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Excavators in Action

Friday, November 7th, 2008

This is an excavator in action, excavating a one level basement. The temporary retaining wall is made up of sheet piles, which is installed by a second excavator ( the one on a higher level) as it is modified with a vibratory clamp to install sheet piles.
Here is photo taken.

The lower excavator is the [...]

Volvo EC140B and EC160C Excavators

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Volvo, more known for it’s ultra safe passenger cars has also a construction equipment division that makes a variety of equipment including excavators. Volvo manufactured a series of medium to heavy excavators. On the lower end of the scale is the EC140B and EC160C Excavators.
The excavators pictures are shown below.

EC140B
Operation Weight 29,990 lbs (13,600kg)
Standard [...]

Komatsu PC228USLC-3

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Note the short tail swing of this excavator. Suitable for working in tight space. The specs of this Komatsu excavator is as follows:
* 49,900- to 51,110-lb (22630 - 23180 kg) operating weight
* Bucket capacity range of 0.66 to 1.57 cu. yds ( 0.50 to 1.20 cu. [...]