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Can’t Afford To Buy A Scraper, Better Take Them On Rent

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Heavy equipments being an expensive affair, not many construction houses are able to invest their money buying them. Other than that, some businesses work on contract basis which means that they do not have projects all months along and still have to continue repaying the monthly installments taken from the bank as a business loan. This can certainly hit their finances hard and continuing business may become all the more difficult for small businessmen. Perhaps, the only way to tackle this situation is to take the equipment on rent for the period you need the stuff and then return it to the owner. No wonder, you have to pay the price for using the equipment; however that would be miniscule if compared to having to buy one in its place.

Scraper is a heavy equipment that is needed for all types of construction and mining work. Buying this equipment may make a hole in the buyer’s pocket and hence we would be discussing means through which a person can get this stuff on rent. Paying rentals will definitely show a declining trend in the operating expenses rather than buying the equipment at one go and paying monthly installments. So, let’s talk about how one can rent a scraper.

Search within your business circle:-  This should be an ideal option as it’s advisable to do business of this nature within your business circle. You can talk to people about your requirement and see if they know anybody who is looking to rent his scraper. You may for sure come across many such businessmen who probably may not have any use of their scraper and are looking for avenues to get some money from that idle piece of metal. Well, you only want to get connected to them and then can take things from there.

If you are a novice as far as heavy equipments are concerned, it’s recommended that you take along an expert who has worked day in and out with scrapers and can guide you crack the best deal. You can also use this opportunity to negotiate the price with the owner. Since you’ve approached the owner from a reference, you’ll be entertained and there are high chances for him to bring down the rental price of the scraper.

Go through the classified:-  You can check out the classified section in your newspaper and see if there is anyone who is willing to give their scraper on rent. Newspapers are full of classifieds with advertisements. You need to check the one you are interested in. Once you get the deal, all you have to do is get in touch with the giver, check the equipment (don’t forget to go along with an expert) and close the deal.

Looking on internet:-  People have found themselves to be very successful in selling items on internet. You can even try this out and look for websites where people list their heavy equipments for sale/rent. Here, the lessor puts in the specification of the scraper and if it goes as per your needs, you can hit the “Deal” button.

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Heavy Equipment for rent and sale

Wanting To Rent An Articulated Truck – You May Make Use Of These Tips

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Small time construction businessmen has to go through a great deal of financial suffering as they don’t always have projects in hand and hence may find it very difficult to pay back the money they have taken from banks to buy heavy equipments. Other than that, they also have to take care of expenses to keep the business afloat. Though, they have started keep employees on contractual basis which means that when they have projects in hand, they call in the workers and pay their daily wages and once the project is completed and the workers go off-work, the businessman is no longer needed to pay them.

This often helps them to curtail some of their expenses but that’s probably not the end of the road for them. They may not need the best of the machines as taking up small projects doesn’t require big machines. They can get the work done with some small machines which doesn’t cost a fortune, however in order to ferry demolition debris, they need an articulated truck which can prove to be very expensive. In this situation, these businessmen can take an articulated truck on rent and can estimate the number of months they may require the truck.

Here we would be talking about how one can go about taking an articulated truck on rent.

Look at the advertisements in the classifieds:-  Classifieds have helped many of us in finding what we are looking for years. This may prove to be very instrumental in finding a truck on rent. All you have to do is keep a keen watch on all the classifieds and if you find what you are looking for, then all you need to do is contact the lessor and crack the deal with him.

Alternatively, after you meet the owner of the truck in person, you may request him to allow you to test the truck. If possible, take an expert along with you who can guide you and help you take a call. As far as classifieds are concerned, you can take the help of both; the one that comes up in the newspaper and also for the one that gets published on the internet. Hopefully, something might click for you.

Check out online selling portals:-  Online selling portals has played an important role in the Ecommerce domain. With every passing day, it’s attracting more and more people to take this place for buying and selling stuffs. In the same way, people looking to rent heavy equipments also see such sites as a good money making avenue and often list their items here. You need to browse any of the website and search for an articulated truck. Check out the specifications and the model number (if you’re interested in a specific model). Once you get what you are looking for, you only need to get in touch with the lessor and see if he is willing to negotiate the price of the rent. Most they agree to negotiate so giving it a try always helps.

