As fun as operating heavy machinery looks, complex machines like excavators require a trained and skilled operator to get a job done quickly and safely. But as the pool of trained operators continues ...

Manufacturers in the 60,000- to 80,000-pound hydraulic excavator class have been busy adding Tier 4-Interim engines but also refining controls and the way engine and hydraulic power can be used, ...

Trimble side-by-side evaluations of excavator operators using conventional as well as guided methods of trenching produced data showing just how effective machine control can be. Two tests were held, ...