Heavy equipment

Excavators
Big Year for Excavators with Lots of New Models – Buyer’s Guide 2025
The latest in excavators from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, JCB, John Deere, KOBELCO, Komatsu, Link-Belt, Volvo and more.
September 17, 2025
The Cat 340 is the top-selling new financed excavator over 10 metric tons in the U.S., according to EDA by Fusable.
The Dirt
What’s New on Komatsu’s Next-Gen PC220LC-12 Excavator? – Almost Everything!
Its first major upgrade in 12 years, the completely redesigned 22-metric-ton model gets improved in every aspect, from the ground up.
September 5, 2025
Komatsu Pc220 Lc 12 And Pc220 L Ci 12 Complete Overview
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Heavy equipment
Develon Unveils DX270WMH-7 Wheel Material Handler for Large Scrap Jobs
The new 62,000-pound excavator-like model gets a cab that rises hydraulically, 23-foot loading height and 360-degree bird's eye view camera system.
September 2, 2025
The new 62,000-pound DX270WMH-7 Wheel Material Handler gets a cab that rises hydraulically, a 23-foot loading height and a 360-degree bird's eye view camera system.
Wheel Loaders
A Closer Look: Komatsu's New WA485-11 Wheel Loader
Take a walkaround tour of one of Komatsu's first next-generation models – a 6.4- to 7.2-cubic-yarder with 363 horsepower.
August 28, 2025
Komatsu Wa45
Backhoe Loaders
Quick Data: Top-Selling Backhoes in 2024-2025
Find out the most popular models of new and used financed backhoe loaders, and which models are fetching the most at auction.
August 25, 2025
Cat 420 Backhoe
Wheel Loaders
Video: Runaway Wheel Loader Hits SUV, Signs at Busy Intersection
“It’s a miracle no one was killed or seriously injured,” said the police chief after the wheel loader's brakes failed and it barreled down the street.
August 22, 2025
The brakes failed on the loader as it narrowly misses hitting a truck stopped August 15 at an intersection in Milford, Massachuestts.
Backhoe Loaders
U.S. Marines Take a Liking to JCB’s New 4CX Backhoe with $45M Contract
The Marines chose the side-shift version on the 109-horsepower next-gen backhoe for working in tight spaces and beside walls and objects.
August 21, 2025
JCB's 4CX for the U.S. Marines
Wheel Loaders
70 Years Later, Wheel Loaders Keep Getting Better: Buyer’s Guide 2025
The latest in wheel loaders from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, John Deere, JCB, Komatsu, Liebherr, Volvo.
August 21, 2025
In 1954, Bolinder-Munktell, owned by Volvo, introduced the H-10, an ordinary tractor turned around with the loader bucket over the bigger wheels. Volvo marks it as its first wheel loader, a product that's come a long way and continues to evolve.
Graders/Scrapers
Cat Launches 140 Lever Motor Grader with New Cab, Loads of Added Tech
The industry's top-selling motor grader gets a redesigned cab, improved visibility, comfort upgrades, advanced 2D and 3D grade control.
August 20, 2025
Cat's 140 Lever Motor Grader made its debut at the 2025 Public Works Expo in Chicago. The next-generation model will be available to U.S. customers in 2026.
Attachments
Yichen Excavator Attachment Line Debuts with Rock Saw, Crusher Bucket, Drum Cutter
The new heavy-duty attachments for cutting, material processing, excavation and trench work are now available in North America.
August 11, 2025
A YS-20SS rock saw installed on a Doosan DH225 excavator.
Backhoe Loaders
A Closer Look: Deere's New Backhoes Deliver Improved Comfort, Visibility, Control
Top-selling models – from the 310 to the 710 – get wider cabs and loads of standard features while keeping the popular powertrain.
August 7, 2025
25 Deere Backhoe Thumb
Vintage Equipment
The 1950s Cat “Twin D8” – 2 Joined Dozers, 1 Big Blade, Double the Power
In the late 1940s, Buster Peterson decided two Cats were better than one and created the “Twin D8” – a great idea until the D9 debuted in 1954.
August 6, 2025
Before Caterpillar's D9, there was the 'Twin D8.' None of the originals has been found, but the dozer's legacy lives on, thanks to this recreation by Peterson Cat.
Safety & Compliance
2 Die, 1 Rescued in Excavator Accidents Over 4 Days in N.Y., Calif., Ill.
Two of the incidents involved excavators tipping over, and one fatality occurred when a worker was struck by an excavator.
August 5, 2025
File photo
Attachments
Rodradar Intros Ground Penetrating Radar Buckets for Large Excavators
The world's first GPR buckets are designed to detect underground utilities in real time while digging.
July 31, 2025
Rodradar's LDR buckets are designed to detect underground utilities in real time while digging.
Construction Equipment
WhistlinDiesel Recreates Infamous “Killdozer” with Old Komatsu D355A
After buying the old dozer, the popular YouTube channel restores it and adds 38,000 pounds of steel and concrete as armor.
July 29, 2025
WhistlinDiesel's replica of the infamous 'Killdozer' crushes a car in their YouTube video.
Dozers
Operator Drowns After Dozer Falls into Water in North Carolina
The 41-year-old operator was pushing dirt into a sand pit when the ground gave way, and he and the dozer fell into the water.
July 28, 2025
Dozer Generic Getty Image
Wheel Loaders
A Closer Look: Volvo’s New Next-Gen L260 Wheel Loader
One of the cooler upgrades is auto bucket fill, a technological response to contractors’ difficulties finding skilled operators.
July 28, 2025
Volvo L260 Thumbnail
Heavy equipment attachments
ShearCore Launches Fortress FC95 Shear for Monster Demolition Jobs
The company's largest severe-duty demolition shear yet weighs 21,000 pounds and has a 65-inch jaw opening and 64-inch jaw depth.
July 23, 2025
Fc95
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