Attachment (construction machine)
An attachment is an additional tool for construction machinery . With the help of the attachment, a construction machine can carry out various work processes. They are available for a range of devices, such as hydraulic and dragline excavators, as well as wheel loaders and bulldozers in various construction and performance classes .
The change between the individual attachments can be done either manually or with the help of quick-change devices.
Attachment tools
To achieve the fastest and most economical way of working, a number of different attachments have been developed. A distinction is made between loading and digging tools, demolition tools, drilling and ramming tools and lifting tools.
Loading and digging tools
These attachments are mainly used in earthworks or for material handling.
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spoon
- Backhoe bucket
- Rock spoon
- Shovel
- Trench spoon
- Ripper tooth for mining rock
- Rip hook for digging and clearing in the ground
- Clamshell grab
- Mehrschalengreifer even Polypgreifer called
- Loading shovel
- Demolition grab
- Round shell grab
- Clearing knife
Demolition tools
Special attachment tools are used for demolition work, which guarantee safe and rapid demolition.
- Concrete pulverizer
- Concrete shears
- Demolition cutter
- Scrap shears
- Hydraulic hammer
- Log splitter
- Concrete milling machine
Drilling and piling tools
To carry out special civil engineering tasks, attachments are required which are suitable for pile driving and drilling tasks.
- Earth auger
- ram
- Earth milling machine
Lifting tools
The lifting of loads (so-called load pick-up) is carried out by lifting tools.
- Load hook
- Lifting magnet