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equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud |Diamond Mowers
Editor's note: This story was updated April 15, 2025, with new products. When it comes time to slash and grab, check out these 20 construction equipment attachments for clearing land. Our product roundup includes a variety of brush and forestry cutters for chopping through thick vegetation and small trees with your construction equipment. Then when it’s time to clean out the felled debris, several types of rakes and grapples for excavators and compact equipment can help you tackle the job.
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1 week ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
Attendees at the Bauma construction equipment show got the first look at Komatsu’s next-generation excavator. The company rolled out its 22-metric-ton PC220LCi-12 at last week’s show in Munich, Germany, as a global debut. The Dash-12 excavator for the U.S. market is slated to arrive this year, according to Komatsu. The PC220 revealed at Bauma was spec’d for the European market; so there could be changes in the North American version.
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equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
Thinking about converting some of your diesel equipment to electric but are worried about having enough runtime to get the job done? The engineers at Moog have heard your concerns and have developed a new modular diesel generator that can fit on your machine just like one of the company’s ZQuip batteries to extend runtime as long as you need it. The new ZQ25D diesel module is essentially a diesel generator that gives your battery-power converted equipment a new fuel option to operate as a hybrid.
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1 week ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
Caterpillar showed the first of its next-generation rigid-frame dump trucks at the Bauma construction equipment show in Germany this week. The 71-ton 775 off-highway truck gets a new frame design, suspension and safety features like 360-degree surround cameras and an obstacle-detection radar system. It could even be equipped for full autonomous operation, as the company is developing its MineStar Command system for the 775.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
Toku America has developed its new Striker Rock Breaker attachment system for attaching to crushers to clear away blockages without having to stop the crusher. The company now offers Heavy Duty, Mid-Range and Mobile hydraulic breaker systems for crushers in quarry and mining operations. The systems are custom engineered in a range of sizes and reaches to accommodate crusher and aggregate material demands.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
Attendees at international trade shows have been catching a glimpse of the next-generation excavators from Hyundai and Develon, which the sister companies say are a complete redesign from previous models. Parent company HD Hyundai first rolled out the new Hyundai 40-metric-ton HX400 and Develon 24-metric-ton DX240 at the Seoul Mobility Show 2025 in South Korea, where it was announced that the excavators are scheduled to hit the North American market in April 2026, according to The Korea Herald.
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2 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
Kenworth is saying farewell to three of its classic models that have been popular haulers for decades: the W900, T800 and C500. The company says it can no longer produce the trucks due to tougher “diesel emissions regulations coming and component constraints.” The 1.9-meter-cab Class 8 trucks will sunset in 2026. So if you want one of the last of the models, you should let your Kenworth dealer know. The company says it will make a last call to order the trucks later this year.
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equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
A Connecticut contractor and equipment operator pleaded guilty April 4 to second-degree manslaughter after a worker died in a trench collapse in 2022. Dennis Slater, 56, was in an 8-foot-deep, 135-foot-long trench July 22, 2022, guiding a 20-foot section of pipe into place at a residential development in Vernon when the walls collapsed. He later died at the hospital. His employer, Botticello Inc.
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3 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
An equipment dealer, an attachments manufacturer and a contractor have developed a 6-yard bucket that is light enough to be used on a John Deere 470 P-Tier excavator. The LoadMax bucket from Craig Manufacturing is made of lightweight yet strong AR 450 steel that enables the excavator to get 10 to 20 more truckloads of dirt in a day at the same weight as a loaded 5-1/4-yard bucket, the company says. The idea for the bucket came from Rawso Constructors of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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3 weeks ago | 
equipmentworld.com | Don McLoud
In response to increased tariffs announced April 2 by President Trump, JCB says it will increase the size of its new factory being built in Texas. “In the short term, the imposition of tariffs will have a significant impact on our business,” said JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald in making the announcement for the England-based equipment manufacturer. “However, in the medium term, our planned factory in San Antonio will help to mitigate the impact.