You can use any of the two widely used modes to find a truck on rent and complete the project.

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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.

Grease Your Machine Regularly to Make It Work Better

The heavy equipment that work for you all day long are prone to frequent break downs if proper care is not taken. One should service the machine on regular basis thus increasing the life of the equipment. Maintaining the machine is of utter importance as it not only gives it some air to breathe but also ensures that it works uninterruptedly for a long time. Ignoring this can result in frequent problems like the machine may all of a sudden cease to work. This will lead to further complications like calling a mechanic to get it fixed and keeping your fingers crossed on the fact that it may take good number of days to get it back up and running. You may also be asked to replace a part with a new one. At times, those parts remain unavailable with the dealer and they have to order it directly from the company. This means that you are without your machine for some more days. The delay in getting the problem fixed is causing you to lose money which no business person would like to tolerate. The complications could be endless and one might not want to taste any of it. Hence, it is prudent to grease the heavy equipment at on daily regular intervals
Since we have spoken about the ill-effects of not servicing your machine regularly, we would now be diverting our attention on the right kind of grease one should be using on their machine.
Let us first understand what this grease is made up of. It is a mixture of oil, thickeners and addictives. So if you want to grease for the engine of the machine, you may go for synthetic oil. This oil is a bit expensive if compared with other varieties but has the ability to resist oxidation in tremendously hot environment and in extreme cold temperature, they can give better mobility in the automatic lubrication dispensing system of the engine. The synthetic oil is till now the best engine oil used by users.
Molybdenum disulfide:- Molybdenum disulfide is grease that has additives in it. It’s also known as “Molly”. EP greases has around 3 to 5% of Molly that is used for high pressure applications. It helps in filling the microscopic machining marks found on the bushing and the pin and reduces the friction of these two items in the machine particularly when it’s on with some heavy stressful stuff. Having said this, not all EP greases have Molly in it. Various types of EP greases can be used for lubricating the machine which is with or without Molybdenum disulfide.
Using Thickeners:- Applying grease without thickeners can soon leave the machine without any lubrication. Thickeners are used in grease which is applied in the joint or bearing of the equipment. Well this doesn’t implies that one should be using too much of thickener in the grease. In cold weather condition, the less the thickener is used in the grease, the better grease may pump. This is completely on the contrary in extreme hot temperature or for high temperature applications. The thickeners which are most commonly used are lithium. It also has a mixture of aluminum and calcium soaps but the proportion is far less.
This is how one can use different kind of grease for different applications. One may also take help of heavy equipment manuals to understand the kind of grease that would work better on the machine.

Why Should One Be Using Caterpillar Excavators – Find It out Here

A construction site is filled with heavy equipment of different kinds and they all are working all day busy constructing a building for us to live. But one thing we must all understand that without the help of these heavy equipment, things won’t look as simple as we see it to be. A construction company needs to have all sorts of machines. Right from a bulldozer to an excavator, they need it all to fulfil their business requirements.

Each machine has its own role to play and hence it becomes quite imperative to pick the right iron for the job. It becomes quite tricky to select the best available option when you are given too many of them. However, when you have a name like Caterpillar as an option, you may not think twice to pick that up. Therefore, it is wise to put Caterpillar machines to work and get the job done.

Cat is perhaps one such company which gives lot of stress to consumer’s demands. They leave no stone unturned when it comes to fulfilling customer’s requirements and pay special heeds to their needs. This is probably the major reason why many big construction and mining houses vouch for Caterpillar heavy equipment.

We would be discussing about caterpillar excavators and why should one have them in their corner. Let’s talk about the most recently launched Cat 320EL Hydraulic Excavator. Well, this machine can make the hard work look simple. It’s rock solid but has the potential to do the work with ease. It’s easy to move from one place to another and the control system is simply awesome. The operator won’t perspire doing the tough job and may even find him listening to some music while moving earth. Its capacity to lift things has increased by over 5% on a standard one and if we consider a heavy lift configuration, then that’s been increased by more than 20%. Like its earlier version, it has low emissions engine which not only increases its fuel efficiency but also boosts productivity.

