Within the realm of mini excavators, the most popular excavator category is undoubtedly excavators that fall within the bracket of 1.7 T excavators. This fact has been based on the popular rental of small 1.7 tonne excavators, which are significantly higher compared to other mini excavator categories.
According to heavy machine or construction equipment rental operators, the frequency of 1.7T excavators taken for hire by contractors matches the rental frequency of standard excavators. The driver behind the high rental ratio of 1.7T excavators is directly attributed to the balance in power and compact size of these excavators, which make them ‘perfect candidates’ for home improvement projects and landscaping projects.
Within this context, this is also the reason behind the competition that has brewed between leading construction equipment manufacturers.
For instance, at a recent construction-related expo in Germany, attendees were presented with the 18Z-1 Excavator by JCB, the CX17D by CASE, the E17z by Bobcat, the HX17AZ by Hyundai and the TB217R by Takeuchi.
All these models are popular choices within the excavator for hire market due to the versatility and practicality of these excavators for a wide range of construction projects that are beyond just landscaping and home improvement.
This particular category of excavators is most suited for home renovation or home improvement projects due to the almost perfect trade-off between power and size, which allows the optimisation of home improvement or landscaping projects in terms of efficiency, budget and resource allocations.
The fact that this category of excavators is also able to accommodate a wide range of hydraulic tools or attachments such as augers, breakers, hammers and grapplers, among others, makes these machines essential to projects as they can perform different tasks as and when needed throughout the duration of the projects.
Most construction companies offer a range of 1.7T excavators for hire with different features and hydraulic attachment packages that are much more cost-effective when compared to the cost of manual labour hires.
Between hiring excavators and hiring manual labour for home improvement projects or landscaping jobs, the benefits of taking a 1.7T excavator for hire are significant, as tasks may be completed much faster and more efficiently.
Apart from that, these excavators can be converted via hydraulic attachment into different tools, for example, a 1.7 T excavator may also be used for demolishing, drilling holes, trenching or even clearing apart from digging and moving debris or construction materials.
Other factors that make hiring excavators much more viable for projects are the support offered by construction equipment rental companies includes quick replacements when machines break down, reducing downtime, pick up and drop off service, which eliminates the need for contractors to own extra transportation to move these machines around.
With regards to the hydraulic attachments, it is best to hire these additional tools on an “as and when needed basis to avoid unnecessary costs. Within this context, it becomes obvious that any given project must be sequenced and planned meticulously to ensure target margins are achieved.