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Excavator Hire
Excavation equipment is essential for earthmoving in a range of construction, mining and landscaping projects. Coates offers a comprehensive fleet of wet and dry hire excavators for use in these scenarios. We have been a leading supplier of excavation equipment for over a century, providing high quality models at competitive prices.
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Choosing between excavation equipment
Coates offers a range of excavators for hire, each of which is suited to various jobs around your site. It is important to understand the differences between each model in order to select the most suitable equipment for your project. We have grouped our excavator offerings by size to make this choice easier.
Mini excavation equipment
Small excavators are a versatile and cost effective option that can be used in residential projects, or in specific areas of a larger undertaking. These machines are manoeuvrable in tight or awkward spaces, offering more precision and flexibility than larger models.
Coates offers the following mini excavators for hire: Tilt hitches available on various models.
- Excavator 1.8t on trailer
- Excavator 3.5t
- Excavator 5t to 6t
- Excavator 8t to 9t
Midsized excavation equipment
These models are excellent all-round excavators, which can be used in a wide variety of commercial and residential settings. Coates’ medium-sized excavators offer dig depths of between 5.7 and 6.7 metres, providing an earthmoving solution that avoids the inefficiency of having to swap machines halfway through a project.
Coates offers the following medium-sized excavators: Tilt hitches, 2D and 3D capability available on various models.
- Excavator 11t
- Excavator 15t
- Excavator 20t
Large excavation equipment
Large excavators are designed solely to move gigantic amounts of soil in enterprise-level construction projects. These machines improve workflow and efficiency by allowing a larger amount of material to be moved at once, but may require a smaller unit to refine or finish the task.
Coates offers the following models for large-scale projects: Tilt hitches, 2D and 3D capability available on various models.
- Excavator 25t
- Excavator 30t
- Excavator 35t
Excavator applications: how they’re used
Excavation equipment has applications in a variety of industries, including construction, mining and agriculture. In residential settings, Coates excavators can be used to dig foundations, handle materials and remodel yards. In larger commercial projects, these machines are suitable for earthmoving and land clearing of worksites.
Our excavator hire safety & compliance steps
Coates aims to ensure safe working practices are followed when using our equipment. In addition to the safety features included with our scissor lifts, such as secondary guarding systems, safety rails, emergency stop buttons and tilt sensors, we provide detailed safety manuals to help you operate our equipment as safely as possible.
In order to operate a scissor lift with a maximum extended height of over 11 metres, you need to have a valid Elevating Work Platform (EWP) licence. This regulation impacts a number of diesel and electric scissor lifts in the Coates lineup. An EWP licence must be provided when renting these machines.
For more information, and to rent a scissor lift, please contact Coates today to arrange a quote.