Cat 320EL is fitted with C6.6 Acert Engine that has an electronically control the fuel pressure. It also includes a 3 layer fuel hoses and an electric pump which permits the use of biodiesel. In order to cool the engine, they have an air to air after cooler and an A/c condenser. The fan automatically adjusts to the temperature and keeps it cool. The engine of this model plays a significant role to keep down the fuel consumption without hampering its performance.

The machine is gifted with hydraulic horsepower which perhaps make it unique in approach and also more favourable as compared to other machines. It’s indeed the actual power behind the machine which allows it to do the toughest of the work with much ease. It has a back to back main control valve which helps it to increase its efficiency. It’s also blessed with a heavy lift which allows the machine to lift a lot of stuff at the same time and complete the work at a much faster pace.

Knowing all these, it would be absolutely naive to think of going for any other equipment which may not at all have these features and if at all they possess it, it may be short lived.

 

Use of Heavy Equipment in Construction Business

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The way you need oxygen to live, perhaps in the same way a construction business needs heavy equipment. They just can’t think of running their business putting the heavy equipment to rest. It may cost them a fortune if any of the machines goes off for some reason as they may not have something else to replace the non-functional one. Therefore, may construction as well as mining companies ensure that their machines are well lubricated and maintained so that they don’t wreck off when it is actually needed and in case if it goes off for some reason, they ensure that they have a team in place who can sort things out for them.

If we talk about construction of roads or dams, it would be highly unimaginable to work them out without the use of heavy equipment. Construction of roads involves moving earth, digging some parts with strong clips and at times levelling the land. The machine should be in a position to move to and fro and at times move 360 degrees to manoeuvre quickly. Such type of work can’t be done by manual labour and it requires those heavy pieces of metal with class engine to get the job done.

Heavy equipment manufacturing companies like Caterpillar, John Deere, Hitachi, and many more of them produce quality machines for the construction houses and the equipments last for many years. Thus, the money invested in buying the machines are often fetched by the profits the company earns in the business. The heavy equipment manufacturing companies are producing machines that are comparatively eco-friendly than their predecessors and consume less fuel giving the same quality of work. On the contrary, the efficiency of such machines has only increased over the times which have benefited the industry big time.

We would be naming some of the machines that have played a significant role in shaping up the construction business and its uses to the construction industry.

Bulldozer:-  Bulldozer is a very heavy machine which is used to push earth, debris or big pieces of rocks. It is extensively used to build roads and also needed to a larger extent in the construction industry. It has those heavy blades in its front which is used for digging earth, collecting mud in it and putting it in a truck of debris. The blade is controlled by hydraulic rams which forces the blade to dig inside the earth. Bulldozers are used to transport heavy items for a short distance. Some other work where a bulldozer is required are uprooting trees, pervading the soil all over the place that’s dumped from the truck, levelling the land etc.

Excavators:- Unlike bulldozers, excavators can’t move stuffs from one place to the other. However, they can dig earth with their strong buckets and take the mud to dump it in a truck. The excavator has a long arm which does most of the work. The arm is fitted with an iron bucket and hence it mainly controls the bucket for doing things. The excavator has a cabin where the operator sits and controls the entire functioning of the machine. With the introduction of hydraulic powered accessories, excavators has become multifunctional and is not only restricted to excavating.

 

Looking for Construction Equipment for Rent – Read This One to Find Out

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Heavy Equipment used for construction purposes are very expensive and it can be bought by people whose business are quite established by now and are minting good money. Other than that, people who just stepped in this business may find it very difficult to buy a used machine, completing evading the idea of buying a brand new piece of metal. People who are beginners have to struggle a lot with many things.

