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Excavators perform the heavy-duty, earth-moving functions that are so crucial to many construction operations. These diggers range in size from compact units to enormous heavy excavators weighing in excess of two million pounds. You can find new and used excavators for sale from the leading equipment manufacturers right here.
Komatsu America Launches Excavator With Tier III Engine
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the PC228USLC-3 short tail swing excavator with Tier III engine. The new machine has a flywheel horsepower of 148 hp (110 kW), an operating weight between 49,900 to 51,110 lbs....
Customized Deere Machines Work to Extract Sea Salt
Using nature’s power — the sun and wind — Cargill Salt in Redwood City, Calif., crystallizes natural sea salt from San Francisco Bay and uses it to produce products used in food, industry and agriculture....
M & L Builds Sizable Fleet With ’Get It Done’ Kind of Firm
By Kate ZanoniSPECIAL TO CEGFrank Marini worked for 11 years doing curbing and sidewalk work for his uncle’s construction company before founding M & L Construction, based in Trumball, Conn., in 1983....
R.C. Hawkins Uses Compact Fleet for Erosion Control
Looking to take control of more business? The erosioncontrol market just might be your ticket. Under the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase II requirements, which protect water quality from the impact of construction activities, property owners are required to install erosion and storm-water controls such as drainage grading, check dams, silt fences and vegetative buffers....
Site Clearing Completed Through ’Shear’ Effort
W. S. Agee Grading Contractors Inc. of McDonough, Ga., faced 80 acres (32 ha) of heavily timbered land in Covington that had to be cleared for a housing development. According to Owner Danny Agee, the building site was susceptible to extensive runoff due to severe elevation changes of upward to 300 ft....
Deere’s D-Series Excavator Line Has Faster Hydraulics, Redesigned Cab
Three new additions to the John Deere D-Series excavators line — the 160D LC, 200D LC and 225D LC — retain many of the features of their predecessors, but significant improvements — including faster hydraulics, a redesigned cab, undercarriage enhancements and a new cooling system — deliver a boost in productivity and uptime, as well as lower daily costs....
LBX Announces New Link-Belt X2 Series Excavators
LBX Company has introduced the new Link-Belt X2 Series of excavators. Power is achieved in the X2 due to the interaction between engine power and hydraulic power. The engine, hydraulics and on-board computer are matched to provide maximum power, productivity and efficiency, according to the manufacturer....
Kubota KX080-3 Ready to Dig Into Utility-Class Market
Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) has introduced the Kubota KX080-3, its largest and most advanced excavator to date. Designed especially for work environments where space is limited, but additional power, capacity and efficiency are required, this 8-ton (7.2 t), tight-tail swing excavator offers more than 14,000 lbs....
Gradall Introduces New Excavator in 55,000-lb. Class
Gradall’s XL 5100 III, weighing just more than 55,000 lbs. (24,947 kg), reflects a new Gradall design philosophy that delivers increased performance, cost containment benefits and a shorter carrier for easier highway mobility and a shorter rear swing, according to the manufacturer....
AIM Attachment’s Excavator Grapples Feature Five Tines
The AIM excavator grapple features five solid AR 400 steel tines for increased durability. The structure of this grapple incorporates a reinforced solid box design, a four-bolt flanged hinge that maintains the linkage of the grapple for easier and more efficient installation times, and three working positions for added versatility....
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