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New compact handler from Ausa looks like a nifty lifter

24 Aug 11 The Digger Blog was invited to our local Ausa dealer, Plant & Engineering Services Ltd, recently to check out a brand new model from the Spanish manufacturer, and we soon found the little machine ticks all the right boxes.

Volvo BL71 operator gets himself in a sticky situation

22 Aug 11 This video, which looks like it was filmed somewhere in Central Europe, was recently posted onto my Facebook wall by regular Digger Blog reader Scott Hastings.

“Bigfoot” loading shovels go where others fear to tread

21 Aug 11 Regular reader and staunch supporter of the Digger Blog Anthony Chaput from Quebec in Canada, has been in touch once more, and sends in some superb photos of loading shovels that have been fitted with special tyres to help them cope with soft ground conditions.

Digger spotting at South West Excavations & Plant Sales

18 Aug 11 Another favourite haunt of mine since I moved down to the West Country is South West Excavations & Plant Sales yard in St Ive, near Liskeard in Cornwall. I popped in last week to see what gems I could find, both new and old.

Liebherr A924 demonstration at Bauma (action video)

17 Aug 11 My recent post on Gilpin Demolition's new Liebherr R906 Litronic excavator, reminded me of this stunning demonstration I witnessed during the Digger Blogs visit to the Bauma trade fair last year.

Gilpin Demolition takes new Liebherr R906LC Litronic

16 Aug 11 I had an unexpected day off from the seat last Friday, so I decided to jump in the van and take a look around for some interesting items to post on the blog. To my delight I came across this brand new Liebherr machine, so I popped in to take some photos.

First Volvo A25F for Daly Plant Hire

14 Aug 11 Specialist hirers of Volvo articulated haulers, Daly Plant Hire Ltd of Redhill Surrey has taken delivery of a new A25F bringing the mixed fleet of C, D , E and now F series machines to a total of fifteen.

Digger Scrapes up More Archive Scraper Photo’s

13 Aug 11 I have had an overwhelming response to the recent scrapers in France post, so I thought as there is still a lot of interest in these earthmoving giants, I would delve back into the Digger Blog archives for some more scraper photos.

Life's a Beach When you go Digger Spotting on Holiday

11 Aug 11 The overseas machinery related holiday photo posts, have always been popular on the Digger Blog over the past 3 years, and once again professional freelance photo journalist David Wylie, who is now a regular contributor in Earthmovers magazine has kindly sent in his latest batch.

Hitachi Dumptruck and Excavator Video proves to be a Big Hit on You Tube

10 Aug 11 I recently came across this video on Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe’s Twitter page. With over 12,000 views it has become the most popular video on HCME’s You Tube account. First posted in July last year it features two examples from Hitachi’s wide product range including a EH1100 dumptruck and a EX1200 excavator at work in La Coruna in Spain.

JCB Micro Takes to the Skies

9 Aug 11 Stuart Carlyon from Cornish Contractor G.A Carlyon and Sons, took on an interesting little job recently and was keen to tell the Digger Blog all about it.

Still Time to Win a Komatsu PC210-8 Model (Digger Blog Competition)

7 Aug 11 There is still time to enter the Digger Blogs fantastic Win a Komatsu PC210-8 model competition, the draw will be made at Komatsu UK's headquarters on the 3rd September. Its free and easy to enter, so good luck!

Cat Scrapers at Work in France

7 Aug 11 Last week the Digger Blog received confirmation of a dream come true scenario. I have been invited to spend some seat time driving a motor scraper, which is something I have wanted to do since I was a youngster. As a taster, French reader Valentin Vuillemenot, has sent in some stunning photos of these earthmoving giants in action.

Volvo ECR88 Plus Digs Deep & Piles High on Well Job

4 Aug 11 I was sent these great photos by Digger Blog reader Ludovic Klein. They feature an 8 ton class Volvo ECR88 Plus compact radius midi excavator in action, digging for a new well.

JCB JS220 REMU BIG FLOAT (Action Video)

3 Aug 11 I recently came across this video on Facebook, having been posted by regular blog reader Scott Hastings and shared with JCB dealership TC Harrison’s fan page, and I thought I would share it with our large readership here on the Digger Blog.

Digger Out & About in Turkey with Hidromek (Part Two)

2 Aug 11 Continuing our look back at the Digger Blogs trip around Antalya in Turkey with our friends from the Turkish machine manufacturers Hidromek.

New Manitou Reaches the Heights for Persimmon & Charles Church

31 Jul 11 Whilst the Digger Blog was away on our annual holiday, a brand new Manitou telescopic handler was delivered to the site I am currently working on in North Devon.

Digger Blog Test Drives a Hidromek HMK220LC

29 Jul 11 As promised in last week's Hidromek post, I have uploaded the first in a series of videos from my site visits with the team from the Turkish manufacturer.

Flannery hire invest in environmentally friendly Cat Excavators

27 Jul 11 Environmentally conscious Flannery Hire invests in a new fleet of Cat 308D SB RT Mini Excavators with the help of Finning.

Low Ground Pressure Husky 4 Excavator from Foremost

27 Jul 11 We like to bring you different & unusual equipment here on the Digger Blog. So here is something I came across on You Tube recently which would be the ideal solution when working in soft & boggy ground conditions

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