After two years of negotiating, The Texas Department of Transportation has come to an agreement with Houston’s Mayor, which has helped to move the I-45 highway improvement project in the right direction. This is a major step in the process of helping to improve highways in the Houston area. Many major cities in Texas have… Read Full Article »
Having the proper equipment for a construction job is extremely important. More importantly, the parts and attachments used on these machines also need to be in good condition. For ground engaging tools, they can easily go through wear and tear. Here are some tips on how to get the most out of your ground engaging… Read Full Article »
There are plenty of benefits when it comes to rubber Trojan Tracks. Compared to steel tracks, rubber tracks work well on grass and dirt, but when the weather conditions are wet and muddy, steel tracks work better because they offer more traction. Let’s compare the two: What’s the more affordable track? Up front, rubber tracks… Read Full Article »
Whether you’re in the construction industry, mining industry, or any industry that uses heavy equipment and machinery, you know that those machines and equipment go through a heavy workload over several years. To increase the longevity of those machines, ground engaging tools can help! What are Ground Engaging Tools? Ground engaging tools are tools and… Read Full Article »
When you’re in the middle of a labor-intensive project, your company counts on ground engaging tools to do a lot of the dirty work. From big backhoe buckets to small bucket teeth, you probably use all kinds of ground engaging tools to help you get your projects done. You need to make sure you’re maintaining… Read Full Article »
When It comes to machinery that uses bucket attachments, it’s important to make sure that your bucket is working properly and not damages. This could affect production on a jobsite, and at this moment in time, construction is considered essential, so jobs have to be done. Signs You Need a New Bucket Bucket loaders go… Read Full Article »
In the state of Texas, cattle ranches are extremely common. The ranchers are always concerned with keeping their cattle healthy and hydrated during the droughts that arrive in particular seasons. When it comes to certain farm equipment, many ranchers are purchasing Tube Brooms and using them as Cattle Scratchers. From Susan Whitney at 30 Thousand… Read Full Article »
Houston, TX is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Not only is the state of Texas in general growing, but the major cities like Houston and Austin have seen a significant climb in population in recent years. Highway construction has begun to help improve the flow of traffic and the influx of… Read Full Article »
ESCO® – (Electric Steel Company) based in Portland, Oregon with manufacturing sites all around the world, since 1913 the privately help company designs and manufactures products for many types of applications for example: ground engaging tools for construction, mines, dredging, crushing, conveying, and rigging. They also provide design and manufacturing drilling tools for the oil and… Read Full Article »
Houston Crushed Concrete ordered 2 of these buckets within 3 months of each other from us here at Texas Contractors Equipment. This is an engineer’s drawing we used to show the customer what the bucket will look like minus the deflectors. Concrete is recycled by going out and using the ESCO® XDP demo excavator buckets… Read Full Article »
