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Know the detail of dump trucks and other construction equipment

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Well, construction companies are raising high in all over the world. Due to its amazing work friendly accessibility and great profit it has made a strong position in people’s mind. The beginners want to focus on this field and try their luck into it. To handle a construction company is not an easy task. You have to give your 100% to this business. Well, one of the most important things that are highly needed in construction sites is the equipment. Without some efficient construction equipment, you cannot run a construction site. Thereby, it is very important to know the information regarding such equipment. You have to learn the detail of different equipment. If you are going to operate it in your worksite or jobsite then it is essential to learn its uses and detail of its other parts.

One of the most useful heavy equipment is dump trucks. It is also popular as production trucks. It is used in construction sites to transport some materials like dirt, gravel and sand from your site. This dump truck is designed with hydraulically operated open box that is connected with the rear. It helps the truck to deliver the dirt on the right spot. You can get dump truck in many different configurations and each of the one is made to deal with different works. You will get dump truck in different categories that can serve you specific tasks.

There are standard dump truck, transfer dump truck and semi trailer end dump truck. Each of them is different and can deal different types of works. The standard dump truck has a long chassis. It is connected with bulkhead. It has major two parts that are truck cab and dump body. T has front axle and a real axle that help it to work properly. Transfer dump trucks are the most useful equipment. It helps to transport different types of extra material. Many construction companies purchase this equipment in order to serve their work properly.

Other important construction equipment is front loader that is also popular as front end loader, scoop loader, shovel and bucket loader. It is a different type of tractor and people use it with a square bucket in order to move or transport the essential material. There will be the loader assembly that is attached with the vehicle. Sometimes, for your work you can replace the bucket with some other things such as tools, forks or even with a hydraulically operated bucket.

You will get different types of front end loader. The caterpillar 950G is one of the best. It is used to deliver material into the truck, clear the rubber and sometimes, it also helps in digging.

There are other construction equipment such as bulldozer, excavator and many more. All these equipment helps to maintain different works in a construction site. You can purchase them from local dealer and maintain your work properly.

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Usage of heavy equipment for land clearing

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To fitly maintain the land, it’s important to clear the land by ripping out unwanted trees and the undergrowth. You have to use heavy land clearing equipment like mulcher and grinder to perform the job. These equipment are utilised to manage the land and drains, construction of fire line and landscaping. Both renting and buying of the equipment are the two open options in front of you, you can opt for renting as it is cheaper. But the handling of such heavy equipment is not that much easy. So, if you don’t have the training to operate it properly, you should hire an expert who can easily do the task for your sake.

Types of land clearing equipment

Mulchers and grinders are the two types of equipment that the construction personnel used to clear the land. The attachments of the mulcher cut down bushes and trees, and level the ground without causing any harm to the landscape. It grounded the brushes into mulch which is later on replenished by returning it to the ground again. The equipment is eco-friendly releasing no harmful gases, and hence it is more preferred by the specialists to bulldozers.

Mulchers are sometimes attached with skid steers or excavators. The blade of each mulcher is different from the other one. The proficiencies of the blades directly depend on the terrain type and the brush which it is going to cut. The mulchers used in small excavators are undersized with the capability to withstand heavy loads.

The main application of stump grinder is to uproot the stump of the tree while not touching the sawdust. It does the work very quickly, which helps the operators to remove considerable amount of trees within a very short time period. These equipment are also available as an attachment to mulcher in excavators. It is mainly used for land clearing to develop and after chopping down.

Advantages of using latest land clearing equipment

The latest land clearing equipment are greatly efficient which performs every clearing job quickly and effectively. The excavators attached with a mulcher are more advisable to use because it helps you to cut down selective trees without damaging the soil. It will allow you to maintain those parts which you desired and hence reduce the total expenditure on developing a property. Mini excavators with a mulch will help you to make profit when you plan to resale it as it assist one in replenishing the land.

Both the stump grinders and the mulchers deliver incomparable clearing work which automatically compels one to immediately go and purchase it from an authentic manufacturing company.

Advanced Forests, Ammbusher, Bandit Industries, Barko Hydraulics, CE Attachments, Blue Diamond, Continental Biomass Industries are some of the companies which has left their footprints by delivering high-quality lad clearing equipment. All of them are cost effective and designed to fit skid steers and excavators. These machines have variable angle cutting adjustments and variable speed.

Go now and purchase the right land clearing equipment from your selected company and do the interesting job of clearing the land with the help of the professionals.

