| Earth moving equipment is also called construction | | | | engineering equipment drives piles into the soil. Also |
| equipment or engineering vehicles or heavy | | | | the pile driving is generally used to make the |
| equipment. Earth movers are extremely heavy | | | | foundations of the constructions or the buildings |
| machines or are compound machines made up of | | | | stronger. |
| four or five machines. The main advantage of earth | | | | • Excavator Bucket-this is a bucket like tool |
| movers are that they perform more than one | | | | attached to a heavy vehicle like a hook extension or |
| function at a time, which makes sure that you get | | | | an arm which is used for excavating or scooping |
| your money’s worth. | | | | waste, soil and other such things. |
| Earth Moving Equipment | | | | • Grapple-this simple machine is a hook or a claw |
| They are made up of five basic systems, namely | | | | that is used to get hold of something. Grapple can be |
| implement, traction, control, power train and | | | | attached to other heavier vehicles or machines for |
| structure. Most of these equipments make the use | | | | larger purposes. |
| of hydraulics and power transfers. There are many | | | | • Crane-this lifting machine when used with simple |
| different types of earthmoving equipments and tools | | | | equipment attached to it like a rake or a bucket |
| available. Some of these are: | | | | attached to it can lift or move heavier loads. It is |
| • Backhoe-this is excavating equipment that has a | | | | usually used to move construction waste, soil, debris |
| digging bucket attached at the end. This is attached | | | | or waste. |
| to the back of a tractor. It is used for digging the | | | | • Drilling Machine-these are massive structures |
| earth. | | | | which are used to drill wells or holes in the earth. |
| • Road Roller- a road roller is used to compact soil, | | | | They are mostly used to drill oil or water wells. |
| asphalt, concrete, gravel, in the construction of | | | | • Bulldozer-this is a heavy earth moving equipment |
| foundations of roads. This heavy machine is used to | | | | which is used to push large quantity of soil, rubble, |
| compress the surface on which it is rolled. | | | | construction material, sand, etc. It is basically a |
| • Hydraulic Hammer-this demolishes concrete | | | | tractor with a dozer blade. |
| structures or rocks. It also makes a percussion | | | | • Feller Buncher- this is a tool that is used for |
| hammer that is fitted to an excavator for added | | | | cutting and logging trees. It is a large machine that |
| benefits. | | | | cuts trees without affecting any structures in the |
| • Pile Driver - as the name suggests, this | | | | surrounding area. |