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Wheel excavators are a variation of a standard excavator that runs on wheels instead of tracks. These excavators can accomplish the same tasks as a conventional excavator, but are best for job sites with hard terrains like asphalt or concrete. Because of their higher ground pressure and decreased traction, wheeled excavators are not well-suited for soft soil sites or hilly or sloped landscapes.

The long boom excavator is a development of the excavator with an especially long boom arm, which is primarily used for demolition and many other applications. Instead of excavating ditches, the high reach excavator is designed to reach the upper stories of buildings that are being demolished and pull down the structure in a controlled fashion.

Mini excavators are any excavators that weigh less than seven metric tons. These small excavators are sometimes called compact excavators, and are perfect for tight job sites. Mini excavators can maneuver in small spaces for landscaping tasks such as digging holes for trees or trenches for pipes. Mini excavators often have zero or near-zero tail swing, so operators can use them comfortably around buildings and other structures. For job sites with many pipes or gas lines underground, mini excavators offer greater precision than larger digging equipment.

An amphibious excavator is a type of excavator that can perform dredging while afloat on soft terrain such as swamp, wet land, and shallow water. An amphibious excavator is better adapted for removing silty clay, clearing silted trenches, swampland operation and shallow water operation than traditional barge-mounted dredgers.