Talk:Compact excavator

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The article is fine, but it seems like an advertorial for the Bobcat company. Cat, Komatsu and others also make similar vehicles.

Also, Yanmar (Yamaha). The stated weight of 6 metric tonnes is also a bit misleading, as the intent of a compact excavator is its smallness of siz The minimum size and weight of these should be metioned, for instance, the 'Yanmar VIO15-2A is 1680 kg. and the Bobcat 316 is in the same neighborhood. User:Pedant 18:02, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem with this comment except to point out that Yanmar and Yamaha are separate and unrelated companies.Grooble (talk) 04:19, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The only line i'm bothered with is the: "Bobcat Company includes an integrated backfill blade as a standard feature on all of its excavators."

which lacks references, but otherwise it's fine imo. Jernejl 14:51, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kubota[edit]

Looks like Kubota gets its own little section. Does this count as advertisement? It reads a little like it. It doesn't highlight what is significant about the models, but just lists them.

History[edit]

A little bit of how the mini excavator came about would be good, such as the first mini being the Smalley, in the U.K. which were originally grave diggers, many still working and were exported to India etc. (eg) http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=4616 and http://i.ushipcdn.com/resize.php?path=%2Fstatic%2Ff2552565-17de-4338-9.jpg&w=270&h=210

Also, rubber track skid steers - the Halitrax designed and made in New Zealand originated the concept, exported to Sydney and New South Wales where you'll find the term Halitrax or Halidig ( the earlier wheeled version ) is the term used for that kind of machine. Takeuchi travelled to NZ, took pictures of one and stole the idea, later claiming to have invented it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.153.60.3 (talk) 13:14, 26 September 2015 (UTC) http://www.ipaustralia.com.au/applicant/halitrax-australia-nsw-pty-ltd/trademarks/518780/[reply]