I-excavator ngumatshini wokwakha omkhulu, osebenza nge-diesel owenzelwe ukugrumba umhlaba nge-emele yawo ukwenza imisele, imingxuma kunye neziseko.Yeyona ndawo ingundoqo yemisebenzi yokwakha.

Ii-excavators ziyilelwe ukuphatha iindidi ezininzi zemisebenzi;ke, ziza kuluhlu lobungakanani.Ezona ntlobo ze-excavator zixhaphakileyo ngabakhasi, abakhandi be-dragline excavators, ii-suction excavators, i-skid steer, kunye ne-excavators yokufikelela ixesha elide.

Abenzi be-excavators basebenzisa iindidi ze-attachments ze-hydraulic ezikhonza iinjongo ezahlukeneyo.Ukongeza kwibhakethi, ezinye iziqhotyoshelwano eziqhelekileyo ziquka i-auger, i-breaker, i-grapple, i-auger, isibane, kunye ne-coupler ekhawulezayo, ezona ndawo zingenisayo kukuthwala.

I-excavator inokujikeleza ngakwesobunxele nasekunene ngexesha lomsebenzi, kwaye ayikwazi ukwenza ngaphandle kokuthwala ukubethelwa.Ukuthwala ukubethelwa yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yendlela yokubulala.I-excavator slewing bear isetyenziselwa ukuxhasa ubunzima bomzimba ophezulu wemoto kunye nokuthwala umthwalo osebenzayo.
Ukuxhonywa kwe-excavator ubukhulu becala kusebenzisa uhlobo lwegiya yangaphakathi kumqolo owodwa onamanqaku amane xa unxibelelana nebhola, kwaye wamkela ukucinywa kwamazinyo.