Which mini excavator is best suited for cable laying?

Are you planning to rent a mini excavator that is ideally suited for digging trenches and in laying cables? In this article, we cover various aspects that contribute to the optimal performance of the mini excavator for cable laying.

Digging depth

Takeuchi mini excavators are equipped with a long dipperstick and a long, high dozer blade, enabling the machines to reach the required digging depth when laying cables. This provides significant digging range without loss of stability.

Stability

With a right positioning of the excavator you can ensure that it remains stable while digging. All Takeuchi machines up to 2.5 tons have a hydraulically adjustable undercarriage. Placing the undercarriage in its widest position ensures maximum stability. On the other hand, the operator can reduce the undercarriage to a minimum width when driving over or along a trench.

Low soil pressure

To lay cables and pipes, a stable earthmoving machine with a low ground pressure required to prevent damage to curbs or patio tiles, for example. Good news! All Takeuchi mini and midi-excavators feature low ground pressure.

Accuracy

A precise control of the excavator is of great importance, especially in cable and pipe work where supreme concentration is required. All Takeuchi mini and midi-excavators are equipped with two particularly sensitive joysticks.

Equipments

For cable laying, there are different equipment available, such as a banana bucket, backhoe bucket, ditch bucket, trenching bucket or leveling board. With a banana bucket or trencher, you can quickly and efficient create trenches at the correct cutting angle and depth. It is very important that the trenches are deep enough so that the cables can be cut in all weather conditions. safe its.

When you rent a mini excavator from a rental company in your area, you always get one three tubs of the brand VemaTec at. You always get a ditch bucket, banana bucket and dipper bucket from us to use. Are you better off with another piece of equipment? Then it is often possible to rent this extra. In addition, every machine in the rental fleet of Graaver equipped as standard with a hydraulic quick coupler, allowing you to quickly and easily change between different attachments.

Which machine do we recommend?

We recommend you choose a light and compact mini excavator which meets all legal requirements in terms of dimensions for on the sidewalk, for example. The following Takeuchi machines are ideally suited for laying cables: TB225, TB235-2 and TB325R.

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