Excavator HireMelbourne

Don't miss out on the best excavator hire companies in Melbourne! Our top picks are sure to be the perfect partner for your project. Refine your search by size, hire terms, attachments, and even mine-specification to find exactly what you're looking for.

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(5)
Melbourne, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Earthmoving
6 Machines
5 Services
2 Locations
With over 20 years of experience, YellowX has built up a solid reputation for its expertise in all things earthmoving and excavation in the Greater Melbourne region. Our expert operators are...
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Croydon South, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Excavation
3 Machines
1 Service
1 Location
Tricommercial is a distinguished owner-operated business serving the greater Croydon South region and neighboring suburbs in Victoria. With a collective experience of over 55 years in the Ci...
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South Morang, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Posi Track
  • Tipper
3 Machines
1 Location
Trackload® is a reputable excavation and earthmoving contractor offering a range of services and equipment to suit the customer and their projects. Our core values as a company are the fou...
Logo of Woods Earthmoving & Plant Hire
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Croydon, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Tracked Dozer
6 Machines
2 Locations
No matter the job, hiring an experienced operator is a must to ensure the safety of all on-site. We at Woods Earthmoving and Plant Hire pride ourselves on providing industry-leading service ...
Logo of BES Group Pty Ltd
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Mickleham, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Soil Disposal
1 Machine
2 Services
1 Location
Bes Group Pty Ltd, a distinguished and owner-operated business with a rich history of industry expertise. Based in Melbourne, we take pride in our commitment to excellence, reliability, and ...
Logo of BRW Concreting & Excavation
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Seaford, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Excavation
2 Machines
2 Services
2 Locations
BRW Concreting & Excavation, your trusted partner for top-tier services in the greater Carrum Downs region and surrounding suburbs of Victoria. As an owner-operated business, we bring indust...
Logo of Melbournes Cheapest Soils
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Plumpton, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Soil Supplies
4 Machines
6 Services
1 Location
Melbournes Cheapest Soils, a family-owned and operated business with a rich history in the wholesale garden supply industry. As an owner-operated venture, we bring a wealth of industry exper...
Logo of Lake View Excavations
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Seaford, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Excavation
1 Machine
1 Service
1 Location
Lake View Excavations, your trusted partner for excavation services in the greater Seaford region and surrounding suburbs of Victoria. With a remarkable 40 years of experience, Lake View Exc...
Logo of Maxx Track
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Upper Plenty, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Tipper
  • Excavation
2 Machines
2 Services
1 Location
Discover excellence in earthworks with Maxx Track, your trusted partner in the greater Romsey region and surrounding suburbs of Victoria. As an owner-operated business with a wealth of indus...
Logo of JL Excavation & Earthmoving
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(14)
Campbellfield, VIC
  • Track Mounted Excavator
  • Mini Loader
  • Excavation
6 Machines
2 Services
1 Location
Leaders in all things excavation and waste management, here at JL Excavation & Earthmoving we are renowned for our variety of quality machinery coupled with highly competent operators. With ...

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Excavators for hire in Melbourne

iseekplant offers an extensive selection of excavators suitable for commercial, residential, agricultural, mining and civil project requirements.

Whatever the type of job, our suppliers have you covered.

  • Civil Jobs – usually between 5-tonne and 30-tonne excavators are found on sites conducting infrastructure development, roadworks, or improving drainage systems. A very common civil-sized machine would be 20 tonnes.
  • Residential Jobs – on residential construction sites, usually 1-tonne to 10-tonne excavators assist in preparing the land, digging foundations, and landscaping.
  • Commercial Jobs – for larger commercial developments, you’ll often see a 14-tonne working on the groundwork, but anything up to 30 tonnes can be used in the case of digging massive basements or footings.
  • Agricultural Jobs – anything under about 30 tonnes can be found doing agricultural work. Many farmers own smaller excavators they use every day and hire in the bigger ones when building dams or clearing land.
  • Mining Projects – You need the big guns – heavy-duty mine spec excavators. These start at 30 tonnes and go to 200 tonnes.

Common excavator sizes available in Melbourne

Our suppliers provide reasonable hire rates and a wide range of machine sizes to choose from.

  • 3 tonne excavators – classed as a mini excavator and are great for tight-access jobs
  • 8 tonne excavators – generalist machines suitable for most types of B2B hiring jobs in commercial and civil construction
  • 15 tonne excavators – anything from 13 tonnes to 16 tonnes are your classic civil-sized excavators with an extensive range of attachments
  • 22 tonne excavators – the most prolific civil-sized machine in Victoria. Many of these machines are fitted with GPS or UTS machine control and have heaps of attachments
  • 30 tonne excavators – the top end of the civil-sized machines, perfect for breaking up rock or bulk earthworks operations

Choose from wet or dry hire

Many of our Melbourne-based suppliers offer wet and dry hire machines and earthmoving equipment at reasonable hire rates. When you post a job on iseekplant, be sure to explain exactly the type of hire you need because it can vastly affect hourly rates.

Excavator hire locations near to Melbourne

Melbourne excavator hire suppliers can be found in high concentrations in the Dandenong area, southwest in Werribee and south East in Frankston, then North to Melton as these are areas where the suppliers can have large yards for their fleets.

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