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Lifting

In general, excavators should not strictly be used as cranes, even if they have check valves fitted to their lift rams. However, there are certain circumstances where it is necessary to lift using and excavator, particularly where it is safer than manual handling.
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We do supply pallet fork attachments, block/kerb grabs, and also lifting eyes on our larger quick hitches, all of which are tested.

Checks

You MUST check to the safety and integrity of any such equipment and procedures with the relevant lifting ad safety bodies, beforehand, taking into account:
  1. Seek advice from qualified lifting gear safety inspectors.
  2. All lifting attachments must be tested and certified on a regular basis, by qualified lifting gear safety inspectors.
  3. As well as the attachments, your machine itself should be tested (taking into account the manufacturers declared safe working limits) and the safe working load displayed clearly on the excavator arm.
  4. Never assume that an excavator can lift to the capacity of it’s attachment – normally the attachment’s capacity should exceed that of the excavator.
  5. Remember to account for the weight of the attachment on the excavator arm, and in the case of lifting eyes on Quick Hitches, the weight of any bucket attached. It is clearly advisable to keep this to a minimum.
  6. Never allow co-workers or spectators into the working arc of the machine, especially under a raised load.
  7. Never loop chains or straps over the bucket linkage and tipping linkage, as this is unsafe and will cause damage to the excavator.
  8. Notes on OPERATING should be read.
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Digbits Ltd
​Power Park
Towers Business Park
Rugeley
Staffordshire
​WS15 1UZ
United Kingdom 

​Tel: 01889 503020   
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  • Home
  • Shop
  • Products
    • Buy Now
    • Excavator Buckets >
      • Digging & Trenching Buckets
      • Ditching & Grading Buckets
      • XHD Buckets
      • V Ditchers
      • Riddle Buckets
      • Clayspades
      • Taper Tile Buckets
      • Micro Trench Buckets
      • Concrete Pouring Buckets
      • Tilt Rotator Buckets
      • Bucket Teeth
    • Excavator Attachments >
      • Heavy Duty Ripper Teeth
      • Tilt Ditchers
      • Rakes
      • General Purpose Rakes
      • Grapples
      • Grip Talon
      • Rotating Grabs
      • Timber Grabs
      • Augers
      • Hedge Cutters
      • Mulchers
      • Hydraulic Hammers
      • Boom Broom
      • Block Grabs
      • Grading Beam
      • Tree Shears
      • Trenchers
      • Mechanical Pulverisors
      • Compaction Wheels
    • Rubber Tracks
    • Spare Parts >
      • Undercarriage Parts
      • Pins, Bushes, Seals, Shims
      • Bucket & Tipping Linkages
      • Bucket Teeth
      • Cutting Edges
      • General Spares
    • Construction Tyres
    • Crushers
    • Quick Hitches
  • Technical
    • Operating
    • Maintenance & Servicing
    • Know your machine
    • Buckets - Buying and using
    • Buckets - Changing buckets & attachments
    • Buckets - Repairs
    • Buckets - Teeth
    • Rubber Tracks - Ground Conditions & Use
    • Rubber Tracks - Sizes
    • Rubber Tracks - Changing a rubber track
    • Rubber Tracks - Tensioning
    • Undercarriage Components
    • Boom Pins, Bushes, Seals & Shims
    • Transportation
    • Lifting
    • Hydraulic Ram Repairs
    • Hydraulic Hoses
    • Slew Ring & Pinion Problems
    • Buying your excavator
    • Contacting your excavator manufacturer or dealer
  • Engineering
    • Plant List
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