Technical Articles

Picking the right excavator log splitter comes down to a handful of key factors: what machine you're running, its hydraulic output, the size and type of wood you're splitting, what you're doing with the finished product, and whether a wedge splitter or a cone splitter makes more sense for your workflow....

When you're picking an excavator-mounted wood splitting attachment, the biggest decision you'll face is whether to go with a conventional hydraulic log splitter or a cone splitter. Both pin onto your excavator and run off the auxiliary hydraulics, but they work in completely different ways—each with its own...

Getting the hydraulic match right is the single most important thing you can do to keep your excavator log splitter operating safely, productively, and reliably. If the attachment doesn't line up with your machine's hydraulic system, you'll end up with slow cycle times, stalling under load, premature co...

Picking the right excavator pallet forks takes more than matching a model to a machine's tonnage. The best choice depends on your excavator's lift capacity, the loads you'll handle, fork dimensions, mounting setup, and the work environment. This guide covers the key decision points to help you pick fork...

Deciding between an excavator flail mower and a brush hog comes down to how they cut, what kind of vegetation you're dealing with, how they handle debris, the terrain, the finish you want, and the specific work you're doing. Both are used for mowing, but they work differently and give you different results....

Deciding between an excavator flail mower and a mulcher comes down to what you're cutting, how big the material is, what kind of finish you need, what your machine can handle, and the job itself. Both attachments are used for vegetation management, but they work on completely different principles and are built ...

Picking the right flail mower for a mini excavator takes more than just matching a model to a machine's tonnage. The best choice depends on your excavator's hydraulic output, lift capacity, mounting setup, the vegetation you're dealing with, the terrain, and what you're actually trying to accomplish...

Getting the match right between a drum cutter and your excavator is the single most important thing you can do for performance, longevity, and safety. Go too big, and you'll overtax the hydraulics, create unsafe lift conditions, and risk premature motor or bearing failure. Go too small, and you're leaving c...

An excavator drum cutter is one of the handiest rock and concrete processing attachments you can have on a jobsite, handling everything from civil construction and quarrying to demolition and utility work. Unlike a hydraulic breaker that just hammers away with percussive force, the drum cutter's continuous rota...

If you've spent any time looking into excavator attachments for rock and concrete work, you've probably run into a confusing mess of terms: drum cutter, rock grinder, drum grinder, hydraulic milling drum, excavator milling attachment, rotary drum cutter—the list goes on. These names show up all over manufac...