SideTool, Inc. introduces “The SideTool Advantage,” an unprecedented line of construction attachment tools. In an industry whose time is overdue for bold, new innovation to vastly improve efficiency and safety, the SideTool Advantage offers attachment systems that revolutionize the construction industry. SideTool’s patented and patent pending, field-tested attachments are proven to reduce overall cost and increase efficiency by at least 40%. Founded in 2004, The SideTool Advantage allows operators to drive forward, dramatically increasing visibility, speed of operation and safety. SideTool’s revolutionary coupler system offers the first and only system with interchangeable attachments between the skid steer and the compact excavator.
INCREASE SAFETY
SideTool’s designs feature increased safety as one of their greatest attributes. By placing tools to the side, the SideTool Advantage allows forward operation, with dramatically increased stability and visibility.
INCREASE EFFICIENCY
SideTools placed below the swivel of an excavator, free the bucket, turning it into a multi-tool with 360° visibility and simultaneous manipulation of material and removal of obstacles. Placing tools to the side allows operators to address the utility ridden shoulder area from the ease and safety of the road surface.
REDUCE TIME AND LABOR COSTS
Forward operation expedites progression with full view of the work area and working tool. The freed bucket eliminates the need for a shadow operator and reduces the need for manual labor. Produce finished sidewalk grade to within 1/10% without manual rakes and shovels. Set forms and pour concrete on the same day.
AWARD WINNING
SideTool was awarded Equipment Today’s Top 50 Products of the Year in 2012 & 2013 and Construction Magazine’s Top 100 Most Innovated Products in 2008. SideTool is recognized as the industry leader in attachment innovation. Providing a fresh new look at contractor solutions that increase efficiency and safety. The SideTool Advantage continues to provide product solutions that give today’s contractor a competitive edge.
SIDETOOL ATTACHMENTS
SideGrader
The SideGrader is SideTool’s patented and proven sidewalk, asphalt and shoulder prep grading system that has revolutionized the way concrete sidewalks are poured by eliminating the time consuming and labor intensive practice of hand grading inside the forms once they are placed. The SideGrader is the only tool in the industry to create an accurate grade, within 1/10%, which allows for setting forms and pouring concrete on the same day. The SideGrader saves contractors at least 40% on costs, including labor, concrete and time. By placing the tool below the swivel, the SideGrader dramatically increases efficiency by turning the excavator into a multi-tool machine, allowing manipulation of material and removal of obstacles while grading. By grading from the shoulder, on the even road surface datum, the SideGrader avoids problematic utilities on shoulder and sidewalk grades.
SideTrencher
Traditionally, trenching has been performed while driving backwards on a skid steer, often on unstable grades and with poor or no visibility. The SideTrencher repositions the trencher to the side allowing operators to trench, backfill, compact and grade forward from the road surface, with greater safety, visibility and efficiency, increasing production by at least 40%. Now an operator can easily avoid utility lines and unforeseen obstacles, increasing operator safety and costly repairs. With the SideTrencher, operators can trench in the median without having to drive on the median and cantrench planter strips and road shoulders from the road.
SideTool Silt Fence Installer
The Current method of driving backward on a skid steer can be dangerous in rough terrain, with steep side slopes and poor visibility. On a skid steer, the SideTool Silt Fence Installer places the tool to the side which works as a stabilizer in tough conditions. Though the skid steer has been proven as an effective tool carrier, it is deficient in its ability to remove obstacles. The labor force installing the stakes behind the plow must wait for obstacles to be removed before forward progress can resume.
Excavators are proven to be far safer and efficient. By using the SideTool Silt Fence Installer on an excavator, operators work from the cab with full view and 360 degree rotation. With the tool placed below the swivel, the excavator’s bucket is freed to simultaneously remove obstacles thus avoiding work stoppage. The SideTool Silt Fence Installer gives the industry safer and more efficient options for silt fence installation that will increase productivity by 40%.
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