Excavator Attachments Guide: Different Types and Uses
How many kinds of attachments can the excavator be equipped with? What is the function of each? After reading the below content, you can get a rough idea about excavator attachments.
Excavator attachment—Bucket
The bucket is a standard accessory device of the excavator. It is responsible for foundation excavation, site leveling, construction waste cleaning, etc. There are many kinds, such as rock buckets, screening buckets, and trench buckets, which play an irreplaceable role in practical applications.
Rotating Screening Bucket
Clean-Up Buckets
Skeleton Bucket
Thumb Bucket
Tilt Bucket
Rock Bucket
Excavator attachment—Hydraulic breaker
The breaker is the most common attachment of excavators, and excavators are usually equipped with one or more sets. According to the appearance, the breaker is classified into side type, box type, top type and banana type.
As per the work principle, there are piston breakers and Vibro breakers. At present, the breakers we have seen are basically hydraulic and pneumatic combined piston types: relying on hydraulic oil and rear compressed nitrogen to expand and push the piston to work at the same time. Mainly used for mining ore and demolition concrete.
Hydraulic Breaker Chisel
Skid Steer Rock Breaker
Hydraulic Rock Breaker(Top Type)
Side Type Hydraulic Rock Breaker
Box Silenced Hydraulic Rock Breaker
Excavator attachment—Quick Hitch
Quick hitch, also known as a quick coupler. There are mechanical type and hydraulic type, which is designed to switch between hydraulic breaker (or other attachments) and bucket.
Generally, skilled operators can switch in 30 seconds, saving time and improving work efficiency. Now the popular tilt quick hitch has added the function of 180-degree rotation, which has attracted much attention.
Tilt Quick Coupler
Double Lock Hydraulic Quick Coupler
Hydraulic Coupler
Mechanical Coupler
Excavator attachment—Grapple
Excavator grapple includes log grapple, stone grapple, demolition grapple, orange peel grapple and so on. There are mainly two types -hydraulic grapple and mechanical grapple. Hydraulic grapple includes hydraulic rotary grapple and fixed grapple.
You can choose according to the materials you want to grab, especially wood, bamboo, stone, steel, scrap and so on. It is very fast and convenient for loading and unloading truck.
Hydraulic Log/Timber/Forestry Grapple
Rotating Grapple
Eccentric Pin Hydraulic Grapple
Hydraulic Demolition Grapple
Orange Peel Grapple
Wood/Log Grapple
Stone/Rock Grapple
Hydraulic Grapple
Excavator attachment—Hydraulic Pulverizer
Hydraulic pulverizer is one of the excellent breaking tools, its blade is forged from hot-rolled steel, its strength is extremely high, combined with the powerful hydraulic system of the excavator, it can easily breake concrete blocks, steel bars and heterosexual steel.
It is widely used in work places such as building demolition, the disintegration of concrete buildings, rescue and so on.
Demolition Pulverizers
JIANGTU Demolition Pulverizers are designed for concrete reduction. . It is ideal for breaking out concrete from fixed structure，pulverizing concrete，separating different materials for recycling，and cutting reinforced rods and small steel…
Excavator attachment—Earth Auger
Earth auger is for drilling, such as utility poles, building piling, photovoltaic power generation, seedling planting.
Advantages: no additional soil removal is required during the drilling . The work can be completed by one person.
After drilling, the auger drill is lifted, and then the drill is rotated back and forth several times to clear the soil, which greatly improves the operation efficiency.
Hydraulic Auger
JIANGTU Excavator Earth Auger is a Kind of digging machine. Used for tree planting, pole hole, drilling, photovoltaic pile.
Excavator attachment—plate compactor
Plate compactor is for tamping of plane engineering, such as plane, groove, pipe side and other operations.
Advantages: low failure rate, simple maintenance; compatible with hydraulic breaker pipeline, vibration plate compactor are equipped with shock absorption devices, light weight, convenient and flexible operation, and good tamping effect.
Hydraulic Plate Compactor
JIANGTU hydraulic plate compactor excavator is used for leveling of high-speed way and railway slopes.
Excavator attachment—Ripper
Ripper is mainly used for weathered stone construction. It is easier to use for layered work condition,when it is difficulty to dig for bucket,and is kind of of waste to use hydraulic breaker.
In such cases, the work efficiency will be greatly improved by using the ripper.
First use ripper to separate the soil layer or weathered stone layer, and then use quick hitch to switch to bucket to load the truck.
Excavator Ripper
Jiangtu is used to dig through any hard terrain that is encountered in your work environment.
In addition, there are hydraulic thumbs, rakes, lifting forks and other attachments, which can be produced and supplied by Jiangtu.
And with more than 10 years of design experience, we are looking for dealers all over the world.
You can rest assure that you will get the best quality attachment at the lowest price, and they are especially suitable for excavator leasing companies.
If you choose attachments for your own excavator, we will also guarantee deliver from factory directly, affordable price, one-piece delivery, one-year warranty, and 6-month replacement.
