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Heavy equipment playbooks

Heavy Equipment Guides & Buying Playbooks

Read practical heavy equipment guides for choosing the right machine class, understanding specification definitions and comparing models like-for-like. Use these playbooks with the specs database to shortlist excavators, loaders, dozers, graders, forklifts, trucks and other equipment by weight, power, geometry, capacity and jobsite needs.

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Spec records

How to use the guides

1. Choose the class

Start with jobsite needs, material, reach, capacity and machine size.

2. Validate the big specs

Check operating weight, power, geometry, hydraulics and capacity before comparing details.

3. Compare shortlists

Open model pages or use the compare tool to review candidates side by side.

How to shortlist in 60 seconds

A fast, repeatable workflow to narrow the correct size class and compare two models like-for-like—starting with the “Big 3” (weight, power, geometry) and finishing with the differentiators.

How to read specs in the right order

Specs only help when you compare in the right order: confirm class first, validate geometry and power next, then optimize performance drivers and options.

Net vs gross engine power (and why it matters)

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Operating weight: the best sizing signal

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Bucket capacity: heaped vs struck

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Dig depth vs reach vs dump clearance

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Breakout force vs hydraulic performance

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Lift capacity and stability: how to compare safely

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Hydraulic flow and pressure explained

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Spec sheet traps: apples-to-oranges comparisons

A plain-English explanation of spec definitions and the correct order to compare them.

Excavator sizing: choosing the right weight band

A practical sizing guide with a clear decision checklist to choose the right class before you compare models.

Wheel loader sizing for truck loading

A practical sizing guide with a clear decision checklist to choose the right class before you compare models.

Dozer sizing: weight, blade, and ground pressure

A practical sizing guide with a clear decision checklist to choose the right class before you compare models.

Motor grader sizing: blade width, power, and articulation

A practical sizing guide with a clear decision checklist to choose the right class before you compare models.

Telehandler sizing: reading lift charts

A practical sizing guide with a clear decision checklist to choose the right class before you compare models.

Trenching checklist: what specs actually matter

A job-focused checklist that highlights what matters first and what usually causes misleading comparisons.

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