Excavators are versatile construction machines used for various tasks such as digging, material handling, and demolition. While they offer time and cost savings and are easier to transport, they are less effective for large-scale projects and can break down under tough conditions. The hiring cost is approximately £35 per hour or £300 per week, with typical purchase prices around £3,500.

1. All You Need To Know

2.  Excavator is one of the most common type of
construction machinery that performs
multiple operations at one time. It is mostly
used for digging and moving large objects
from one place to another.

3. Excavators can be used in many ways;
 On-site
 Digging of trenches, holes, foundations
 Material handling
 Forestry work
 Forestry mulching
 Demolition
 General grading/landscaping
 Mining, especially, but not only open-pit mining
 River dredging
 Snow removal

4.  Save time
 Can be cheaper in the long run
 Easily transported objects to one place to
another
 Flexible
 Can help with plant control
 Can be easily operated

5.  Efficient for lighter tasks but not larger task
 Can not deliver better results when used for
big construction tasks
 Not durable & strong for larger tasks
 Can easily breakdown
 Can not operate in tough conditions

6. Common Rare
Hydraulic excavator Kubota kh21
Compact excavator Rare Ford H44 Digger
Dragline excavator Excavator R9800 no40
Suction excavator XL5200 excavator
Crawler excavator VC20 Excavator
Wheeled excavator 952 excavator

7.  Hire £35/hr and £300/week
 Typically cost around 3500 for a normal
excavator