30- to 40-ton excavators average cost up 11% in three years

In Category Shift To Shorter Tail Swings , it appears that we're paying more for less excavator. OK, it's not really less excavator, but shorter-tail-swing excavators that are making their way into the 300-series excavators. Is that less excavator? Typically, the specs say the short-tail-swing versions can lift as much and dig as hard as their full-size counterparts. Have you found that's true? The gallery of excavators gives an overview of advances in each excavator makers' 30- to 40-ton machines over the past three years. And there's a gallery of excavator attachments that might have some new ideas in it for those of you looking to stretch your hoe's versatility. Hope this is useful, Larry