Machinery Trader Attachments Blog Archive

    Precise Demolition: Caterpillar Releases RC20 & RC30 Rotary Cutter Attachments For Excavators
    Posted On: April 19, 2023
    The cutters use a high-torque, direct-drive motor for high performance at a relatively low noise level, so they can be used near hospitals, in neighborhoods, and in other sensitive environments. ...
    Caterpillar Unveils New Grapple, Compactor Plate & Cold Planer Attachments
    Posted On: March 23, 2023
    The new attachments are built for use with Cat backhoe loaders and mini excavators. ...
    Komatsu Unveils New Forestry Grapple Range For Forwarders, Truck Cranes
    Posted On: November 7, 2022
    Each of the new grapples has a much bigger opening, which helps their grasping action as they close around a bundle of fallen trunks. ...
    Caterpillar Reveals TRS4/6/8 Tilt Rotate Systems For 302.7 To 310 Next-Gen Mini Excavators
    Posted On: October 21, 2022
    The new trio of strong, low-maintenance attachment mounts provide 360 degrees of rotation and 40 degrees of side-to-side tilt to allow the machines to work around obstacles, lay pipe, sort recycling, and so on. ...
    Caterpillar Launches H190 S and H215 S Performance Series Hammers For Large Next Gen Excavators
    Posted On: December 20, 2021
    The manufacturer says the new hammers, designed for use with large excavators, bring consistent breaking power to rock-busting, tunneling, demolition, and mining applications. ...
    A Brief Look At The World’s Best Screening Attachment!
    Posted On: November 3, 2021
    The Flipscreen is a high-volume, patented, screening bucket that inexpensively and efficiently screens any material, on-site, for any industry. ...
    New MR50 & MR60 Tiltrotators Enhance Versatility Of Mecalac Excavators
    Posted On: July 29, 2021
    The Tiltrotators are currently available for Mecalac excavators equipped with the CONNECT hydraulic quick coupler, including the wheeled 11MWR and 9MWR, and will soon be an available option for the tracked 8MCR, 10MCR, and 15MC models. ...
    Komatsu Announces K100 Quick-Change Boom System For PC490HRD-11 High-Reach Demolition Excavator
    Posted On: July 22, 2021
    The system is similar in principle to quick-change attachment mounting systems, but scaled up for booms; it attaches and detaches the boom’s hydraulic hoses as well as its physical coupling. ...
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    Grove GMK5150XL Deployed On Restoration Of 200-Year-Old Windmill
    Posted 03/06/2026
    The reach and strength of the Grove GMK5150XL all-terrain crane helped restore a windmill in the Netherlands that is over 200 years old. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment brings EWR150 Electric to market in Europe
    Posted 02/06/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is bringing its first fully electric wheeled excavator, the EWR150 Electric, to market, with Europe becoming the first region where customers can access the zero-emission machine. ...
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    Buller Krane Enhances Rental Fleet With 120-Tonne Grove GMK5120L All-Terrain Crane
    Posted 29/05/2026
    A Grove GMK5120L all-terrain crane has joined the rental fleet of Buller Krane, a fifth-generation family business based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ...
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    JCB’s Biggest-Ever X Series To Debut At Hillhead
    Posted 25/05/2026
    JCB will unveil a host of new machines and technology developments at Hillhead 2026, signalling continued investment in the quarrying, aggregates, and recycling sectors. ...
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    JCB Introduces More Productive 420X Crawler Excavator
    Posted 13/05/2026
    JCB is launching the 420X crawler excavator, a high-performance 40-tonne class machine that is primarily aimed at aggregate production, contract crushing, demolition, earthmoving, and quarrying customers. ...
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    Liebherr A 909 & A 911 Compact Wheeled Excavators Receive "Red Dot: Best Of The Best 2026" Highest Red Dot Design Award
    Posted 11/05/2026
    Liebherr’s new compact wheeled excavators receive the highest possible design award at the Red Dot Design Award 2026. ...
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    2026 Construction Conferences & Trade Shows In Ireland & The UK
    Posted 20/04/2026
    To help you find shows of interest, we’ve put together a 2026 schedule of trade shows, conventions, and conferences organised by industry associations, each with useful information and networking opportunities. ...
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    Hyundai Launches 2-Axle, 45-Tonne Articulated Truck
    Posted 17/04/2026
    Designed primarily for longer hauls, with better road conditions, Hyundai’s new 4x4 truck is the ideal ADT for quarries and larger construction projects. ...
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    Partnership expanded: Liebherr tower cranes and Tenstar join forces to improve crane operator training
    Posted 16/04/2026
    Liebherr tower cranes have now also entered into a partnership with the Swedish simulation specialist Tenstar Simulation to enhance crane operator training. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment Starts World’s 1st Serial Production Of Electric Articulated Haulers
    Posted 09/04/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment has begun production of its A30 Electric and A40 Electric, becoming the first manufacturer in the world to bring electric articulated haulers of this size into serial production. ...
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