Did you know that there are excavators out there that rely on telescopic and tilting booms instead of conventional knuckle booms? The American manufacturer Gradall Industries is making this kind of ...

Caterpillar keeps refining its mini excavator lineup. Enter the new Cat 308 CR Fixed Boom unit. This model replaces the 307.5 and lands squarely in Cat’s 8-ton class with more power, more lift, and ...

Kioti's new MX 350A, MX 350AE and MX 570A mini excavators represent the third construction equipment segment the company has entered since 2023.

Sometime around 1940, contractors Ray and Koop Ferwerda of Cleveland, Ohio, encountered a situation that required slope work that could only be done manually. Given the scarcity of labor at the time, ...

Komatsu unveils PC158USLC-12 and PC158USLCi-12 tight-tail excavators with iMC 3.0, a redesigned cab, E-H controls and advanced safety tech at ConExpo 2026.

As with so many other types of modern machines, the compact hydraulic excavators that are widely used today are not a new concept. While the physics of cable-operated excavators made the design of a ...

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 ...