Industrial equipment — skid-steer loaders, wheel loaders, excavators and backhoes — has become agriculture’s mechanical equivalent of a utility player. Planters, combines and sprayers are ...

Configuring an excavator for a specific application takes a little planning. Many factors come into play, such as the working range of the boom and stick, material density, desired production, use of ...

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced the launch of its new 30-ton EC300E Straight Boom demolition excavator. A new feature, called Lifting Mode for Multi Demolition Boom that allows a high-reach ...

Did you know that there are excavators out there that rely on telescopic and tilting booms instead of conventional knuckle booms? The American manufacturer Gradall Industries is making this kind of ...

The Volvo EC380E straight boom excavator is for demolition and replaces the traditional boom-and-stick approach with a 23-foot straight boom and purpose-built arm. It reaches higher than a standard ...

Watch a Bobcat E42 R Series mini excavator in action as it clears trees with precision and power. See the boom cam view for a unique perspective of this heavy equipment at work. Perfect for ...

Like a kid scaling a jungle gym, I clamber into the cab of a Caterpillar 315CL excavator, a diesel-evolved version of the original steam shovel. The last time I was this close to construction ...

Excavator operators from across the Wellington/Wairarapa region are practising how to pour tea with their machines to prepare for the Civil Contractors New Zealand regional excavator operator ...