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1t - 3.5t Mini Excavator for Hire
Available Now!
Condell Park, NSW (19.8km)
Recommended
Wet or Dry Hire

Also available:

  • 3.5t - 5.5t Yanmar Mini Excavator

  • 5.5t - 8t Yanmar Mini Excavator

  • Mini Loader

Supplied by ANI Hire
Hassle-Free Equipment Hire – Sydney & BeyondAt ANI Hire, we make equipment hire simple, reliable, and cost-effective. Whether youre a contractor, builder, landscaper or DIYer, we’re here to ...

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8t - 12t Track Mounted Excavator for Hire
Available Now!
Horsley Park, NSW (34.6km)
Recommended
Wet or Dry Hire

Also available:

  • 1t - 3.5t Yanmar Mini Excavator

  • Traffic Message Boards

  • Skid Steer

Supplied by Civil X Hire
We specialise in excavator dry hire and VMS board hire for construction and civil projects. We take pride in delivering dependable machinery that helps our clients stay on schedule and withi...
20t - 30t Track Mounted Excavator for Hire
Mascot, NSW (6.8km)
Recommended
Wet or Dry Hire

Also available:

  • 1t - 3.5t Kobelco Mini Excavator

  • 30t - 39t Kobelco Track Mounted Excavator

  • 8t - 12t Kobelco Track Mounted Excavator

Supplied by QLD Civil Solutions
QCS delivers multidisciplinary civil works such as earthworks, flood remediation, bridge structures and transmission lines. With involvement in major civil construction projects such as L5 t...
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1t - 3.5t Mini Excavator for Hire
Parramatta, NSW (19.4km)
Recommended

Also available:

  • 5.5t - 8t Mini Excavator

  • 15t - 19t Track Mounted Excavator

  • 20t - 30t XCMG Track Mounted Excavator

Supplied by 22 CIVIL
22 Civil delivers professional demolition, excavation, and civil construction services across all of Sydney. We specialise in house demolition, bulk excavation, and asbestos and waste remova...
12t - 15t Track Mounted Excavator for Hire
Alexandria, NSW (6km)
Recommended
Wet Hire

Also available:

  • 15t - 19t Caterpillar Track Mounted Excavator

  • 80t - 100t Caterpillar Track Mounted Excavator

  • 5.5t - 8t Caterpillar Mini Excavator

Supplied by Eastern Plant Hire NSW
Eastern Plant Hire is 100% Australian owned and operated, proudly delivering world-class earthmoving equipment hire across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Since 1996, weve led the industry ...
1t - 3.5t Mini Excavator for Hire
Werrington Downs, NSW (45.9km)
Recommended

Also available:

  • Landscapers

  • Earthmoving

  • Excavation

Supplied by Hawkesbury Diggers and Equipment Hire
Hawkesbury Diggers and Equipment Hire is a trusted provider of excavation and earthmoving services, proudly operating across Werrington Downs and surrounding suburbs in New South Wales. As a...
1t - 3.5t Mini Excavator for Hire
Llandilo, NSW (46.3km)
Recommended

Also available:

  • 2 Tonne Tipper

  • Concreters

  • Concreting Contractors

Supplied by Ken Brown Landscapes
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Ken Brown Landscapes brings over 45 years of experience in designing and constructing outdoor spaces that inspire and connect communities. We’re a boutique commercial landscaping firm known ...
1t - 3.5t Mini Excavator for Hire
Engadine, NSW (25.3km)
Recommended
Wet Hire

Also available:

  • 1t - 3.5t Kubota Mini Excavator

  • Isuzu Tipper

  • Bulk Earthworks

Supplied by Quik Flow Plumbing & Excavation Pty Ltd
Quik Flow Plumbing & Excavation is a fully licensed and insured family-run business with over 15 years of experience across residential, commercial, and civil projects. Operating from Engadi...
12t - 15t Track Mounted Excavator for Hire
Catherine Field, NSW (43.4km)
Recommended
Wet or Dry Hire

Also available:

  • 8t - 12t Track Mounted Excavator

  • 1t - 3.5t Mini Excavator

  • 15t - 19t Track Mounted Excavator

Supplied by M&M Plant Hire
M&M Plant Hire specialises in excavation and earthmoving, delivering high-quality results across bulk works, detailed excavation, laser grading, and tipper operations. With a strong track re...

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Excavators for hire in Sydney

iseekplant can help people find the perfect excavator for their needs in Sydney, with a wide range of suppliers available at competitive rates:

  • Mini Excavators – We class mini excavators as anything up to 5 tonnes in tare weight. These machines are the powerhouses of residential excavation.
  • Civil-sized Excavators – Between 5 tonnes and 30 tonnes in operating weight, and commonly found on civil and heavy commercial sites in and around the Sydney metro area.
  • Heavy Duty Mine Spec Excavators – Rarely found in cities, but not impossible to find. These big boys are used in mining operations, and large mass haul or bulk earthworks jobs (which rarely occur in built up areas).

Wide range of excavator machine types ready to hire

Looking for an excavator in Sydney, but overwhelmed by the selection of categories available on iseekplant? Don’t stress, click on the links below to search for different types of excavators in the Sydney area.

  • Track-Mounted Excavators – commonly known as excavators. Refine by hire types, sizes and attachments in the left-hand refinements panel.
  • Wheeled Excavators – great for operating on bitumen or concrete (inside a building or when excavating next to a paved expanse).
  • Chameleon Clamshell – are sometimes called telescopic excavators are prolifically used underground.
  • Long-Reach Excavators – have a very long and high boom and allow you to get around objects. Also heavily used in dredging operations.
  • Hi-Rail Excavators – these are mounted on rail lines and used in rail maintenance.

Wet and dry excavator hire available

The term 'Wet Hire' and ‘Self Performing Contractor’ is practically interchangeable in NSW but can mean different things depending on the site, and the head contractor running the project.

Many of our suppliers in Sydney offer both, but there are a number of suppliers listed above that only offer dry hire or wet hire exclusively. It's important to note your preference when posting a job on the platform, or when talking to a supplier about it. Being upfront about this in the request will ensure the most relevant result.

Excavator operator licensing

In New South Wales, any individual operating an excavator must hold a proof of competency or ticket and must ensure that the PCBU (person conducting business undertaking) supervising the job has viewed and approved these documents.

Excavator operator licences are divided into three classes: non-slewing (basic), slewing (intermediate), and slewing mobile crane (advanced). A non-slewing licence allows the operator to operate excavators without the ability to rotate the boom, while a slewing licence provides the operator with the ability to operate excavators with a rotating boom.

The advanced licence permits the operator to operate excavators with an elevated work platform or moveable boom. Consult Safework Australia for more details.

Excavator hire locations near to Sydney

Many of our excavator hire suppliers are based in Western Sydney due to the larger depot-sized plots of land needed to house and maintain their fleet.

Popular areas our excavator hire suppliers service:

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