Excavator: Equipment

You couldn’t ask for a more powerful and perfectly descriptive title for heavy-duty equipment than
“earthmovers”. They do exactly what their name indicates, providing an array of methods for
capturing and transporting soil and rocks and other earthen materials from one place to another.
However, some of the many different types of earthmoving equipment available have names that
are not so obvious. To help dispel any mystery, and so that you can know exactly what kinds of
tools are available for your earthmoving needs, we hereby offer you this comprehensive
introduction to the world of earthmoving equipment.
John Deere 870G LC Excavator Net Power: 382 kW (512 hp) Max. Digging Depth: 9.57 m
(31 ft. 5 in.) Operating Weight: 85,600 kg (188,716 lb.)
Excavator
Usually found on huge construction or industrial sites, excavators are a crucial piece of heavy
equipment. With an enclosed cab situated on top of a wheeled or tracked undercarriage, the
excavator’s most prominent feature is its long, crooked arm protruding from the cab, which has a
bucket on the end.
Excavators are brought in for big, messy jobs like demolition or dredging a river. They are, of
course, also relied on for excavating foundations, as well as holes and trenches. The excavator is
a vital piece of equipment in the mining and metals industry, and is used across industries for
tasks such as installing pipes and moving heavy materials.
The sheer variety of excavators out there could make your head spin. Hitachi has compact
excavators, utility excavators, construction excavators, reduced-tail-swing excavators, mining
excavators, and even wheeled excavators. They also offer them in sizes ranging from a “mini”
that’s more appropriate for use in urban areas to large hydraulic models that boast gigantic
buckets.
John Deere 710L Backhoe Net Peak Power: 110 kW (148 hp) at 2,240 rpm Max Standard
Dipperstick Digging Depth: 5.25 m (17 ft. 3 in.) Operating Weight 11,607 kg (25,588 lb.)
Backhoe Loader
This mighty digger looks like a tractor with a loader (imagine a dustpan the size of a trough) in
front, and a backhoe (an arm with a claw-like bucket on the end) on the back. Given their broad
range of uses, backhoes are commonly found on both agricultural sites and construction sites.
They can dig pits, break up asphalt, move trees, plow everything from dirt to snow, and so much
more.
JCB, a pioneer of the backhoe loader, has everything from a “compact” backhoe loader with a
gross engine power of 74 hp to a “super” model sporting 109 hp. Though most are made to suit
the needs of any industry, their JCB 5CX Wastemaster model is actually designed specifically for
the waste and recycling sector.
John Deere 1050K Crawler Dozer Net Power: 261 kW (350 hp) at 1,800 rpm Operating
Weight: 42,800–43,100 kg (94,300–95,000 lb.) Track on Ground: 3,419 mm (134.6 in.)
Bulldozer
Bulldozers, sometimes simply called dozers, are high-powered, diesel tractors with a continuous
track (much like a tank) and equipped with a large, curved, hydraulic blade in front. The track
makes it easier for the machine to move across rough and muddy terrain, which is often the
domain of earthmoving equipment.
The bulldozer basically has one major function, but it does it very well, and that is to use its sheer
brute strength to push mountains of dirt around. It can also be used to move rocks, brush, waste,
or whatever else your heart desires. When not pushing, dozers can also use their strength to pull
items like trailers, tools, or large and heavy pieces of equipment.
John Deere 2112DC Carry-All Scraper Struck capacity 10.7 m³ (14 cu. yd.) Heaped capacity
16.4 m³ (21.5 cu. yd.)
Wheel Tractor-Scrapers
It may not be elegant in appearance, but the wheel tractor-scraper is an efficient earthmover with
a sharp front edge for cutting and a rear hopper (aka ‘the bowl’) to store materials. Elevating
scrapers, towed scrapers, and open bowl scrapers are among the different types available, with
both single and tandem engines. With applications in construction, mining, agriculture, and
beyond, wheel tractor-scrapers a great for hauling dirt, coal, and other materials across short
distances.
John Deere 326D Skid Steer with trencher attachment
Trenchers
This earthmover is designed to—you guessed it—create trenches. Trenchers tear deep into the
ground and clear out soil, roots, rocks, and anything else that’s getting in your way. Trenchers
might be utilized by anyone from an individual homeowner trying to create a trench for drainage,
to a utility company needing to lay wires or pipes under the ground.
High-performance ride-on trenchers are popular, but there are also walk-behind models for those
who need to maneuver within narrower spaces (or who just really want to build their upper arm
strength). Beyond those preferences, you can also choose between chain trenchers, which have
a chainsaw design and offer maximum control, and wheel trenchers, which have a toothy metal
wheel and are ideal for cutting through rock.
John Deere 316GR Skid Steer Rated Operating Capacity: 795 kg (1,750 lb.) Gross
Horsepower: 48.5kW (65 hp) Net Horsepower: 45.6 kW (61 hp) Operating Weight: 2,894 kg
(6,375 lb.)
Skid-Steer Loaders
This compact, powerful, and easy-to-maneuver earthmover has a cab supported by four wheels
and lift arms that can be used to move different kinds of loads. There is also a multi-terrain type
of loader which has tracks instead of wheels.
Skid-steer loaders are extremely flexible by nature, designed to take on a vast array of tough
jobs. Bobcat, which invented the first skid-steer loader several decades ago, proudly offers many
models, along with dozens of attachments like bale forks, dozer blades, tillers, and utility forks, to
name just a few.
Depending on what kind of attachment is fitted to the machine, your skid-steer loader can scoop
up and haul dirt, carry pallets, plow snow, or assist in landscaping duties – among many, many
other tasks.
John Deere 460E Articulated Dump Truck Engine Power: 359 kW (481 hp) @ 1,900 rpm
Rated Payload: 41 819 kg (92,195 lb) Heaped Capacity: 25.5 m³ (33.4 cu. yd.)
Dump Trucks
As the earthmover most frequently seen by urbanites in their everyday lives, dump trucks are
known universally for performing the service of collecting trash from residences and businesses.
The large bed of the truck can then tilt to dump its smelly cargo at a waste management facility
or landfill.
However, the very largest dump trucks do in fact move earth, not just waste, in places like open-
pit mines or on industrial sites. Hitachi actually makes three models of rigid dump trucks that are
designed to excel off-road and meet the specific needs of both the mining and construction
industries.

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