Category: Excavators

Hyundai has announced the introduction of its new A-Series of wheeled excavators. The four Stage V compliant machines have operating weights of 14-23 tonnes and are each powered by low emission Cummins diesel engines. The revised line-up starts with the HW140A, weighing in at 14.9 tonnes with a monoboom and 15.8 tonnes with a two-piece main boom. The HW160A is available with operating weights of 17.5 to 18.39 tonnes The compact radius HW170ACR is offered exclusively with a two-piece boom, and weighs in at 18.8 tonnes. The range is completed…

Bristol-based McCarthy Marland have invested in a fleet of Hyundai excavators, ranging from eight to 15 tonnes for sorting and loading duties. This latest investment adds more Hyundai machines to their fleet which already included several HX145LCR’s and a HX220L 20 tonne class excavator. The latest excavators to join the ten-strong fleet are three new Hyundai HX145LCR’s that have been sourced locally through Hyundai dealer, Molson Equipment, a company already known to McCarthy Marland. Operations Manager for the site; Martin Williams said, “We have been using a slow-speed shredder and…

Duchy Plant Hire Ltd, based in Truro in Cornwall, has purchased 15 new Doosan excavators of various sizes from 2.7 to 25.5 tonne from Bridgwater-based Kellands (Plant Sales) Ltd. The 15 new Doosan machines include a DX27Z 2.7 tonne, two DX62R-3 and a DX63-3 6.2 tonne and three DX85R-3 8.5 tonne mini-excavators, together with six DX140LC-5 14.4 tonne, DX225LC-5 22.1 tonne and DX255LC-5 25.5 tonne crawler excavators. All of the machines up to the DX225LC-5 are generally available for self-drive rental, with the larger excavators primarily offered as operated plant…

Hyundai dealer, Taylor and Braithwaite has supplied a new fleet of Hyundai excavators to long-term customer, Buckhurst Plant Hire as part of a £2.5 million investment in upgrading the company’s fleet. This order includes the 100th Hyundai machine purchased from Taylor & Braithwaite since 2012. Over the years, Buckhurst has continued to re-invest in Hyundai Excavators in a range of sizes starting at the 2.5 tonne mini excavator up to 35 tonne machines, which include wheeled excavators. John Walsh, chairman Buckhurst Plant Hire said, “We find Hyundai Machines very reliable,…

The Sirius Group has invested over £1.2 million in fuel-efficient Kobelco excavators, supplied by Molson Equipment. As part of the Leeds-based company’s drive to operate the most fuel-efficient equipment available, Sirius has added four SK300LC-11, one SK350LC-11 and a single SK230SRLC-10 excavator to meet with their requirements for fuel economy, reliability, and productivity. The new excavators have all been supplied from UK Kobelco dealer Molson Equipment’s newly-opened depot in Darlington. “We operate on a nationwide basis but are predominately centred around Yorkshire, the North East and the North West. The…

Kobelco Europe has unveiled the latest additions to the top end of its excavator range.   The all-new SK500LC-11 and larger SK530LC-11 benefit from increased speed and performance, improved reliability and maintenance, state-of-the-art ergonomics and design and are Stage V compliant thanks to a 13-litre Hino engine. The SK500LC-11 is best suited to general construction applications, while the SK530LC-11 is ideal for general construction and quarrying. The SK500LC-11 has a higher operating weight (50,400kg) when compared with the previous SK500LC-10. Both the SK500LC-11 and SK530LC-11 benefit from high hydraulic pressure (Heavy…

Liebherr is continuing the Generation 8 upgrading of its excavator product line with the introduction of the R 928 G8, a completely new model developed and produced at the company’s Colmar facility in France. The new model is positioned between the R 926 G8 and the R 930 G8 and complements the current Generation 8 series that already includes seven models from 22 to 45 tonnes. The R 928 G8 has several features in common with the R 926 G8 and R 930 G8: The same superstructure and equipment as…

Doosan Infracore has won a Gold Award at the International Forum Design (iF Design) Awards 2021 in Germany for its Concept-X Excavator design. One of only 75 entries that have won a Gold Award from a total of 10,000 put forward from 52 countries, the Concept-X Excavator design was chosen by a 98-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world. In its statement accompanying the Gold Award announcement, the organisers, iF International Forum Design GmbH, the world’s oldest independent design organization, based in Hannover in Germany,…