​The boom on a well-built excavator is a tough, wear-resistant part, but even the best part can fail under certain conditions. Overloading, rough conditions, and use beyond what the boom was built for can lead to failure.

​Excavators go by quite a few names -- diggers, track hoes, 360s, JCBs, and even rubber ducks. There’s quite a bit of terminology that goes with excavators, too. That’s why we put together this list of 20 common terms related to excavators that everyone in the industry should know.

After getting a new job as a result of winning a bid, it's time to make sure you have all the right equipment. One of the most common pieces of construction equipment a company needs to complete a new job is an excavator.

At Glikr Machinery, we manufacture a wide range of excavator attachments that can be a standard part of your construction machinery or a custom one. It all depends on the type of project you are working on and the results you want, as well as which excavator attachments you need to use with your construction machinery.