Digging a trench using a hydraulic excavator may seem like a pretty straightforward task. However, it requires a level of training and skill to maximize productivity, efficiency and safety for ...

If you need to dig a trench or move some topsoil, an excavator can help you get the job done. But don't pigeonhole these machines into a single job. With the proper encouragement (and operator ...

It's too easy to settle for the usual way of digging trench when soil conditions or limited right of way challenge the textbook prescription for setting up a job. It's a mistake to throw out the ...

A Bucyrus 14-B shovel perched on timbers digs a trench from the front with long-stick shovel.Photo: Bucyrus International A Bucyrus 30C steam shovel is shown with sewer shovel attachement.Photo: ...

When I dig, you dig—a robotic excavator follows the motions of a remote user to execute digging from afar. SRI International Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...