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Save Your Heavy Equipment from Potential Theft- Install the GPS

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Thieving has and will always be an issue of concern for individuals and organizations of all fields. What if your heavy equipment meets the same fate? Surely you wouldn’t want to lose your functioning heavy equipment to thieves and incur loses? So, what can you do to save your machinery from potential theft? Installing a GPS System in such a situation seems to be a good way out.

 

What Is GPS?

 

Among the many benefits that individuals and organizations have derived out of technological advancements is the GPS navigation system. The GPS or Global Positioning System is a “satellite navigation” system, which monitors and tracks the location of a certain device anywhere on the planet. Originally meant for military purposes, this navigational system is now open to use for all civilians. Install the GPS system in your equipment and always remain updated on its current location.

 

GPS Tracking System for Heavy Equipment

 

For starters, one needs to understand that the GPS system is a long term investment, the setup of which is going to cost you hefty but the gain that one incurs from the installation more than makes up for it. Setting up the device is a piece of cake. It is a hassle free procedure; all the users have to do is connect the device physically and then your equipment will be under surveillance 24 x 7 and you will receive an alert if there is something unusual. Now let us look into the pairing of the device. The GPS system needs to be linked with a trustworthy “fleet management software”. There are a number of alternatives available on this score and your choice should be governed by the need of your equipment. When picking up the “fleet management software”, you need to keep certain aspects of the same in mind- organization, price, “fleet size”.

 

Benefits of Using the GPS System for Your Heavy Equipment

 

Installation of the GPS device comes with a number of benefits for your equipment.

 

For one, round the clock monitoring of the equipment enables you to safeguard the same from potential theft. The setup is perfect for this purpose as even with a defunct battery, the system manages to send signals with regard to out of the order activities.

With the GPS navigation system, you can also monitor the schedule of your equipment. This helps you in taking decisions as to how and when to plan the next schedule of the equipment in order to meet the deadline.

 

Technological advances of the 21st century have made it possible for individuals and organizations to approach issues in a way they have never before done. And the GPS device is one such boom of technology that will help you to ward off potential thieving threats to your equipment and also help you monitor the equipment in order to serve other purposes. So, without further ado, set up the GPS System in your heavy equipment and keep track of your equipment.

Know Your Heavy Equipment- How to operate them?

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Are you new in the construction industry and need to find out about heavy construction equipment? When it comes to the field of construction, all one can visualize are the tall buildings that are yet to take shape, raw materials such as bricks, gravel, mortar and the like and heavy construction equipment. Have you ever wondered how all those equipment work? How with their enormous mechanical build do they help in constructing those skyscrapers that makes you a proud resident of your city? Well then its time we try and answer some of the basic questions related to the operation of heavy equipment.

 

Among the many heavy equipments used in the constructing industry, the dump truck, excavator, motor grader, bulldozer and much more. The dump truck, or the more recent version of it, the Articulated Dump Truck (ADT), is perhaps the most resilient commercial heavy equipment automobile to be built in the construction industry. Distinguished from the semi trailer trucks, the Articulated Dump Truck has a permanently hooked cab, unlike the former, which has a divisible automobile. Ideal for running over rugged terrains, its uniqueness lies in the mode of its steering. The twin hydraulic rams veer the whole cab as opposed to the pinion and rack depending on the front axle. The articulated frame is detached from the cab with the help of an oscillating harness and it is this arrangement allows the entire machinery to move with ease as the body and cab can move independently of each other. The presence of a “moveable chassis” only adds to the positive features of the ADT.

 

The next heavy equipment on the block that one needs to know about is the excavator. As the name indicates, excavators are used to meet the purpose of shoveling materials that are used for construction purposes as debris, mortar, and other such stuff on a large scale. An excavator works on the simple working principle of “input force” exercised and “output force” expended. This heavy equipment has wheels made of steel or rubber resembling that of a war tank. The cab built of tough polymer is stationed over a pivot which allows it to rotate a full three sixty degrees, so that the operator cab observe things from every possible angle. Excavators have a single arm, the singular bend of which accounts for its movement through sweeping angles. This heavy construction equipment also has a container, meant for the purpose of excavation. It has to be kept in mind that the build of an excavator depends on the activity that it has to perform.

