If you think the construction industry is all about breaking old establishments and building a new one in its place, then you are partially correct. Though it is not all about just breaking whatever old you see around you and replace it with a new building but it’s about many other things which we don’t see. For instance, for constructing a hotel in an open plot, you do not need to break any old settlement. However, you can’t distance the subject of breaking things from this industry and therefore when we talk about breaking establishments, we are indeed talking about good strong hammers that can break off the old stuff without denting itself.
Just like one particular medicine can’t cure all the ailments, in the same manner one type of hammer can’t be used for all the breaking purposes. There are different series of hammers that are used for different work based on the type of work it has to do. Here we would be discussing about hydraulic hammers and different series of hydraulic hammers used for various purposes.
Light weighted hammers:- You need these light weighted hammers on small construction sites where you have things which are not very huge and strong and can be perished at few strokes from a light weighted hammer. Alternatively, it is used on machines which are considerably smaller than the ones we see on huge construction sites. These machines are used at sites which have problems with space and can’t allow access to big machines.
Medium weighted hammers:- Then we have medium weighted hammers which are used in mid-sized projects. They are comparatively stronger than the light weighted hammers and hence has the potential to break down stuffs which are quite strong. They however have to limit themselves in demolishing huge structures. These hammers are also known for consuming less fuel and are highly productive.
Heavy weighted hammers:- These are considered as the most powerful hydraulic hammers which are used by big construction houses. If we talk about big construction companies, they prefer to keep all sets of hammers as they may require either of them at any point in time. However, it is the heavy weighted hammers which are used extensively by them. These hammers are required in projects which are mighty big and need hammers which has more power and can work for longer duration. It’s important to note that heavy weighted hammers are available in huge range of series and that each type of hammer is used for its own specific kind of work. Therefore, the kind of hammer one chooses entirely depends on the kind of project he would be requiring them at.
After having understood about the different kinds of hammers, let us change our focus on buying them. It’s often advisable to buy used hammer rather than spending money on brand new which would also cost more to you. You can buy them online on any online selling site. There you can get in touch with the seller and may seek a better deal.
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John Deere – The Future of Heavy Equipment
A company’s future is heavily depended on few important factors such as the quality production of consumable goods, advertise the product throughout the city and if possible throughout the country if only they have the capability to cater nationally and last but not the least to provide excellent after sales service.
In order words, a company should have very good customer service so that clients can call them up in case they experience any sort of difficulty with the product they have bought. These few things are a pre-requisite of any company to hold on for long but when it comes to heavy equipment, the producers need to be all the more cautious in all the above given parameters.
Other than that, they also need to give due importance to innovation as that is the key in today’s highly dynamic world. As long as you are creative with your stuffs, you can manage to have a hold in the market or else you may start finding things slipping away from your hands.
There are very few companies who have managed to hold their positions after being formed years ago. Many companies due to poor managerial skills and by neglecting the needs of their customers have just got vanished in the dust of time but very few managed to stay and grow and out of these few companies, we have John Deere as an exemplary example. Companies like John Deere don’t have to worry about their future because they remain quite focus on their present and try to work things which in itself take care of the future.
John Deere is one of the companies which have worked hard to give quality equipments to its clients nationally as well as globally and has the potential to scale to new heights in the future.
To make things short, there are few things which can decide the future of a company and it seems that John Deere very much possess all the qualities required to stay for long. To name few of the qualities are as follows:-
Focus on your client’s requirements:- We all know that Customer is the king and we can’t dare play around with the king’s needs. John Deere has taken every possible step to ensure that their customers get what they want. Their engineers work on the survey they receive from a good lot of folks and based on the survey and some independent research, they work on producing equipments that eventually becomes the role model for other heavy equipment companies.
Creativity:- John Deere’s engineers are quite creative and always pay heed to designing something that makes their client say “Wow, this is exactly what I was looking for”. Creativity is an art and it seems that guys working with John Deere have mastered this art.
Customer’s feedback:- We have seen all big companies have a column which says “Customer’s Feedback”. Well, this segment is very vital for the smooth running of a company. They should welcome customer’s feedback and should be reverted stating the degree of work being done on their feedback. For example, a customer writes a complaint and is probably very disgusted with the service. This should be handled quite strategically and assurances should be given that his complaints would be met by the proper department who would be competent enough to handle this situation.
