How to choose a heavy industrial digger is not only important to have a job done right but can ensure you do it in record time.
Always choose a hiring company with a good track record and affordable daily rates, but if you are looking at purchasing one there are many other factors to consider.
Knowing how to choose the correct digger for your company and the job at hand ensures that you get value for your money as this is a very valuable piece of equipment especially in the excavation industry.
Being savvy can be a useful tool when dealing with digger salesmen as you not only have to think about the cost of the purchase but maintenance and operating costs in the future.
1: Configuration:
Size, size, size, is the most important part here. The size of your bucket is not only important for the job at hand but also for the size of the digger as you cannot have a bucket that is too big for the digger itself and cause unnecessary damage and delays for the job at hand. Also, the size of the digger itself as you do not want one that is too big for a small job and end up being more of an inconvenience than anything else.
2: Efficiency:
With smarter technology available today choosing a digger can be a bit tricky if you do not know what you need it for or what it actually can do. Being efficient is a criteria that is very important in any type of digger and can even be operated remotely with the new tech out at the moment. This is due to the expanding market and needs for efficiency to get excavations done in the quickest possible times to start the next phase of a job.
The new electronic models come with data outputs that monitor everything from fuel consumption, the workload to actual work done and you can control all this to manage your digger to operate with an efficiency unparalleled to previous years and thus having less downtime due to breakdowns, etc.
3: Connectivity and Versatility:
To save operating time always go for the diggers with automated couplers rather than the directly mounted attachments. It is more versatile and makes changing the coupler much easier than before. Always remember that a digger isn’t just there to do heavy digging it can be used for many other uses depending on the attachments you purchase with it and coupled on, hence the detachable coupling choice.
So remember the above-mentioned facts before deciding on a digger whether it is for daily hiring or purchasing one as everything comes down to efficiency and overhead costs.