Right from gathering human resource to selecting able operators and arranging for finances, they have a lot on their shoulders and at time it takes a toll on them, leading them to shut their business. This is perhaps a sad ending to a wonderful beginning or may be not so wonderful beginning. Apart from one having the skill to delegate the work to the right people and run the business on his own merit, nothing can be a big problem.

Taken into consideration the fact that it takes a lot of money to buy different construction equipment but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road for you. You can certainly look out for different avenues to tackle this hurdle and take score of things. Out of many avenues one may look at, there is one such alternative which could be used to get rid of the problem of buying construction equipments. You can always rent a machine for you.

Before you look forward to rent equipment, you need to check the number of machines you require for the project you have in hand. Go as per your project and don’t get involved in taking too many machines that will eventually end up rotting on the fields. On the other hand, do a good study of your requirements by asking the operators, workers and other technicians. Once you get a feedback from them, it’s time you look for the equipment.

It would be better if you also check with them the number of equipment you’d need on the field. You must be very clear while instructing that none of the machine should remain idle for a day. You want them all to work throughout the week. They can service the machine during the beginning of the day and also while they end their shift. You can take the help of a mechanic to visit the site on every weekend and check if the machines are in order so that it works incessantly all during the week.

In order to find people giving construction equipments on rent, the best place to search is by browsing internet. There you’ll find number of people who wants to either sell their machine or give them on rent. There you also have the option to find various models of machines with their specifications. You can go through them and can compare them with other models. You can then contact the person who owns the machine and check when you can come to visit them and see if the machine is exactly what they have advertised.

It’s recommended that you take an expert along with you who understand the intricacies of these machines and can help you get the best deal.

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What Should One Be Doing – Buy Heavy Equipment or Take Them on Rent

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Heavy Equipment serves you in a number of ways as far as your business are concerned. However, it has a high price attached to it and normally businessmen are baffled thinking if they should be buying the machine or take them on rent. Taking them on rent sounds to be a good option but has its own problems. If you take the equipment on rent, it definitely means you’d be using a used machine and hence can’t always be sure that it’s not going to give any troubles. There have been numerous instances where the person taking it on rent had problems with the machine.

At times, it just broke off or it consumes too much of fuel and perhaps isn’t that productive. The common reason to this problem is the people who take it on rent are very much aware that they don’t own it and have to return the equipment once the term of the contract gets over. Therefore, they use it without taking any care for it. Maintenance is hardly done and hence the machine keeps giving some or the other problem. Thus, it becomes imperative to distinguish properly if you should be purchasing a new machine or go for a rented one.

There are few things that one needs to understand before they take a decision. Only on the basis of considering few parameters, one must either buy or take the equipment on rent.

Finances:-  Before you come on to the decision of buying heavy equipments, it’s prudent that you check your financial position. You also need to plan things like wages of the workers, payment of utility bills and any other bills that needs to be paid to keep the business running. You might consider taking a loan but that should struck your mind only if you’ve a fortified business plan where you are pretty confident that nothing can go wrong and you’d end up making money. That will nevertheless help you to pay off the loan amount.

Know your business requirements:-  You should do your homework before you start thinking about buying/renting heavy equipments. Try to know the project you are dealing with and for that what kind of machines you’d need. Once you’re sure of your business requirements, you can chart out a plan where you can state which machine is needed for what purpose and try to streamline your work.

Take suggestion from people in this domain:- You can always take suggestions from people who have spent good number of time in this business. They will be in a better position to guide you. Their experience in this domain will benefit you for good. Thus, it’s important that you reach out to such people who are in your good books and you are sure they will not throw you in the dark.

Take references:-  Once you have taken a decision, you can also ask for some references. You get them from the people who’ve advised you with things. Check if they can help you out with few names with whom you can do business with. They can certainly give out some names from where you can buy/rent equipments.

