Category: Heavy Equipment

The Importance of Safety on the Construction Site

A construction worker in a safety vest observes colleagues assembling a steel structure at sunset.

Construction and mining jobs can be a daunting task, especially if the workload is highly demanding. For the workers and contractors, safety should be the absolute number one priority at any jobsite. In Harris County, local labor union leaders are very concerned with the construction worker fatality rate. They’re addressing the issue with the upmost… Read more »

Houston Medical Office Projects in 2023

Construction workers operate machinery on a muddy site in front of a building with scaffolding.

Houston’s commercial real estate sector is making moves with medical office projects in the year 2023. We will be seeing plenty of medical office projects being constructed in Houston, which is great news for the area. We know that the medical field is very important to the entire country, and hearing Houston has plans to… Read more »

Importance of Upgrading Ground Engaging Tools

Yellow excavators on a construction site, with one dumping soil from its bucket under a blue sky with clouds.

Your machines deserve to have upgraded attachments and ground engaging tools, so that you cut down on your downtime at the jobsite. Here are the benefits: Extend the Life of Your Equipment – Ground engaging tools go through tough times on the job site. Your equipment takes a beating. If you don’t get attachments replaced,… Read more »

The Grand Parkway Extension in Houston

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In other news, there is an agreement to start working on a Grand Parkway extension in Houston that will extend from League City to Alvin. This is an expansion that will be a proposed 180-mile circumferential highway traversing seven counties in the Greater Houston area. Taking Steps to Improve Traffic and Safety in Houston The… Read more »

The Benefits of Ground Engaging Tools for Your Equipment

Large metal excavator bucket attachment resting on dirt at a construction site, with greenery in the background.

Whether you’re in the construction industry, mining industry, or any industry that uses heavy equipment and machinery, you know that those machines and equipment go through a heavy workload over several years. To increase the longevity of those machines, ground engaging tools can help! What are Ground Engaging Tools? Ground engaging tools are tools and… Read more »

New Loader Buckets for Construction Equipment

Close-up of a bulldozer blade with metal teeth, resting on dirt at a construction site, with some leaves nearby.

When It comes to machinery that uses bucket attachments, it’s important to make sure that your bucket is working properly and not damages. This could affect production on a jobsite, and at this moment in time, construction is considered essential, so jobs have to be done. Signs You Need a New Bucket Bucket loaders go… Read more »

Tube Brooms Being Used as Cattle Scratchers in Texas

Three large rectangular black brushes are mounted outdoors on metal posts, under trees, in a grassy area.

In the state of Texas, cattle ranches are extremely common. The ranchers are always concerned with keeping their cattle healthy and hydrated during the droughts that arrive in particular seasons. When it comes to certain farm equipment, many ranchers are purchasing Tube Brooms and using them as Cattle Scratchers. From Susan Whitney at 30 Thousand… Read more »

Highway Construction for the Next 10 Years in Houston

Silhouettes of three people stand near cranes at a construction site during sunset.

Houston, TX is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Not only is the state of Texas in general growing, but the major cities like Houston and Austin have seen a significant climb in population in recent years. Highway construction has begun to help improve the flow of traffic and the influx of… Read more »

Two Buckets for Houston Crushed Concrete

Yellow Komatsu front-end loader parked on a gravel lot with trees and gravel piles in the background.

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 more »