This compact quick-coupler range includes mechanical, hydraulic and universal fully hydraulic versions. Hydraulic models are semi-automatic with a mechanical backup safety pin Universal fully ...

Quick couplers, those handy hydraulic devices that conveniently connect buckets to an excavator arm, are becoming standard equipment on many manufacturers’ excavators and are a popular aftermarket add ...

The Open-S Alliance is developing an international common standard for automatic quick couplers for excavators, including for ...

In June, a construction worker in Ohio was working in a trench when the bucket on a nearby excavator came loose and pinned him against a water line that was being installed. The 34-year-old father of ...

The Caterpillar Fusion quick coupler moves the load’s center of gravity closer to the machine so that the loader performs much like it is using a pin-on bucket, with no change in tipping load. The ...

Aim Attachments, Grove City, Ohio, has introduced a line of Hydra-Lock hydraulic quick couplers. The HL quick couplers are designed for use with OEM configured attachments. The couples feature a ...

Quick-coupling devices save labor and have made excavators more versatile. (Photo courtesy of Komatsu America Corp.) The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering updating an ...

Doosan Bobcat has extended its offering of quick couplers, which allow operators to change non-hydraulic attachments without leaving their seat, with the launch of a hydraulic pin grabber coupler for ...

Coupler and attachment manufacturer Geith has a new mechanical coupler, while two others are expected to be added later this year. Other new Geith products at Intermat in Paris include a compact tilt ...