Guides & resources
Knowledge to decide better
Straight-to-the-point practical guides from the region's leading machinery group — so you buy and operate with judgment.
Heavy machinery
How to choose an excavator (and what size you need)
Size by the job you repeat, depth against your drawings, tracks or wheels, and backing in your country: the guide with real data from 1 to 118 t.
How do you calculate a machine's cost per hour?
Owning plus operating, divided by hours worked: the step-by-step method, with a worked illustrative example and why the cheaper machine can cost more.
How to choose the right excavator bucket
A 1 m³ bucket almost never carries 1 m³. Type, density, fill factor, penetration and teeth: how it is really specified.
How to choose a wheel loader and what drives its price
Truck or hopper, dump height, haul distance and configuration: how to choose between WA150 and WA500, and what moves the price.
What is a motor grader and how do you choose the right one?
What it does, how to choose by the job, blade width, tyres and 3D guidance: from the municipal GD535-5 to the mining GD705-5.
How do you choose a backhoe loader for your jobsite?
Trench depth, front bucket, hydraulic flow and backing: what to check so the backhoe does the work of two machines.
Heavy machinery for earthmoving: which machine for each task?
Dozer, excavator, wheel loader, truck, motor grader and roller: what each one does, when it fits and how to build the fleet around the bottleneck.
Buying decision
Rent or buy machinery? How to decide with numbers
Utilization, break-even, cash flow and resale value: the method to decide whether renting or buying a machine makes sense.
How much does heavy machinery cost? What the price depends on
Model, configuration, attachments, new or used, payment method and what the quote includes: how to compare machinery prices without getting it wrong.
How do you compare heavy machinery brands and dealers?
Parts in your country, workshop, locally honored warranty, telematics and resale: the scorecard to choose a brand and dealer with data, not brochures.
After-sales
Preventive maintenance for heavy machinery: how often, and what does it include?
Hour-based intervals, daily checklist, genuine filters and lubricants, telematics and service contracts: how to build a plan that prevents breakdowns.
How often should you replace a machine's filters and wear parts?
Filters by the hour per the manual; teeth and edges by measured wear. The warning signs, what they damage if ignored and how to order the right part.
What is KOMTRAX and what does it tell you about your Komatsu machine?
Location, real hours, fuel, alerts and maintenance of your Komatsu on your phone: what KOMTRAX measures and how to use that data.
Genuine or aftermarket parts: which makes sense and what to check?
Genuine, aftermarket, remanufactured or used: where not to save, what the warranty requires and what to check before buying a part for your machine.
Mining
Financing
Light machinery
How do you choose a skid steer: radial or vertical, wheels or tracks?
Rated operating capacity, lift path, wheels or tracks, flow and attachments: what to check so the skid steer does your job's work.
Types of compactor: which one to use for your soil? (rammer, plate or roller)
Clay or sand, trench or yard: how to choose between a rammer, a vibratory plate and a roller, with real SIMAQ, Wacker Neuson and BOMAG examples.
What is a telehandler (telescopic handler) and when does it make sense?
Telescopic boom, load chart and real Bobcat and Hangcha models: when a telehandler beats a forklift, a crane and a loader.
Scaffolding: types and how to work out how many frames you need
Frame, system, mobile or suspended scaffolds, and the step-by-step count: bays by length, levels by height and pieces per level.
Steel shoring props: types, safe use and how to work out how many
What a shoring prop is, its parts, how to estimate how many a slab needs from the load and the maker's table, and how to use and remove it safely.
Used equipment
Power
Material handling
Forklift vs. skid steer: what are the differences and which do you need?
One stacks pallets high on firm floors; the other moves dirt and switches tools. How to choose, and when a telehandler makes sense.
Manual or electric pallet truck: which one suits you?
Distance, trips per hour, weight and ramps decide between a manual pallet jack and an electric pallet truck. Lead-acid or lithium, wheels, pallets and when to step up to a stacker.
Road construction
Furniture
How to choose staff lockers? Material, doors and space
How many compartments you need, metal or polypropylene by humidity, locking, ventilation, anchoring and room to open the doors.
How to furnish an office? A guide by areas, workstations and chairs
Zones, workstations, desks, ergonomic chairs, meeting rooms, filing and reception: what to choose for each area of your office.
Architecture
Linoleum flooring: what it is, its advantages and where it makes sense
Linoleum is a natural floor made from linseed oil, not vinyl. What it is, its advantages, where it fits, where it doesn't and how it compares with vinyl and LVT.
Hunter Douglas lay-in ceilings: types and how to choose
Mineral-fiber or metal lay-in, snap-in, linear and acoustic: how to choose a suspended ceiling by access, acoustics (NRC), humidity and seismic needs.
Architectural screens and louvers: types, uses and how to choose
What an architectural screen is, how it differs from a sun louver and a shutter, Hunter Douglas types and how to choose by ventilation, rain, sun and material.