Editor’s Note: The following article is brought to you by Kubota in partnership with ForConstructionPros.com. Excavators large and small rule the jobsite. They are considered a Jack of All Trades ...

The swing boom on the Hitachi ZX85USB-3 excavator enables digging parallel to walls with an “ultra-short-swing” machine that's still sized at 8.5 metric tons. That is beyond the official ...

Kubota rolls out its next-generation 1.7-metric-ton U17-5 mini excavator with retractable tracks and zero tail swing for work in confined spaces.

Since their introduction more than 40 years ago, compact excavators have been steadily making a name for themselves, largely due to their ability to work on smaller jobsites or in confined areas.