Machinery Trader Drills Blog Archive

    Vermeer’s R125 Reclaimer Reduces Utility HD Drilling Costs
    Posted On: November 6, 2024
    The Vermeer R125 reclaimer reduces water and drilling fluid usage, disposal costs, and labor on utility projects requiring horizontal directional drilling. ...
    Ditch Witch AT120 All-Terrain Directional Drill Gives G&W Construction Of Kentucky The Power To Bid On Bigger Projects
    Posted On: January 29, 2024
    Ditch Witch calls its new, 280-horsepower AT120 the industry’s most powerful and largest all-terrain directional drill, with 120,000 pounds-force of thrust and pullback and high rotational torque. ...
    Proterra & Komatsu Announce Collaboration To Electrify Underground Mining Machines
    Posted On: November 1, 2023
    Komatsu and Proterra announced a new collaboration to electrify next-generation underground mining machines using Proterra’s battery technology. ...
    Liebherr Announces LRB 23 Piling & Drilling Rig Alongside Battery-Powered LB 30 Drilling Rig
    Posted On: April 3, 2023
    One machine fills the gap in Liebherr’s lineup of all-around vertical drilling machines and the other gets the job done without harmful emissions. ...
    Vermeer Announces Automated Point-To-Point System For PD10R Remote Control Pile Driver
    Posted On: March 30, 2022
    The new optional feature uses onboard GPS to automatically travel and align itself to the next pile, reducing the number of operator inputs by eight and simplifying new operator training. ...
    Australia’s Stark Drilling Receives Custom-Configured Schramm T450 Series Drill Rig
    Posted On: November 10, 2021
    Managing Director Courtney Henness, a 30-year drilling industry veteran, chose the T450 based on decades of experience with Schramm equipment. ...
    Komatsu Debuts ZR122 Blasthole Drill With Productivity-Enhancing Features
    Posted On: September 28, 2021
    Komatsu says that the ZR122 can increase drilling time by up to 12%, cut maintenance costs by up to 10%, and enhance availability by 2 to 5%. ...
    Introducing New Vermeer QuickFire HD Connection System
    Posted On: July 16, 2021
    The new Vermeer QuickFire HD connection system for utility horizontal directional drills (HDD) helps reduce the labor involved with changing over from pilot bore and pullback tooling. ...
    Ditch Witch Says New AT32 All-Terrain Directional Drill Packs Greater Power, Easier Operation
    Posted On: April 21, 2021
    The Ditch Witch AT32 provides up to 4,200 pounds-foot of outer rotational torque, a 29% increase over the AT30, and 1,200 lbf-ft of inner rotational torque, which is a 50% improvement. ...
    Sandvik’s Top Hammer XL Drills Up To 7-Inch Holes Using Half The Fuel Of A Down-The-Hole Rig
    Posted On: March 30, 2021
    The new surface drilling system has proven in more than 62 miles of testing to reduce fuel usage by 50% compared with the down-the-hole drilling method. ...
    Ditch Witch Offers New Certified Training Modules For Skid Steers, Trenchers & Drilling Attachments
    Posted On: May 8, 2020
    The new modules offer training for both walk-behind and ride-on trenchers, stand-on skid steers, and the Roto Witch drilling attachment. ...
    American Augers Says Its New M300DH Cleans A True 300gpm Of Drilling Fluid
    Posted On: March 16, 2020
    American Augers’ new M300DH cleans reused drilling fluid to extend the service life of horizontal directional drills. ...
    Vermeer Unveils A New Horizontal Directional Drill
    Posted On: June 4, 2018
    Vermeer recently launched its new D40x55DR S3 Navigator, a horizontal directional rock drill featuring Vermeer’s dual rod technology. ...
    Vermeer & Mincon Strike A Deal
    Posted On: February 22, 2018
    Vermeer and Mincon inked a deal that makes Vermeer dealers the exclusive source for Mincon horizontal directional drilling (HDD) air hammer systems, HDD pull reaming hammers, and HDD support equipment, including HDD support stations and oilers. ...
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    Economic Uncertainty Extending Sales Cycles in Used Heavy Equipment Market
    Posted 9/4/2026
    New Sandhills Global market reports show continued inventory decreases for used heavy-duty construction equipment on MachineryTrader.com and other Sandhills platforms. ...
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    High-Performance XPower Wheel Loaders From Liebherr At Steinexpo 2026
    Posted 9/2/2026
    At this year’s steinexpo, the international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and construction materials industry, Liebherr will showcase two high-performance XPower wheel loaders. ...
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    Inventory Management Lets You Enter Data Once, Sync Everywhere
    Posted 8/27/2026
    Inventory Management is your single point of data entry for every machine, truck, aircraft, RV, trailer, heifer, bass boat—everything you’d like to sell on a Sandhills Global platform. ...
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    UCC Search Lets You Look Up Lien Records Before You Buy
    Posted 8/26/2026
    UCC Search makes it simple to look up Uniform Commercial Code filings for a business or person before you buy from them. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 8/26/2026
    Learn about the latest Sandhills features, including the new inventory Quick Add tool, a 120-day no-payment financing offer from Currency, and more. ...
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    Heavy-Duty Trucks Racking Up More Mileage While Used Truck Inventory Levels Continue to Fall
    Posted 8/10/2026
    Inventory levels of used day cab and sleeper trucks continued to decline in July, with overall used heavy-duty truck inventory 36% lower than last year. ...
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    Used Construction Machinery Inventory Shows Slight Monthly Gains But Still Lower Than Year-Ago Levels
    Posted 8/10/2026
    Watch the July Sandhills Global used construction equipment market report video for the latest on inventory, auction values, and asking prices. ...
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    MachineryTrader.me Brings A Trusted Equipment Platform To The Middle East
    Posted 7/27/2026
    Discover MachineryTrader.me, the new platform for buying and selling construction equipment across the Middle East. ...
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    2026 Q2 Dealer Survey: Construction Equipment Sales Improve, But Dealers Stay Wary
    Posted 7/21/2026
    Hear the latest sentiment on the construction equipment market straight from heavy machinery dealers, in our newest Machinery Trader and Bloomberg Intelligence video. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 7/17/2026
    Find out about the latest Sandhills news, including AI to write your asset descriptions, the new UCC Search app, a new e-commerce solution, and more. ...
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