned and operated by president Jack Mitchell since 1967. The dealer serves agricultural and construction customers in eastern North Carolina. Click for more...

Doosan Reaches Wheel Loader, Excavator Production Milestone →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Doosan Infracore North America LLC is celebrating the milestone of producing more than 400,000 excavators and wheel loaders for markets worldwide since the company entered the construction equipment market in 1978. Doosan has a manufacturing history that goes back to 1937. Known at the time as Chosun Machine Works, it was Korea's first large-scale machinery factory with the first facility built in Incheon, South Korea. Click for more...

Allan Myers Uses Volvo CE Advanced Training Simulator →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Inspired to give employees the skills to move ahead and confront the demand for an available workforce, contractor Allan Myers is launching a new three-year mission called Stepping Up. A fundamental tool of Stepping Up is the Myers Mobile Training Center, the result of a collaborative effort between Allan Myers, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Volvo Financial Services (VFS). Based in Worcester, Pa., Allan Myers is a heavy civil construction and materials company with more than 20 locations in the Mid-Atlantic and 2,000 employees. Click for more...

Blanchard Machinery Holds Cat Next Generation Event in Simpsonville, S.C. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Blanchard Machinery's final June demo event for introducing Caterpillar's Next Generation hydraulic excavators was held in Simpsonville, S.C., on June 29. As with the first two demos, professional operators provided a complete demonstration of the all-new Next Generation Cat 320GC, 320 and 323 hydraulic excavators, and Blanchard staff members provided informative break-out session demonstrations of various key aspects of the machines. Click for more...

Blanchard Machinery Holds Cat Next Generation Event in North Charleston, S.C. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Continuing its series of demo events to familiarize customers with Caterpillar's Next Generation hydraulic excavators, Blanchard Machinery held another demo event in North Charleston, S.C., on June 26 and hosted approximately 100 guests. Complete equipment application demos and break-out sessions on the latest Cat excavator technology for the all-new Next Generation Cat 320GC, 320 and 323 hydraulic excavators were conducted by professional Blanchard and Cat operators to provide the best introduction experience. Click for more...

Ring Power Cat Hosts Events in Tampa, St. Augustine, Fla. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ring Power Cat held next-generation excavators demo events in St. Augustine, Fla., on May 24 and in Tampa, Fla., on June 7. These events invited Ring Power customers to come out and experience the next generation of Cat excavators. With a unique combinations of features, this new generation of excavators delivers productivity and cost efficiency. In fact, the new excavators offer up to 45 percent more work efficiency, up to 25 percent less fuel efficiency and up to 15 percent lower maintenance costs, according to Cat. Click for more...

Volvo's Formidable Excavator Six Pack →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Was there ever a machine more adaptable, scalable, or shape-shifting than the excavator? Here we look at the versatility behind a selection of Volvo Construction Equipment's mighty machines. 1. The one with a small bum: The ECR18E is a 1.9-ton (1.8 t) class machine that can squeeze into the tightest of spaces, and due to its ultra-short tail design — the shortest radius in the Volvo range — it can work close to obstacles without colliding with them. Click for more...

JCB 18Z-1 and 19C-1 Compact Excavators Now Available in U.S., Canada →

From Construction Equipment Guide... JCB North America announced the availability of two new compact excavators designed to meet the needs of construction, landscaping and rental customers. The largest of the two machines is the 19C-1, a 4,211 lb. (1,910 kg) conventional tailswing model. The smaller 18Z-1 has an operating weight of 3,856 lb. (1,749 kg) and is JCB's first zero tailswing machine in the 1 to 2-ton excavator class. The JCB 18Z-1 and 19C-1 compact excavators share a common design philosophy, based on durability and simplified maintenance, and common features such as: All-steel bodywork for maximum impact protection. Click for more...

MB Crusher Evolves the City Worth a Fortune →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Even today in Bolivia, the phrase "worth a Potosì" means "it is worth a fortune." Just by passing through the streets of Potosì and listening to the former miners retell the history of the city, you become aware of the beauty and magic of what was once one of the richest cities in the world. And not only one of the richest. Today, Potosì is one of the highest cities in the world. Click for more...

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