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Excavator Rental Guide

Excavators are used to break through ground and remove rocks, dirt, and other materials. An excavator can also be used in demolition, to lift and transport material, or to grade land. Excavators come in an array of sizes to meet the requirements of multiple types of job sites. Equipmentrentalpros.com brings you information of the types of excavators and what they do, the most popular excavator manufacturers, and average excavator rental rates.

Types of Excavators

When choosing an excavator, you will first look at the operating weight to determine which machine is best for your project. Excavators range in weight classes from 2,000 pounds of operating weight to 190,000 pounds. Excavators typically fall into compact, small, medium, and large categories. Keep in mind that one brand’s definition of compact might be another brand’s definition of small. There is no cut and dry weight class formula that is used across the board to label excavators. In addition to weight, maximum digging depth is important. This will vary by machine.

Mini or Compact Excavators

Compact, mini excavators weight start at 2,000 pounds and can go up to around 12,000 pounds. Mini or compact excavators take longer to complete a dig, but the lighter weight of the equipment will do much less damage to landscaping. This size is often used to remove small existing structures or retaining walls, dig small trenches, and install trees.

Small Excavators

Small excavators fall into the 12,001 to 24,000 pound category. This excavator size is just right for digging residential ponds and swimming pools.

Mid-Sized Excavators

The mid-sized, or medium, excavators typically weigh anywhere from 25,001 to 100,000 pounds. These excavators are commonly seen on construction sites of all sizes.

Large Excavators

Large excavators weigh upwards of 100,001 pounds. Larger machines can dig a lot of earth with great efficiency. The big boys are perfect for commercial and industrial projects.

Common Excavator Brands Numerous earthmoving equipment companies produce excavators, but some of the more popular brands continue to sell more and more units each and every year. Cat, John Deere, Bobcat, and JCB are just four corporations among many that produce high quality excavating equipment. Some excavator companies manufacture machines in every weight class, while others stick to a smaller grouping of equipment.

Cat

Caterpillar produces excavators in all weight classes:

Model	Operating Weight	Digging Depth
300.9D	2061 lb	5ft, 6 in
304E2 CR	8906 lb	11 ft, 2 in
308E2 Cr	18,519 lb	14 ft, 2 in
320E L	54,450 lb	18 ft, 5 in
349F L	117,500 lb	29 ft, 4 in
390F L	190,204 lb	39 ft, 9 in

John Deere

John Deere excavators are available in compact, small, mid , and large models to suit nearly any project:

Model	Operating Weight	Digging Depth
17G	3790 lb	7 ft, 2 in
60G	13,547 lb	12 ft, 4 in
160G LC	39,685 lb	21 ft, 4 in
245G LC	56,167 lb	21ft, 9 in
380G LC	83,992 lb	26 ft, 10 in
870G LC	87,659 lb	31 ft, 5 in

JCB

The line from JCB features compact to mid-sized excavators with variable digging depths:

Model	Operating Weight	Digging Depth
8008 CTS	2094 lb	5 ft, 6 in
8029 CTS	6321 lb	10 ft, 0 in
8045 ZTS	10,472 lb	12 ft, 2 in
100C - I	21,457 lb	15 ft, 1 in
JS145	31,440 lb	19 ft, 9 in
JS220	49,582 lb	21 ft, 8 in

Bobcat

Bobcat’s line includes both compact and small excavators:

Model	Operating Weight	Digging Depth
418 T4	2593 lb	6 ft, 0 in
E20	4306 lb	8 ft, 5 in
E35i	7468 lb	10 ft, 2 in
E42	9246 lb	10 ft, 5 in
E50	10,677 lb	11 ft, 6 in
E85 T4	18,960 lb	15 ft, 5 in

Excavator Rental Rates

Excavators are rented by the day, week, or month. Rates are based on the size of the excavator and the complete length of rental. Rental location also impacts the cost, as some areas will price excavator rentals slightly higher than others.

Size	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Compact – 2000 lb, 5’ 6” digging depth	$165	$495	$1240
Compact – 10,000 lb, 12’ 9” digging depth	$325	$975	$2375
Small – 23,000 lb, 19’ 6” digging depth	$540	$1620	$4040
Mid – 61,000 lb, 23’ 8” digging depth	$1145	$3435	$8570
Large – 106,000 lb, 27’ 2” digging depth	$1455	$4365	$10,830

An excavator is useful in many situations. Landscaping companies, construction firms, and utility installers are several of the types of businesses that utilize excavators. Equipmentrentalpros.com gives you all of the details on excavator rentals so you can choose the equipment that will help your company succeed.