Common excavators are driven by internal combustion engine and electric drive. Among them, electric excavators are mainly used in plateau anoxic and underground mines and other flammable and explosive places.

According to different sizes, excavators can be divided into large excavators, medium excavators and small excavators

According to different walking methods, excavators can be divided into crawler excavators and wheeled excavators.

According to different transmission modes, excavators can be divided into hydraulic excavators and mechanical excavators. Mechanical excavators are mainly used in some large mines.

According to the purpose, excavators can be divided into different categories such as general excavators, mining excavators, marine excavators, special excavators, etc.

According to the bucket, excavators can be divided into front shovel excavators, backhoe excavators, dragline excavators and grab shovel excavators. Front shovel excavators are mostly used to excavate materials above the surface, and backhoe excavators are mostly used to excavate materials below the surface.