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Digging a drainage ditch using a mini excavator

Continuing on with projects around the homestead with this mini excavator is a drainage ditch. After clearing the land with ...
Construction Equipment

What's the Difference between Mini-Excavators and Compact Excavators?

The swing boom on the Hitachi ZX85USB-3 excavator enables digging parallel to walls with an “ultra-short-swing” machine that's still sized at 8.5 metric tons. That is beyond the official ...
For Construction Pros

Weighing Your Mini Options: Selecting the Right Mini Excavator for Your Business

More and more contractors are adopting mini excavators for use on the jobsite. As the technology and engineering that goes into these machines continues to improve, mini excavators offer greater ...
Equipment World

Trimble Expands Earthworks Machine Control to Mini Excavators, Scrapers

Trimble has expanded its Earthworks to mini excavators, scrapers and new makes and models of excavators, dozers and motor ...
Construction Equipment

Develon Advances Compact Strategy with Mini Wheeled Excavator

Editors note: This article has been updated. The DX100W-7 Develon mini wheeled excavator is the company’s first in North America. The 25,221-pound excavator has a maximum digging depth of 13 feet 11 ...
For Construction Pros

DEVELON Introduces DX89R-7 Mini Excavator With Greater Lifting Capacity

DEVELON (formerly Doosan Infracore construction equipment) has launched its DX89R-7 mini excavator in the the United States and Canada. The new DX89R-7 mini excavator replaces the DX85R-3 and features ...