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2019 EquipmentWatch Award Winners Announced

In this article: 2019 EquipmentWatch Award winners announced Deere wins a 4 total awards for LCO Caterpillar wins a total of 4 awards for HRVA Equ...

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Equipment Focus: Cat 320 Excavator

Louise Heginbotham

Looking for a 20T excavator like the Cat 320 excavator? We’ve discussed smaller excavators like the Kubota, and similar excavators like the Komatsu. Now we’re f...

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Excavator Comparison: Komatsu Vs Caterpillar

Louise Heginbotham

If you’re tossing up between Cat and Komatsu and need a comparison, you’ve got it! While we’ve covered Komatsu vs Caterpillar in our top-level article here, we’...

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Aussie Designed & Manufactured Mini Skid Steer Loader Set To Take On The ‘Big Players’

Louise Heginbotham

In this article: Local Brisbane man Kieron McLoughlin designs and builds his own mini skid steer loader Design and construction ongoing since mid 2017 ...

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Komatsu Release PC4000 Mining Excavator

Louise Heginbotham

Komatsu Australia have released another giant and powerful mining excavator. It weighs up to 405 tonnes and is powered by a Komatsu SDA16V160E-2 engine rated at...

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Equipment Focus: Caterpillar Roller Compactor CS76

Louise Heginbotham

The Cat CS76 roller compactor is a smooth-drum vibratory compactor, ideal for compacting granular materials such as asphalt, rocks or sand. Offering 56 compacto...

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Equipment Focus: Kubota U35 4 Excavator

Louise Heginbotham

Weighing in at 3690kg, the Kubota U35 4 is a solid mini excavator. It has the agility of a 3.5-tonne zero-tail swing compact excavator with the space of a 5-ton...

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Cat Release New 990K Aggregate Handler

Louise Heginbotham

Caterpillar has announced their new 990K aggregate handler, built to handle greater payloads (up to 25% more compared to the standard 990K) in aggregate applica...

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Caterpillar Or Komatsu Excavators?

Louise Heginbotham

Caterpillar excavators and Komatsu excavators are no doubt at the top of almost every buyer’s list for new or used excavators. But unless you’ve worked with bot...

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Equipment Focus: Cat Loader 930K

Louise Heginbotham

There’s no doubt the Cat loader is one of the most popular machines in the industry. Offering more than 30 different machines in their current ranges, across al...

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John Deere & Hitachi End Successful 29-Year Distribution Arrangement in Australia

Louise Heginbotham

John Deere Construction has announced the end of their distribution agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. The agreement included the distribut...

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Top 5 Skid Steer Brands

Louise Heginbotham

Skid steers are a highly popular compact machine for digging, pushing dirt, moving dirt and more. It’s pretty much a “Jack of all trades” machine, hence its pop...

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Komatsu Vs Kobelco Excavators

Equipment Focus: MultiOne 5.3 Mini Loader

Australia’s Top 10 Excavator Brands

Farming

Case IH Combine Takes Award For Best Retained Value Once Again

Track Tractors Vs Tyre Tractors

John Deere Vs Case IH Tractors

Metal

Yawei HLE fiber laser improves quality and reduces lead times at Ace Wire Works

How Longevity and Upgrades is Saving Laser Customers Money

From the beam source to the cutting head – The New complete ‘All-In-Light’ package from Precitec

Mining

Equipment Focus: Komatsu Mining Dump Truck HD785-7

A Look At The Liebherr Monster Mining Trucks

Hastings Deering Raising the bar for Dig Day 2017

Wood

How an Out of Work Mechanic Became a Woodworking Master

Take Your Woodworking to the Next Level With These 5 Expert Tips

Expert Advice on Getting Wood in the Wild

Komatsu Vs Kobelco Excavators

Equipment Focus: MultiOne 5.3 Mini Loader

Australia’s Top 10 Excavator Brands

Construction

2019 EquipmentWatch Award Winners Announced

Equipment Focus: Cat 320 Excavator

Excavator Comparison: Komatsu Vs Caterpillar

Aussie Designed & Manufactured Mini Skid Steer Loader Set To Take On The ‘Big Players’

Komatsu Release PC4000 Mining Excavator

Equipment Focus: Caterpillar Roller Compactor CS76

Equipment Focus: Kubota U35 4 Excavator

Cat Release New 990K Aggregate Handler

Caterpillar Or Komatsu Excavators?

Equipment Focus: Cat Loader 930K

John Deere & Hitachi End Successful 29-Year Distribution Arrangement in Australia

Top 5 Skid Steer Brands