Njengoba izindleko zokwakha zikhuphuka kanye nezimfuno zephrojekthi zikhula, osonkontileka abaningi nabanikazi bamabhizinisi amancane babuza umbuzo ofanayo: Ingabe kufanelekile ukuthenga i-excavator esetshenzisiwe? Impendulo incike ezicini ezihlukahlukene—kodwa kwabaningi, ukuthenga izinto ezisetshenziswayo kungase kube ikhambi elingabizi neliwusizo.
A i-excavator esetshenzisiwe ngokuvamile iza ngentengo ephansi kakhulu kunentsha, okwenza ihehe kumabhizinisi afuna ukuphatha isabelomali esiqinile ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukusebenza kahle. Imishini enakekelwa kahle enamahora aphansi isenganikeza ukusebenza okuqinile nokwethembeka, ikakhulukazi uma itholwa kubathengisi abahlonishwayo noma izinkundla zendali eziqinisekisiwe.
Nokho, abathengi kufanele benze ukuhlola okuphelele. Izindawo ezibalulekile okufanele zihlolwe zibandakanya injini, amasistimu asebenza ngamanzi, ukuguga kwenqola engaphansi, kanye namarekhodi okunakekela. Ukutshala imali ekuhloleni okuphrofeshinali kungasiza ukugwema ukulungisa okubizayo kamuva. Ukwengeza, ukutholakala kwezingxenye nomlando wesevisi kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuphila isikhathi eside.
Nakuba ukuthenga okusetshenzisiwe kuhilela ubungozi obuthile, ngocwaningo olulungile nokukhetha ngokucophelela, kungaba isinyathelo esihlakaniphile—ikakhulukazi kumaphrojekthi wesikhashana noma izinkampani ezisanda kuqala. Ezimweni eziningi, i-excavator yekhwalithi esetshenzisiwe inikeza inani elihle kakhulu lemali futhi ingaletha iminyaka yesevisi ethembekile. Thenga i-excavator esetshenzisiwe bese ukhetha umdayisi ochwepheshe u-Lei Shing Hong, othembekile i-excavator eseceleni umdayisi.
Ekugcineni, ukukhetha i-excavator esetshenzisiwe imayelana nokulinganisa ukonga kwezindleko nokwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi. Uma kwenziwa kahle, akufanelekile nje—kuwukutshalwa kwezimali kwamasu.
