Earth-Moving Heavy Equipment for Construction in UAE

Any construction project requires heavy equipment which is the backbone of the construction industry. This has been a very important part of the construction industry in the UAE which has seen an unprecedented boom in the construction and real estate sectors in the past two decades. With this industrial growth, the importance and demand for heavy equipment have also grown substantially.

The range and types of heavy equipment available are massive depending on the type of project at hand. There are machines used for excavation and grading soil and heavy rock, and there is equipment that does transportation of goods as well, in addition to their role in construction and demolition. Get in touch with the nearest SMAG UAE showroom to book and choose the heavy equipment that you are looking for.

Some of the main types of heavy equipment in UAE are listed below:

1.    Excavators:

Excavators are the most common type of construction equipment one can find that has a broad list of functionalities. A standard excavator will have a long hand attached to a bucket as part of a pivoting cab that can rotate 360 degrees making it easy to manoeuvre and shift materials within a smaller radius. The versatility of excavators sets it apart from the rest as there are multiple accessories that can be fitted to the excavator for specialized work. Excavators are commonly used for handling material, excavating holes and trenches, demolition, and mining and lifting. Best brands of excavators are available in SMAG UAE which is one of the best heavy equipment companies in UAE

2.    Backhoe Loaders:

Backhoe loaders look alike a tractor, having two main parts, a shovel in the front and a bucket at the rear end. They are typically used for small scale work as they are not very big thus impacting the overall capacity of material that it can handle. They are commonly used for digging holes, moving dirt and smaller materials, and transferring smaller sizes materials like pipes.

3.    Bulldozers:

Bulldozers are known to be the strongest heavy equipment that is used in the construction industry. It is most effective for moving large pieces of land and to lift and transport really heavy material. It has a very wide and flat blade up front that is used to move land and flatten surfaces along with grading soil at a macro level. The weight of bulldozers helps in crushing large rocks or chunks of soil which then helps in flattening surface and grading.

4.    Motor Graders:

Motor graders are much smaller than excavators and bulldozers in size and potential which is used for grading smaller soil and rock particles and also to move smaller amounts of soil to help with smoothening and flattening earth. Motor graders have an adjustable long blade that is used for flattening and can also be tilted in different angles that will help more efficient and effective moving. It is typically used to smoothen road surfaces before the asphalt is placed.

5.    Trenchers:

Trenchers are commonly used heavy equipment in UAE used to dig trenches, both narrow and wide which is generally used to lay down pipes and cables of different sizes. Trenchers itself comes in different types and sizes depending on the scale of work at hand, some of them can be used to dig into hard surfaces like finished tarred roads or concrete surfaces, and others are well equipped to dig holes in loose earth.

6.    Scrapers:

Scrapers are typically used to move dirt and for levelling over more significant areas. It is generally used for work in open spaces, and it is faster than other heavy equipment. Scrapers are broadly categorised into larger motor scrapers that are self-propelled and smaller ones that are generally tagged along with a bigger vehicle.

7.    Dump Trucks:

Dump trucks are an essential part of construction equipment in UAE as it allows for all kinds of dirt and rubbish, both big and small to be transferred in and out of the site. Dump trucks come in different sizes that be used based on the scale of the job and the area size as well.

All the above are the main earth moving heavy equipment in UAE that is used in the construction industry. These equipment are available in SMAG UAE which is one of the most reliable suppliers of these vehicles.