The new Hitachi ZX120-3 can handle everything from the mundane to the exotic, without missing a beat. Dig basements, load trucks, place pipe — it’s all in a day’s work for this small but powerful utility-class excavator. Easily towed behind a dump truck and available with rubber crawler pads and a backfill blade, the ZX120-3 delivers the power, precision, fuel efficiency, and smoothness contractors have come to expect from Hitachi.

Tags: Excavator, Hitachi ZX120-3, utility-class excavator

So a while ago we recieved an email with pictures of a construction show where the operator was climbing a pole with an excavator via some nifty attachment / boom components.   May we say, thank you high-pressure hydraulics.

More craaazy pictures after the break

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Tags: Construction equipment Tradeshow maddness, excavator climbing, excavator climbing structure, excavator maddnes, stunt man excavator

Check out Hyundai’s Cyber Simulation.  Really nice user experience.

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John Deere has added two new wheeled excavators. The 190D W and the 220D W, featuring Tier 3-certified engines and significant increases in horsepower, weight and digging forces over their predecessors.’

Read more over at Deere

Tags: 190D, 220D, John Deere, New Wheeled Excavators

MOLINE, IL (March 11, 2008) — Operating the Hitachi Zaxis 850LC-3 for the first time can be an eye-opening experience. Many wonder how Hitachi managed to package so many of the larger EX1200’s engineering characteristics into an 850 body!

The 850LC-3 is suited for quarries, demolition, and heavy construction jobs. The pairing of Isuzu’s Tier-3-certified 532-net-peak-hp (397 kW) AH-6WG1XYSA-03 engine with Hitachi’s HIOS III hydraulic system has increased engine output as well as bucket and arm digging forces. Operators can tailor machine performance to the job by selecting one of three power modes — Economy (E), Power (P), or High Power (HP). HP ensures efficient arm roll-in during deep excavation.

Tags: HIOS III Hydraulic System, Hitachi Excavator, Hitachi Zaxis 850LC-4, Quarry Excavator

MOLINE, Illinois (Oct. 2, 2008) — John Deere is offering two new hydraulic excavators in the 12- to 13.5-metric-ton range, the 120D and 135D – mid-sized machines with big performance.

The 120D is a  “dig-and-run” unit for jobs such as excavating basements or placing pipe and transports easily between jobs. The 135D is a reduced-tail-swing machine capable of maximum production in confined areas and work within a single lane of traffic. A short counterweight allows it to dig nearer to buildings and obstructions.

Tags: 120D, 135D, Deere 120D, Deere 135D, John Deere 120D, John Deere 135D

The D51 EX/PX-22’s “super-slant nose” engine hood design represents the first time in the history of dozers that the entire top of the dozer blade is visible from the cabin at all times. This unique feature allows the operator to see objects that are very close to the blade, dramatically increasing safety and efficiency on the jobsite. This new design assures an improvement in fundamental dozer work parameters.

Tags: Bulldozer, D51 EX/PX-22. D51 EX, Design, Komatsu

Anyone have any ideas on the specific application for this boom? I would say that it is for mine applications.  Looks like it has pivot capabilities that you would find in a Gradall Mine Excavator?

Tags: CAT, Excavator, Gradall, Tunneling

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (Feb. 4, 2008) - Kobelco Construction Machinery America introduces the new 17SR ACERA zero tail swing, compact excavator. The machine delivers more digging performance and an adjustable track gauge that gives easy maneuverability in tight spaces without sacrificing stability when working. The 17SR also features a new “Smart Hydraulic System” fueled by three pumps that ensure maximum power for simultaneous lifting, swinging and travel operations as well as excellent controllability for fine grading.

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Tags: Compact Excavator, Kobelco

This is one of the many XL3200’s working at the Greek coal mines which
supply coal for 70% of the power in Greece.  If you follow most of the
videos you’ll see this machine work under the big mining machine.  Also the
special attachment was designed by Gradall and PPC for cleaning coal and
debris from under conveyors.

Tags: Gradall, Special Attachment, XL3300