What Heavy Equipments Are Needed For Road Construction
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Construction of roads is an ardent task for both the government and the one who has taken the job. Companies given the job to construct roads need to have all sorts of heavy equipments available with them as heavy equipment has its own significance in road construction and without them it’s pretty unimaginable to even move a stone from one place to the other. We need a bulldozer to level the land or an excavator to excavate the land, remove the waste mud from the place and then level the land. Then we may also require a loader to take off the snow from the land or if it used to construct a road in mid of a forest, then it can be used to carry the logs and ferry it from once place to the other. Therefore, each machine has its own significance in this purpose and the absence of any of the machine can severely impact the entire project.
The construction company needs to have a thorough knowledge on how things work in this domain. Any previous experience in constructing roads will always work as an added advantage to them. We would be discussing in brief about the role than heavy equipments play towards the construction of roads in US.
Hydraulic excavators:- These are used to excavate earth and remove the unwanted mud from the face of the earth and dump it in a truck. It’s not only used to excavate earth but also used to remove huge blocks of stone, logs lying on the ground and things which are unwanted and needs to be dumped. With the help of the shovel, it takes up the stuff from the earth and put it in the truck which then ferries them in the dump yard.
Bulldozers:- Bulldozers are ideally used to level the land. They have those heavy rollers in their front which is used to crush every particle that’s in its way and mixes it with the layer of the earth. Bulldozers are seen in many road construction sites rolling the tar on the road and make the surface smooth as ever.
Loaders:- This is another important heavy equipment which is widely used during construction of roads. Especially places which have the surface covered with snow, the loaders are extensively used to load the snow in the bucket and ferry it to the truck. Many construction companies are using hydraulic loaders which give them high power, more efficiency and low fuel consumption.
Articulated trucks:- When we talk about construction of roads, articulated trucks plays a significant role in getting the work done quickly. The heavy equipments take off the unwanted materials. However, that is loaded on the truck which eventually ferries the stuff to the dump yard or which is on the same job site. Without these trucks, life would have been very difficult for the construction companies and thus considered as important equipment.
Companies that manufacture heavy equipments are Caterpillar, John Deere, Hitachi, Volvo etc. Roads bridge the gap between 2 cities and are very imperative as far as the growth of the nation is considered.
Tinted windows- an essential safeguard for heavy equipments
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Heavy equipment are usually referred to the heavy machinery and the operators used for the execution of construction work. These heavy equipments are engaged in different sections of several technical works with their diverse appellations. These are the reconfigured portable mechanisms with core traction engines evolved with the prolonged power source along with the augmented exertion of force than that of the applied one. From soil excavation to recycling operation, these heavy construction operators are exploited even with a round the clock service. So this technology has to be secured in order to the development of these heavy duty equipments.
Window tinting knowhow:
At first you should be perceive of window tinting according to the terminology. Window tinting is a retrofit upgrade of your existing windows of cars, buildings or heavy equipments. It is as simple as settlement of a thin film on the wide screen or reflecting glasses to facilitate the drivers to drive with ease in order to protect from the UV rays of sunlight.
Benefits for heavy equipments:
Tinted windows are one of the principal factors in the construction of the heavy equipments in order to the legal legislations of that particular country. Because now-a-days tinting of windows is abolished in multitude countries and many of them has allowed this factor along with some strict instructions. Apart from that we should consider the broader consequences of window tinting in the commercial vehicles and the heavy equipments as well. The vehicles are not permitted to install the window films on the wide screen; it can be applied on the rear or either side of the driver. The benefits of window tinting in heavy equipments are as follows.
¨ The first and foremost precedence of window tinting is to prevent significantly the glare of the sun in order to protection from the UV rays which notably increases the visibility of the driver particularly in the heavy equipments as they are supposed to carry heavy weights and difficult excavations.
¨ The upholstery of your heavy commercial equipment may be damaged by getting heated. Window films exceedingly enhance the durability of the upholstery of these vehicles approximately by 60 percent.
¨ The heavy equipments are designed to be fitted with bodies to carry a load behind the driver. The type of vehicle construction reduces the need to see through the rear windows when driving. Therefore there is no minimum VLT for windows rearward of the driver which refers to a dark tinting of the windows.
¨ As everyone want to maintain a cool temperature within the vehicle that’s why some people uses window shield in the heavy equipments’ windows too in order to overcome the evident which is completely inconvenient as to be memorized each time to install them. Window tinting is a far better option to surmount this trouble.
¨ Breakage of window pane is quite normal for the heavy equipments as those are engaged in heavy duty all time. Window films provide a significant reinforcement to the glasses as it adheres the glass pieces even when it get smashed and crumble down. Window tinting has an important contribution in minimizing the injuries.