 

Noteworthy heavy equipment on the block is the dozer or more popularly known as bulldozer. Also known as the crawler tractor, the dozer makes use of a broad metal blade for moving soil, sand, bricks, mortar and other such stuff on a large scale. Apart from the extensive blade, dozers also make use of “rippers”, a claw like and lengthened device that is attached to the end of a dozer. They can consist of a single or multi shank that is used for “ripping” objects, such as rocks and other materials. Dozers have now been evolved to suit a variety of purposes. Significant developments include “drive trains”, “hydraulic cylinders” and “automated controls” amongst others. Dozers that come with “stump busters” are generally used for the purpose of clearing land.

 

The use of heavy construction equipment in the construction industry is one of paramount importance. Hence, it comes across as a wise decision to gather a working knowledge about how these equipments before working with them.

A mechanic with skill is what you need to keep your machine moving

The modern era is dependent majorly on the construction and infrastructures that is the backbone of this world. Without these mighty constructions, life would have been as primitive as ever. However, to build these constructions, people are dependent on one major factor that is the heavy construction equipment. Whether you are constructing a multi-storeyed building or a road or a bridge or a flyover, can you imagine all of these without the construction equipments? Absolutely not! These are the helping hands for making these mighty constructions possible. Whether it is the construction of a home or a highway, these construction equipments make the labor halved.

How do these machines help us?

There are many construction equipment manufacturing companies that build these equipments suitable for various purposes. However, not all of them do this very efficiently. But there are some companies that manufacture excellent quality equipments and they never compromise with their quality. Not only selling these products, but these companies also supply their customers with an efficient after sales service that helps them to maintain the reliability of the customers upon them.

What are the heavy construction equipments?

The heavy construction equipments are those that help the workers of any construction company to have a machine work for them, like excavating an area to construct a building or a road, for levelling, filling and grading different construction works. These heavy duty construction machines are very popular in the construction industry and the better construction equipment you use; the better will be the result of your construction. There are many machines that are very widely used in the construction industry; however, the common and popular ones are the excavators, the hydraulic excavators, articulated trucks, graders, bulldozers, tractors, backhoe loaders, trenchers, dozers, pavers and many more. For every purpose that is related to construction, there is something for you.

How to use the heavy construction equipment?

With every passing day, there are new construction equipment being discovered for the convenience of the users and workers at the construction site. The more innovative and efficient your equipments are, the better will it produce a work. This construction equipment tends to face severe damages as they have to perform on harsh conditions.  As these machines have to work on different critical situations and are damaged quite frequently, so they need to have a good mechanic for treating the damages. Only a good and skilled mechanic, who is authorized, can serve these machines knowing the exact damages. Therefore, if this servicing is done by the skilled and authorized mechanic, then only can you keep these machines work for long. If the heavy construction equipment is not serviced by skilled mechanic, then the longevity of the equipment deteriorates. A skilled mechanic keeps the equipment working for long. It will definitely increase your production.

Different types heavy equipment in landfills

There are different types of heavy equipment which are used at landfills but which particular type of heavy equipment will be useful for you, depend on the landfill’s operational needs. Its needs normally based on the conditions of the soil, landfill’s size and also the amount or the type of the waste material. Actually all the operational tasks need the use of heavy equipment. If you want to complete your task then you have to take help from the heavy equipment as an example every landfill requires such equipment in order to take waste material from one place to another place.  There are different kinds of heavy equipment which serve some of the important works in landfills. Check it out.

