Editing Excavator (section)

==Excavator attachments==
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[[File:Excavator with grapple.jpg|thumb|Excavator with [[Grapple (tool)|grapple]]]]
Hydraulic excavators now perform tasks well beyond [[Bucket (mechanical engineering)|bucket]] excavation. With the advent of hydraulic-powered attachments such as a [[breaker (hydraulic)|breaker]], a cutter, a [[grapple (construction)|grapple]] or an [[auger (drill)|auger]],a crusher and screening buckets<ref>{{Cite web |title=Screening and Crushing Equipment Attachments {{!}} Al Marwan |url=https://almarwan.com/news/3252/Al-Marwan-Blog-46-World-Attachments-Turning-Excavators-into-Screeners-Crushers |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Al Marwan Heavy Machinery |language=en}}</ref> the excavator is frequently used in many applications other than excavation. Many excavators feature a [[quick coupler]] for simplified attachment mounting, increasing the machine's utilization on the jobsite. Excavators are usually employed together with [[loader (equipment)|loaders]] and [[bulldozer]]s. Most wheeled, [[compact excavator|compact]] and some medium-sized (11 to 18-tonne) excavators have a backfill (or dozer) blade. This is a horizontal [[Bulldozer#Blade|bulldozer-like blade]] attached to the undercarriage and is used for leveling and pushing removed material back into a hole.