Sometimes called a forklift truck, the forklift is a powerful industrial truck that is used to lift and transport material by steel forks that are inserted under the load. Forklifts are commonly used to move loads and equipment that is stored on pallets. The forklift was developed in 1920, and has since become [...]

Site prep is the best term that is used to describe the operations necessary to make raw land ready to accept improvements such as buildings, parking lots, roads, and other amenities. Once the project has been completed, the site prep is invisible.
The term site prep is a broad term that can include several different [...]

Caterpillar
Caterpillar hit a dial of power and performance with its top of the line 446 backhoe loader when it first introduced the D series version of the machine. The 102 HP machine also features a new operator station and offers optional joystick controls. The dig forces on the bucket have increased 10% on the [...]

Also referred to as a loader backhoe, the backhoe loader is an engineering and excavation vehicle that consists of a tractor, front shovel and bucket and a small backhoe in the rear end. Due to the small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are common with small construction projects and excavation type work.
Originally invented in [...]

When trenchers were first introduced to the residential and commercial contractors, they rapidly became the backbone of the crew. The time and labor trenchers saved when they replaced the pick and shovel was simply incredible. The contractor was able to double the number of jobs his crew could complete in the same amount [...]

Hydraulic machinery are machines and tools that use fluid power to do the work. Almost all types of heavy equipment is a common example. With this type of equipment, hydraulic fluid is pumped to a high pressure then transmitted through the machine to various actuators.
The hydraulic pumps are powered by engines [...]

Both of these machines are affordable, popular, highly productive, and they both have helped lay a lot of cable and pipe in the ground. While they both can do the work, there are differences as to how they perform when stacked up against each other in residential utility installations.
Size and price
The average dig depth [...]

Excavation is most commonly and best known for a technique within the science of archaeology.  The individual types of excavation are known simply as digs to those who participate, with this being an over literal description of the process.  An excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or connected series of sites, and may be carried on over a number [...]

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 loaders.
Other machinery that falls in between are articulated trucks, wheel and track tractors, and even scrapers.  The thin line is normally drawn at motor [...]