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Trencher Types: How to Choose the Right Trencher for Your Project
Trenchers are the must-have machine for digging trenches. They use a toothed metal wheel to cut narrow trenches or a chainsaw-like belt to cut longer, deeper trenches. You can...
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What Is a Digger Derrick and What Are its Benefits?
A digger derrick is a specialized truck used by utility companies, construction crews and telecommunications providers. It combines the capabilities of a standard boom truck and a...
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Types of Motor Graders and How to Choose the Best One for the Job
Motor graders, useful for leveling sites, spreading dirt, removing debris or snow and clearing land, come in rigid frames and articulated frames. Rigid-frame motor graders are...
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Tips for Choosing a Mobile Office Trailer
Mobile office trailers, aka construction trailers or jobsite trailers, are crucial additions to many sites. They can provide space for planning or act as break rooms, sales offices...
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Selecting Load Banks: A Guide to Load Bank Types
Load banks are used to test backup power sources such as generators, batteries and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) to ensure they will function as intended during a power...
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Plan for Fire Suppression System Failure Before It Happens
Designing a temporary fire suppression system can speed the response to emergencies and allow for regular maintenance of aging fire suppression pumps. United Rentals Fluid...
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Call Before You Dig and Other Tips for Digging Near Underground Utilities
Underground utility strikes during excavation operations can be dangerous and costly. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) reported 203,000 such strikes in the U.S. and Canada during...
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How to Operate a Bulldozer: A Step-By-Step Guide
Using a bulldozer can be challenging, even for experienced operators. Once you’re properly trained, review the steps to start and drive a dozer, control the blade and ripper and...
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Types of Augers and Auger Sizes: How to Choose
Augers come in multiple types and sizes. A hand auger can handle the smallest jobs, such as making holes for bulbs, but you’ll need to use muscle. Power augers can drill larger...
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OSHA Excavation Standards: Top Violations of OSHA Subpart P
OSHA excavation standards exist to protect workers from cave-ins and other accidents, such as slips and falls. Yet each year, hundreds of contractors are cited for violating...