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Clearing land efficiently using a mini excavator

Continuing on with my projects for this mini excavator is clearing some land in preparation to dig a new ditch that runs the ...
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Closer Look: Develon DX35Z-7 Mini Excavator Excels at Digging in Tight Spaces

Watch a walkaround of Develon’s DX35Z-7 mini excavator at the 2025 ARA Show, featuring zero-tail swing design, specs and key ...
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Mini excavator stump digging – is it too small?

In exchange for fixing the broken wood chipper a couple weeks ago a friend of mine held up his end of the deal and dropped ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Construction Equipment

When to Buy or Rent Mini Excavators

When compact excavators were introduced, they were “cheap” compared to other machines, and primarily used for digging. As machine features increased in complexity and versatility, utilization ...