Construction Equipment

Information about heavy machinery and construction equipment.

The Best GPS Systems
The best GPS systems do more than just give the position of a vehicle. Using advanced software, you can obtain information on the speed and direction of the vehicle, roadside features, and traffic conditions. After using a GPS tracking system, you might complain when someone pulls out a paper map! After trying the top GPS systems, many say that they will never go back to using paper maps. Once you have seen a car navigation system in action, you will be impressed by the convenience this device provides with its smoothly scrolling maps, vast database of useful locations, and real-time directions. While car navigation systems used to be for the luxury car owner, market saturation is ensuring that prices are coming down every year.

Hitches and hitch ball mounts
Trailer hitches fit into the same opening that is used to secure the hitch ball mount. On most models, the trailer hitch bike rack stands up vertically behind the vehicle's rear. The vertical metal pole holding the bikes up is usually a few feet long. The bikes are secured at two horizontal bars at the top of the vertical pole. One wheel of the bike goes between the bars and is then strapped in. The bike hangs between the bars and is transported in this position. These bike racks provide sufficient ground clearance to ensure that the bike will not be dragged along the ground.

The side mount truck tool box
The side-mount truck tool box is mounted on the side rail of the bed, with most of the toolbox sitting inside the bed. The box opens from the top. This type comes in many different sizes to fit every truck, from a compact to a full-size bed. Choose a model that locks into the bed in order to prevent theft. The lid should have a lock as well. These security features are good to have for all toolboxes.

Maintaining and using your winch
Regular maintenance will ensure that your atv winch will work properly when it is needed. Keep the winch points lubricated and regularly inspect the mounts, pulleys, straps, and clevis pins for any signs of fatigue, damage, or rust. Be sure to also inspect the remote control lead and electrical system for damage and chaffed insulation. Terminals should be free of corrosion and fit snugly. After an outing, it's a good idea to unspool the cable and look for kinks, fraying, and damage. Before storing the cable and chain away for the next use, be sure to lubricate them.

When attaching a load to a winch, you have three choices with the first being the clevis/shackle method. The shackle is a safe means for connecting the looped ends of cables, straps and chains. This method also provides a safe place to connect the winch hook. The second method is the load strap and sling method. This method is usually made of tough high quality nylon and enables the operator to secure the winch or winch rope to a wide range of anchor points and objects. To learn the third method visit us at atvwinchmaster.com.

There are different boom lifts available to suit different applications. Small commercial property projects will not use the same type of boom lift as huge top of the line lifts seen working along the road. Prior to buying a boom lift it is smart to access all of the requirements of the various projects completed by your company in order to insure that the lift you purchase will meet your needs. A good idea is to have a construction manager or architect as part of your purchasing team, this will help make sure you end up with the right equipment.

The best boom lift for smaller, but detailed, projects is often an articulating boom lift. A good example of this would be painting the outside of a peculiarly shaped building. If you are completing high-wire projects, like the installation or repair of windows on tall buildings, you would be better suited with a tall stick boom. With a tall stick boom you have less flexibility, but more potential height.