ExBeam Excavator Grade Beam - Skeer

📘 Overview

The Skeer ExBeam is an excavator grading beam sized by machine weight, and the width you pick is set by the machine: 60" for a 4,000-8,000 lb excavator, 72" and 84" for 8,000-12,000 lb, and 100" for 12,000-20,000 lb. Every variant on this listing is a tilt model with standard side plates, giving 80 degrees of tilt and swivel so the beam cuts batter, ditch walls and slopes without repositioning the machine. Because it carries side plates and a cutting edge as standard, the ExBeam does two jobs an excavator normally needs two attachments for - it scoops and carries material, and it finishes grade - so the coupler stays closed through a job instead of swapping to a ditching bucket. The cutting edge is 8" Hardox and replaceable, the cylinder brackets are Hardox 450, and the pivot and swivel movements run on alloy steel plates and high-grade polymer. One thing to plan for: a machine-specific coupler is not included. The ExBeam ships with a blank mounting plate ready for your coupler to be welded or bolted on.

The search terms vary - grading beam for excavator, excavator grade beam, mini excavator grading beam - but they describe the same tool, and on a machine under ten tons a grading beam for mini excavator work is exactly what the ExBeam is built for. It is not a mini excavator grading blade in the dozer sense, and the distinction matters when you are buying: a grading beam carries and spreads material as well as cutting it, which is why it replaces a ditching bucket rather than sitting alongside one. Skeer builds it on the same Hardox 450 platform as its skid steer range.

⚙ Key Features of the Skeer ExBeam Excavator Grading Beam

• Sized by excavator weight class — Four widths matched to machine weight - 60" for 4,000-8,000 lb, 72" and 84" for 8,000-12,000 lb, 100" for 12,000-20,000 lb - so the beam is not overhanging the machine's stability envelope.
• 80 degree tilt and swivel — Every variant here is a tilt model, so ditch walls, batters and slopes are cut by angling the beam rather than by walking and repositioning the excavator.
• Side plates and cutting edge as standard — The beam scoops and carries material as well as grading it, which is what removes the swap to a ditching bucket partway through a job.
• 8 inch Hardox replaceable cutting edge — An abrasion-resistant edge that unbolts and replaces, with an optional 14.5" Hardox 450 edge available for heavier duty work.
• Hardox 450 cylinder brackets — The brackets that carry the tilt cylinders are Hardox 450 rather than mild steel, because that is where the load concentrates on a tilting beam.
• Alloy steel pivot and swivel plates — Tilt models use alloy steel plates for the pivot and swivel movements, with pivot movements running on high-grade polymer to reduce wear.
• Blank coupler plate supplied — The beam arrives with a blank mounting plate ready for a machine-specific coupler to be welded or bolted on, so it can be matched to whatever coupler standard your excavator already runs.
• Powder coated finish — Powder coat resists chipping and corrosion from abrasive spoil and washdown.

🔑 Why Contractors Choose the Skeer ExBeam

• Finish grade without changing attachments — Because the ExBeam carries material and finishes grade, an operator stops swapping between a ditching bucket and a grading tool, which on a trench-and-backfill day is a large share of the machine's idle time.
• Cuts slopes from a fixed machine position — 80 degrees of tilt and swivel means batters and ditch walls are formed by angling the beam, so the excavator is not tracking back and forth to re-present itself.
• Fits whatever coupler you already run — Supplying a blank weld-on plate rather than a fixed coupler means the beam adapts to your existing pin or hydraulic coupler standard instead of forcing an adapter purchase.
• Edge is a bolt-on consumable — The 8-inch Hardox edge unbolts, so an abraded edge is replaced in the yard rather than sending the beam out to be re-tipped.
• Right-sized to the machine, not oversold — Publishing a weight class per width means a 4,000 lb mini gets the 60-inch beam rather than a wider one that would compromise its stability.

📊 Skeer ExBeam Specifications

🔄 Skeer ExBeam Specifications by Model

📋 Options and Accessories for the Skeer ExBeam

• Pin grabber coupler — Skeer supplies pin grabber couplers in 3-6 tonne and 7-10 tonne sizes, so the blank mounting plate can be completed with a matched coupler rather than sourced locally.
• Wedge lock coupler — Wedge lock couplers are available in 3-6 tonne and 7-10 tonne sizes as an alternative to the pin grabber.
• Double side plate kit — The double side plate option gives bi-directional side plates, so material is retained when working in either direction rather than only pushing forward.
• Replacement cutting edges — A replacement Hardox cutting edge is stocked for each of the four widths, so an abraded edge is a parts order rather than a rebuild.
• Hydraulic hose kit and cross-over relief upgrade — A dedicated ExBeam hose kit is available, along with a cross-over relief upgrade that protects the tilt circuit against shock loading.

🚜 Which Excavators Fit the Skeer ExBeam?

The Skeer ExBeam is sized for mini and midi excavators from roughly 4,000 lb to 20,000 lb operating weight, and is supplied to suit your own coupler. Fitment is decided by machine weight class and by the coupler you fit to the blank mounting plate:

A machine-specific coupler is not included. The ExBeam ships with a blank mounting plate ready for your coupler to be welded or bolted on, so it can be matched to the pin or hydraulic coupler standard your excavator already runs. Check your machine's operating weight against the table above before ordering, and have your coupler type to hand for the fitter. Everything needed to confirm fitment is on this page — add it to your cart to check delivered pricing for your address.

❓ Skeer ExBeam Questions, Answered