Buying Excavator Attachments

If you work on a construction or other heavy worksite, you’ll know that an excavator is the most versatile and helpful piece of heavy equipment you can have. With it, you bring easy-to-use power and utility to the field, and a wide variety of attachments can complete a bunch of tough tasks with ease. It doesn’t matter if you’re clearing a brush thicket, digging a trench or leveling a lot, there’s an excavator attachment that will do the job efficiently and quickly.

At RECO Equipment, we know that there are a broad range of options when it comes to outfitting your machine with attachments for different work tasks. With all those choices, it can be overwhelming to narrow it down to the one that’ll make short work of your job. With that in mind, we’ve compiled this useful guide about excavator attachments and how they can help you get your work done in less time and with greater precision. Read on for more information or visit us at one of our locations across Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

Mulcher

A mulcher uses its spinning rotor and blades to catch and shred trees, shrubs and other vegetative debris. This excavator attachment is very useful when you need to clear tree debris from roadsides and when you need to keep intrusive plant life at bay.

Auger

There are times you need to dig one hole and there are times you need to dig several holes in one go. An auger is the excavator attachment that will let you dig deep so that you can plant trees and shrubs more easily. You can dig precise and symmetrical holes with ease. Augers are often used on construction sites for digging cylindrical holes and can be put to great use in landscaping jobs as well.

Bucket

This is the classic excavator attachment and is used to move around material. You can use an excavator bucket to big deep, wide holes and move the earth away or you can use it to scrape and level the ground. Excavator buckets are also frequently used for construction jobs like setting foundations and are very useful for those who have extensive properties to manage.

Hydraulic Hammer

This powerful excavator attachment will let you turn concrete and stone to rubble. Think of hydraulic hammers like jackhammers on steroids that can easily power through anything that can be broken apart. If frozen ground is giving your other machines and attachments any problems, use this one to break it up.

Grapple Bucket

You’ve probably seen these excavator attachments at construction sites. Grapples have two long sets of tines that open and close like jaws. They have the scooping power of excavator buckets but they’re more useful when you need to move around logs or material that can’t be loaded or hauled easily. Grapples are used often in junk and scrap yards as well as on demolition sites, where they prove very handy for picking up piles of misshapen materials.

Dozer Blade

If you need to scrape and level ground, a dozer blade is the right excavator attachment for you. These are the compact versions of the heavy-duty purpose-built dozers so they won’t bring the power and size of their bigger cousins, but they can help you tackle lighter work with surprising efficiency. If you have a small to medium job, then a dozer blade attachment could work out perfectly for you.

With a wide array of attachments, excavators will turn any worksite into a finished project in a shorter amount of time. If you’re looking for excavator attachments for sale, visit a RECO Equipment dealership at our locations across Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Talk to our expert staff about what you want done and they will help you choose the right excavator attachments and even give you tips on usage. Call or come on over today!