Talk:Long reach excavator

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[edit] First long reach machine

I'm having trouble finding much on the history of the development of long reach excavators. Kocurek mentions building demolition machines from 1992, and developing an earlier long reach excavator for use in dredging by the UK water board in the 1970s, but I don't get the impression that these were the first. -- Solipsist 08:11, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

This link (http://www.geo-solutions.com/equipment/excavator-attachments.asp) was just added to excavator. Although a commercial page, it shows the use of long-arm excavators for the construction of slurry walls. Don't think it'll help with the history, but it might be useful background for this page.

--EdJogg 15:58, 23 May 2007 (UTC)