It started innocently enough. An excavator operator was holding a bucket over two trench workers' heads to protect them from gravel that was being placed into the trench via a loader. The bucket ...

Quick couplers, those handy hydraulic devices that conveniently connect buckets to an excavator arm, are becoming standard equipment on many manufacturers’ excavators and are a popular aftermarket add ...

The Open-S Alliance is developing an international common standard for automatic quick couplers for excavators, including for ...

Excavator quick couplers come in many variations with different locking mechanism designs and features. They range from the most basic mechanical designs to sophisticated multi pin-grabber models that ...

Liebherr is expanding the availability of its fully automatic LIKUFIX quick-change system to additional wheel loader models. The system is now available for two compact loaders, L 506 and L 508, for ...

Doosan Bobcat has extended its offering of quick couplers, which allow operators to change non-hydraulic attachments without leaving their seat, with the launch of a hydraulic pin grabber coupler for ...

Available at Boss Machinery! This Kubota KX037-4 Excavator from 2020 has an engine power of 18 kW and counts 1703 operational hours. The total weight of this Kubota KX037-4 is 3790 kg and the ...

OilQuick AB, headquartered in Sweden, has introduced the OQC90, a suspended quick coupler designed for the largest material handlers in the world. The system consists of a rugged 360-degree rotator ...

Available at Boss Machinery! This Caterpillar 318FL Excavator from 2017 has an engine power of 91 kW and counts 7687 operational hours. The total weight of this Caterpillar 318FL is 19400 kg and the ...

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