CONSTRUCTION and OFF ROAD EQUIPMENT

CONSTRUCTION and OFF ROAD EQUIPMENT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Excavators page 4 – 6

Loader Backhoe page 7 – 9

Skid Steer page 10 – 14

Wheel Loader page 15 – 17

Buckets page 18

Crawler Loader page 19 – 21

Dozers page 22

Articulated Dump Truck page 23

Scrapers page 24

Motor Grader page 25

Compactor page 26 – 27

Pipelayer page 28

Trencher page 29

Paver page 30

Forestry Equipment page 31 – 32

Cranes page 33 – 37

Fork Lifts page 38 – 40

Lifting Equipment Page 41

Side By Side page 42

Golf Carts page 43

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Excavator

Enclosed Roll Over Protection System

[EROPS]

Hydraulic Arms

Tracks Track Width

Bucket

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EXCAVATORS

Mini Excavator

Excavators are designed for multiple applications including clearing, backfilling, excavating and loading. They can be equipped with numerous styles of buckets and accessories. Crawler models are often equipped with hydraulically extendable tracks and oversize pads. Outriggers are standard on wheeled models and may be manual, power up and down or hydraulically extendable. **Common options include raised operator stations, oversize pads, hydraulic or manual bucket thumb, hydraulic third valves, cab equipment including AC, heat and defrosters and work lights.

Excavator

Excavator Bucket with Thumb 4

EXCAVATORS – cont.

Auger

Excavator Attachments Augers are designed for drilling holes for footings, etc. Ditch Buckets are designed for trenching, grading and finishing work. Concrete Crushers are designed for the demolition of reinforced concrete structures Hammers are designed for demolition work. Rotating Shears are designed for the demolition of steel or concrete structures. Tilt Buckets are designed for culverts, drainage ditches and cross slopes.

Ditch Bucket

Concrete Crusher

Hammer Rotating Shears Tilt Bucket 5

INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR EXCAVATORS

• PIN • Year, Make, Model • Engine Make & Model • Hours • Refurbishments • Wear Remaining On Tracks

SEE VEHICLE REQUEST FORM FOR COMPLETE LIST.

EXCAVATORS – cont.

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LOADER BACKHOE


[EROPS]

Backhoe

Hydaulic Outriggers

Front Loader

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LOADER BACKHOE

Loader Backhoe

Loader Backhoes have the versatility to dig like an excavator and load like a wheel loader. Major options include extendable booms (Extend-a-hoes), semi-automatic (Power Shift) transmissions, all wheel drive (AWD) and hydraulic and mechanical quick couplers. Available accessories include Angling Brooms, Hammers, Rakes, Asphalt Cutters, Forks, Side Dump Buckets, Vibratory Plate Compactors.

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INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR LOADER BACKHOE VALUATIONS

• PIN • Year, Make, Model • Engine Make & Model • Hours • Refurbishments • Wear Remaining On Tires


LOADER BACKHOE – cont.

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SKID STEER

Open Roll Over Protection System

[OROPS]

Counterweight

Bucket 10

SKID STEERS

Skid Steer Loaders are versatile compact construction machines that offer many accessory options. All skid steers have hydrostatic drive and turn by releasing power to one side and skidding over. The smallest machines may be powered by air or water cooled gas engines, but the typical unit has a 4 cylinder diesel engine. Track Loaders are the same as skid steers, but with crawler tracks instead of wheels.

Skid Steer with GP Bucket

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Track Loader with GP Bucket

SKID STEERS – cont.

Skid Steer Attachments

Forks are a common attachment used for construction and warehouse applications. Grapple buckets incorporate a mechanical device used to grasp on to material. Angle Brooms are designed for lot cleanups and can be angled to either side. Augers are designed for drilling holes for footings, etc.

Skid Steer with Angle Broom

Skid Steer with Auger

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Skid Steer with Grapple

Skid Steer with Forks


Cold Planers are designed for small paving jobs and restore asphalt or concrete to a specified grade. Trenchers are designed to cut narrow straight trenches for the laying of cable or pipe. Vibratory Drums are designed for compacting surfaces prior to pouring concrete or laying asphalt.

Skid Steer with Hammer Breaker

Track Loader with Vibratory Drum 13

Skid Steer with Cold Planar

INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR SKID STEER VALUATIONS




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WHEEL LOADER


[EROPS]

Counterweight

Bucket

Articulated Steering

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WHEEL LOADERS

Wheel Loaders come in various sizes and are designed for fast movement, clearing and loading of materials. They can be equipped with either open or enclosed ROPS (Roll Over Protection System) cabs as well as numerous styles of buckets and accessories. **Common options include additional counterweights, hydraulic third valves, cab equipment including AC, heat and defrosters and work lights.

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INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR WHEEL LOADER VALUATIONS



WHEEL LOADERS – cont.

