Ideas for Professionals and Amateurs: A Heavy Construction Blog

Do you use heavy construction equipment? Are you thinking about hiring a machine? Do you need tips on improving business? If so, this blog is for you.

Ideas for Professionals and Amateurs: A Heavy Construction Blog

Critical areas you that you should evaluate before buying a forklift

15 September 2017
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Forklifts are made in a surprisingly wide range of types. The power source, fuel type and carrying capacity vary greatly, but the basic form remains unchanged. As a long-time user wanting to buy a fork lift, you must have already decided on the type and other characteristics of the folk lift you will eventually buy. Your prior experience with a particular model, in respect to performance and durability, sways your preference.
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5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Hiring Access Equipment When Building

7 August 2017
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If you are putting up a building on your property, you may need to hire some access equipment to help put the hardware into the highest parts of the building. Wondering which type of hire access equipment you need? Looking for tips to help? Take a look at these ideas. 1. Don't Book the Equipment Until You Need It It's easy to get off schedule when you are putting up a shed, a workshop or another type of building.
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Features to Look Out for When Hiring a Compact Excavator

15 June 2017
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A compact excavator is a machine you resort when you have light excavations to do. The machine can be wheeled or tracked and often weighs anything between 0.7 and 8.5 tonnes. This weight depends on the type of material used to make the excavator and the attachments affixed to the main body of the excavator. Even though compact excavators are ideal for small-scale, less intensive jobs, the risk involved in carrying out the teak is similar to that involved when using a large excavator.
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Five Tips for Moving a Mobile Home Onto a Foundation Using a Hired Crane

29 September 2016
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If you have a mobile home and you want to lift it up and onto a concrete foundation, you need something to lift it with, and a crane can do the trick. If you are hiring a crane to move a mobile home, there are several things you should keep in mind. Take a look at these tips: 1. Estimate the weight of the mobile home with contents. In most cases, if you have the manufacturer's weight of your mobile home, it doesn't include the contents of the home.
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Why You Should Give Oversize Haulers Ample Notice

28 September 2016
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Would you like to transport oversize equipment to a construction site? Read on and discover why you should contact oversize haulers early so that your shipment can be delivered on schedule. Planning an Optimum Route Oversize cargo presents special challenges due to its abnormal size, shape and weight. Consequently, the heavy haulage company has to select an appropriate route that will avoid putting the cargo and other road users at risk. For instance, a direct route to your site may involve moving the cargo through 100km.
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Ideas for Professionals and Amateurs: A Heavy Construction Blog

Do you use heavy construction equipment for your job? Are you thinking about hiring a machine for a project at your home? Do you need high-level tips on improving your business practices, or are you simply looking for ideas even an amateur could implement? If so, this blog is for you. It is going to include a range of tips and ideas, geared toward a wide range of audiences. Hi! My name is John. In this blog, I am going to pull research, tips for manufacturer's manuals and personal experiences together to create the most effective, timely tips for you and your business.