EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENTS

BACKHOE LOADER

The backhoe loader is an engineering The backhoe loader is clearing the and excavation vehicle that consists of a remaining soil. tractor, front shovel and bucket and a small backhoe in the rear end.

COMPACT HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR

The compact hydraulic excavator can The compact hydraulic excavator is be a tracked or wheeled vehicle with an excavating soil in a place where the big approximate operating weight of equipments cannot reach. 13,300 pounds. The compact hydraulic excavator is also known as a mini excavator.

SKID LOADER

Skid loader is a small rigid frame, The skid loader is collecting the soil. It engine-powered machine with lift arms is faster and cheaper than hiring more used to attach a wide variety of labor- manpower. saving tools or attachments.

WHEEL LOADER

The wheel loader is clearing and A shovels work cycle,or digging cycle, transferring a huge amount of soil. This consists of four phases: digging, is more convenient in excavating a swinging dumping, and returning. huge amount of soil.

DUMP TRUCK

Dump trucks or production trucks are The dump truck is unloading the those that are used for transporting materials needed for the construction. loose material such as sand, dirt, and gravel for construction.

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS

TOWER CRANE

The tower crane is a modern form of a balance crane. When fixed to the ground, tower cranes will often give the best combination of height and lifting capacity and are also used when constructing tall buildings.

The tower crane is lifting heavy materials from the ground to the floor where the materials is needed.

FORKLIFT

The most common type of design with The forklift is arranging lumbers in the forklifts is the counter balance. In the warehouse. average warehouse setting,most forklifts have load capacities of around five tons.

TELECOPIC CRANE

This type of crane offers a boom that consists The telescopic crane is extending its boom to of a number of tubes fitted one inside of the lift a tall and heavy piece of material and other. A hydraulic mechanism extends or placing it where it is needed. retracts the tubes to increase or decrease the length of the boom.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS

CONCRETE MIXER

Also known as cement mixer, is a The worker is placing a certain amount device that homogeneously combines of cement, sand, and gravel in the cement, aggregate such as sand or cement mixer to make concrete. gravel, and water to form concrete.

IN-TRANSIT MIXER

Special concrete transport trucks are The in-transit mixer is unloading the made to transport and mix concrete concrete that it transported from the up to the construction site. batching site.

COMPACTOR

A machine used to reduce the size of The compactor is waste material or soil through flattening the soil. compaction.

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