Transport:

Different kind of trucks like Dump trucks or the truck loaders help to transport all the waste materials into the landfill compound or to the landfill. These trucks are specially used for transportation of the materials so it consists of a huge bay at the back in order to carry such materials. In the fixed ‘dump’ place of the landfill, the trucks gather all the waste materials. Cover materials are also transported by such trucks to such places and those things are used in the waste covering process.

For movement:

Bulldozers are also very useful for such works; they also help to move the waste material to the right place. Big, huge amount of materials can be transported through such vehicles which are designed with heavy attachments and provide such facilities.

For compaction:

In order to decrease the total area, compaction helps to crush the material. Compactors and bulldozers can perform such works due to their heavy weight. They make a track and move around the track in order to break up their heavy weight on the waste material. In order to compressed the waste in the dump area one has to drive such heavy vehicles over it.

For covering:

Bulldozers, loaders, trucks, backhoes, scrapers and compactors everything helps to cover the material. Soil and other such materials work as the covering material and help to cover the waste material. Backhoes help to uncover the covering material and the heavy trucks take it to the right site. The bulldozers move the covering material and the compactors compact the material over the waste.

Different types of equipments:

 

Excavator: The other name of the excavator is a track hoe. It basically is a large type of machine which has a ‘pivoting base with a cab on top’. There is an articulated arm which actually helps to operate the bucket and the bucket is used to gather huge amounts of rock, soil or waste. Generally people used this excavator for different types of works such as river dredging, hole digging and mining.

Backhoes loaders: It has been used in many kinds of purposes like landscaping, hole digging and demolition.
Such heavy equipments are used in many kinds of operational tasks that require the transportation of heavy material like gravel or dirt.

CAT D8T Dozer – Know Its Features and Utilities before Buying It

If you manage to look inside a construction site, you will find the roads to be messed up with stones all over the place, mud all around the place which makes it quite uneven for a person to walk on it. It leads to problems for the workers as they find it very hard to walk on the ground especially if they are required to carry some stuff with them. Therefore, it becomes imperative to first level the land, bring the road in a position so that people can walk on it. In order to get this done, the company should possess dozers of excellent quality which can work all day and can level the ground for people to strut.

It is argued that Caterpillar was the first company who had invented a dozer but if we talk about the patent, it seems to be in the position of a British company. Nevertheless, if we try to analyse or carry a survey checking out which company has maximum hold on most of the consumers using a dozer, we will find none other than Caterpillar. Probably they are the leading dozer manufacturing company in the globe and unarguably claim to produce the finest dozers.

Talking about the CAT D8T dozer, it is a multifunctional dozer wherein the front blades can be replaced as per the requirement of the project. This means that it’s not only used to level the land but can be used for many other constructive purposes. There are some 4 combinations of blades that can be installed in this dozer.

The first type is the straight blade which is short in nature with no lateral curves and also has no wings on its sides. This type of blade is mostly used for fine grading. Then we have the angle blade which is held by a “U” shape frame. This frame has 3 holes on each of its sides which allow it to hold the blade it in right, left and center positions. The third type of blade is the universal blade. This particular blade is designed to carry more material as it is tall and very curved with large wings on its sides. The 4th combination is a shorter blade which is not much curved and also has smaller side wings. These are the basic 4 combination of blades apart from which there are few more which are used for specific kind of work.

Cat has used one of the best engines compatible for this machine. The engine has a capacity of 229KW which means the net power of the engine is around 310hp and the overall weight of the dozer is around 37250 kgs. One of the unique features of the dozer is that it can give you a good resale value unlike dozers of other companies. Alternatively, the engine consumes less fuel which increases the productivity. The fuel capacity is 170 gallon and the engine oil capacity is 10 gallon. The engineers have done their best to make this model a huge success amongst the consumers and it has gained all the accolades from various business magazines and magazines related to heavy equipments.

