Many people who undertake earthworks with their excavator will stick to using the same excavator attachments. After all, it is easy to understand why when a conventional digging bracket is so versatile. This is the standard item that comes with all excavators and it is designed to be an all-purpose tool that does a bit of everything. When you consider that it can be used to shift even compacted soil and harder items, such as concrete foundations and boulders, then you may think that you never need any other sort of attachment. This is not the case, however.

What are the other excavator attachments that you might consider using from time to time?

V-Buckets

To begin with, a V-bucket is an adapted excavation attachment that is used for more precise digging. For example, it can be used to only take off the very first layer of topsoil without disturbing the ground beneath. The V-formation of the bucket also means that very narrow channels can be dug. This is the tool to use if you are digging a trench with your excavator and want an attachment that will not shift too much earth. This will mean that less backfilling is required after the job is completed. As such, it is ideal for laying cables and pipes, especially in situations where there may be foundations or tree roots nearby.

Rock Buckets

A rock bucket is one of those excavation attachments that should be used more often than it is. Although they are similar looking to conventional digger buckets, they have longer teeth which come to a point which gives them greater power at a single point of contact. Essentially, rock buckets are the sort of excavation attachments you need when you are dealing with an environment with plenty of hard rocks that need to be broken up as they are picked up and moved out of the way.

Rippers

Rippers are much better excavation attachments for doing destructive work than buckets. You can do damage to your excavator if you are trying to break up things like tarmac or concrete with a ripper compared to a conventional attachment. They are best used in a horizontal motion so they rip up they are working with. Fitting a ripper to your excavator will mean that you can direct your destructive power much more effectively. Not only does this mean that a quicker job is carried out but it also results in less damage to areas that you do not want to demolish.