Kanye njengezixhobo zamandla onazo ekhaya, okukhona isixhobo semizi-mveliso siguquguquka ngakumbi. Iibhomu ezimileyo, ii-backhoes, ii-skid steers, kunye neeforklift ziyilelwe ukuba zisebenzise iindlela ezahlukeneyo kunye nenjongo yazo ephambili. Konke kuxhomekeke kwindlela oxhobisa ngayo umatshini.
I-excavators yenye yezinto eziguquguqukayo ngakumbi kulo mba. Ukongeza kwii-emele ezisetyenziselwa ukukhuhla okanye ukugrumba emhlabeni, ii-augurs, ii-compactors, iiraki, ii-rippers, kunye ne-grapples zinokuqhotyoshelwa kwimisebenzi ethile. Njengemela yaseSwiss Army, ukuba kukho umsebenzi ekufuneka wenziwe, i-excavator mhlawumbi ine-attachment yayo.