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Heavy equipment with ALS ice bucket challenge is not a good mix

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For those of you, who are still unaware of the ALS ice bucket challenge let us first know what ALS actually is?

ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis. It is neurological degenerative disease that progresses gradually, affecting the nerve cells of the brain and the spinal cord. There are motor neurons that run from our brain to our spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the rest of our body, and they help us to be able to control various movements. When due to this disease the motor neurons die our brain’s ability to commence muscle control is lost. Due to the loss of voluntary muscle action progressively lost with time, most patients in the later stages of the disease get completely paralyzed.

The recently popularized activity that has gone viral over the internet with videos of various actors, sports person and other celebrities and prominent people doing the ALS ice bucket challenge, has seen much media attention and has now spread throughout the world.

The ice bucket challenge simply refers to the activity of dumping a bucketful of icy cold water on a person’s head to promote awareness for the aforementioned disease, and to encourage people to donate for its research and treatment. It reached peak popularity or went viral as is popularly said these days, over the internet through various social media such as YouTube, Facebook, twitter etc. during July to August of 2014.

Do heavy equipment and the ALS ice bucket challenge mix well?

As we have seen a number of videos throughout the web, the ice bucket challenge does not mix well when done with heavy equipment. As it is sites with extensive usage of heavy equipment demand full attention of the users as well as they have to take various safety measures that are stated by the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) departments.

Various rumors have spread throughout the internet claiming that a teenager might have lost his life while attempting to do the ice bucket challenge accompanied by heavy machinery. While allegedly some of these videos have been proven to be faked as a practical joke by various twitter and other social media users, some of them stand to be true.

We can find a number of videos involving iced water put in cranes and diggers that are being used by various people to get extra attention to their ice bucket challenge videos. But as we can see later on in those videos that some of have failed horribly and can be seen to be heavily injured. Although not all of them have been proved to be true, it is a possibility that some of the disastrous events that take place in them might actually happen. All types of heavy equipment and construction machinery need to be treated with utmost carefulness and should not be used to pull out such videos.

Needless to say a huge heavy construction machine full of ice water dumped on a person could lead to hypothermia or shock after being exposed to such low temperature water. It was reported in July that a man in Germany was crushed under construction site heavy equipment leading to his untimely death and also led to injuries of others around him.

Thus, it is safe to conclude that heavy equipment should not be mixed with the ALS ice bucket challenge as it poses to a huge threat to the lives of the people doing so.

 

 

 

How to fix a hydraulic leak on heavy equipment

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Hydraulic is a technology that is widely used nowadays in most of the heavy construction equipments. This technology is very much helpful for running the functions of these equipments, because it is a fluid that moves within a confined section of the equipment and the high pressure created by this, moves the equipment in the desired direction. The hydraulic is mostly favoured by the users due to the tremendous amount of force that it generates, which helps those heavy construction equipment that needs force to perform. Nowadays, the equipments which are used at the construction sites; alone do not require this hydraulic system to be the working principle in the equipments, the small industries also make use of it to reduce the man power and costing that the hydraulic technology can offer.

What are the basic requirements for implanting a hydraulic technology into heavy construction equipment?

  • Hydraulic fluid or the hydraulic oil is the basic requirement for creating the hydraulic technology. It is this fluid that creates the pressure, which works as the main instrument of rotating or controlling the chamber.
  • A pump because without it the technology would not work to create the pressure.
  • The chamber to hold the hydraulic fluid. For that, a series valves and hoses are required.
  • A hydraulic motor and ram.

How does the hydraulic technology work?

The hydraulic pump draws and pumps in the hydraulic fluid, from the reservoir and sends it to the chamber where the valves and hoses work as the medium to create a high pressure through the pump. This high pressure then works as the main force of work for the rams and the motors. These rams and motors then move the equipment as per the directions of the user. The pressure that is created is very high, and equivalents almost 1000 PSI to 5000 PSI.

How to deal with the leakage?

Although you take ample care of your heavy construction equipment that is run by the hydraulic technology may face damage, especially leakage. This may occur due to a lack of force. If there is a hydraulic leak in the equipment, it is very difficult to deal with, because, hydraulic chambers and the entire system requires specific tools to check with the damage and the mechanics must also be quite trained.

  • Using a seal may be very helpful in case there is a hydraulic leak. Normally the seals are made of metal, but they can also be rubber rings with metal bands around it.
  • The area that has been damaged due to a low pressure, most of the time faces the damage. So, if you fix a stainless steel metal fitting, then it will create a high pressure and there will be no possible leakages further.
  • If the lines of the valves and hoses get thinned, due to constant movement of the fluid inside.  So replacing the lines will solve the problem.

