Salvage Mini Excavators in New Zealand

About Mini Excavators

Mini (or “compact”) excavators have operating weights of up to 7 tonnes (7.7 U.S. tons) and are available as wheeled or tracked (aka “crawler”) models. They may have roll-over protection systems (ROPS) or fully enclosed cabs, some of which have air conditioning and heating for comfortable year-round operation. They rely on hydraulics to power the swing arm and rotate the cab a full 360 degrees on top of the undercarriage (wheels or tracks).

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2014 Caterpillar 301.7D Mini Excavator

Mini Excavators For Construction, Farming & Forestry

Mini excavators perform much of the same work as larger wheel excavators and tracked excavators, including digging and moving soil, gravel, sand, and other materials, but because of their compact nature, they are better suited for small- and medium-sized jobs. 

Mini excavators are commonly used in New Zealand for digging footings, foundations, and drainage trenches. They are also useful for construction jobs like breaking up concrete and performing small-scale demolition work in confined spaces. Utilities applications include trenching for underground pipes and cables. 

Landscapers use mini excavators for grading, levelling, and planting trees. Farmers use them for preparing irrigation systems and clearing land for planting. And forestry professionals rely on mini excavators for clearing brush and creating firebreaks.

Mini Excavator Attachments

These machines accomplish such a wide range of work using various attachments. Examples include augers, concrete breakers, drills, hammers, crusher buckets, drum cutters, forestry mulchers, string trimmers, grapples, plate compactors, and post drivers, among others. 

They also typically feature backhoe blades for performing similar work to a dozer, such as grading. This versatility makes mini excavators equally at home on mining and logging sites as they are on traditional construction sites.

Find Mini Excavators For Sale

Explore MarketBook.co.nz for a wide range of new and used mini excavators for sale in New Zealand, Australia, and worldwide. Popular manufacturers include Bobcat, Caterpillar, Deere, JCB, Komatsu, Kubota, Takeuchi, and Yanmar.