Category: Heavy Equipment

Two Buckets for Houston Crushed Concrete

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 »

Rebuilding Roads and Highways in Texas

Austin Texas skyline

The city of Austin, Texas has seen incredible growth in population over the last few years. It’s one of those cities in Texas where every young person or young family wants to move to. In a single year, the city grew by more than 53,000 people. Now, we could equate this to the mass-exodus out… Read Full Article »

Road Construction in Texas to Be Launched

Texas highways under construction for improvements

As we move into a new era of transportation around the country in regard to technology and energy, our roads are going to be getting upgrades and improvements. In Texas, the improvement of driving conditions on highways are a must today. An $85 billion project will be starting to help improve conditions and transform the… Read Full Article »

Port of Houston Ship Channel Project Under Way

Cargo ship in water Houston, TX

The last few years have been quite chaotic throughout the world, and even with the transportation of goods being slowed down for several different reasons. In Houston TX, the port of Houston Ship Channel is one of the busiest waterways in the country, and it’s extremely important due to this channel going into the Gulf… Read Full Article »

Ground Engaging Tools/Attachments in High Demand

ground engaging tools for heavy machinery

The construction and mining industry uses ground engaging tools/attachments for their heavy equipment and machinery. These attachments include bucket teeth, adapters, lip shrouds, side cutters, ripper shanks, and much more. These ground engaging tools play an important role in keeping construction machinery functioning properly when lifting heavy loads and conducting specific projects. Without proper functioning… Read Full Article »

Replacement Bucket Teeth from Texas Contractors Equipment

Replacement bucket tooth

At Texas Contractors Equipment, we provide high-quality ground engaging tools/attachments for a variety of construction and mining equipment. When our customers and clients are in need of replacing worn out and used bucket teeth, we’re here to help them out. We take pride in providing these materials because we understand how important ground engaging tools… Read Full Article »

Treasure Hunting and Construction Equipment

Treasure hunting with heavy machinery and ground engaging tools

Treasure hunting is a unique profession around the globe. The world has incredible things to be discovered from its history that may be buried underground and even in hard-to-reach places. For the past few years, a team of treasure hunters and construction professionals from the United States have gone treasure hunting in the Philippines for… Read Full Article »

Housing Developments Increasing Around Houston

Housing Development Boom in Texas

There has been a big boom in construction, development, and population growth in the state of Texas. In the greater Magnolia area just north of Houston, residential development is growing, and construction is increasing with projects such as these. Many Texans may not know the reason why this is the case, but it does have… Read Full Article »

The Benefits of Skid-Steer Attachments

Skid Steer attachments

Having a skid-steer in your fleet is one of the most beneficial investments you can make. Skid-steers are extremely versatile machines, especially because of the ability to change attachments for different applications for construction. Having the ability to change attachments for different applications allows your projects and jobs to run smoothly and be executed on… Read Full Article »