A new take on roadside maintenance

Diamond Mowers' latest release - the DM360 and DM360X municipal maintenance machines - signals a shift in how roadside mowing and vegetation control can be approached, particularly for councils and contractors working across multiple seasons and applications.

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For Australian landscape and vegetation management contractors, roadside maintenance has always been a balancing act. Crews are expected to work fast and safely, minimise traffic disruption, manage dense vegetation in challenging conditions, and do it all with tighter budgets and fewer machines. At first glance the DM360 looks familiar, resembling a wheeled excavator fitted with a boom mower, but its design philosophy is different. Diamond Mowers has moved beyond attachments and integrated the carrier, hydraulics, boom, controls and safety features to work together as a single platform.

While the base carrier is sourced from an established third-party manufacturer, Diamond designed the boom system, operator interface, hydraulic integration, attachment compatibility, and overall machine configuration. The result is a machine optimised for roadside and municipal maintenance rather than adapted from general construction duties.

Available in both DM360 and DM360X configurations, the platform is offered with either a 25-foot or 30-foot boom, providing reach for batters, drains, waterways and roadside vegetation that would otherwise require multiple passes, additional machinery, or staff using line trimmers.

360-degree visibility

One feature of the DM360 is its rotating cab. Combined with a boom-mounted attachment, operators gain 360-degree visibility and control, allowing them to stay aligned with traffic flow while maintaining clear sightlines to the cutting head.