 

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How To Construct Pipelines using Heavy Equipment?

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Almost all the projects of pipeline construction occurs mainly in rural areas and this construction work can be carried out in all climatic conditions. The receiving of effective and timely supply of logistics can appear as a major challenge because of the inferior infrastructure which is a very common case while carrying out the operations of pipeline construction. Moreover, heavy equipment plays a vital role in constructing the pipelines. You should have a proper knowledge of the heavy equipment before you take on the job of pipeline project.

Heavy Equipment for Pipeline Construction

  • Dozers: – Dozer is used to clear the land where the pipeline is going to be installed. The land is levelled using the dozers to enable the workers to construct the pipeline there. Here, they are mainly used for cutting and grading. Dozers which are generally used in pipeline jobs differ in sizes according to the job requirement.
  • Shovels: – Though shovel is not a heavy equipment, still it plays an important part in the construction of pipeline. They are used to dig, lift and shift huge objects required for pipeline jobs. They are one type of excavator and power shovels which are big in size is used during the work.
  • Backhoe:- The employees use backhoe to excavate the trench of pipeline. The land which has been excavated while carrying out the work of ditching is temporarily piled on the inactive side of the trench that means where no work is being done. The depth of the excavated ditch depends on the diameter and width of the pipe to be installed.
  • Pipe bending machine: – Each joints of the pipe to be installed are suspended along the right side which is adjacent to the unearthed ditch, and arranged in such a manner that it become gettable to the personnel employed in the pipeline job. The pipe-bending machine bends every joints of the pipe to the prescribed angle at places where there is a notable underground curvature and where it is needed to change the path of the pipeline. The pipe-bending machine includes Motor Grader, Motor Crane, Air Compressor, Pumps, Skid Truck and many more.
  • Side Boom Tractors:- The collections of the pipes are lowered into the trenches through the use of side boom tractors. The trench then is filled again with the help of bladed equipment like shovel, tractor and others.
  • Dump Truck: – Dump Truck is heavy equipment used in pipeline installation. It is used to carry loose materials like dirt, gravel and sand which can be purposeful for the pipeline job. It comes in a lot of types and the contractor should choose the right one to complete the work perfectly within the said time limit.

 

After the backfilling ad testing work of the pipeline completed, the disrupted ground is restored once again to its initial look. Construction of pipeline is not an easy job and it calls for some maintenance too after the work has been done. The inspectors of the project have been assigned with the job of monitoring and supervising the constructional work which they have to perform with great care.

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Compact loader is the best heavy equipment for utility jobsite

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If you want to buy heavy equipment for your jobsite, don’t get worried because you will get a wide range of heavy equipment on the market. If you want skid steers, track loaders or backhoes you just have to take a name and the market is always ready to provide you that machine and fulfil all your requirements. But before buying anything one has to know that which one of the heavy equipment is suitable for his jobsite.

People always try to select or choose proper heavy equipment for their jobsite. As it will help them to complete their work properly so they become very selective in such cases.  They just want the best thing for their jobsite as they are investing lot of money for it. They are ready to purchase expensive machines so they always decide their priorities and compare things before purchasing heavy equipment.
Among the many other heavy equipment compact loaders are one of the most useful machineries available in the market. This equipment has many facilities and can perform several types of works in your jobsite so you can blindly rely on it.   People just love to use it in their jobsite only because of its good performance. If you have this equipment which is actually versatile then you will not face any damage on your jobsite.

Compact loader also has perfect size and it actually fits in any kind of jobsite. So the contractors always choose this heavy machine for their utility jobsite.  It is able to carry the load of many heavy things like gravel, raw material, dirt, asphalt and many more things and it also can go to the smallest area because of its small size.

This machine has many attachments also and all these attachments can be replaced as well. So if you want to replace it with any other things like augers, hammers, mowers or other things you are allowed to do so. In history the compact track loaders can perform very little tasks but now with the passing of time the machine is able to perform many important works. So now with compact loader you can perform any task you want to do.

It is true that you are planning to perform your important work in your jobsite through this heavy equipment so you always have to be careful about the safety and protection of this machine. In case of compact track loader you will be free from such worries or tension because the compact track loaders do not bring harm or any kind of damage to your utility jobsite.  All the parts of this machine and also of its attachments are very strong and also able to carry heavy workload. It will not break down if the workload is extremely high.

