The excavator has a cab where the operator sits and uses the joystick controls and pedals to control the machine. In addition, the machine has a boom, which is the extension that holds the bucket or other attachments you might be using, as well as the stick that connects the undercarriage and the boom. The engine in the machine is typically diesel, as it provides more overall power. The "house" is where the engine, fuel cylinders, and oil are, and the undercarriage refers to the area with the gears and motor. You will find a number of different types of attachments available for the machine. Some of the most popular include augers, buckets, clamps, grapples, grading blades, and flail mowers.

The excavator features a bucket that is used to remove dirt and other material from one area to another, often placing the material into a truck to be hauled away. The user has joystick and pedal controls to help them move and control the vehicle. Even though the machine is rather large, it can still turn on a tight radius, and for experienced users is easy to control.

Excavators are an important piece of heavy machinery used for a range of different purposes including construction, mining, forestry, demolition, landscaping, and public works. The machines available today have high quality technology, such as hydraulics, which gives them the ability to make very tight turns. They have joystick controls, which help to make controlling them very easy. The size of the machine can vary from quite small, less than six metric tons, up to 90 metric tons.

• Construction
• Mining
• Forestry
• Demolition
• Landscaping
• Public Works

• Bobcat
• John Deere
• Case
• Caterpillar
• Kubota
• Hitachi
• Komatsu
• New Holland
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