Those who are in construction business would know very well that there are three major types of construction machines used for constructing buildings, roads, dams, bridges and the likes. These are earthwork machinery like excavators, dozers and loaders etc; roadwork machinery like road paver, chip spreaders, and compactor etc; and lifting machinery like cranes. Here in this article, you will come across the most popular and most widely used construction machines names and pictures with short descriptions about them.
Excavators, Dozer, Loaders Construction Machines
These three are perhaps the moct common construction machinery- excavators, dozers (bulldozer is the most famous name) and loaders.
Excavators- Excavators are the heavy construction and engineering machines that are used for digging and moving large objects on construction sites. Used heavily for making roads, buildings, highways, skyscrapers etc. excavators are indispensable for any project.
Dozer- A dozer is also a heavy equipment used to clear and grade land. These machines have continuous treads and a broad hydraulic blade in their front portion and are classified functionally on the basis of types of blades in a dozer. The two most popular dozers are the bulldozers and the scrape dozers.
Loader- Loaders, as the name suggests, are used on building sites to upload sand, debris, dirt and mud into other vehicles. Their end aim is to clear rubble and digging materials on the sites.
Chip Spreader, Road Paver, Compactor- Road Machines