Wheeled excavators and tracked excavators are both common types of excavators, and they each have their own advantages and disadvantages:
Wheeled Excavator Advantages:
1. easy to move: wheeled excavators are fitted with wheels and can be moved quickly to different work sites, making them suitable for projects that require frequent movement.
2. Fast speed: As wheeled excavators move fast, they are suitable for projects that require fast completion of engineering tasks.
3. low maintenance cost: wheeled excavators have relatively low maintenance cost and are more convenient to repair.
Disadvantages of wheeled excavators:
1. poor adaptability: under uneven or rugged terrain, the stability of wheeled excavator is poor, which affects the working efficiency.
2. small load capacity: wheeled excavators have a relatively small load capacity and are not suitable for large-scale earthworks.
Advantages of crawler excavator:
1. good stability: tracked excavators are equipped with tracks, which can keep stability in uneven or rugged terrain, and are highly adaptable.
2. Large load capacity: Crawler excavators have a large load capacity and are suitable for large earthmoving projects.
3. Strong grip: the track design of crawler excavator can provide better grip, suitable for working in muddy or rough terrain.
Disadvantages of tracked excavators:
1. slow moving speed: Due to the slow moving speed of crawler excavators, they are not suitable for projects that require frequent movement.
2. High maintenance cost: the tracks of crawler excavators are easy to wear, with high maintenance cost and relatively complicated repair.
In summary, the choice of wheeled excavator or crawler excavator depends on the specific project needs, need to take into account the project’s terrain, operating environment, operating time and other factors for selection.