Use Hydraulics to Give More Power to Your Excavator
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When you are into construction or mining industry, you need to have the best of the machines with you. A construction house can never in his widest of dreams imagine to compromise on the quality of machines because it is the machines that gets him the work done in the due course of time. Therefore, it becomes his responsibility to ensure that he has machines with high power deliverance and can work under rough terrain. Well, if we are talking about power in heavy equipment, things that come in our mind are the equipments engine, consumption of fuel and if it is a hydraulic machine or not. With the advent of the technology of using hydraulics in heavy equipment, it has changed the very look of the construction and mining sectors. These sectors are now blessed with the power of using hydraulic technology and can thus get the work done in a comparatively lesser time.
Here, we would be discussing more on hydraulic excavators, companies that produces hydraulic excavators and the various modes by which one can buy them.
Let us first understand what hydraulic is all about. In layman’s term, hydraulic is an incompressible liquid fluid on which if force is applied from one given point, it gets transmitted to the other point, thus giving more power to the machine. Modern day heavy equipments come with a couple of hydraulic cylinders so that if one stops working due to some reason, the other would take it up from the first one and complete the task. It also has pistons on which the force is applied to get the work done. In order words, when force is applied on the hydraulic cylinders it goes on to the pistons resulting in getting the work done.
Many companies like Caterpillar, John Deere, Hitachi, Volvo etc are making use of this technology to give more power to their excavators. As the work of the excavator is to dig deep in the ground, it invariable requires more power and nothing other than the application of hydraulics can suffice its requirement. The engineers of heavy equipments manufacturing companies are working hard to come up with more such technologies where the use of hydraulics can give excavators the extra strength they need to complete the work in comparatively lesser time.
Now as far as buying hydraulic excavators are concerned, there are various modes that one may adopt.
Buying it directly from the company/dealer:- You can directly approach the company and read out your requirements to them. They would then provide you with the kind of an excavator you need for your business. These companies have their experts in the customer service domain who after understanding the requirements of their clients come out with alternatives that suits their needs.
Buying it online:- This is a new trend which has started probably a decade ago. Earlier people bought accessories and apparels online but in the last few years, there has been a significant increase in the purchase of heavy equipments through online selling sites. Here you can get to know the specification and features of the excavator which helps you take the decision of buying it. Elsewhere, you get the manual after you’ve bought the machine.
Hydraulics has perhaps brought a revolution in the heavy equipment segment and we are all hopeful to see more advanced technologies hitting the market in the near future.
Want To Buy Construction Machinery Equipment – Read This Before You Decide
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Irrespective of you having a start-up construction business or have being running it since a long time, the pre-requisite of any successful business is good construction machinery. The skills of the workers also play a role in shaping up your business but more importantly it’s the kind of machines you have that indicates where your business will be in the next few years. Alternatively, you also have to keep on upgrading your heavy equipments which largely depends on what kind of system the operator needs to get the work done. Engineers of heavy equipment manufacturing companies are working hard to bring innovative changes in the technology of the machines which in turn would be helpful to the operators.
Buying construction machinery equipments largely depends upon the kind of project you are into and if at all the operator can comfortably operate the machine. Below are some points which suggest when you should go for buying heavy equipments.
You company’s finances are in order:- Important financial decisions can be taken only if the financial situation of the company is well in order. If you have just started up with a construction company, it’s advisable not to go for a buying spree. That will not only hurt your company’s finances but will also deter you to invest any further in upcoming projects which in turn will result in huge losses for the company.
Out of projects:- New entrepreneurs often commit the mistake of buying heavy equipments and keeping their guns ready to fire. However, it gets too late for them to realize that they don’t have any projects with them and have to pay monthly installments to the bank, failing which the bank may confiscate the equipment. Hence, it is recommended that one should not jump into starting up their own business as long as they have not earned some level of maturity and a bit of knowledge in their respective domain.
Using alternatives:- Buying is perhaps not the best available option when you have other option at your disposal. It makes more sense to take the equipments on rent rather than spending a fortune to buy them. The moment you bag a project, the next thing would be to begin taking heavy equipments on rent. You’ll find plenty of people willing to give the machines on rent. Make use of those opportunities and try to save your money for expanding your business.
Do some research before you finally decide to buy:- This point is applicable for companies who are in this industry for a span of 5 years or more. They might be pretty settled as far as their business is concerned and can look for avenues to buy brand new and technologically advanced heavy equipments. It’s rather imperative for them to do a thorough market research and check which heavy equipment would apt for their project. Also check if buying them directly from the company would be advantageous or simply shopping it from the dealer would help them get more discounts. Also, look for other avenues before taking the final call for buying construction machinery equipment.
