Heavy Duty Equipment for Earthwork and Excavation Projects.
- By Marketing Specialist
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- 28 Feb, 2018
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How does heavy equipment is being used in our excavation projects?

Each month in our blog we write about services we can do, stories about excavations, we talk about our equipment and when we started this blog it dawned on us. We talk about all sorts of things but do our customers really know what we are discussing?
With this month’s blog we are going to explain what some of this heavy duty sounding equipment
does.
Let’s begin with the Auger.
Let’s begin with the Auger.
Sounds impressive but what does it do?
An auger is a drilling device, or drill bit, that usually includes a rotating helical screw blade called a "flighting" to act as a screw conveyor to remove the drilled-out material. The rotation of the blade causes the material to move out of the hole being drilled. Now aren’t you glad you know that?
What about Compaction Wheels?
Compaction wheels work from the bottom up, eliminating bridging while breaking soil and filling in the voids. The mixing and kneading action of the wheel produces a more uniform soil consistency for better compaction. Heavy clay most often cannot be torn apart by vibration. The aggressive shearing action of a wheel easily breaks up hard soil and/or clay, so that they can be intermixed into the rest of the fill soil.
Rockbreakers?
Pretty self-explanatory but think about what it would be like without them? Many hours of heave-ho with a Sledge hammer, so the Rockbreaker attachment cuts down the time it takes saving you money.
So, there is a couple of explanations of some of the equipment we use but what does that all mean for you?
At E & R Bobcat & Excavator Services we pride ourselves on offering quality excavator equipment hire and more on the Gold Coast.
At E & R Bobcat & Excavator Services we pride ourselves on offering quality excavator equipment hire and more on the Gold Coast.
The Equipment we have means our efficiency and fast turnaround times in earthworks and excavations projects of all sizes speak for themselves. We understand the pressing nature of completing jobs on time and under budget, and endeavor to provide our high-quality services at the most competitive rate and in a timely fashion.
With great equipment and great service
E & R Bobcat & Excavator Services are the team for all Excavation works on the Gold Coast.