Guides
Used construction equipment. A marketplace. These guides help you match the machine to the job, then read hours, year, and asking price on a live listing. Track & Blade connects buyers and sellers — we are not the seller of record.
Choose excavator size
Picking an excavator starts with the work in front of you, not with a model number on a brochure. Dig depth, reach, site access, and how the machine moves between jobs matter more than chasing a familiar badge. Track &
Read guide →CTL vs skid steer
Tracks or tires is one of the oldest compact-equipment arguments on a jobsite. Both machines share a similar cab, similar attachment habits, and a similar “do everything small” role — but they punish different ground,
Read guide →Read hours, year & ask
Hours, year, and asking price sit on almost every used-equipment listing card. They are useful — and easy to misread. This guide is about reading those three fields together so you can compare machines calmly before you
Read guide →Marketplace buy checklist
Buying used heavy equipment on a marketplace is different from walking a dealer lot or bidding at an auction. You compare open cards, inquire, then work through inspection, payment, and transport with the **seller**.
Read guide →Dozer vs excavator
Earthwork crews argue about dozers and excavators for a reason: both move dirt, but they move it differently. One is built to push and spread; the other is built to dig, lift, and place. Getting the fork wrong costs
Read guide →Motor grader vs dozer
Rough grade and finish grade are not the same job. A dozer moves mass and establishes shape; a motor grader planes, crowns, and leaves a surface you can build on. Crews that treat them as interchangeable usually spend
Read guide →Wheel loader vs CTL
Both machines load material. They are not the same tool. A wheel loader is built for production load-and-carry and truck loading on firm ground. A compact track loader (CTL) is built for tight sites, attachment work,
Read guide →Backhoe vs excavator
Utility crews and small contractors ask this fork constantly: do you want one wheeled machine that digs and loads, or a dedicated digger that swings 360° and stays on the trench? A **backhoe loader** and an
Read guide →ADT vs on-road dump
Not every “dump truck” does the same job. An **articulated dump truck (ADT)** is built for off-highway earthmoving cycles on soft or uneven haul roads. An **on-road / highway dump** is built to move material under
Read guide →Smooth drum vs padfoot
Buying a soil roller starts with the ground under the drum, not the badge on the hood. **Smooth drum** and **padfoot** (often called sheepsfoot in the field) compact differently because they contact and knead the soil
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