Do Heavy Equipment Require Different Attachments for Demolition – Find out Here
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Heavy Equipment if not the soul then they are definitely the backbone of the construction and mining industry. Without them, it is unimaginable to do work with the same level of speed and magnitude and it might take several days for a small work to get over with. This will definitely cause good sum of loss to the project owner and that can even bring his project in jeopardy. However, the construction or the mining industry is not only restricted to heavy equipment but it has something more to do than that. It is the demolition attachments.
Heavy equipment are undoubtedly the power behind the demolition attachments but it is eventually the attachment that does the trick. A number of attachments can be installed in heavy equipment provided it should be compatible enough to get them fitted in it. What sort of attachment should be fitted on the machine depends largely on the nature of work as every attachment is used for a specific kind of work. Therefore, the kind of work determines the sort of demolition attachment needed on the machine.
We would be discussing in length about the different form of attachments and for what purpose are they used.
Buckets:- A bucket is installed in a heavy equipment to move earth and dump it in a truck so that it can be moved from one place to the other. Most of the buckets have sharp clips which are used to dig the earth and then with the help of the hook that is attached to the bucket, it takes off the mud from the earth and fill it in which is then carried and dumped in the truck. At times, the buckets are also used to break a wall which may not be that strong to hold it for long.
Rakes:- Rakes are found in different shapes and sizes and each of them are built for specific purposes. However, the one which are fitted in heavy equipment are big strong ones with sharp iron fingers bent towards the bottom which facilitates to dig deeper in the ground. These rakes are specifically used for agricultural purposes and may not have much use in construction business. Rakes of various types are available right from cleaning the grass of your garden to ploughing the field. It is considered to be one of the most essential attachments.
Grapples:- This is an important tool which is used to hold a stuff and pull it from its surface and place it at its designated position. The grapple has a claw which is used to hold things and moves it from one place to another. Hydraulic grapples are used in many heavy types of equipment which gives it more power to perform things with precision. It can be fixed with a tractor or an excavator and the end of its arm which is powered by hydraulic and allows it to move heavy things. The grapple is controlled by the operator of the machine who manoeuvres the arm of the machine in every possible direction and makes the toughest work look simple to perform.
Also don’t forget about Hydraulic Hammers!!!!!!
Job of a Heavy Equipment Operator
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Job of a Heavy Equipment Operator
Working as a heavy equipment operator needs skill in the person who is doing the job. It is definitely not a cake walk for a person to first understand the complex function (though with time, there have been rampant technological changes that has led to simplify the functionalities and has made things quite easy for the operator) and then run the machine without doing a single mistake. The operator of the machine is well aware of the consequences that may happen if things go wrong from his hands. It may lead to some major casualty. But the important question is from where does one can get these brilliant operators and how can they test their ability to operate the machine efficiently.
We would be discussing in length about what kind of training one has to go through to operate heavy equipment that makes him a competent operator.
“Heavy Equipment Operators” are also known as “Operating Engineers” are required to clear their class room as well as hands on training where they are trained everything about the machine. The total duration of the course is around 4-5 years which includes vocational programs for 2 years and the rest is apprenticeship training of 3 years. In the apprenticeship, he gets to learn to work on multiple equipments and is also paid on-the job training. Let us now understand what kind of training one gets from classroom sessions and then from the practical ones.
Trainings received in the classroom: The classroom sessions are considered to be the most critical part of the training. It is here that the students are introduced to their future and they learn every smallest thing in great detail. Special consideration is given to teach the safety measures to students and all have to adhere to it during their practical sessions. They are also taught about the utilities of each machine and are given assignments to complete pertaining to what they have learnt in the office. They are also told about engines but that is not taken in detail as the students need a practical training to understand the different features of an engine and what lubricants are needed to keep them moving.
Practical Training: Once the students have completed their formal education to operate heavy equipment, they are moved to the next level which is to impart practical training and understand the machines they would be dealing with for their entire life. This is the phase that will decide how good an operator he would be. Here, the student would be taught to work on different form of machines. An experienced teacher would be with them throughout their journey of knowing the machines. Though, they won’t be asked to work on all the machines, the teacher would see which student is good in what sort of machine and accordingly, he would be helped in mastering that piece of steel.
If the student successfully completes the training, he has high chances of getting a job via campus interviews where he needs to put his ability on display and convince the interviewers that they can’t get anyone better than him. This is how the combination of classroom training and practical training has an impact on the student that helps him develop into a class heavy equipment operator.
