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Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time' Technology for a COVID World

Serious Labs’ mission of revolutionizing the way people learn with VR simulators is right in line with COVID’s ever-present consequence of change.

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Civil Contractors Believe Construction Market Will Rebound in 2021

More than half of civil contractors have high or very high confidence in the market’s ability to provide them with new business in the next 12 months.

Get 0% for 24 Months and Optional Balloon on Powerful Volvo Equipment

Get 0% for 24 Months and Optional Balloon on Powerful Volvo Equipment

Get incredible financing on the Volvo EC950F excavator and A60H hauler. They’re the perfect pair to lower your operating costs, too.

Mecalac offers its innovative “Speed Control” travel speed management system standard on all MCR crawler skid excavator models.

Mecalac Offers Speed Control System on MCR Crawler Skid Excavators

Mecalac is now offering 20 available options for maximum travel speed with its innovative Speed Control System on MCR crawler skid excavators.

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LiuGong 950E Crawler Excavator

Company's largest model features a 64,745-lbf. arm digging force and 71,939-lbf. maximum drawbar pull.

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Kobelco SK850LC-10 Excavator

The 185,700-lb. excavator delivers a 31-ft. 10-in. maximum digging depth and a bucket digging force of 90,598 lbf.

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Caterpillar Next Gen 317 and 317 GC Excavators

The 317 features multiple standard Cat technologies to boost operating efficiencies by up to 45%, while the 317 GC lowers maintenance costs by up to 20%.

Dig Assist, which Volvo introduced in North America in 2017, is available on 20 of the company’s medium and large crawler and wheeled excavators.

Volvo Updates Excavator's Dig Assist with New Easy-to-Use Features

The new Volvo Dig Assist is equipped with new user-friendly features that enhance precision, decrease grading time and diagnose and solve issues. The program is available on 20 of the company’s medium and large crawler and wheeled excavators.

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Volvo CE Rotating Pipelayer Conversion Kits for 14-ton Excavators

Rotating pipelayer attachment kit allows an excavator to also work as a pipelayer.

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From tech to equipment and everything in between

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Caterpillar Next Generation 349 Excavator

SANY America presented a check and an SY35U excavator to The Travis Mills Foundation at their facility in Rome, ME. From left to right: Joe Duplessis, Northeast District sales manager for SANY America; Travis Mills, founder of The Travis Mills Foundation; and Ben Miller, vice president of sales for construction equipment, SANY America

Auctioned Sany America Excavators Raise Over $55,000 for Charity

Two specially wrapped SY215C excavators were sold during a recent auction, raising over $55,000 for two area charities.

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Liebherr R 940 Demolition Crawler Excavator

Unit is powered by a 268-hp Liebherr engine that complies with Tier 4 Final/Stage V exhaust emissions.

AMG saved at least $50,000 in labor in equipment costs by using robotic demolition rather than a more traditional approach with mini-excavators and hammers.

Demolition Doctors: Remote-Controlled Equipment Enables Surgical San Diego Demolition

Urban contractors realize that today’s urban demolition requires a surgical precision traditional methods and equipment can’t provide.

If you have to dig a trench while on a slope, be aware of the boom and arm position. When swinging, bring the boom and arm in fairly close to the machine. When coming out of the hole, bring the mast in toward the machine so the swing torque will allow the machine to swing.

Operator Skill and Excavator Setup Critical for Safe Operation on Slopes

Attention to detail and proper planning ensure safe operation.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Adds Michael Fuller as Senior Product Manager

Fuller will be responsible for product training with dealers with a focus on excavators.

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Sennebogen 825 Demolition Machine

Greg Bair Track Hoe Services Inc. used a Volvo EC750E HR and a EC480D high-reach demolition excavator working side by side to demolish the two bridges in a very tight time frame.

Double Bridge Demolition Done in Under Three Days

Greg Bair Track Hoe Services uses two high-reach excavators to complete a massive bridge demolition in two and a half days in Kansas City, MO.

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John Deere 200G Excavator

New model features adjustable power modes, including ECO and POWER settings, and achieves 11% less fuel burn than the 210G.

The Topcon X-53x Automatic Excavator system has been a game changer for Tomahawk Construction on a project building 24 lakes in a home construction site.

Automatic Excavator System Simplifies Complex Construction Projects

Automatic excavation keeps the operator on grade even when working on complex jobs, while saving time and reducing costs.

Like crawler excavators, wheeled excavators support a large number of attachments, making them a versatile addition to any fleet.

Compact Wheeled Excavators Excel in Crowded Cities

These machines thrive in applications where rubber tracked excavators and backhoes face limitations.

Get 0% for 24 Months and Optional Balloon on Powerful Volvo Equipment

Get 0% for 24 Months and Optional Balloon on Powerful Volvo Equipment

Get incredible financing on the Volvo EC950F excavator and A60H hauler. They’re the perfect pair to lower your operating costs, too.

2020 Excavator Spec Guide Features 100s of Models in All Sizes

The 2020 edition features all of the latest excavator models to help you build your construction equipment fleet.

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Sunward Excavator Line

Sunward now offers mini- to full-size excavators to the North American market.

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Kato HD512LC-7 and HD514MR-7 Hydraulic Excavators

HD512LC-7 standard radius and HD514MR-7 mini radius excavators generate bucket digging force of 21,123 lbs. or up to 22,031 lbs. at high power

The proceeds from the auction of this one-of-a-kind Volvo excavator will benefit Building Homes for Heroes and Habitat for Humanity.

Volvo Construction Equipment Donates $290,000 from Gold Rush Excavator Auction to Nonprofits

Voters in Discovery’s Give Big Giveaway determined the amounts Building Homes for Heroes and Habitat for Humanity each receive from the Gold Rush excavator auction

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Gradall's New Discovery Excavator Models Offer 36% More Horsepower

New models benefit from a 36% increase in horsepower as well as greater torque to increase travel speed, hill-climbing capability and overall productivity

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SK140SRLC-7 SR Series Excavator

Kobelco's SK140SRLC-7 SR Series excavator offers full-size benefits with short rear swing capabilities.

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Liebherr R 938 Crawler Excavator

Liebherr launched the R938 crawler excavator with more power and higher productivity.

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[VIDEO] Next-Gen Cat Excavator Features Come to M318 Wheeled Excavator

Commonality in cabs, controls, technology make it much easier for operators to adapt to wheeled or tracked excavators; electronic controls eliminate hydraulic filters and lines for easier maintenance.

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Hyundai Launches A Series Excavators and Material Handler

Hyundai adds to the excavator models with new features for more efficiency and precision.

Hitachi’s first hydraulic excavator was the UH03 in 1965.

Hitachi Celebrates 70th Anniversary at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

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[VIDEO] Cat 395 Excavator 10% More Productive than 390F

Dedicated swing pump produces torque that can deliver more than 10% production improvement in swing-intensive work.