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.

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