Find Out the Features & Utility of CAT 140 Motor Grader
Taking off snow from the road or putting aside huge logs and dump it in the truck, all these can’t be done without the help of a grader. Not only taking the snow off the roads but also it is used for moving earth. It can be widely seen in a construction or a mining site taking away huge blocks of debris or mud and dumping them in one corner. It has a long blade in the front which is used to make a flat surface. All the standard models come with 3 axels. The engine and the cab are located above the rear axle and the third one is situated near the front end of the machine. The blade is located just between them. The engines have a capacity of 125-500 hp which increases the productivity of the grader.
Having given a brief description of a grader, we would now be discussing in length about CAT 140 Motor Grader and how useful it is with respect to the construction and mining industry.
Let’s us begin with how useful it is in view to the operator. Engineers working with CAT have ensured that they pay more stress on providing high level of visibility to the operator. This is how they came up with angled cab doors, engine with tapered enclosure and slanted back window. This has helped a long way for the man inside the cabin to have an eagle’s view to things outside the box. They have also changed the control levers and steering wheel with joystick controls which facilitates the operator to work on those two things rather than keeping a count of number of switches inside the cabin. The space in the cabin has also been extended to give more room to the operator. Well, this lets him to relax inside the cabin when he’s got nothing to do.
The model 140 and its subsequent series are fitted with C9.3 ACERT engine which is considered as one of the best in the industry. This particular engine has supreme torque and significant capacity to pull things which are either sudden or short-term loads. While it does this, it can also maintain desirable grading speeds which permit it to get the work done faster without any sort of downshifting. The 140 series has been installed with “hydraulically demand fan” that automatically adjusts the cooling speed of the fan which is certainly done as per the requirements of the engine cooling system. This actually takes off the burden from the engine which allows it to use more horsepower on the ground and thus increases the efficiency of the desired job.
The brakes provided in the 140 series are hydraulic which gives more power to the brakes when they are applied. It also reduces the chances of the brakes getting deteriorated and thus increases its life.
Overall, CAT grader 140 series is a machine with low maintenance cost, thus saves good deal of money of the owner and also consumes less fuel thereby help the company to make maximum profits.
Heavy equipment operator keeping from getting dehydrated
The looming concern of dehydration for a heavy equipment operator
We often preach others that in case of diseases preventive measures are way better than the cure itself. However prevention does not pan out to be realistic option for some quarters of people in our society due their professional obligations. Yet after applying plentiful of resources and expenditure for risk management, many outside workers like heavy equipment operators succumb to death or serious physical disabilities rendering them permanently unfit to join the service again. The case is not very different for some physical workers for instance dry cleaners, mechanics, boiler room workers, bakery staff, steamfitters, plumbers and so on who perform within the enclosure of walls. Taking all the possible defects into account, it can be asserted firmly that dehydration poses the biggest threat for all sorts of hard labor workers. According to NIOSH, every individual has a threshold upper value to withstanding the rising heat content of surrounding environment and that capability to maintain body temperature is influenced by a host of factor like age, blood sugar status, alcoholism profile, physical built and lifestyle etc. yet above all the determiners, it is the type and strenuousness of the job that take the toll most on body.
On-paper standards & the ground realities:
Since date, there have been innumerable health tribunals and commissions set up by the government and sometimes by the management to recommend the best health practices to be adapted by the professionals working in hot weather conditions. The most considered indices by notable health organizations like CDC, WHO in making out the heat hazards for workers are- wind velocity, humidity, radiant heat and most necessarily atmospheric temperature. Then come, the individual-specific factors like sex, age, heat tolerance, acclimatization to changing working conditions and hydration level. For such complexity in measurement, it was finally advised to the industries to develop their own set of methods to determine the optimum level of heat tolerance though the industries are hard to be heard since there botheration is only own profits.
Adversities of dehydration and palliation:
Medical data shows that dehydration level, as low as 2% of an individual’s body weight, can impede motor nerve senses; doom the vision momentarily; impair the short-term memory and attention and arithmetic efficiency. If the situation deteriorates further to 4% of body weight, a considerable 23% reduction in reaction time happens, entailing significant increase of work-related accidental risks. The biggest threat of dehydration comes from the greatest companion of the workers- the encapsulated protective clothing. Such clothing causes unceasing perspiration in hands and feet incrementing the chance of slippage of operating devices. Appointers often get out of their comfort level to teach workers about the behavioral & medical risks and the symptoms of heat-related illness as well. Although they utter the misconception that fluids intake is enough to prevent heat related stress while instilling the necessity of safe working by providing adequate breaks, proper scheduling, taking plenty of cool water, gradual acclimatization to adverse work conditions, preparing an emergency plan etc. are the most successful steps in preventing untoward situation.