Excavators over 12t - which are your favourites?

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Will Mann Posted: 9 Nov 2009 11:48

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This month in Plant Managers' Journal, we take a look at the market for excavators over 12t. It would be great to hear from ConstructionSpace members about your experiences using these machines, and which ones you prefer using.

There haven't been many new excavators launched in the 'over 12t category', but here are a few of the new and popular models we looked at:

• Doosan. All excavators above 14t updated with new 7-inch monitor and reversing camera in cab. New 14t DX140R offers reduced tailswing radius of 1.48m, but with maximum digging depth of 6.15m. Plans a larger 70t crawler excavator for the Bauma exhibition next year.
• JCB. Has launched new JS290 Auto (30t), with smaller dipper and main boom, but less counterweight at rear. Also offers reduced radius on JZ140, JZ235, JZ255, though says conventional 13t-14t excavators are still the most popular.
• Volvo. Launched the ECR305CL (34t to 37t) reduced tailswing excavator. Combines boom and dipper from conventional EC290 with undercarriage and tracks from EC330 to provide strong stability.
• Komatsu. The PC138US-8 (13.5t) is one of its biggest-selling zero tailswing models.

Let us know what you think of these - and any other excavators over 12t which you've been using.

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Supadoopa replied on 9 Nov 2009 12:13

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 Pound for pound i don't think any of them can beat the Hitachi with the Izuzu engine simply because when you try to do two things at a time the Hitachi will let you do it.

Try tracking and moving the arm at the same time on most machines and something will slow down.

I like the trigger idea for the Radio mute and the auto idle on the Case 210 though.

Press two buttons on the levers and everything shuts down so you can hear your banksman.

Thats Cool.