Ubiquitous on mini-excavators, dozer blades for backfilling and grading have crept up to the medium 20,000- to 40,000-pound excavator size class. As in other machine categories, operators have been ...

Wheeled excavators tout a number of benefits, from simplified transport, decreased maintenance and can be used in a variety of applications, from digging and craning to vegetation management. During ...

Without question, excavator operators are encountering more challenges on their urban construction sites than they ever have before. First, commercial and residential development is increasing at a ...

These walking excavators can safely and efficiently operate on rocks, in mud, snow and water up to five feet deep and can install SuperNails, SuperMicropiles, rock bolts and tension anchors on slopes ...

Just because the cost of diesel fuel isn’t high right now doesn’t mean fleets can’t benefit from saving fuel—delayed or canceled work due to the Covid pandemic means margins are tight—so every dollar ...

A prototype of an autonomous construction vehicle weighing 12 tonnes has demonstrated that it can operate on very difficult terrain without a human operator. A Swiss-German team has become the first ...

In an era where electricity is the backbone of modern society, power line maintenance and modernization are paramount. Historically reliant on manual labor and heavy machinery, this sector has faced ...