 

Hydraulic excavator is the name of the other such equipment which can perform any task in the utility jobsite. Through this hydraulic excavator you will be able to tackle the sensitive digging jobs easily.

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What is a good renting deal?

According to a report, 7 out of every 10-bank loans is rejected generally by the banks due to a number of reasons. Though there are many other options, but it is always best to get your constructional heavy equipment from the renting companies. It is because they don’t need you to have any financial statement. But, before closing your renting contract, how can you tell if you have picked out the right renting company?

Everyone wants to have a good equipment renting deal, and perhaps you are not an exception to this. The most important factors which determine your quality of the deal is listed below:

  • High Left-over value:- It is considered to be a very important factor. High left-over value can be easily translated into mean smaller monthly payments. And once you got a clear concept of how this works, you can easily explain the difference between renting two more or less same equipment. Actually, leftover value is the anticipated value of the construction equipment at the end of the renting period. So, if you have found that the equipment has a higher leftover value, then just relax- you have a good renting deal.
  • Competitive rate of interest:– It is also a very important factor to decide whether the renting deal is good enough or not. You must be conversant with the equipment leasing terms which the sales people use. It is due to the fact that generally these terms are quite different from the actual market terms. For example, most of the renting companies prefer to use the word “money factors” in place of interest rates. And, if you don’t get the terms right, you may be among those unlucky guys miss out a crucial segment of a sound deal. If you are hesitating to negotiate due to the incorrigible terms used by the renting company, then you can go to your financial advisor to find out if better rates of interest are available in the market.He can also tell you that the renting deal which you have chosen is appreciable enough.
  • Lower expense:- You can tell the owner of the company to lower your expense mainly your monthly payments. You can ask the company directly the reason of imposing such a huge fee on your renting deal. Try to go for a negotiation. If you are lucky enough, then you can get back security deposits and other fees which were the obstacles in making your deal a good one.
  • Customer service:- A good company should know how to render a satisfactory service to its customers. They should keep contact with you even after the end of your rent contract.

 

If you want to transfer your leasing contract with another company, then also you can do that. But, if your contract terms do not agree with shifting the contract to any other renting company before the end of the term, then you have no choice. Most of the renting companies now provide more flexibility, especially if you are renting a heavy equipment, so that you can have some room for negotiation.

You should not idle your heavy equipment because it burns diesel with the new engines of today

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Heavy equipments that run with diesel like generators, oil rigs, mining equipment, farming equipment and hydraulic system burn diesel by standing idle often. Exhaust that rise from diesel engines emit Nitrogen dioxide and Particulate matter in higher proportion as compared to gasoline counterparts. A survey report on environmental pollution shows that most of the air pollutants come from diesel engine. The US Environmental and Protection Agency has put forward new quality and emission standards to solve this problem, emission that took from existing heavy equipment will continue to pollute the air.

You should not idle your machines because due to the continuous burning of diesel lead to lowering the resale value, increases the wear of your engine, lessens the warranty coverage and amplifies non-productive hours. Excess idling of the machines can also results in forming the soot faster which in turn require more frequent service and change over.

What are the facts related with heavy equipment idling?

    • Equipment which is allowed to stand idle can cause more damages than the machine which is running.
    • Manufacturers that deal with diesel engine equipments generally recommend three minutes of idling before starting it.
    • “Gelling” of fuels is also a big problem that mostly takes place in cold days.
    • One hour of idling of full loaded 20kw generator 1.9 gallons of diesel fuel per hour.
    • It is advisable to let the engine run, as the process is not more cost effective. Unlikely, if the engine is made to start and stop frequently, then it consumes more electricity.
  • An engine cause more damage when it stand still or idle.

 

 What are the reasons to stop idling heavy equipment?

  • To lessen air pollution: – If you keep your engine shut down for atleast one hour, you will prevent approximately ten pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the air.
  • To cut off the emission of the particulate:- The particulate materials from the diesel engines are hazardous to health causing cancer, lungs diseases, asthma and other respiratory problems. You can stop this emission of the particulate matter by letting the engine run.
  • To save money and fuel:- You can save upto 1/5 to 6/10 gallon of fuel per hour by not allowing the engine to remain idle.

 

  • Letting the heavy equipment engine idle definitely will draw a lot of power from your battery.

New engines of today don’t require any more idling time to suit itself according to the operating temperature. Once the engine is kicked on, it can retain the heat for about 25 minutes after the engine is switched off anyway. A study by Transport of London has proved that idling overall increases the wear of the machine to 100 times even in case of new engines because it points to the fact that the engine is working for a longer time than required causing incomplete combustion and emanating noxious fumes.

