| 1 | We need a mechanical digger to level the ground. | |
| 2 | Two workmen survey the site in the shadow of a giant excavator. | |
| 3 | Not so, he said, the excavators were clearing the way for emergency vehicles. | |
| 4 | The data exclude so-called mini excavatorstypically used on small sites. | |
| 5 | Excavator sales fell 10 percent in May from a year earlier, possibly foreshadowing a construction bust. |