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BUCKETS/ATTACHMENTS

General Purpose [GP] Bucket

General Purpose [GP] Bucket are used for all standard applications. Multi Purpose [MP] Buckets are versatile buckets used for material handling, clamping, grading, leveling, and grasping.

4 in 1 Buckets can be used as a standard, dozer, clamp or controlled discharge bucket. Loader Rakes are used for land cleaning, raking, and piling purposes. Quick Couplers are used with construction machines to allow the rapid change of buckets and attachments on the machine.

4 in 1 Bucket

Multi Purpose [MP] Bucket

Loader Rake Quick Coupler

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Crawler Loader

Enclosed Roll Over Protection System [EROPS] Bucket

Tracks Track Width

Ripper

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CRAWLER LOADERS

Crawler Loader with Rock Bucket

Crawler (Track) Loaders are designed for multiple applications including clearing, backfilling, excavating and loading. They can be equipped with either open or enclosed ROPS (Roll Over Protection System) cabs as well as numerous styles of buckets and accessories. **Common options include oversize pads, additional counterweights, hydraulic third valves, cab equipment including AC, heat and defrosters and work lights.

Crawler Loader

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CRAWLER LOADERS - cont.

INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR CRAWLER VALUATIONS



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DOZERS

Crawler Dozer - EROPS

Crawler Dozers are designed for finish grading and general dozing. They can be equipped with either open or enclosed ROPS (Roll Over Protection System) cabs as well as numerous styles of blades, rippers and winches. **Common options include shank rippers [May Have one, two, or three shanks), hydraulic third valves, cab equipment including AC, heat and defrosters and work lights.

Crawler Dozer - OROPS

Crawler Dozer with U-Blade Dozer with Shank Ripper 22

ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS

Articulated Dump – Single Axle

Articulated Dump Trucks [Off Road Dumps] are designed for quarry, mining and heavy industrial applications. Features include automatic or hydrostatic transmissions, articulated steering (the body itself turns rather than the front axle) and engine (Jake) brakes. They also offer full time four wheel drive, and have locking front and rear differentials. Depending on the manufacturer and model, Off Road Dumps may be equipped with single or tandem rear axles, and may have single or dual rear tires. They may be equipped with high capacity bodies for low density materials, flatbeds or water tanks. Capacities range from 20 to 50 tons.

Articulated Dump – Tandem Axle

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SCRAPERS

Scrapers are designed for the rough leveling of roadbeds. They level, load up and dump excess material. They are available in many configurations; open bowl, elevating, tandem engine push-pulls, elevators and augers.

Scraper – Single Engine

Scraper – Tandem Engine (Dual Bowl)

Scraper – Elevating Single Engine 24

MOTOR GRADERS

Motor Graders are designed for long pass finish grading. The long wheelbase design allows for steep angling of the moldboard (plow).

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Asphalt Vibratory Compactors are designed for compaction and finishing of road surfaces. These can have either 1 drum, or 2 drums and may either have an open or enclosed cab. Pneumatic Asphalt Compactors are designed for compaction and finishing of road surfaces.

COMPACTORS

Asphalt Vibratory

Compactor – 1 Drum

Asphalt Vibratory

Compactor – 2 Drum

Pneumatic Compactor 26

Soil and Landfill Compactors feature wheels with a tamping foot design for traction, penetration and compaction. These may be used for soil, or landfills. Landfill compactor blades typically have a larger blade than soil compactors.

COMPACTORS – cont.

Soil Compactor

Landfill Compactor

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PIPELAYERS

Pipelayers are crawler tractors equipped with a side boom and winch for the placement of pipelines and culverts.

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TRENCHERS

Trenchers are designed for general contracting work such as installing utilities, sewer and pipelines. They may be either mechanical or hydraulic. Boom type trenchers have booms that raise, lower and swing side to side. Ditch Witch Trencher

Gradall wheeled Trencher

Crawler Trencher

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PAVERS

Pavers may be track or wheel powered. They lay down and compact asphalt roadbeds.

Paver – Rubber Tires

Paver – Crawler [Tracks]

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FOREST EQUIPMENT

Forwarder

Forwarders are designed for rough service and come equipped with a light duty grapple crane and a logging body. They feature 8 wheel hydrostatic drive and wide floatation tires. Harvesters are designed for the thinning and felling of trees and typically are equipped with a quick release grapple and knife blade shear head. They feature 4 to 6 wheel drive and have a reach up to 40’.

Harvester

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FOREST EQUIPMENT – cont.

Log Loader

Log Loaders are equipped with up to a 40’ boom and are mounted on a track (crawler) carrier. Grapple Skidders are designed to work in steep terrain and can be either wheel or track powered. They typically are equipped with a dozer blade and a grapple boom. These may have either a single function grapple, or dual function (moves in 2 directions)

Grapple Skidder - Wheeled

Grapple Skidder - Crawler 32

Hydraulic Truck Crane

Swing Away Jib

Boom

Dual Drive Axle Hydraulic Outriggers

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Hydraulic Cranes have a two to four section extendable boom that extends up to 200’ and a lifting capacity of up to 250 tons. Typically they are also equipped with a swing away lattice jib extension which provides an additional 30’ to 40’ of length. Highway and All Terrain models feature separate driving (carrier) and operating cabs, each with individual power plants. Outriggers are standard, and may be manual, power up and down or hydraulically extendable. **Options include additional counterweights, raised operator station, dual or triple drums, power lowering and remote carrier outrigger controls.