Used Bulldozers Aren’t a Piece of Waste – Follow These Tips to Make Good Use of It

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Almost every item has a depreciating value and finally that item becomes obsolete and ceases to function. Same is the case of heavy equipments. Machines used in construction or in mining sites are quite expensive and after having used them for few years, you may find a newer model with certain changes in the technology being launched which you tend to purchase. That doesn’t mean the end of the existing machine. It is simply not the end of the story for the old one but perhaps it only suggests that it’s time for it to gear up for something new.

Here we would be speaking about what can one do with a used bulldozer. Would selling be the right option or simply giving it on rent would be appropriate. Let’s try to analyse what makes more sense for a person having used a bulldozer for the last few years.

Selling off the machine:-  If you have used the bulldozer for 3-4 years and if you are of the opinion to sell off the old iron and buy an upgraded model, selling off the bulldozer would make more sense. With the help of the money you get after selling the old machine and adding few extra bucks will help you get the new one. In order to sell the used bulldozer, you can post a classified on a local newspaper and give away your contact details. A bulldozer which is being used for 4 years can still fetch you a good price and hence selling the machine should turn out to be a good option.

You can also list the item on an online selling site. There’s a new trend wherein people are prone to buy things online rather than visiting a store and buy the stuff. Though buying a used bulldozer may not sound same as buying apparels from an online store, still it has its own importance which is clearly reflecting with the growing popularity of online selling portals. People do make their way by registering themselves in such online selling sites and are quite content after buying heavy equipments from there. You also make use of this opportunity and can list the bulldozer on the site. Giving proper description of the item will make it easier for the buyer to understand the position of the machine and help them to judge if they should be going ahead with the deal.

Putting it on rent:-  To a larger population, renting the machine would make more sense. However, that depends on the situation that makes them take the decision. For instance, you’re certain that you would not need your bulldozer for the next few months, it’d be better to give the machine on rent. You can earn some money as monthly rentals and once the contract is over, you can take it back. A word of caution would be to communicate very clearly about the maintenance and servicing part to the taker. Or else, they might not take proper care of the dozer and it may wear it sooner than expected.

Need a Dozer for Your New Construction Project – Better Take It On Rent It

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It has never been so simple to start up a new construction business. There you need able manpower who knows how to work things out, you need good competent operators who can operate the machines and also get the work done without any error and you need skills to operate and administer your business. But most importantly, you need good machines because unless you have good heavy equipment, it will be very hard to see growth happening in your company. One major obstacle which many beginners come across is of finance. They enter this business with limited finance and have to establish their business by money coming from various projects. However, they fail to understand that in order to complete a project they need machines which are pretty expensive and might make a big hole in their pocket. Well, as every problem has a solution, this one too has a solution and that would be to take the stuff on rent.

Here we would be talking about how one can take a dozer on rent and what are the things one needs to understand before he goes for the deal.

Search online:-  This could be perhaps one of the better option to search a dozer. With the help of the internet you can look for people willing to rent a dozer in your city or in your area. If you’re lucky, you may find someone in your area and that will help you fulfil your cause. It also helps you to know more about the history of the machine. For instance, for how many years this machine was in use and if there were any accidents that happened on this machine. You may also get to know the frequency after which you need to service the dozer. Overall, you get to know almost everything about the dozer if you try to search it online.

Moreover, it also gives you the option to see more lessor who want their stuff to go on rent. They may quote different rent and you can pick the one you find convenient to pay. Once you have selected the dozer you would be going for, it’s time to contact the lessor and get the deal settled. There you might request him for a trial and check if you should need to know anything more about the item.

Check classifieds on news paper:-  You can grab a local newspaper which has wide circulation throughout your city and check the classified section. There you might come across many such advertisements where people would want to give their dozers on rent. Unlike searching it online, here you may not find plenty of options, but it should suffice your cause. You may then want to contact the lessor and fix an appointment. Go to his place and check the dozer. If possible, take an expert with you who understands the intricacies of the machine and can guide you if you should take the stuff or leave it.

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.