Match the excavator with the attachment
Demolition attachments – shears, breakers, grinders – are powerful machines that handle the toughest chores in the demolition workload. Selecting the right attachment, therefore, is essential for ensuring maximum productivity.
Luc: I’ve worked for excavation and demolition contractors, and they generally have different approaches. In my experience, a contractor who does excavation usually buys an excavator and then selects a bucket to put on it. With demolition, it’s the other way around – a demolition contractor will determine a shear and then find an excavator to operate it.
The most common reason I get called to the table is when somebody is trying to size a breaker or a shear to a particular excavator, which can be challenging. Manufacturers use different Impact Energy numbers, so it’s sometimes difficult to determine the best fit.
Luc: I’ve worked for excavation and demolition contractors, and they generally have different approaches. In my experience, a contractor who does excavation usually buys an excavator and then selects a bucket to put on it. With demolition, it’s the other way around – a demolition contractor will determine a shear and then find an excavator to operate it.
The most common reason I get called to the table is when somebody is trying to size a breaker or a shear to a particular excavator, which can be challenging. Manufacturers use different Impact Energy numbers, so it’s sometimes difficult to determine the best fit.