From A Bucket To A Track

Kidderminster-based Willmar Hire has bought the first Bobcat E32 mini-excavator in the UK. The 3.2 tonne E32 conventional tail swing mini-excavator is a new generation machine designed to achieve the highest performance with smooth movements, allowing users to carry out jobs with precision and fingertip control. Formerly an agricultural engineering company, Willmar Hire has been hiring out plant for more than 18 years. Today, the company splits its activities between plant hire and groundworks. The hire fleet at Willmar Hire includes excavators, dumpers and a 453 skid-steer loader from Bobcat.... 

The modern construction is difficult to imagine without an excavator. These workers work tirelessly playfully digging hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of earth per day. With one of the representatives of this technology, excavator Hyundai R200W-7, I had the privilege to meet you. The first minutes of test driving an excavator Hyundai R200W-7 would ensure thoroughness with which the designers came up Hyundai to develop every detail of this vehicle. Here, as never fit the definition of “a feeling of comfort and quality in the smallest details. At the front door lock is an open position,... 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH – Responding to contemporary economic pressures, Gradall Industries, Inc., has designed greater operational savings as well as features that hold down the purchase price for its new Gradall XL 4100 III excavator . Now more than ever, this new Gradall excavator’s versatility delivers greater value with its ability to perform many jobs that used to require many different machines. The Gradall XL 4100 III can be driven to job sites and back to the equipment yard without the cost for a truck and lowboy trailer. A single, fuel-efficient Detroit Diesel Mercedes engine... 

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Bobcat introduces the new M-Series excavators. The new compact excavators are re-engineered to deliver increased performance in a lighter machine. Throughout each model are enhancements that save time and labor, make operators more comfortable and provide peace of mind. The new E32 and E35 M-Series excavators are in the popular 3-to-4-ton weight class. These two machines follow the introduction of the new M-Series E80, which is in the larger 6-to-8-ton weight class. With the M-Series introduction, Bobcat is instituting a new numbering system for excavators. The new machine... 

Takeuchi said its all electric mini-excavator model – seen in prototype at Intermat in 2006 – is now likely to be launched in 2010. In the meantime, the company continues to market its bi-energy minis, using both a diesel engine and mains powered electric motor. The bi-energy models – comprising the TB 016 SH, the TB 125 H and the TB 135 H – are around double the price of standard excavators, but allow contractors to use them inside buildings for applications such as demolition instead of specialist equipment such as demolition robots. Meanwhile, the company showed at Intermat... 

March 17 (Bloomberg) – Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., the world’s largest maker of giant excavators, will slash production by more than half from April as global demand is worse than expected. The company will build 5,700 excavators for the fiscal first half through Sept. 30, down from the 13,000 units expected for the current six-month period, President Michijiro Kikawa said yesterday in an interview. The first-half forecast is also 75 percent below output a year earlier. The global recession has triggered a drop in demand in the U.S., Europe and Asia, forcing Hitachi Construction... 

TORRANCE, Calif. – (Business Wire) Kubota introduces its KX121-3 Super Series compact excavator with optional 6-in-1 hydraulic blade. The new blade is the first on the market with extended tilt functions, allowing the blade to be angled 25 degrees and tilted 10 degrees for greater efficiency when leveling and backfilling. The blade’s float feature puts the finishing touch on backfill projects. Kubota’s KX121-3 Super Series is ideal for rental users, contractors and landscapers. “Our angle blades have been popular for years, and now Kubota is the first tractor manufacturer to offer a... 

NEW 1.6 TONNE U17-3 ZERO TAIL SWING KUBOTA MINI EXCAVATOR Kubota, the UK, European and world leader in mini excavators, has introduced the U17-3, an advanced 1.65 tonne zero tail swing machine that supersedes the existing U15-3 model. The U17-3 sits between the 990kg U10-3 and the 2.1 tonne U20-3 in the company’s highly versatile U-series zero tail swing range. A key feature is its adjustable track gauge. To further increase stability, the U17-3’s tracks can be expanded to a maximum of 1,240 mm. When retracted to 990mm it can pass through narrow doorways and operate in tight work areas.... 

Construction Equipment Recognizes Excavator’s Excellent Productivity and Performance. Construction Equipment magazine has named the Kobelco SK350LC ACERA Mark 8 hydraulic excavator as one of the Top 100 Products of 2008 in recognition of the machine’s outstanding productivity, control and operator comfort that work in synergy to provide best possible performance. “It is the machine’s excellent productivity on the job site that sets it apart,” said Edgar Chavez, director of marketing for Kobelco Construction Machinery America. “Most notably, the SK350LC convinces... 

RACINE, WI, Dec 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Case Construction Equipment recently announced the addition of the CX130B LC (long-carriage) excavator to the Case CX B Series lineup. A longer carriage excavator provides the benefits of increased stability, reduced ground pressure and increased lift capacity. The CX130B LC track length is increased by nearly a foot, to 12 feet 4 inches. Heavy lifting capacity With an operating weight of 28,400 pounds (12,882 kg), the CX130B LC can handle heavy digging and lifting applications in any environment — from residential to commercial construction....