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Care for the environment by procuring green machines

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During the recent climate summit that was held in Paris and was attended by almost every nation of the world, they all came down to a common ground and that is to reduce carbon emission and subsequently saving the earth from global warming. Well the term Global Warming has now become a big threat to the existence of every human being as we are all in some way or the other are getting adversely affected by it and it is high time that we all act to tackle the menace so that we can give a cleaner environment to the next generation. Heavy equipment has become a major contributor of emitting harmful carbon in the environment polluting it further and making lives riskier. The amount of construction happening all over the world and the number of heavy equipment used to work on each project can only talk aloud about the aftermath it can have on the climate.

The orthodox types of heavy equipment not only pollutes the environment but also proves to be unhealthy for the company’s expenses as it consumes lot of fuel to work continuously on the jobsite. This should be replaced by environment friendly machines that does not emit large amount of carbon and also consumes less fuel. Engineers are also working on machines that work on bio-fuel, biodegradable and things thereon. They have also introduced some heavy equipment that are very eco-friendly but when it comes to performance, it can hardly match the conventional ones. This is why they have not yet caught the attention of the big construction companies. Though many big construction companies eagerly want to take up eco-friendly machines; however, it is just that they also want those machines to perform faster which unfortunately is not the case for the time being.

The way forward is pretty simple. The engineers of heavy equipment construction companies have to work hard to manufacture a league of machines that has the capacity to work like the conventional machines and at the same time are also not posing any threat to the environment. As a matter of fact, they are already working towards it but getting a milestone is probably a bit far stretched. Secondly, the green heavy equipment will be very expensive as it will have all the latest technology that will cost more to the end user. This means that not everybody will be able to afford to buy them. This will result in just few construction companies taking up the onus to a cleaner environment and the rest will keep on polluting it.

This will definitely not serve the purpose and might further create a divide within the industry making things more complex. The solution to this will be with government intervening and announcing some kind of concessions to companies who are using environment friendly machines. This will boost other companies to follow suit and this is how more and more construction companies will adopt the idea of using green machines.

Is Heavy Equipment going Green, that is, Environment Friendly?

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When we talk about heavy equipment, what is the first thing that comes to our mind? The gigantic appearance and huge structure that releases thick and black fumes that fills the air, isn’t it? If you drive your car behind a heavy construction vehicle, then you will not be able to breathe in the horrible amount of smoke that the vehicle emits. But now times have changed and the vehicles emit such a lesser amount of smoke that it is quite possible to call them “environment friendly” equipment. Why do we need to focus on environment friendly heavy construction equipment? With every passing day, as our environment is becoming threatened by the amount of pollution that is generated by the vehicles, including heavy construction equipment, people are becoming more conscious about making the environment pollution free. Therefore the heavy construction equipment manufacturing companies are also now focusing on making equipment that emits far lesser amount of smoke. What are the changes that have been introduced to the heavy construction equipment in order to make them environment friendly?

  • One of the biggest reasons of the pollution that is emitted by the heavy construction equipment is that the heavy construction vehicles have a very low horsepower because of the old-dated engines, and therefore, they emit tremendous smoke. As in modern technology, that has become greener or more conscious about making the environment pollution free, they now make the vehicles equipped with electronic engines. And electronic engines lead to a very high horsepower. High horsepower is very beneficial for lesser amount of smoke emission.
  • The next thing that makes the heavy equipment environment friendly is the use of automatic transmission. As the equipment become fully automated, the fuel consumption is much lesser, and the lesser the fuel consumption is, the less will be the smoke emission and the causing of pollution can be controlled.
  • The other change that many other heavy equipment manufacturing companies are focusing on is the production of nickel free and chromium free equipment that are more environment friendly than earlier. Not only does this make the equipment more durable, but also makes its component life extended and as the gear speeds will reduce, there will quite less breakdowns. And if there are less breakdowns, then obviously, there will be less requirement for any replacement of the parts of the heavy construction equipment.

All these measurements will make the vehicles quite environment friendly. Even if you recycle the old or second hand equipment rather than discarding them into the environment, the environment will be less harmed and of course the equipment will become of use, and the cost will be reduced. Environment friendly heavy construction equipment are not only beneficial for the eco-system, but also for the construction company that is using the equipment as it will reduce the cost of maintenance of the equipment. So, go green and buy environment friendly heavy construction equipment for your company.