I-excavator ingumshini wokwakha omkhulu, osebenza ngodizili owenzelwe ukumba umhlaba ngebhakede ukuze wakhe imisele, imigodi nezisekelo.Kuyisisekelo sezindawo ezinkulu zemisebenzi yokwakha.

Ama-excavators aklanyelwe ukuphatha izinhlobo eziningi zemisebenzi;ngakho, ziza ngosayizi ohlukahlukene.Izinhlobo ze-excavator ezijwayeleke kakhulu yizikhase, ama-excavators e-dragline, ama-suction excavator, i-skid steer, kanye nama-excavators afinyelela isikhathi eside.

Ama-excavators asebenzisa okunamathiselwe kwe-hydraulic okuhlukahlukene okunezinjongo ezihlukile.Ngaphezu kwebhakede, okunye okunamathiselwe okujwayelekile kufaka phakathi i-auger, i-breaker, i-grapple, i-auger, isibani, kanye ne-coupler esheshayo, izingxenye eziningi zokungenisa i-slewing bear.

I-excavator ingakwazi ukuzungeza kwesokunxele nakwesokudla ngesikhathi somsebenzi, futhi ayikwazi ukwenza ngaphandle kwe-slewing bear.I-slewing bear iyingxenye ebalulekile yomshini wokubulala.I-excavator slewing bear isetshenziswa kakhulu ukusekela isisindo somzimba wemoto ephezulu futhi ithwale umthwalo osebenzayo.
I-slewing bear ye-excavator ngokuvamile isebenzisa uhlobo lwegiya langaphakathi umugqa owodwa onamaphuzu amane lapho uthinta ibhola, futhi ithatha ukucisha amazinyo.