Excavators are one of the essential machinery when constructing, building, or mining. They not only simplify your work but also reduce operational costs for your project Excavator. Available in different types and sizes, excavators come in handy when:
- Breaking ground
- Undertaking intense digging
- Lifting heavy objects
- Carrying out demolitions
- And, much, much more
Excavators are sturdy and robust machines when it comes to heavy duties. However, work tools and attachments enhance the excavator’s capabilities even further. When looking for an excavator, opt for one that is compatible with an assortment of attachments.
Below is a rundown of various attachments commonly used in excavators.
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Buckets
They are one of the extensively used attachments in an excavator. Buckets come in different sizes types. Standard buckets are used for lighter duties, such as scooping sand. Heavy and severe duty buckets are used for handling rigid materials like clay and rocks.
If you want to use your excavator for digging, you might want to attach a bucket with teeth. Buckets with general utility teeth are suitable for penetrating most surfaces. However, if you need maximum penetration, you could use penetration teeth. Teeth are, however, not necessary when scooping loose materials like sand.
Also, to note, buckets come in varying sizes. Broad and deep buckets are ideal for lifting loose materials and debris. Narrow buckets are suitable when digging trenches. Again, since they are sturdy, they come in handy when handling more challenging materials.
Augers
They are efficient in digging holes with precision and speed. Augers come with a spiral design that displaces soil from the hole as they penetrate grounds. They are commonly used in piping, road construction, landscaping, and residential construction.
Augers come in different dimensions and types. Standard augers are applicable in most digging tasks. However, for rigid surfaces like rocks, gear-driven planetary augers will be more suitable.
Grapples
Grapples also called excavator grabs to have more than a few uses. They use for material handling and clamping. In clearing rocks and hauling irregular materials, such as scrap and debris. They also popular in the logging industry as they can carry several logs at a go.
They have specially designing teeth that interlock filtering out unwanted substances like stones and other dirt. Typically, there are two types of grapples. The contractor’s grapple is appropriate for sorting and reprocessing work. The other type, the demolition grapple, is proper for tougher jobs.
The beauty with grapples is that they are aptly engineering to allow interchangeability with other machines and attachments. Again, grapples are hydraulically controlled, enhancing maneuverability in tricky situations.
Breakers
As their name suggests, breakers are using to break hard materials like rocks and concrete slab. These attachments deliver high-impact performance appropriate for surfaces that a bucket cannot break.
Breakers, also known as hammers, have tools like moil, chisel, and blunt to augment their functionality. Moil is the most common and used for trenching a demolition. Chisels are not only using for demolition but also concrete extraction. Blunts are using for crushing large rocks and concrete slabs.
To get the most out of your hammer attachment, select the appropriate size given the nature of the job you are handling.
Clamps
Clamps, also known as thumbs, perform various tasks to make your job simpler and effective. In landscaping, clamps can use to pick tree stumps and rocks as part of site preparation. Also, clamps are using to move broken materials after a demolition job.
Grading Blades
These attachments use in smoothening out rough terrain. The most useful in road construction. They come in different sizes and can attach to various machines.
Flail Mowers
The heavy-duty mowers are popular with landscapists. They are efficient in cutting tough grass and clearing thick bushes. The preferable in tough jobs where a standard wouldn’t make the cut.
Flail mowers can be an angle to either use a shrub or hedge trimmer. They are also engineering to bounce off immovable objects, such as stones. Other flails design to pick and eject smaller materials.
To sum it all
Excavator attachments are vital in enhancing productivity and efficiency in your project. However, remember to use the appropriate attachment given the surfaces you are interacting with. Otherwise, you might damage your excavator.
If you would want to learn more about excavator attachments, please contact us at SourcePro Equipment. Better yet, we will procure excavator attachments that are suitable for your machinery.
