Archive for the ‘Excavation Equipment’ Category

Saturday January 24, 2009 15:27

Harvester

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The harvester is a type of heavy machinery that is employed in cut to length logging operations for felling, buckling, and cutting up trees. Normally, a harvester is employed alongside a forward that will haul the logs and trees to a roadside...

Saturday January 24, 2009 15:24

How The Equipment Has Changed

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There are many different opinions as to what machines should actually be classified as earth moving equipment.  There are many different types of equipment that fall in this category, such as excavators, backhoe loaders, dump trucks, and  even...

Saturday January 24, 2009 15:21

Trench Digging

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Digging trenches is one of the oldest types of work with both construction and excavating.  Prior to World War 2, trenches were dug by hand.  As workers dug the trenches deeper, the sides needed to be shored or supported, to keep the walls of the trench...