Sunday 9 June 2019

Different Types Of Excavator Attachments

By Linda White


When you have big equipment, you can do the big jobs. The types of tools that are available for various smaller jobs work great for those, but for the larger jobs, it takes getting the right equipment. Since the machines take special training, having the right excavator attachments helps maximize those that are trained to get the larger jobs done faster and more efficiently.

Augers are used for specific purposes. They can be found most often with utility and landscaping companies. These are best used with digging post holes for the larger electric poles that provide power to neighborhoods. They're very efficient when it comes to planting trees and shrubs because they save hours of digging for the planting process.

Buckets come with and without thumbs. When you're digging a deep hole, these are great. If there happen to be large rocks and boulders that cannot be easily moved, the thumb provides a way to pick the rock up and deposit it out of the way. By using the thumb, you avoid having to blast the rock, which requires a professional licensed blaster.

Compactors are used to prepare the ground for many things. They are often used to prepare the soil for laying a building foundation or building a road. Most think of the big rollers used to compact the asphalt in road construction but they ground below needs to be compacted or the crew will have a problem with sinkholes later on and have to redo the work.

Grapples work to move material. These come in various designs. If you're moving boxes and crates, you can use the square grappler to pick them up, much like they are used in ports. Other styles can be used for different material handling such as the type with teeth used in junkyards and metal scrap yards.

Using a jackhammer works well with concrete. But, in situations where it is a wall and not a sidewalk that needs to be broken up, having the person physically there may end up in injury or death. With this attached to a big machine, the angle can be set to bring down the wall without worrying about a person being too close to get injured.

Using a ripper will break up soil fast and easily. In the tundra or places where the winter freeze is very harsh, getting through the ground can be difficult. Opening new ground for farming can be just as difficult. Using the ripper will break through the frozen or compacted soil and make large chunks. These can then be removed or ground into smaller pieces depending on the end result desired.

It is important to have the right tool for the job. While using smaller hand tools is great for the small jobs, if time is of the essence, getting the attachments for the big equipment will make the job easier and go faster. This saves both time and money.




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