Excavators perform the heavy-duty earthmoving 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. Whatever size or type of used excavator your business needs, you're sure to find it at Construction Equipment Guide.
Excavators perform the heavy-duty earthmoving 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. Whatever size or type of used excavator your business needs, you're sure to find it at Construction Equipment Guide.
Excavators News and New Products
Wed February 07, 2018
Beaver Excavating Crews Make History in a Big Way
Sixteen miles of four-lane divided highway. Twenty-one bridges. Five interchanges. Twenty million cu....
Thu December 21, 2017
Keep Your Excavator in Top Shape With These Maintenance Tips
Your excavator is the driving force that allows your team to get their jobs done. Taking care of your machine is crucial to keeping it running in smooth working order, avoiding expensive repairs and downtime....
Tue September 05, 2017
Global Excavator Demand to Exceed $50B in 2021
Global demand for excavators is forecast to advance 9.9 percent per year through 2021 to $50.6 billion, approximating the average market pace, according to recent data from The Freedonia Group....
Mon February 22, 2016
Tips for Maintaining Hydraulic Hoses
Hydraulic excavators need their hydraulic hoses working properly. If there's a cut, break or hole in one of them, the digger is done....
Wed August 15, 2018
Kinshofer Introduces WS-Series Drum Cutters
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....
Tue August 14, 2018
Arizona Demolition Company Relies on Doosan Machines
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....
Mon August 13, 2018
Rope Swing Excavator: It's All Fun and Games Until…
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....
Thu August 02, 2018
Takeuchi Announces Mitchell Tractor & Equipment as New Dealer
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....
Tue July 31, 2018
Doosan Reaches Wheel Loader, Excavator Production Milestone
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....
Thu July 19, 2018
Allan Myers Uses Volvo CE Advanced Training Simulator
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)....
Mon July 16, 2018
Blanchard Machinery Holds Cat Next Generation Event in Simpsonville, S.C.
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....
Mon July 16, 2018
Blanchard Machinery Holds Cat Next Generation Event in North Charleston, S.C.
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....
Mon July 02, 2018
Ring Power Cat Hosts Events in Tampa, St. Augustine, Fla.
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....
Mon June 25, 2018
Volvo's Formidable Excavator Six Pack
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....
