BACKHOE HAS 4 MAIN PARTS
BOOM
DIPPER
BUCKET
SWING MECHANISM
DIGGING CYCLE
LOAD LIFT SWING EMPTY RETURN
POWER OF A RAM
DETERMINED BY THE AREA OF THE PISTON AND THE PRESSURE OF THE OIL AGAINST THE PISTON
DIGGING TRENCH’S
FROM LOW END TO HIGH END WHERE POSSIBLE
SAFETY
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING A SAFE WORK SITE IS SHARED BY THE WHOLE CREW.
OPERATOR
IS ONE OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT CREW MEMBERS
CROSS LINES IN EXCAVATION
SUPPORT WITH SLING WHEN ABLE
TRENCHING AND SHORING
WHEN DEPTH IS 5’ OR MORE