A pair of new Volvo ECR25 Electric mini excavators are busy breaking up oversize rocks in crushing operations at this Ontario-based mine.

Unique features address the challenges of using compact excavators indoors or in confined spaces. These include foldable ROPS, variable-width undercarriages, non-marking tracks, air ...

Excavators are one equipment category where the playing field is fairly level, technology-wise; there seem to be few exclusive items that only one maker offers. What manufacturers are doing is moving ...

Upgrades drive greater productivity, operator satisfaction, efficiency and improved total cost of ownership over the life of the machine Two new size classes, massive ...

High-reach models EC380DHR and EC480DHR excavators can be fitted with either high-reach or standard digging boom configurations. Changeover takes as little as 30 minutes, the company says, and uses ...

Versatility and flexibility have always been part of the compact excavator’s lexicon. Yet, manufacturers continue to push the envelope with each design iteration. Equipment Today asked several ...

The compact construction equipment industry contains products which are small, robust, versatile in application, and are cost effective – all of which helps to explain their increased adoption. This ...

Work has started to update the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) guide to lifting with excavators. In 2008 the CPA, with Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Construction Equipment Association ...