The key to maintaining a top-notch construction business is its tools. No matter how skilled your workers are, if you do not have the right tools, the work cannot be done properly. There are a variety of construction tools available to use, each one of different sizes and satisfies a specific need. These tools help increase productivity and are especially important when working with tight deadlines where time management is crucial.
Crane
Cranes are used to lift heavy objects or materials from one place to another. They come in many different models and sizes to meet all needs. Some types typically include mobile cranes for demolition, loaders for loading items, stackers for automated warehouses, gantry to move containers, tower to construct tall and floating buildings, essential for building ports, building bridges and unloading ships. The standard crane used in construction works is the tower crane. Typical specifications with a height of 265 feet, maximum range of 230 feet and a capacity of 18 metric tons.
Forklift
A forklift truck is an industrial truck used not only in construction, but also in warehouses and manufacturing units, to move heavy materials, mainly those stored on pallets. These trucks are very convenient tools to transport materials and come in a wide variety of sizes to fit each purpose. Some types include: counterweights, narrow aisle, seated, order pickers, jacks, overhead, sweepers and scourer.
Charger
A loader is a type of tractor with a square bucket placed at the front to hold materials. The bucket is connected to the arms of the machine and construction workers can control these mechanical arms to lift and transport different materials, such as dirt, gravel, logs or sand.
Excavator
An excavator is a construction vehicle, also known simply as a digger, with a bucket and a cab installed on a rotating platform. A bulldozer is used to dig trenches or holes, demolish buildings, as well as in forestry work and treatment materials.
Concrete mixer
One of the most commonly used construction equipment parts is a concrete mixer. Pour cement, sand, gravel and water into the rotating drum to prepare the concrete mix quickly and easily. Concrete mixers also have a hopper to dispense concrete. For smaller volume work, portable concrete mixers are also available.
Roller
A roller is a construction vehicle used to compact concrete, soil, gravel or asphalt for roads or other foundations. Steamrollers are still known as steamrollers in certain parts of the world although most of them now use a gas and internal combustion engine.
Sand Vibrator
Sand vibrators play an essential role in construction as workers use them both if they need to screen sand and to separate it from dirt and other surplus materials. Sand is much used in construction, not less as one of the main ingredients for making concrete. There are a wide variety of sand vibrators available on the market, including vibrating machines from construction tool manufacturers.