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The Ultimate Guide to Excavator Attachments

David Curry May 2, 2022
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The beauty of hiring an excavator is that it gives you access to machinery that is ultra-versatile in how it can be used. The reason for this is that an excavator can be used in many different ways if you add excavator attachments to your plant hire agreement. Here, we take a look at the different types of attachments you can hire for your excavator and what a massive difference this can make to the efficiency and productivity levels that you see on site during your construction project.

The common sight of the excavator

You see excavators on almost every construction site, they are that important. The problem that you face on any site is that there will always come a time when you are faced with a tricky task that requires something that little bit different. If an excavator won’t cut it on its own, you’ll need to add something else to the operation, this is where excavator attachments come in handy. Construction work is complex, and excavator attachments help to simplify the issue and allow for a quick resolution without compromising on the quality of performance.

Different excavator attachments

Depending on the task at hand and the problem being faced, there are a few different excavator attachments that could be used.

  1. Excavator bucket attachment – The most common and popular excavator attachment is the humble bucket. There are different types of buckets within this range, from tall buckets to specific shapes that are needed for specific tasks, sieve buckets and many more. Bucket attachments offer great versatility to you on site.
  2. Rake attachments–With a similar look to bucket attachments, the rakes are tasked with pushing and flattening materials, rather than scooping and lifting as the bucket does. If you are looking to clear a tract of land as part of the preparation, a rake attachment is the one.
  3. Grab attachment – Grabs are another popular attachment for excavators and can be used to grab and move materials on site. It is always useful on site to help with materials that need to be moved securely and efficiently.
  4. Ripper attachments–If you need to pierce the ground and ‘rip’ into the soil to help with preparations, the ripper attachment for an excavator is perfect. It is a much more effective way to break the ground than a larger, wider attachment.
  5. Excavator trenchers – Once you have completed ground entry, a trencher attachment is used to help dig trenches efficiently. Buckets can perform this task but with a trencher everything is much smoother and faster.

When discussing your construction plans and schedule with your plant hire company, always ensure that you ask for full advice and guidance about the range of excavator attachments that they have available for you to choose from. There are many different types of attachment, as you have seen here, and they can make such a big difference to the capability of the machine, adding versatility and increased performance, whilst also lowering the number of vehicles needed on site at any given time. Make sure you make the right choice of excavator attachment when coming to an agreement with a plant hire company in the UK.

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