We are as passionate as ever about this industry. We are dedicated to building the best equipment in the world, and we continue to improve them. Hitachi Construction and Mining Products • 1515 5th Avenue • Moline, IL 61265 • www.hitachiconstruction.com

MORE DONE AT LESS COST IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD Our three utility-class excavators can made a number of substantial changes to to the exotic, without missing a beat. give you the best performance possible. easily towed behind dump trucks, and upperstructure has been reinforced. The excavators are heavier. Performance heavy-duty commercial trucks. And specs are better. Of course, emission levels are lower and fuel economy is rubber crawler pads and a backfill blade. handle everything from the mundane BETTER PERFORMANCE improved. And the excavators require These Dash-3 Excavators are heavier,...

PRECISE MANEUVERS WITH LESS EFFORT IMPROVED HYDRAULICS FOR MORE PRODUCTION Controllability has always been a cycle times. Plus, faster arm roll-in and Hitachi hallmark. Even new operators faster boom-lower/arm movement. This notice and admire the smooth, respon- means you get more dirt moved every sive way orange excavators go about hour and more profit added to your their work. Now, the HIOS III hydraulic bottom line. An increase in swing torque for faster system makes any job feel like less work. Whether you are digging around buried obstructions, loading trucks, or setting pipe, the new Dash-3s...

LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION, MORE TORQUE DASH-3 EXCLUSIVE ISUZU TIER-3-CERTIFIED ENGINE electronic governor and a common- rail-type fuel-injection system. cooler lowers exhaust gas temperatures With increased fuel prices, fuel- Exhaust gas is partially mixed with for complete combustion, reducing efficient equipment is a must. Hitachi suction air to reduce the concentration particulate matter. excavators, with their fuel-thrifty of oxygen in the combustion chamber. The electronic governor provides Isuzu engines, have traditionally been This lowers the temperature in the cyl- isochronous engine-speed...

IMPROVED OPERATOR CONTROL, MOST COMFORTABLE IN ITS CLASS MONITOR SYSTEM An all-new monitor package lets you see larger gauges and more information by simply pushing a button. The screens provide instant informational records such as engine speed, temperature, and average fuel consumption from the on-board monitoring Multilanguage widescreen color LCD monitor provides easily accessible maintenance, attachment, and operational information. system. There is also a convenient plugin for downloading this same information to a PDA or laptop computer. The enhanced multifunction monitor features easy-to-read...

A HISTORY OF ACHIEVEMENTS, POISED FOR THE FUTURE Japan manufactures a complete range of construction equipment including for sale in North and South America. From super-small compacts to hydraulic excavators, crawler cranes, MINING LEGACY monster mining machines, Hitachi makes the widest product line of excavators in the world. Hitachi excavators sold in North America are built at the huge Tsuchiura plant near Tsukuba, Japan, and in Kernersville, DEALER and SERVICE NETWORK other hydraulic machines. Tsuchiura also has a parts division and various laboratories including state-of-theindustry research...

We are as passionate as ever about this industry. We are dedicated to building the best equipment in the world, and we continue to improve them. Hitachi Construction and Mining Products • 1515 5th Avenue • Moline, IL 61265 • www.hitachiconstruction.com