What You Should Know About Excavator Attachments

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Article: Krisssolutions.com.au

What You Should Know About Excavator Attachments An excavator is a piece of huge and heavy equipment commonly used in the construction industry today for efficiently digging the land or lifting heavy objects. The introduction of excavators has made small and big construction businesses work more effectively in terms of completing large heavy tasks in less time. An excavator however, is incomplete without its many essential attachments which complement its functioning. For a better understanding of these parts of the excavator, let us look at each of them briefly. Various Attachments of an Excavator

1. Digging Buckets

These are one of the most important components of an excavator. A high-quality and well-designed digging bucket results in efficient digging and increased productivity, helps to retain heavy material better, and also facilitates a clean release of collected material. You can find a number of manufactures who specialize in custom making digging buckets to suit your individual needs. 2. Mud Buckets

They play a critical role in ensuring worker safety during the drilling process. Excavator mud buckets are used to collect any leaking fluids from the drill pipe, which may spill on the drill floor due to which workers might accidentally slip and get injured. The drilling fluid collected in the mud bucket is carefully redirected away from the operations area. 3. Hydraulic Grabs As the name suggests, a hydraulic grab attached to an excavator helps the machine grab big rocks, timber logs, or basic scrap. With the use of hydraulic grabs, the tasks of picking up and placing heavy construction material is simplified. 4. Mechanical Thumbs Designed to improve the efficiency of any excavator that it is attached to, a mechanical thumb helps in handling waste and facilitates the demolition process. It is convenient to use as well and can be folded up tight when not in use. 5. Quick hitches and half-hitches These hitches make removing and changing various attachments on excavators fairly


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