An excavator is an engineering vehicle consisting of an articulated arm (boom, stick), bucket and cab mounted on a pivot (a rotating platform, like a Lazy Susan) atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. Their design is a natural progression from the steam shovel.

New Zealand distributor AB Equipment recently delivered a Sumitomo 210-5 excavator.

HP Contractors has been a trusted name in the earthmoving industry for more than 25 years. At age 14, founder Ron Potter presented himself at what was then PNT, lied about his age and asked for a job. Later it was discovered he was not yet 15, but his excellent work ethic kept him on. 

"Fuel savings do not go unnoticed," says Wilson Contractors Managing Director, Tony Wilson. "Whilst our existing Sumitomo Series 3 excavators have always proved very fuel efficient, the newer Sumitomo 210 Dash 5 model is actually showing a 20 percent improvement over the Series 3 and a 25 percent improvement over other machines in our fleet."

The very first Sumitomo SH130-5 to arrive in New Zealand was recently delivered by local distributor AB Equipment to Waikato-based heavy farm contracting and drainage work specialist, Peter Goodwin Contracting

JIM Godfrey commenced his contracting business in Picton (NSW) 14 years ago. Jim Godfrey Earthmoving (JGE) was a humble business with a single Mustang 940 skidsteer bought from Tutts in those days.

JAPAN's Sumitomo Construction Machinery & Manufacturing Company has just released a 45t class excavator to the Australlian market.