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Best Concrete Grinder: Planers, Scarifiers and Surface Grinders

Whether you’re removing coatings, fixing walkways or sidewalks or leveling or adjusting concrete floors, the best concrete grinder, planer or scarifier will make the work much, much easier. Yes, a concrete grinder can be expensive, especially the best concrete grinder, but it’s well-worth the cost in the end. Although there are many different names for concrete grinder, including concrete planers, scarifiers, milling machines, surface planers, …

Best Hydraulic Hose Crimpers and Crimping Machines

Hydraulic hose crimping tools allow you to make industrial quality hose assemblies both easily and efficiently. The best hydraulic hose crimping tools should allow you to crimp fittings to the exact diameter reliably. A top-ranked hose crimper should be easy to operate and last for many years to come. You want a hose crimper that will give you accurate crimps every time the crimper is …

Best Hand Soap and Hand Cleaner for Construction Workers

best hand soaps and hand cleaners for construction workers

When you work in construction you need the best hand cleaner and the best hand soaps you can get your, um, hands on… Working with dirty tools and machinery all day long means your hands are going to get messy. Your hands get greasy, grimy, and just flat out filthy sometimes. You need a hand soap that can remove things like resin, paint, tar, concrete …

Review of the Best Chop Saws and Miter Saws in 2020

A chop saw isn’t pretty. It isn’t glamorous. It isn’t complicated. It doesn’t take an apprenticeship program to learn how to use. But for getting things moving on the job site, it’s beautiful. What’s even more beautiful? Having the best chop saw on the market. Chop saws are designed to cut a wide variety of materials, but they cut through hard construction materials very easily. …

The Best Sawzall (Reciprocating Saw) for the Money

This is a review of the best sawzalls on the market this year. If you have to ask what a sawzall is, you probably don’t need one. If you don’t know that you sound way cooler if you call it a reciprocating saw, you probably don’t need one. But if you’re in construction, remodeling, plumbing, carpentry, electrical work or demolition work, you need the best …

Best Hydraulic Crimping Tools

No matter the end product, electric wiring is where it all starts. If you work in construction or an industry where crimping wire is a big part of your job, you know the value of tools that not only speed things along, but also provide consistent, dependable results. One of those tools is the crimping tool. Where would you be without your trusty wire crimper? But …

Best Walk Behind Concrete Saws

The best walk-behind concrete cutting saws while maximize your productivity and efficiency on the job. It’s no use buying a concrete cutting saw that takes twice as long to use just to have a few extra nickels to rub together at the end of the day. That said, it’s possible to find a decent concrete saw without breaking the bank. The best self-propelled concrete cutting …

Best Pallet Jacks and Pallet Trucks

So is it pallet jack or pallet truck? Well, they’re actually the same thing. But that doesn’t mean that all pallet trucks are the same. There are some good ones and there are some you should steer clear of – literally (especially if they’re parked under a giant load of poorly-stacked cartons). The best advice, as always, is to buy the best pallet jack you …

Best Hydraulic Hammer Breaker Attachments for Breaking Concrete and Rock

When breaking rock and concrete, there is nothing that matches the power of a hammer breaker attachment. Making short work of large jobs, these attachments provide superior efficiency. Although many brands of hammer breakers are available which offer attachments, some attachments stand out among the others for durability and a high performance-cost ratio. Here are some things to consider when looking for a hammer breaker …

The Best Portable Generator for the Construction Site

If you’re a contractor with a job to do, and no access to power, there is no tool quite as important a reliable portable generator. Having the best generator that supplies the energy needs for all the tools you might use on the job site is important. No one wants to lose productivity waiting for an outlet, and no one wants to be “that guy” that the …