There are many names for earthmoving equipment. They are also called construction or heavy equipment. As the name implies, these equipment are extremely heavy and can tackle more than one function at any one time. They are usually for heavy construction work involving excavating or clearing operations. Those who are resorting to earthmoving hires can surely take advantage of single equipment doing a couple more tasks other than what it has been hired for.
These are the basic earthmoving equipment that is commonly used:
Bulldozer
This massive equipment is for pushing a large quantity of earth, wood, rocks, etc. This is like a tractor with a dozer blade attached.
Crane
This heavy equipment is used for moving loads from area to another. It can have a rake or a bucket attached to it and it is capable of lifting or moving soil, debris,trees,etc.
Backhoe
This is an earth digging machine. It has a bucket attached to it for easy digging.
Excavator Bucket
This is a bucket that can be attached to any heavy vehicle as an extension or an arm. The main purpose of this earthmoving equipment is to scoop soil, debris or rocks.
Road Roller
This construction equipment is used for compacting soil, asphalt,concrete or gravel for roads. The weighty roller compresses the surface on which it is being rolled.
Grapple
This attachment is used to hold objects when attached to another machine.
Pile Driver
As the name implies, this equipment is used to make piles into the soil. The pile driving method is used for construction of structures to make it stronger.
Hydraulic Hammer
This is usually fitted to an excavator and used to demolish or break concrete structures or rocks.
Driller
This is the equipment used to drill wells or holes during construction.
Feller Buncher
They are used in cutting or logging trees. This machine cuts trees without endangering the other trees or structures in the area.
The above earthmoving equipment are the most common ones and you will often see them when there is a road construction or a tree clearing operation. Since technology is so fast in its development, don’t be surprised if you will see new attachments which would make earthmoving work faster and effective. Most of these equipment run on fossil-based fuel but who knows when there will come a time when solar power or other methods will be resorted for powering such equipment.
