Concreting

Dumpers – Simple vehicles that carry heavy loads

Posted by on Jul 23, 2014 in Concreting | 0 comments

When one is walking past a construction site the eyes witness an interesting diversity of heavy equipment. On the site one can find loaders, excavators, machines for lifting heavy items and other kinds of earth moving equipment. One of the most essential pieces of heavy machinery used on these sites is the dumper. And owning and maintaining a dumper is much easier than doing a research, writing a thesis, starting a software start-up and can be owned with 80% value financed. The dumper is not to be confused with the dump truck. They are different. It is the configuration that separates one from the other. The dumper is an open vehicle with four wheels to move it around. The driver sits behind the load skip. On the other hand, the dump truck can easily be identified by the cab that is built in front of the load. When one looks at the configuration of the dumper, they can instantly understand why the vehicle has been named such. The skip tips over to dump the load. These machines usually run on diesel. There are situations where normal wheels cannot ride smoothly on the terrain. In such cases, it is perfectly feasible to attach rubber wheels to the dumper and move it around. The earliest versions of these vehicles were quite simple and did not take a lot of training to operate. Of course, as time went by, technology caught up with the dumper and the machines become more complex. The earliest versions could not carry a lot of payload. However, modern day vehicles can take plenty of concrete, gravel or other things using multi-cylinder engines and expensive electronics. Bad quality dumpers have been known to cause many accidents on construction sites. That is why sellers and experts in the construction industry always stress on the need for buyers to not only buy high quality equipment, but also to make sure that the vehicle stays in good...

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Invest your money wisely

Posted by on Feb 17, 2014 in Concreting | 0 comments

What is more economical, renting out or making a purchase? 360 Equipments are one of the little equipment service providers committed to renting out its modern equipments in reasonable prices. Now get on rent the advanced and modern piling rigs, concrete and lifting equipments and Earth Moving equipments in crouched prices far better than making a huge investment for something that gets old fashioned promptly. Equipment rentals have overshadowed the purchasing giving a way to bring its benefits to limelight. Making huge investments is not worthwhile because sooner or later they get outdated. Make a wise choice of your hard earned money. The ultimate decision of spending your money lies with...

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Uses Of Mechanization in Building Construction

Posted by on Jul 2, 2013 in Concreting | 0 comments

The use of equipments in construction is inevitable nowadays and the necessity to mechanize most of the tasks related to construction, is mounting. Mechanization is effective since it produces uniform results even when a large amount of work is involved. Also, the replacement of manpower with machinery yields much higher output within a short span of time. As for bigger projects, deploying heavy construction equipments brings down the cost significantly. Large scale operation is possible with the help of such machinery and it yields swift results when compared to man power that might prove exhaustive in a short time. However, to operate such heavy equipments, skilled technicians with hands on experience are required. Earth movers are a part of any construction project, which requires maximum effort to condition the soil and lay the foundation. There are many types of machinery under the earth movers’ category as each one serves a different purpose. Initially bulldozers and chippers are used in clearing the land to make it fit for construction. This job requires huge effort and time, if decided to be done manually. Equipments significantly bring down the effort required as only a very few people capable of handling the devices are deployed for work. Excavation is performed using Shovels for smaller areas of land and Rock breakers for large scale clearance. Once the zone is cleared, grading is done using wheel dozer and motor graders. These very heavy equipments require experienced technicians to operate them to prevent any accidents from occurring at the construction site. Though these equipments are highly beneficial, carelessness from the operators end proves fatal for most of the people and properties in the vicinity. If the operation involves rock breaking, driller, breakers and Splitters are used. All the above aspects prove that deploying heavy construction equipments is worth the money spent. However the capital required to buy such machinery is high. It is suitable to opt for renting of such equipments depending on the task to be completed and the number of days the machine would be required. Some firms offer such heavy machinery at nominal prices for rent and buying. These firms analyze the requirements of the customer and assist in choosing the most appropriate option for them. They also ensure the machines are maintained in good condition and charge reasonably for the services. One such resourceful provider is www.360equipments.com where all the construction heavy machinery requirements are met under one...

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