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Longer pieces on the questions that take more than a paragraph: sizing charts, coupler economics, hydraulic specification. Every number in them comes from our own catalog or from the machine manufacturers’ published specifications.
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Bucket sizing by machine weight: the chart we wish every contractor had
Width is the number everyone asks about and the third-most important one. Here is the whole decision, from operating weight down to a part number.
Curtis Boyd · Product Manager, Buckets & Wear · 12 August 2026 · 7 min read
CouplersPin-on vs. quick coupler: what it actually costs you per attachment changeThe coupler argument is usually made with adjectives. It is an arithmetic problem, and the arithmetic is not close once you cross about two changes a week.Renata Ortiz · 5 August 2026HammersHow to spec a hydraulic breaker without over-hammering your machineA breaker is the one attachment where buying too much tool damages the carrier, not the tool. Carrier weight first, flow and pressure second, impact energy last.Ty Hollis · 29 July 2026CouplersWhy “universal fit” usually isn’t: coupler styles explainedThere is exactly one near-universal attachment interface in this industry, and it is not on your excavator. Here is what mates to what, and what to do when it does not.Marco Alvarez · 22 July 2026
Bylines on this blog are illustrative. Quarrymark Attachments is an invented brand built as a WorkspaceCMS demo store. The technical guidance reflects how attachments are sized across the industry; the author names are not real people.
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