During the era of steam power, the earliest excavators and cranes were purpose-built machines. You ordered a crane, a shovel, a dragline, a skimmer, or a primordial backhoe, and that was that. As one ...

The PC9000 is Komatsu’s largest hydraulic shovel and is designed to work with its 980E haul truck. Its reach is designed to accommodate Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) while double-side loading 980E ...

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A 24-year-old operating a hydraulic shovel out of syringes has gone viral. The YouTube video, with a lot of spin offs, has over 300,000 views. On Reddit the video has 626 likes. Brazillian ...

An excavator's hydraulic jack snapped in half, but an ingenious mechanic expertly repairs it, restoring full functionality. This impressive video demonstrates the process of fixing a major machinery ...

Construction equipment giant Caterpillar is now offering its customers the option to purchase frontless hydraulic shovels weighing more than 100 tonnes to accommodate a wider range of specialty front ...

Information transfer from the equipment can be configured via cellular, satellite or mine network connection to meet the mine site’s needs. The new 6040 shovel delivers increased uptime with its ...

XES35, a next-generation super 35m³ electric shovel excavator developed by XCMG Machinery ("XCMG", SHE:000425) for open pit mining operations has successfully rolled off the assembly lately in Xuzhou, ...

Colombian logistics specialist Transportes Montejo completed the transport of a 700 tonne Komatsu PC 8000 hydraulic mining shovel excavator over 25 kilometres of difficult terrain. It transported the ...

Compared with hydraulic excavators, the electric shovel excavators can better suit the mining demands – the loading capacity of shovel bucket can reach up to 70m3 with service life of 20 years ...