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Fri May 06, 2011

Boys Drive Excavator at Pa. Strip Mine, Smash Bulldozer

GREENSBORO, Pa. (AP) State police said two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police said the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal mischief in Greene County Juvenile Court....

Fri April 29, 2011

Attachments Transform Off-the-Shelf Machine Into Producer

To everyone else it’s an excavator. To Bruce Howard’s team, the machine with its customized suite of Geith attachments is part dream come true and part Swiss Army Knife — an incredibly versatile tool, capable of tackling any job, big or small....

Sat April 30, 2011

Helac Corporation Debuts the Helac Tilt Rotator for Excavators, Backhoes

Helac Corporation, a manufacturer of hydraulic rotary actuators and construction equipment attachments, has introduced the Helac tilt rotator construction equipment attachment for excavators and backhoes with simultaneous 110-degree tilting action and 360-degree continuous bucket rotation....

Thu March 31, 2011

New Cat E Series Hammers Feature Enhanced Durability

Caterpillar has introduced four E Series Hammer models — H110Es, H115Es, H120Es and H130Es — for use on small and medium excavators and the Cat 450E backhoe loader. E Series hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar....

Fri April 01, 2011

Norco Attachments Acquires Rights to Market Baird

Norco Attachments will begin marketing the coupler and attachments operations recently launched by Randy Baird of Ohio, through the Norco Attachments network. Baird, one of the industry’s early leading innovators in the development and application of wheel loader quick attach couplers and attachments, re-entered the market in 2009 by establishing Baird Inc....

Wed March 16, 2011

Volvo Plans to Spend $100M

Over the next couple of years, Volvo CE plans to spend $100 million in its Shippensburg, Pa., manufacturing facility and start production of Volvo wheel loaders, excavators and articulated haulers in North America....

Fri March 11, 2011

Link-Belt Introduces X3 Series Excavators

In 2011, LBX will introduce five new Link-Belt X3 series excavators beginning in the first quarter with the debut of the 250-, 300- and 350-class machines at ConExpo in March. Mid-year, a 250 Long-Front and 470-class excavator will be made available....

Fri March 11, 2011

Rototilt Offers Attachments for Small Excavators

In addition to three larger models, Indexator offers two models of Rototilt attachments for small excavators. The RT20 model covers mini-excavators in the 3 to 6 ton (2.7 to 5.4 t) size and the RT30 model for small excavators in the 6 to 10 ton (5.4 to 9 t) class....

Fri March 04, 2011

Gradall Introduces New Vacall Hydro Excavator

Gradall Industries Inc. is introducing the Vacall All Excavate hydro excavator. All Excavate models have dedicated systems that are designed for excavating around water, sewer, gas and utility lines and other jobs that don’t require vast excavation....

Fri March 04, 2011

Cat E Series Hammers Feature Enhanced Durability, Reliability

Caterpillar has introduced four E Series Hammer models — H110Es, H115Es, H120Es and H130Es — for use on small and medium excavators and the Cat 450E backhoe loader. E Series hammers are wholly designed, engineered and manufactured by Caterpillar....