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Types of Heavy Construction Equipments and Its Attributes

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A construction site is filled with different types of heavy equipments which are busy moving from one place to another. A non-construction person passing around such a site may only wonder what use are they off as he may not see much utility in it. However, it’s only people who belong to the construction business or who works in this industry does know the real worth of these machines. There have been instances where a break-down in a machine has brought the entire work to a standstill and probably huge sum of losses to the company.

Nowadays, big construction companies have a team of technicians ready on the site that can work on the faulty machine and can get it up and running. This saves them from the trouble of keeping a replacement of a machine which in a way is practically not possible. You just can’t keep a replacement for all the machines that’s there on site. Thus, by having a team of technicians do a lot of good in getting the stuff back to business.

Here we would be discussing in brief about the different kind of heavy construction equipment and its utility to the construction industry as a whole.

Bulldozer:-  Bulldozers are widely used to level the land. They have huge dozer blades that is attached to its tractor which can be moved in the forward as well as in the backward direction. It becomes very difficult to work on uneven land and hence they use bulldozers to level the surface and make the road smooth. They play a huge role as far as construction of roads is concerned. One can’t think of doing the job without the presence of the dozers.

Excavator:-  As the name suggests, excavators are extensively used to excavate land and with the help of the shovel, the mud is taken and dumped in the truck. Seeing this machine in a construction site is quite common as they are used for digging huge holes deep inside the ground. To give more power to excavators, it has been added with hydraulics which helps to get the work done quickly and by consuming less fuel.

Wheel Loader:-  This heavy equipment is used to remove huge blocks of demolition debris and ferry them to the truck. They have a loader/bucket attached in the front, with the help of which it collects the debris in the bucket, fill it up and then dump it in the truck. The wheel loader is also used for constructing roads and in mining industries. It plays a pivotal role in clearing heavy blocks of snow, thus making way for the workers to construct the road. Similarly, in the mining industry, it is used to carry huge pile of dirt, coal etc and place them at their right place.

Scraper:-  A Scraper is a huge machine used for earth moving purposes. It is also extensively used in the mining industry. The back portion of the scraper has a bowl which is hydraulically powered and be raised or lowered as per the command of the operator. It is this bowl which when lowered fills the stuff in it and when it’s full; it’s closed with a vertical blade so that the mud doesn’t falls out.

How Do We Identify Good Undercarriages for Our Heavy Equipment

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The heavy equipment used in construction companies work a great deal to make things look simpler and also get the task done swiftly which may not happen if it was supposed to be done manually. Surely, the construction and the mining industry would be highly grateful to companies producing these heavy equipments. However, it’s just not the heavy equipment that play a pivotal role in shaping up the industry but also the undercarriages like idlers, track chains, sprockets and so on that do their best to keep the heavy equipment running. These undercarriages are more prone to lose their shine and are more often replaced by a new one. It is because the undercarriages takes most of the load of heavy equipments and also plays an important role in manoeuvring the machine in any direction as per the discretion and need of the operator. Due to this wear and tear, it become fragile and needs to be substituted with a new piece.
Quite fortunately, these undercarriages are easily available with dealers and if at all you see a problem with any of the undercarriage, you know from where you can get it swapped. Alternatively, there are also few companies who exclusively produce undercarriage parts and try to have collaboration with major heavy equipment manufacturing companies and also with their dealers. In this way, they supply the undercarriage parts to the heavy equipments manufacturing companies who use them in the final product. Like ways, they also supply them to the dealers so that when the existing one ceases to work, it can be easily replaced.
Most undercarriage parts are model specific, which means that a set of undercarriage parts can be installed exclusively on few models. In other words, the parts should be compatible to the machine in order to go with it.
There are ideally 3 ways to know if the undercarriage part is indeed good for your machine.
Get an expert:- Big construction houses hire a team of experts who tend to understand each and every part of the machine. Having worked on different machines makes them efficient in every aspect in dealing with any problem related to the machine. Thus, they should be the first preference of a construction company when it comes to picking up an undercarriage part. Dealers also know these experts quite well and hence they never try to play tricks with them. Alternatively, you also save a good deal of money as these experts are well aware of the cost of an undercarriage part.
Browse the net:- If you’re a person who likes to do things on your own, then you should consider taking some help from the internet. It unarguably carries all the information for you. However, it’s just that they may not be in a proper manner and you have to take the extra effort to do a thorough search. Also, some parts are even sold online which allows you to make instant purchase at reasonably affordable price. Thus surfing the net can be quite helpful to you if only you are willing to give the desired time.
Calling or visiting the dealer:- You can try this as your last option. Calling the company will make sense if you’ve the machine under warranty period. Even if it crosses the period, you can still get some leads from them and can then make your way on your own. Approaching a dealer would be a good option only if you known the dealer in person. By that, the dealer is more likely to give you quality stuff at a lesser price.

Looking To Buy a Bulldozer – Your Search Ends at John Deere

If you are in a construction business, you may perhaps know the importance of a bulldozer in your industry. It’s one of the most important machines that are needed in this form of business and one certainly can’t think of getting into this business without having a dozer with him. If you are working in a redevelopment project where you are required to bring down the old construction and rebuilt a new one, you need this mighty stuff to break down the old settlements. You also need them for constructing roads, wherein they are mainly used in moving the earth from one place to the other and also levelling the land. The engineers has designed the machine keeping into consideration the fact that it has to go through laborious chores on a daily basis and the person using it can’t expect it to break down at any point in time.

Bulldozers being a tough machine differs in quality and many manufacturers claims to be the best in the industry. Well, that ultimately depends on the user as to how they rate the machine produced by a particular user. Though surveys are conducted on timely basis to find out the company that manufactures the best of machines and it has been often found that John Deere has always managed to give an edge to its competitors. The quality of their machines unarguably excels at every parameter making them the number one producer of bulldozer in terms of excellence.

Let us now talk about its features and utilities. Most of the dozers are fitted with “Interim 4 Tier Emission” engine which lengthens its durability for good number of years. The engine also has side-by-side coolers which ensure the engine remains cool after working for long hours. Other than this, it uses wet-sleeve cylinders liners which give uniform cooling. This enables the dozer to work tirelessly for days and without any breakdowns. As a matter of fact, every contractor hates taking their machine to a mechanic and getting it repaired. They want their machine to work endlessly without any hiccups.

The engineers have worked to better the hydraulic and hydrostatic systems by sealing it completely with common fluid and filter codes which removes the chances of cross contamination. Doing this ensures that the dozer remains in good state and you don’t have to worry much about the maintenance issues. The dozers are also gifted with an optional feature known as “Integrated Grade Control”. Having this feature in your machine empowers you with laser levelling technology which means you can automatically control the hydraulic grading functions.

Well that was all about the machine and its engine, now let’s talk about the person who would be operating it. The cabins of the operator have been built by taking into consideration his comfort and knowing that he got to be sitting in the cabin for a long time. The cabin is fitted with air condition to keep the person inside cool and comfortable. A suspension arm chair can be fitted inside to keep the operator productive. However this is optional and not inbuilt.

John Deere’s bulldozers are a popular brand by now and most construction and mining companies always game for their machines.