Boom truck - Piece of construction equipment

Cranes, excavators, loaders and any other large equipment you might find on a construction site are considered construction equipment. While some of you might see construction equipment as hammers, saws, and other smaller items they are in fact construction tools. Are you looking for some construction equipment to help you with your next job? If so you need to know a little bit about the equipment available.


Cranes: You can have many types of canes from the all terrain hydraulic crane, to the boom truck. A boom truck is a piece of construction equipment that has a flat bed with a crane on it rather than a smaller cab for the crane with tracks. This crane system can be used to haul the material as well as move the crane about while hydraulic cranes tend to need a trailer and then roll off to be placed on the ground. These types of cranes tend to rotate 360 degrees.


Excavators: These are consider bobcats, and backhoes of the construction equipment. The size you will need is again dependent upon the job you will have. Most construction companies have a variety for the type of work and land they will have. Bobcats usually work out well when you have a little job, where as backhoes are great for digging larger holes.

Loaders: The are also many types of loaders from a front end loader to a wheel loader. Loaders are often seen used for road construction as well as other construction jobs. These are tractors that have a bucket on the front and use a hydraulic system to raise the bucket and dump the material either in a dump truck or off to the side.

Construction equipment is important whether you work on housing sites or road construction. The equipment you choose will depend on the type of work you do and will also be determined by the terrain you work on.

Heavy Duty Connector Line Expands for Industrial Machinery

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Feb. 22, 2007 - The HTS heavy duty connector series from Tyco Electronics Corporation has been extended with a new range of plastic connectors for motion-control, industrial machinery applications (e.g., transportation belts/equipment, pumps and positioning equipment) and electrical motor drive applications (e.g., cabinets and control panels, power supplies and heating controls).

Highly-reliable and cost-effective HG-Q.4/2, HG-Q.8 and HG-Q.10 series connectors are available in standard and EMV shielded versions and benefit from double sided cable entry as well as proven standard hoods. Exclusive HG-Q.10 motor connector housings for direct mounting on motor devices are available in seven standard sizes and are suitable for HG-Q.10.Bu.C socket housings. HG-Q.4/2 and HG-Q.8 connectors are available with straight and right-angled hoods and cable-to-cable coupler housings.

With an operating temperature range from -40 up to +125 degrees Celsius, new HG-Q series connectors conform with Desina and ISO 23570-3.4 standards and meet IP 65 protection class specifications in the locked position. EMV protection in the plastic housings is achieved using standard HG-Q-gland fittings instead of expensive shielded gland fittings.

The range of HG-Q series connectors also includes accessories such as glands for 4.0 up to 15.5mm cables, flange seals and coding accessories as well as standard tool and die sets.

The broad nature of this product precludes a general pricing statement. Deliveries are typically eight weeks.