 

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Want To Get Your Machine Repaired – Get Help Of An Expert

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Construction industry is heavily dependent on heavy equipment and one need to take utter care of his equipment; because if the equipment go wrong, he has no work to do for the entire day. More to this, the work pending for the day gets carried forward to the next day, which means that he has to complete 2 days work in a single day. This could be quite problematic for a company which deals with huge projects. A delay of work for a day can even lead to huge loses and can also tarnish the reputation of the company. Therefore, it is very important for them to ensure that they have all their machines in working order and if they feel that any of the stuff needs some repair, they should make the arrangements in advance and see to it that things are taken care of much before it goes out of hand.

Knowing the fact that heavy equipment are an integral part of the construction industry, many construction companies keep a team of experts whose work is to check the condition of the machines on a daily basis and if they find anything objectionable then they have to report it to the manager or to the person up in the rank. Once that gets reported, it becomes the responsibility of the managers to take a call on this and give direct instructions to the mechanics who will ultimately get the issue fixed.

Where do you find these experts:-  Finding the right person to do the job is in itself a huge task. We normally find many people who claim that they can do the job but eventually they all turn up to carry very limited knowledge about their domain and only possess the skill to resolve the issue temporarily and can’t provide a permanent way out  to it. In such a situation, it becomes very important to find people who can do end-to-end work for you. There are many educational institutions that train students on heavy equipment. The training ranges from a couple of years to 5 years of rigorous training where they learn everything in detail about heavy equipment. No doubt, that they lack practical application, however that vacuum is soon filled once they start getting some experience in their line of work. This is one place from where you can pick guys and make them as potential experts. The candidates should be thoroughly screened and all sorts of technical questions should be thrown at them. If only they are able to give satisfactory answers, they should be allowed a place in your organization.

Contact your peers if they can help you out:-  If you have your friends who are also into the construction business, you might as well take help from them. Check with them if they know an expert who can fix problems in machines. If your friend is pretty old in this industry, he will certainly know someone who fixes his machine. So you might get some help from them.

Putting it on internet:-  You might also want to take help of internet by posting an ad there putting your requirements. You will be then contacted by an expert who will get the problem resolved.

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Increase the Life of Your Heavy Equipment- Go for Oil Analysis

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That the use of heavy equipment is mandatory for the success of a construction project is a fact that cannot be denied in any way. Being in charge of the construction industry almost always equals to dealing with heavy construction equipment. And dealing with heavy construction equipment comes hand in hand with maintenance and safety issues which cannot be overlooked. Oil analysis has been found to be one of the many ways in which could proceed towards this goal.

What Is Oil Analysis All About?

So, the very first thing that must come to your mind is what is oil analysis all about? Broadly speaking, oil analysis refers to the test conducted on the properties of a lubricant in a laboratory. A part of preventive maintenance measures, oil analysis has been proved to be helpful in a number of ways. The entire process is carried out in three different stages, viz, analysis of the various properties of the oil, analysis of the contaminants and analysis of the debris from the equipment accumulating out of wear and tear.

Oil Analysis and the Heavy Equipment

The entire oil analysis procedure has been found to be quite useful for maintenance of heavy equipment. One cannot deny the fact that maintenance plays a key role in determining how long particular heavy equipment will survive. And oil analysis helps construction site owners do exactly that. It helps them in determining what is best for their heavy equipment thus, increasing its longevity.

Machine Conditioning Monitoring has emerged as one of the latest trends in the entire heavy equipment maintenance affair. Based on oil analysis, this system, though not compulsory, has been found to hold a significant position nonetheless. Heavy equipment go through a lot in the entire construction business. It is the heavy equipment that are exposed to extreme working conditions, going through all the rough patches in order to complete a construction project on time. In such a situation, oil analysis can emerge as a significant contributor to the entire maintenance procedure of the equipment and increase its longevity.

An effective oil analysis can prove to be of great help in not only determining the assets of the construction equipment, but also prove to be significant in putting a leash on abrupt failures, increasing both productivity and longevity. Oil analysis takes aspects, such as, viscosity, water, fuel dilution, soot, wear metals and the like into account for its purpose. This is important, as it is this procedure that will help determine the next step that is to be taken in the entire maintenance procedure.

It therefore, would not be wrong to conclude that the oil analysis does prove to be an important factor in the entire maintenance procedure of heavy equipment. Not only does it ensure the optimal utilisation of the equipment but also adds to the entire longevity factor of the equipment.

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