Before your crews begin using the equipment you lease, make sure they are checked out on it. Proper use of construction equipment means your project will move faster, more safely, and within the allotted budget. Improper use can destroy the entire plan.
Fun Facts: John Page invented the dragline excavator in 1904 to help dig the Chicago Canal and in 1923 he expanded on this piece by developing the walking dragline.
Backhoes and excavators perform similar tasks, but on different scales. An excavator is a single purpose piece of equipment, designed exclusively for digging. A backhoe performs the tasks of both an excavator and a loader, although on a smaller scale.
While large construction projects pay the mortgage, it's the little ones that keep you in butter and eggs. For example, while the Interstate route between Emery and Greensboro, North Carolina runs a little over twelve miles, it provided work and income for hundreds of people.
Construction leasing can offer a range of programs including skip payments and seasonal leases to accommodate cyclical businesses, municipal leasing programs, as well as customized lease structures to meet unique situations.
Bidding on a road construction project? Call to find out the rates charged for the equipment you will need to lease so you can work it into the bid.
Building bridges across expanses of water will require leasing floating cranes. They are typically mounted on specialized barges or pontoons (depending on need) and are available with load limits up to 10,000 tons.
Improve your land clearing operations prior to construction by leasing chippers and shredders large enough to handle the load. As an added bonus, they can convert branches and limbs into a profit-making enterprise by creating mulch and ground cover that you can sell to retail outlets.
A compact excavator can make short work of smaller or intermediate-sized projects. In addition, attachments are available for lease so that it can function as an auger, bucket hoe, rock breaker, or perform any number of other functions.
Generally speaking, the construction equipment you will be leasing falls into one of several categories: earth moving, lifting, hauling, digging, tunneling, or pumping. If you are not sure of what you need, let us know what you need to do and we'll take it from there.
For safe, above-ground work, lease a cherry picker bucket to make short work of many projects. For electrical construction or working with lighting standards or high-rise buildings, you will be able to lift your crews safely to the work site.
If you're clearing out a sensitive ecosystem, leasing a forwarder rather than a skidder is a better option for moving downed timber. Because forwarders carry trees above the ground to the loading area, there is less negative impact on the soil.
For tall building construction, tower cranes are typically used. They are balance cranes and provide the best combination of lifting capacity and reach. They can be controlled either from a cab or remotely by radio.
Once your construction site access roads are created, they need to be maintained. Rain, snow, and heavy use can cause rapid deterioration and create unsafe conditions. Leasing graders helps keep your project moving along.
Clamshell equipment works well for moving loose materials such as crushed rock or stone, sand, gravel, and other types of aggregate. It's primary function is lifting material from one area and depositing it in another.
Up to a point, laying new asphalt over old is SOP. However, there are limits as to how frequently this can be done and, at some point, the surface will be too high and drainage affected. If this is the case, lease a cold planer to strip off the old asphalt before laying the new.
Loaders differ from dozers in two key areas: a dozer has a blade while a loader has a bucket and, in place of tracks, a loader has wheels. For some construction projects, it may be necessary to lease both.
Before submitting a bid on a project, call us for leasing rates on the construction equipment you will need so you can include them in your paperwork.
Before buying construction equipment, consider the total costs involved. Not only is there the purchase price, there are also maintenance, transportation and storage costs to consider. All-in-all, leasing makes better financial cents.
Depending on the need, there is a trencher designed for it. Wheel trenchers, chain trenchers, portable, and micro trenchers have specific uses in either tight, urban environs, or in rural areas where more room is available.
Basic excavating construction equipment consists of backhoes, draglines, power shovels, scrapers, bulldozers, and clamshells. The terrain and nature of the project are the determining factors when deciding which to lease.
If you are working in a sensitive ecosystem, leasing a forwarder rather than a skidder is a better option for moving downed timber. Because forwarders carry trees above the ground to the loading area, there is less damage to the soil.
Excavators are different from hole digging machines, even though they both remove dirt. Hole diggers, such as drills and augers, can only remove earth vertically. Excavators remove dirt both vertically and horizontally,
A good excavator replaces several handheld tools. Excavators can perform as shovels, picks and mattocks, spades, and a range of forks, trowels, and other types of hole diggers. Fortunately, excavators do more work, faster, than humans can with handheld tools.
Backhoes and excavators perform similar tasks, but on different scales. An excavator is a single purpose piece of equipment, designed exclusively for digging. A backhoe performs the tasks of both an excavator and a loader, although on a smaller scale.
By industry standards, a crane rental is a full-service option, including the crane, all the rigging needed to perform the work, the required insurance, as well as a crane operator and a crew.
If your project requires removing old concrete, remember that it can be crushed and recycled for use in a number of different applications. It is in great demand as sanitary landfill or for use as backfill.
