Used Demolition Excavators for Sale — 325

Demolition is the tearing down of building structures completely as against deconstruction in which the building is not totally brought down but some valuable elements of the building are preserved for further or re-use. Demolition of small buildings with just two or three storeys is a relatively simple process when compared to the destruction of complex buildings. The equipments used for demolishing smaller structures are elevated work platforms, cranes, bulldozers. Though the primary application of excavator is digging up of soils for various purposes, some of the types of excavators can be used for demolition activities as well. Demolition excavators are becoming the most preferred machines to be used in this field of application. There are also long reach demolition excavator and high reach demolition excavator models which are used for specific purposes in demolishing tall and high structures.

Demolition Excavator and Wrecking Ball

Wrecking ball is a heavy steel ball, usually suspended and operated from a crane for demolition of the high storeyed buildings. Nowadays, the use of wrecking ball is decreasing as wrecking ball is rarely found in the demolition sites mainly because of its low working efficiency. High reach excavators have largely replaced the wrecking ball used in the demolition of larger buildings as the primary demolition equipment. Also, the working efficiency of high reach demolition excavators is very much higher when compared to that of the wrecking ball. High reach excavators are an extension of the normal excavators with a long boom arm. The swing of the wrecking ball also cannot be controlled effectively while using the same for demolition, thereby leading to more collateral damage. High reach demolition excavators are designed in such a way that they are capable of reaching the upper storeys of the buildings and bring down the buildings in a controlled fashion rather than a haphazard destruction. Thus, high reach excavators are widely used when the amount of collateral damage that could be caused is desired to be less.

Used Demotion excavators owned by many construction management companies are often put up for sale or in auction as process of buying or upgrading to new machinery the surplus or old machinery is disposed. And Demolition excavators for sale from these business owners come at very reasonable price. Often companies like CATERPILLAR trades its used demolition excavators and other construction equipment on its trademark website CATAuctions.

Manufacturers of Demolition Excavators

Some of the companies involved in the manufacturing of demolition excavators are: KOMATSU, HITACHI, SENNEBOGEN, LIEBHERR, VOLVO, HIDROMEK and LBX etc.