Long reach excavator
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The long reach excavator or high reach excavator is a development of the excavator
with an especially long boom arm, that is primarily used for demolition
. Instead of excavating ditches, the long reach excavator is designed to reach the upper stories of buildings that are being demolished and pull down the structure in a controlled fashion. Today it has largely replaced the wrecking ball
as the primary tool for demolition.
777 Demolition & Haulage Co Ltd acquired the UK's first largest demolition specification Long Reach Excavator EX1200 back in 2004 - This machine could reach up to 52 Meters.
Excavator
Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, stick, bucket and cab on a rotating platform . The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. A cable-operated excavator uses winches and steel ropes to accomplish the movements. They are a natural progression from the...
with an especially long boom arm, that is primarily used for demolition
Demolition
Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....
. Instead of excavating ditches, the long reach excavator is designed to reach the upper stories of buildings that are being demolished and pull down the structure in a controlled fashion. Today it has largely replaced the wrecking ball
Wrecking ball
A wrecking ball is a heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings. It was most common during the 1950s and 1960s. Several wrecking companies claim to have invented the wrecking ball...
as the primary tool for demolition.
777 Demolition & Haulage Co Ltd acquired the UK's first largest demolition specification Long Reach Excavator EX1200 back in 2004 - This machine could reach up to 52 Meters.