• Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
  • Advertise
    • General Information
    • Media Kit
    • TOTAL ENGAGEMENT PKG
    • LEVEL-UP PKG
    • AUTHORITY BOOST PKG
  • Subscribe
  • QUICK GUIDES
  • Buyer’s Guides
    • Service Trucks
    • Concrete Pumps
    • Skid Steer Loaders
    • Mobile Cranes
    • Pavement Machines
    • Crushers
    • FEATURED PRODUCTS
  • Podcast
  • Video Guides
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
volumetric repair
  • News
  • Contractors
  • Cranes & Lifting
  • Concrete
  • Asphalt & Paving
  • Trucks & Hauling
  • Earthmoving & Excavation
  • Trades + Home Service
DIRECTORY:
  • EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
  • MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
  • PRODUCT SUPPLIERS
  • CONTRACTORS
  • ENGINEERS
HomeEarthmoving

Earthmoving

Yellow wheel loader on excavated earth with large OTR tire tread clearly visible at sunset
Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Match Flotation and Soft-Ground OTR Tires to ADTs, Loaders, and Site Conditions

September 9, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How to Match Flotation and Soft-Ground OTR Tires to ADTs, Loaders, and Site Conditions

Flotation footprint, ground pressure, and soft-site tire choices for ADTs and wheel loaders—sand, mud, wet clay cues, and inflation habits that keep machines moving. […]

Orange Hitachi compact excavator with yellow Indeco hydraulic breaker working muddy ground beside dump trucks and a larger excavator
Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Size a Hydraulic Breaker to Carrier Weight Without Cooking Pins or Blank-Firing the Tool

September 9, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How to Size a Hydraulic Breaker to Carrier Weight Without Cooking Pins or Blank-Firing the Tool

Carrier weight bands, oil flow, tool selection, and operating habits that protect both the breaker and the excavator. […]

Blue skid pumps with white wellpoint header pipe and flexible hoses on a dirt embankment beside open water
Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Plan a High-Volume Dewatering Spread for Deep Excavations and Flood Response

September 9, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How to Plan a High-Volume Dewatering Spread for Deep Excavations and Flood Response

Parallel pumps, discharge routing, fuel and runtime math, and when wellpoints beat open pumping—before the water wins the schedule. […]

Yellow Felco excavator ripper shanks in equipment yard
Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Match a Ripper or Scarifier Attachment to Frost, Hardpan, and Carrier Horsepower

September 9, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How to Match a Ripper or Scarifier Attachment to Frost, Hardpan, and Carrier Horsepower

Shank count, penetration, and carrier weight-class matching that turn frost and hardpan into bucket-ready ground—without cooking pins. […]

Yellow trailer pump with blue wellpoint header for dewatering
Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Set a Bypass or Dewatering Pump So You Don’t Lose the Hole Overnight

September 9, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How to Set a Bypass or Dewatering Pump So You Don’t Lose the Hole Overnight

Head, solids handling, suction layout, and overnight redundancy that keep excavations and bypasses dry—without waking up to a flooded hole. […]

Stack of blue-end timber crane mats ready for haul
Earthmoving & Excavation

How to Choose Between Timber, Laminated, and Composite Mats for Temporary Access Roads

September 9, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How to Choose Between Timber, Laminated, and Composite Mats for Temporary Access Roads

Bearing demand, mud, reuse cycles, and logistics that decide which mat stack actually pays on temporary access roads. […]

Large OTR tires on yellow rigid-frame haul trucks staged for earthmoving duty
Earthmoving & Excavation

How TMPH Ratings Keep Haul-Truck and Loader Tires from Cooking on Long Cycles

September 8, 2026 Jackson Palmer Comments Off on How TMPH Ratings Keep Haul-Truck and Loader Tires from Cooking on Long Cycles

TMPH, heat buildup, and cycle-length tire limits—how load × speed cook haul-truck and loader tires, and the inflation and cool-down habits that stop heat separations. […]

Earthmoving & Excavation

Are Backhoes as Popular with Contractors as They Used to Be?

July 7, 2026 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Are Backhoes as Popular with Contractors as They Used to Be?

View the complete article here. Contractors weighing fleet decisions in 2026 face a practical question: Does the traditional backhoe loader still deliver enough versatility to justify its place, or have specialized machines like mini-excavators and […]

Attachment failure is most often caused by overlooked daily wear and improper lubrication. Small cracks or worn pins can quickly escalate into structural damage when used under heavy load. Photo Credit: B&D Fabricators
Earthmoving & Excavation

Best Practices for Maintaining High-Use Attachments in Earthmoving

January 17, 2026 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Best Practices for Maintaining High-Use Attachments in Earthmoving

Earthmoving attachments play a critical role on construction sites, expanding the capabilities of machines for tasks such as digging, grading, material handling, and land clearing. These tools are often subjected to intense mechanical stress, abrasive […]

Earthmoving & Excavation

10 Things You Need to Know About Screening Buckets

August 24, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on 10 Things You Need to Know About Screening Buckets

View the complete article here. A screening bucket is a specialized attachment designed for earthmoving equipment like excavators and loaders. It operates with a sieve-like structure to sift and sort various materials, ranging from soil […]

Posts pagination

1 2 »

Search

Free Magazine

Want to receive the digital edition of Equipment & Contracting magazine for free? Sign up here.





Popular Articles

  • Yellow Tandemloc concrete barrier grab clamped on a gray Jersey barrier suspended from a crane hook in a warehouse
    How to Spec a Concrete Barrier Grab f...
    September 15, 2026 Comments Off on How to Spec a Concrete Barrier Grab for Highway and Site Relocations
  • Gray MudMixer continuous concrete mixer discharging wet concrete into a wood-formed residential slab with rebar over sand outdoors
    How to Run a Continuous Concrete Mixe...
    September 15, 2026 Comments Off on How to Run a Continuous Concrete Mixer on Small Crews Without Starving the Finishers
  • Yellow forklift-mounted magnetic sweeper hovering over gravel in an industrial yard with scrap bins and concrete blocks
    How to Choose a Jobsite Magnetic Swee...
    September 14, 2026 Comments Off on How to Choose a Jobsite Magnetic Sweeper Before Nails and Scrap Puncture Your Tires

FEATURED VIDEO

rope lifting equipment
LinkedIn-follow-us

About Us

Equipment & Contracting is the most trusted source for heavy equipment guides and construction methods for the following industries: cranes & lifting – earthmoving & excavation – concrete & paving – trucks & hauling – mining & tunneling.

Categories
  • News
  • Contractors
  • Cranes & Lifting
  • Concrete
  • Asphalt & Paving
  • Trucks & Hauling
  • Earthmoving & Excavation
  • Trades + Home Service
rope lifting equipment
Links
  • Magazine
  • Buyer’s Guides
  • Marketing Services
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

Copyright © 2026 | EquipmentAndContracting.com | West Palm Beach Website Design | Privacy Policy