Heavy Construction Equipment Basics – Earthmoving & Excavating

At the completion of this course you will have learned the following about earthmoving and excavating heavy equipment: Explain what needs to be considered in selecting earthmoving and excavating equipment. Describe the procedure of costing for bidding. Identify the types of earthmoving equipment and the influences affecting their production. Illustrate the different types of excavating equipment and their uses.     Sections included are: Section 1: Equipment Selection Considerations Equipment Selection      -Match the Machine to the Work Task      -Equipment Utilization      -Tires or Tracks      -Buckets      -Blades      -Equipment Productivity Purchase Lease or Rent Section 2: Bidding Fundamentals Costing for Bidding Hourly Costs      -Owning Cost      -Equivalence      -Operating Cost What Can I Do With the Hourly Cost? Section 3: Earthmoving Equipment What is Earthmoving? Earthmoving Production Earthmoving Equipment      -Bulldozers      -Motor Graders      -Scrapers      -Front-end Loaders      -Dump Trucks Section 4: Excavating Equipment What is Excavating? Basic Excavating Terms Excavating Equipment      -Excavators      -Back-hoes      -Trenchers