CRANES

Hydraulic All Terrain Crane

Hydraulic Truck Crane

Rough Terrain Crane 34

CRANES – cont.

Lattice Truck Crane

Lattice Crawler Crane

Lattice Boom Cranes have sectional boom sections that can be added or removed for particular applications. Boom heights range to 200’ and lifting capacities range up to 300 tons. They may also be equipped with a jib extension which provides an additional 30’ to 40’ of length. Crawler models are often equipped with hydraulically extendable tracks and oversize pads. Outriggers are standard on wheeled models and may be manual, power up and down or hydraulically extendable. **Options include additional counterweights, raised operator stations, dual or triple drums, power lowering and remote carrier outrigger controls.

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CRANES – cont.

Material Handler - Wheeled

Material Handler – Crawler [Tracks]

Material Handlers come in both wheeled or crawler styles. They are adapted from excavator designs and are used in forestry and industrial applications. The boom may be either two or three (nucleon) piece construction. **Common attachments include grapples, clamshell buckets and magnets. Crawler Material Handler models are often equipped with hydraulically extendable tracks and oversize pads. Outriggers are standard on wheeled models and may be manual, power up and down or hydraulically extendable. **Options include additional counterweights and raised operator stations.

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CRANES – cont.

INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR CRANE VALUATIONS



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FORK LIFT

Roll Over Protection System [ROPS]

Mast

Forks

Solid Tires

LP Tank

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FORK LIFTS

Three Wheel Fork Lift

Fork Lifts are designed for moving materials in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution applications. Depending on the size and capacity, fork lifts may be gasoline, propane, diesel or electric powered. They can be equipped with either solid (cushioned) or pneumatic tires. **Common options include Side Shift Function, barrel tipper forks, hydraulic squeezers and push racks.

Pneumatic Tire

Stand Up Fork Lift Tugger Pallet Jack 39

FORK LIFTS – cont.

Rough Terrain Fork Lift

Rough Terrain Fork Lifts are used to lift or hoist materials over a surface that's unstable, rocky, or otherwise tough to navigate. These can have an open or enclosed cab, and may be gas, diesel, or propane powered. A Telehandler is similar in appearance and function to a forklift but is more a crane than forklift, with the increased versatility of a single telescopic boom that can extend forwards and upwards from the vehicle. **Common options include Side Shift Function, barrel tipper forks, hydraulic squeezers and push racks.

Telehandler

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INFORMATION TO NOTE FOR FORK LIFTS



FORK LIFTS – cont.

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LIFTING EQUIPMENT

Scissor Lifts are portable, hydraulic-powered lifts with a platform that can be raised into the air directly above the base. Aerial Boom Lifts are a type of work platform that give extra reach needed to work over and around obstacles on the job site. They may be two wheel drive or four wheel drive, and may have an electric, gas, or diesel engine. Trailer Boom Lifts are a type of work platform that give extra reach needed to work over and around obstacles on the job site. These are typically bumper pull, trailer mounted lifts with an electric motor. **Common options include a generator (sky power)

Scissor Lift

Aerial Boom Lift Trailer Boom Lift 42

SIDE BY SIDE

Side By Side (Utility) vehicles are designed to carry out a specific task with more efficacy than a general-purpose vehicle. They may be 2 two wheel drive, or four wheel drive. They may also have a gas or diesel engine. Typical functions include a dumping rear bed, front snow plow, or flatbed **Common options are side doors, windshield, canopy, winch, and front/rear guards.

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GOLF CARTS

Golf Carts are designed to be used on golf courses. They are commonly two wheel drive and may have an electric, gas, or diesel engine. **Common options include a windshield, Canopy, Washer, Wheel Lift, Aluminum Wheels, Rear Seating, And Cab Enclosure.

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MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

Air Compressors are devices that convert power, using an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, into potential energy stored in compressed air. A Generator Set [Gen Set] is a machine used to generate electricity. These are commonly diesel powered machines. Arrow Boards are traffic safety signs used on highways and construction areas. These may either be trailer mounted, or truck mounted. Arrow boards are commonly solar powered, but can be diesel powered.

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Air Compressor

Generator Set [Gen Set]

Arrow Board

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT – cont.

Message Boards are portable signs used in a variety of traffic control, emergency communication and sporting event applications. These are typically trailer mounted, and may be solar powered, or electric. Attenuators are crash cushions intended to reduce the damage to structures, vehicles, and motorists resulting from a motor vehicle collision. These may be either trailer mounted, or truck mounted

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Attenuator

Message Board

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