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Is this mini excavator too small for pond dredging?

Steve is back in the seat of this mini excavator. Earlier in the day I had him pulling some stumps in the food plot, but now ...
Everything Elliott on MSN

$300 tilt bucket on John Deere 50ZTS swale digging

Today I’m putting my modified Chinese tilt bucket to the test for the first time on my John Deere 50ZTS mini excavator. I’m ...
For Construction Pros

Attachments Turn Mini-Excavators Into Multipurpose Machines

Admit it, bigger is sometimes better. When you need to dig a large foundation, clear a big area or demolish a structure, a full-size excavator is probably the right equipment for the job. However, for ...
Electrek

5 ways I use my Chinese electric mini-excavator that I didn’t expect

When I first got my hands on a Chinese electric mini-excavator, I thought it would be a fun little machine for digging a few holes and moving some dirt around. What I didn’t expect was just how useful ...
Construction Equipment

What's the Difference between Mini-Excavators and Compact Excavators?

The swing boom on the Hitachi ZX85USB-3 excavator enables digging parallel to walls with an “ultra-short-swing” machine that's still sized at 8.5 metric tons. That is beyond the official ...
For Construction Pros

DEVELON Rolls Out DX62R-7 and DX63-7 Mini Excavators

DEVELON has introduced all-new six-metric-ton mini excavators, the DX62R-7 and DX63-7, for use in the United States and Canada. The two DEVELON excavators replace the previous iterations and join the ...