Protecting Your Hydraulic Cylinders from Impact and Chemical Damage

Keywords: mini excavator concrete breaker, skid loader concrete breaker Before running a hydraulic hammer on your backhoe, mini-excavator, or crawler excavator, nearly everyone installs a front windshield guard or rock shield to protect the glass from breakage. Why not protect the much more expensive and difficult-to-remove and repair cylinder rods? Hydraulic cylinder rod damage costs … Read more

Properly Sizing Your Hydraulic Hammer

skid steer jack hammerskid steer concrete breaker Did you know there are numerous ways to size your hydraulic breaker? The breaker, or hammer, must be appropriately sized for both the work and the carrier on which it will be mounted. To discover how you can do so, continue reading below. Sizing The Hammer on Type … Read more

Demolition Recycling Trends

Keywords: excavator manual quick coupler, hydraulic breaker parts Those not as familiar with current demolition practices probably conceive of demolished buildings as large piles of rubble and debris that will soon head to a landfill. Not that many years ago, this simplified summary may have been true more often than not. But contractors continue to … Read more

Correctly Estimating a Demolition Project Almost Always Separates Success From Failure

Keywords: mini excavator breaker hammer, backhoe hydraulic breaker Successful demolition estimating is a process of using the organization’s past project performance data along with checking and re-checking all items that will affect the final price of the estimate. The estimator must determine whether the price developed looks reasonable, based on the organization’s past experiences. As … Read more

Common Hydraulic Issues to Be Aware Of

Keywords: excavator hammer attachment, hydraulic hammer attachment Hydraulic hammer attachment Your hydraulic hammer attachment is one of the most expensive components of your hammer. Therefore, it is critical that it is kept in working order. If the hammer attachment isn’t working correctly, you will not be able to perform the job. Here are some of … Read more

Choosing a Hydraulic Hammer for Your Project

Keywords: hydraulic breaker for mini excavator, hammer for mini excavator Hydraulic hammers, also known as hydraulic breakers and hoe-rams, are a useful tool for many different applications.  They can be used for demolition, excavation, removal of slag and cleaning pots in steel mills, and even driving steel or wooden fence posts.  Depending on their size, … Read more

Buyers Beware: A Guide to Purchasing Hydraulic Breakers at Auctions

Keywords: hydraulic excavator breaker, hydraulic hand breaker Plenty of excavation and general contractors don’t use a hydraulic hammer every day. They want to save on excavator and hammer rentals but can’t justify spending the money on a brand-new hydraulic breaker.   Many look to purchase a hydraulic breaker at auction. Many reputable auction companies will research … Read more

Loaders Perform a Variety of Tasks From Material Handling to Primary Demolition

Keywords: bucket for mini excavator, cat excavator bucket, hydraulic magnet The loaders employed at recycling facilities and at construction and demolition recycling sites perform a variety of material handling tasks, but their usefulness goes far beyond loading processing equipment and outbound trucks. It’s this versatility that many manufacturers are keeping in the forefront as they … Read more

Using the Right Attachments on Demolition Sites

Keywords: excavator bucket teeth, bucket for excavator, excavator attachment As controlled demolition–using a high-reach hydraulic excavator fitted with a variety of attachments to carefully demolish a building–gains popularity in North America, so does the importance of having the appropriate battery of attachments to perform a variety of tasks common to many demolition sites. When coupled … Read more