Mini excavators are classified as those weighing between 1.5 and 7 tons. These versatile devices allow for the installation of a range of accessories for a variety of purposes and are both lightweight and compact. Because of their light weight and small size, these machines are ideal for projects in hard-to-reach places or tight spaces. Ideal for plumbers, electricians, landscapers and the local county/council.
For example, your backyard often doesn't have room for standard heavy equipment, but a mini excavator would be the ideal tool. For construction machines that specialize in housing and other small to medium jobs, these machines can be incredibly beneficial in a number of ways. Easy to transport, mini excavators can be mounted on a trailer or small truck, making transportation less hassle and less expensive. That's why the demand for more compact excavators is expected to grow by around 20% per year between now and 2030.
Excavators, which can weigh 30,000 or 40,000 pounds or more, are the behemoths of construction sites and deliver maximum digging power. But their smaller siblings, mini excavators, make up for in versatility what they lack in size.
Mini excavators, also known as compact excavators, small excavators or trackhoes, occupy the 3,000-pound to 18,000-plus-pound niche that lends itself to small or medium landscaping, digging, trenching and drilling projects. A plethora of attachment options that go beyond the standard bucket and blade further enhance their utility.
Thanks to their versatility and the advanced hydraulics that lend them outsize power, mini excavators are often used in place other construction equipment. They weigh less than full-size excavators and exert less ground pressure. Their compact size allows them to maneuver in places that full-size excavators, backhoes and even skid steer loaders have trouble accessing, making them ideal for small, narrow or congested jobsites.
Benefits of using a mini excavator include the following:
● Small and compact, yet powerful
● Compact swing for tight workspaces
● Useful in less than ideal terrain
Because they feature a single arm and their booms have a compact swing, mini excavators have a smaller work footprint than a backhoe, so they can work in tighter spaces. Reduced tail swing mini excavators, ideal for work in between buildings, and models with retractable undercarriages allow for extra maneuverability. The larger capacity of a mini excavator compared to a skid steer allows it to do digging, demolition and trenching work a skid steer can’t.
Mini excavators can feature tracks or wheels. Mini excavators with rubber tracks can handle wet and muddy terrain, unlike wheeled skid steers. The smallest mini excavators have 40-inch track widths that allow access to almost any space. Towing is easy with a regular hitch, trailer and ¾-ton pickup for most mini excavator models.
What can you do with a mini excavator? That depends on the size of the machine. Generally speaking, these machines are used for digging, trenching, backfilling, leveling, grading and even drilling.
When it comes to digging, a 3,000-3,999 pound mini excavator can dig a 7.8-foot-deep hole, while 7,000-9,999 pound excavators can dig as deep as 10.2 feet.
Mini excavators at the largest end of the scale, like this 18,000-pound mini excavator, can tackle jobs that require more power, such as deeper utility trenching, demolition or moving earth for footings or pools.
A leading U.S. manufacturer of Mini Excavators was looking for ways to reduce its carbon footprint and increase the efficiency of its Mini Excavator operations. Digging trenches at deeper utilities, demolition, or moving earth for foundations or pools requires a lot of energy. Special Excavator accessories such as the Mini 4 in 1 bucket are also powered by the Mini Excavator battery, further increasing energy consumption. For safety reasons, the Mini Excavator needs to operate with the highest precision, so the Mini Excavator needs to be at peak performance 100% of the time.
Electrification of the fleet has been on the Mini Excavator maker's agenda, but lead-acid batteries don't provide enough power for the device, and multiple battery swaps during a shift disrupt operations. That's why so many companies stick with propane-powered Mini Excavators and have to live with the exhaust emissions and high fuel and maintenance costs associated with internal combustion engines.
Engineers are also faced with working in increasingly hot and humid environments. Excessive heat can cause AGM battery life to be dramatically shortened, damaged or even explode due to thermal runaway.
Finally, new high-capacity lithium batteries are available and one of the leading US manufacturers of Mini Excavators has partnered with BSL Battery to adopt the new technology.
After hours of research and consultation with others in the industry, Green Planet Machinery's decided that in order to reduce their carbon footprint and increase the operational efficiency of the mini excavatord, they needed to use lithium batteries. BSLBATT's lithium batteries meet their every need - they are lightweight, easy to transport and have a long battery life and fast recharging. They can also operate safely in high-temperature environments because their battery chemistry, lithium iron phosphate (LiFePo4 or LFP), is less prone to thermal runaway or fire. In addition to this, BSLBATT's localized warehouse shipping capabilities and office after-sales solutions are a perfect fit for their business model, and dropshipping simplifies the process.
Also, after consulting other battery companies, BSLBATT was the only company able to supply the mini excavatord lithium batteries, which are required to properly power their mini excavatord power supply system. Most other companies don't have the same type of variety and can only offer mini excavatord batteries for similar energy storage solutions.
For the MINI Z, Green Planet Machinery's decided to use BSLBATT's B-LFP96-416MN battery to power the electric compact loader and Mini 4 in 1 bucket. The battery is compact and has a total weight of 2425 lbs. The size of the battery capacity is just right to support the best performance of a compact loader with high load capacity through multiple shifts.
The product can now run for two days without recharging. Thanks to the longer battery life of BSLBATT's B-LFP96-416MN, Green Planet Machinery's is able to offer their products to more people and expand their reach. The reliability of BSLBATT products is another huge advantage, with batteries expected to last at least eight years. They have had such a positive experience with battery efficiency and longevity between the ELISE 900 mini excavatord and the E240 EXCAVATOR mini excavatord that Green Planet Machinery's has purchased over 280 Lithium batteries from BSLBATT to meet the power needs of all of these products.
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