Here are a couple of common ways in which wheeled loaders are utilised by those carrying out construction work.

The initial preparation of a building site

Before any structure can be built on a site, the site itself must be cleared of obstructions, such as vegetation, rocks and debris. For this type of work, builders will often use wheeled loaders. This heavy construction equipment has extremely large wheels with very deep treads, which allow it to easily travel across the rough, obstacle-filled terrain of a building site without tipping over. It also comes with a wide bucket loader at the front, which the operator can use to remove obstructions from the building site.

The bottom edge of this bucket loader — the first part of this component to touch the ground when it is lowered — has pointed 'teeth' that can effortlessly dig into even rocky soil and gather up large amounts of it. This machinery is also used by those who need to remove tree stumps with strong root systems from their building sites, as a wheel loader's bucket can dig deep into the ground and pull up even well-established tree roots.

Handling construction materials

Wheeled loaders are also used for handling construction materials. This machinery can be used with a range of attachments that allow it to handle a variety of materials. For example, a wheeled loader's bucket is ideal for handling soil and sand, its fork attachment is great for handling logs and its grapple attachment is effective at picking up demolition debris.

While other heavy construction equipment such as excavators can also be used to pick up and move things like gravel or soil, wheeled loaders are sometimes preferred by builders who need to transport materials to a different part of their site. This is because wheeled loaders can easily carry the materials in their bucket across long distances, without spilling the materials during the journey in the way that excavators sometimes do.

Wheeled loaders can also carry large amounts of heavy materials like bricks and concrete blocks in their buckets, thus enabling builders to rapidly transport these materials to specific areas of their sites, without any major manual labour. Additionally, this heavy construction equipment can also be utilised in instances where materials need to be spread across a large expanse of ground. For example, they can be used to spread gravel on a new driveway.