All Mini-excavator Articles

Alongside reliability, serviceability is a key requirement for any equipment in rental fleets. This applies in particular to ‘bread and butter’ items such as mini excavators. So what are manufacturers doing to make their latest machines easy to maintain? IRN reports

904C III mini excavator recommended for state-sponsored tree planting scheme to combat soil erosion.

Jukka Mutanen drove 942 km across Finland at 4 km/h in a Sunward SWE17B.

Komatsu is now offering optional fingertip controls on several of its MR-3 mini- and midi-excavators.

Companies will co-operate on the design, manufacture, sale and support of Caterpillar’s sub-3 tonne mini excavators.

Chinese compact equipment manufacturer Zhejiang Hero Time Machinery Co Ltd (Hero Time) is planning to significantly boost its production capacity with a RMB 136 million (€16.2 million) investment in a new 35000 m2 production facility next to its main production plant in the town of Zhuji, south of Shanghai.

The all new C-series mini excavators covering the 1.5 to 2 tonne classes feature design improvements and a host of operator-friendly features.

Kobelco has relocated its excavator and mini excavator manufacturing activities in Chengdu, China to larger premises that will allow it to increase capacity and produce a wider range of machines.

The ZX27-3 has been designed with transportability, comfort and safety in mind.

JCB has introduced a new utility version of its 8018 mini excavator to the UK market boasting industry specific safety features. Becca Wilkins reports.

Hitachi is strengthening its range of mini excavators with the European launch of 1.6 and 1.8 t models, the Zaxis ZX16-3 and ZX18-3.

Production to move to Gwinner factory, but office jobs will remain.

Terex Corp has launched an initiative in North America to promote its compact range of equipment to rental companies and to prepare renters for an upswing in construction.

Channel Island rental company 4Hire continues to invest in its rental fleet, adding a further two Bobcat excavators to a fleet that already includes 13 Bobcat excavators and a Bobcat telehandler.

New from Bobcat are the 3 tonne E32 conventional tail swing and E35 zero tail swing mini-excavators

Mini-excavator sales in Europe this year are expected to be half of what they were in 2007. Despite a challenging climate, manufacturers continue to introduce new machines to the market.

Demand for compact equipment has fallen across the globe. However, manufacturers continue to develop new machines in anticipation of the return to market stability and to meet growing interest from emerging markets.

Hitachi has launched the 1,5 tonne ZX14-3 excavator to fill the gap in its 1 to 2 tonne class mini excavator range.

Doosan's launches include wheeled loaders and tracked excavators, compact machines form its subsidiary Bobcat and re-branded trucks from its newest acquisition, Moxy.