Learning path · 6 guides + quiz
Choose your machine
Excavator, mini or backhoe, skid steer and its attachments, and wheel loader: how each one is chosen by the job, and how to compare them by cost per hour.
About 43 minutes of reading in all. Open each guide, read it and mark it; at the end, three questions whose answers are in the guides.
The steps, in order
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- Excavator · 8 minHow to choose an excavator (and what size you need)
- Mini or backhoe · 7 minMini excavator or backhoe loader: which one is right for you?
- Skid steer · 6 minHow do you choose a skid steer: radial or vertical, wheels or tracks?
- Attachments · 8 minWhich skid-steer attachment should you use for each job?
- Wheel loader · 7 minHow to choose a wheel loader and what drives its price
- Cost per hour · 7 minHow do you calculate a machine's cost per hour?
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3 questions
Every answer is, word for word, in one of the guides on this path.
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Your study record
It unlocks when you mark all 6 guides as read and get all 3 questions right.
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It records that you studied these guides; it isn't a certification or an operator license. Hands-on operator training is given by the group's APMT Academy.