| Cranes, excavators, loaders and any other large | | | | backhoes of the construction equipment. The size |
| equipment you might find on a construction site | | | | you will need is again dependent upon the job you |
| are considered construction equipment. While | | | | will have. Most construction companies have a |
| some of you might see construction equipment | | | | variety for the type of work and land they will |
| as hammers, saws, and other smaller items they | | | | have. Bobcats usually work out well when you |
| are in fact construction tools. Are you looking for | | | | have a little job, where as backhoes are great for |
| some construction equipment to help you with | | | | digging larger holes. |
| your next job? If so you need to know a little bit | | | | Loaders: The are also many types of loaders |
| about the equipment available. | | | | from a front end loader to a wheel loader. |
| Cranes: You can have many types of canes from | | | | Loaders are often seen used for road |
| the all terrain hydraulic crane, to the boom truck. | | | | construction as well as other construction jobs. |
| A boom truck is a piece of construction | | | | These are tractors that have a bucket on the |
| equipment that has a flat bed with a crane on it | | | | front and use a hydraulic system to raise the |
| rather than a smaller cab for the crane with | | | | bucket and dump the material either in a dump |
| tracks. This crane system can be used to haul | | | | truck or off to the side. |
| the material as well as move the crane about | | | | Construction equipment is important whether you |
| while hydraulic cranes tend to need a trailer and | | | | work on housing sites or road construction. The |
| then roll off to be placed on the ground. These | | | | equipment you choose will depend on the type of |
| types of cranes tend to rotate 360 degrees. | | | | work you do and will also be determined by the |
| Excavators: These are consider bobcats, and | | | | terrain you work on. |