5 Types of Excavation and Grading Equipment

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5 Types of Excavation and Grading Equipment

If you have an excavation and/or grading job, it is important to know about the different types of equipment that will be required for your project. At Adam Nash Enterprise INC., we share some valuable insights into the most common types of heavy equipment and their key features and applications.

Track Excavator

A track excavator is a piece of earth-moving machinery that uses a set of tracks for moving. Track excavators are also often called cranes and hoes. They are commonly used in projects where there is a need to dig large holes. The primary components include the tracks, the house, and the boom and shovel.

The common uses of a track excavator include:

Digging basements and ditches
Demolition
Breaking up structures
Trimming brush
Dredging rivers, lakes, and ponds

An excavator can be fixed with various attachments to be used for different applications.

Loader

Loaders are used at excavation and construction sites for lading materials onto dumpers and trucks. They are used for loading materials such as excavated soil, raw materials, and demolition waste. A loader features a large bucket at the front and a short moving arm. This piece of equipment is available in wheeled and tracked forms. The former is more commonly used, but the latter is used wherever the former cannot be used.

Dozer

Bulldozers, also referred to as dozers, are earthmoving machines. They are made for pushing large volumes of soil, rubble, sand, and other types of loose materials. Some of the main features of dozers are as follows:

They are powerful machines used for digging, pushing, excavating, and leveling loose materials
They work mainly due to the force created by their tracking system
Dozers are most used for demolition, followed by earthmoving and construction projects
They can also be used for clearing away unwanted bushes and trees

Motor Grader

Motor graders are pieces of self-propelled equipment that feature an adjustable blade between the front and rear axles. The blade has versatile applications in different scenarios, including:

Leveling surfaces
Fine grading
Earthmoving
Scarifying and spreading materials
Cutting
Creating inclines
Trenching
Ditching
Mixing materials

They can be used for further applications with the help of additional attachments. They are usually available with rigid frame and articulated frame types.

DUMP TRUCK

Dump trucks are used for carrying different types of materials in large volumes between different sites or to the dump yard. Large excavation and construction projects feature off-road dump trucks. They feature large wheels and large space for carrying materials. These trucks can carry large amounts of materials over any type of ground. Some of the applications of dump trucks include:

Preparing the ground by moving loose materials including excavated soil, dirt, or gravel
Moving gigantic swaths of earth before construction

Dump trucks are typically used in conjunction with excavators for excavation projects.

So, these are the most used excavation and grading equipment. If you have an excavation project or need more information about the above-mentioned equipment or our services, feel free to get in touch with us at 615-390-0948. You can also write to us by filling out this Online Form and we will get back to you at the earliest. We own all our heavy equipment and machinery including excavators, loaders, motor graders, skid steers, rollers, backhoes, and more.

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