There are dozens of systems that can be attached to your heavy equipment. The mind boggles. They can do everything from general tasks, to simple ones. The one most commonly found, from farms to construction sites, is the scraper blade – maybe the most common attachment to tractors, graders, and other heavy equipment.
The scraper’s versatility lies in its simplicity. It is usually installed with a pair of hydraulic systems – one controlling tilt angle and offset of the blade, the second controlling height of the blade. These two systems allow for an infinite amount of uses for the scraper, ranging from raking and snow removal, to leveling construction sites and roadbeds.
They also come in a variety of models and sizes, ranging from those designed to be used behind trucks, to giant ones moved by multi-axle equipment. There are even some available for vehicles as small as ATVs, useful for light work around the house. The majority are attached to the back of a tractor or dozer, and used in a jack-of-all-trades role, being able to fill in where bigger and more specialized equipment is busy elsewhere.
Texas Hydrostatics is intimately familiar with the power and versatility of the hydraulics-reinforced scraper blade, from ATV-size, all the way up to those designed for heavy-duty CATs. If you have any additional questions about these versatile machines, or would like some ideas on how to better leverage your personal scraper, contact Texas Hydrostatics today.