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excavator.
The boom design also allows for the
loader bucket to be braced against
the blade for applications such as
grading and ground leveling. This
innovative feature stabilizes the
bucket, distributing the forces to the
frame of the crawler skid excavator
and reducing stress on the boom,
prolonging component life.
Operators can find more versatility
by switching out a crawler skid exca-
vator's bucket attachment for a set of
forks to essentially become a highly
maneuverable material handler. Un-
like mono-boom excavators, the two-
part boom provides a greater range
of motion while maintaining level
forks when retrieving pipe, stone
or other materials and quickly and
safely transporting them to the area
where workers need them. With this
ability, there's no need for wheelbar-
row brigades, manually loading or
unloading pallets or other time and
labor intensive methods.
Revolutionize Your Job Site
So, what's the bottom line? Crawler
skid excavators not only have the
potential to reduce the need for mul-
tiple machines on-site — whether
that's excavators, telehandlers, back-
hoes or CTLs — they also provide
an opportunity to revolutionize the
job site.
Products that claim to replace X, Y
and Z rarely live up to expectations.
However, those products in the hands
of innovative engineers laser-focused
on improving the method — not
just the machine — can lead to true
ingenuity and game-changing pro-
ductivity.