Installing a Fuel Filter Will Prolong on Fuel Consumption

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The construction sector is often hit with factors like finances, land acquisition, environmental issue etc that plays a major role in the fluctuation in the price of this industry. In addition to this, the rising cost of transportation and other essential commodities required to keep the construction sector running has become a deeper worry for construction companies. Keeping all these into consideration, any increase in the price of fuel works as the last nail in the coffin. You require fuel to run the heavy equipment and a rise in the price will definitely bring you in a high and dry situation. It can also hamper your business if you are not able to cope up with the problem. However, the question here is do we have any option to get through with this issue?
Well as a matter of fact, there are few options available which we can use to contain this issue if not eliminate it for once and for all. Heavy equipment manufacturing companies are in the process of designing heavy equipment that runs on electricity. It means that this equipment will not require any fuel to run. All you have to do is just charge the batteries of the machines and it will be good to go. This sounds like a wonderful idea but there has to be a catch behind this new stuff. Well, it ideally doesn’t have a catch to be precise but the problem is they would be very expensive than their predecessors and since they are in testing phase, one cannot guarantee if it will be as effective as their precursor. Also, being in the testing phase, the first option isn’t of much use to the construction houses and hence they might look for other alternatives.
What can be done in this scenario is install your machine with stuffs that help to reduce the consumption of fuel. You might also want to change fuel filters every 250 hours or less or find alternatives that consumes less fuel. The clean fuel filter simply prolongs the consumption of fuel which makes it an all the more expensive affair for companies to operate these machines. The fuel filters are though important for your machine needs to be replaced only if you can install something that is capable of doing the work with the same intensity. In order to know the alternatives, the best available option would be to contact an expert who has studied in length on machines and has equivalently worked all his years with them. These experts will be in a position to advise you with the various alternatives available that can be installed in place of a fuel filter without compromising the quality of the work and also help in reducing the consumption of fuel.
Alternatively, you can also make use of internet and try to search options that can help your cause and simultaneously can bring down the consumption of fuel. There are many articles written by experts where they write on giving up the fuel filters and use an alternate in its place. You may also find the name of the companies/brand that you can use in your machines.

Air-conditioning System on Heavy Equipments

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Working in a closed cabin for almost throughout the day can drive anyone crazy and especially when you are working during the summers with hot air waves blowing outside can make you real sick. It would be too hot for you to stay inside and you can’t just work without an air condition which is fitted inside to keep the room cold and subsequently allowing you an environment to work. An air condition inside the cabin can also increase the productivity as the hot climate outside the cabin will not dehydrate the operator and will keep him in a mood to carry on with his work for hours.
The heavy equipment manufacturing companies have long understood the need of an air conditioning system inside the cabin as it can be intolerable for any soul to work in extreme high temperature. Alternatively, they also found the need to keep the engine and other parts of the machine cool. Due to the nature of work these machines are involved in, it becomes all the more important to ensure that the environment remains cool so that they do not stop working due to overheat. Keeping all these into consideration, the heavy equipment companies are developing their machines and bringing in new models with advanced technology that are completely capable of solving the heating problems inside as well as outside the cabin.
Moreover, there are companies that manufacture air conditioners that can be purchased and fitted in the machines. So just in case, if your air conditioning has stopped working, you know that you can get it replaced with a new one. When the machine that was first installed with an air conditioner, it was very difficult to get that replaced in case it gets faulty. However nowadays, heavy equipments are made in a way that you can easily get the faulty stuff removed and put a new one in its place. The air conditioners that are manufactured in the recent years are mostly modular one-piece construction that can be easily installed in the machines and one can even swap them between machines.
These air conditioners are 100% hydraulic with no electrical power needed. It will work comfortably in high temperatures exceeding 55 degree Celsius. They can work proficiently in hazardous environment. This is something which many purchasers look for. The companies that buy such heavy equipments are mostly construction companies and mining companies and the kind of work environment they put these machines to use are predominantly hazardous in nature. Hence, it is evident that they would be looking for air conditioners that can face the heat of the work and also throws out cool air to keep the equipment as well as the operator working.
The air conditioning unit can be installed in various machines like dozers, loaders, excavators, haul trucks, other heavy construction equipment and also at underground equipment applications. The companies making these air conditioners have taken special care on their making and have stressed on factors like no leaking hoses, low maintenance and things that lengthens the life of the conditioner and concurrently also provides warranty for a year or two.