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3 Ways Renting A Multifunctional Excavator Can Save You Money On Your Construction Project

9 September 2021

Nevaeh Graves

Excavators are among the most versatile pieces of machinery for construction work. They can undertake various tasks, such as clearing land, landscape grading, moving large objects, and digging trenches, holes, and foundations. Therefore, instead of renting multiple pieces of equipment, you can save money by using an excavator to complete different jobs. Below are the costs you can lower by renting a multifunctional excavator for your project.

Equipment Rental Costs

Construction jobs require different types of heavy equipment, such as excavators, dozers, graders, and scrapers. Renting individual equipment for each task can significantly increase the rental costs. Excavators use the following attachments to perform various tasks:

• Excavator bucket: The bucket is used to move dirt, dig holes and trenches, lay pipes, and load dump trucks.
• Rock breaker: This is a hydraulic hammer attachment that breaks through rock, concrete, and earth. It performs digging and demolition jobs.
• Auger: An auger digs holes for the installation of plumbing pipes and gas lines.
• Grapple: The grapple attachment can dig, rake, and move construction debris. You can also use it for site cleanup.
• Post hole digger: A post hole digger digs trenches, foundations, and landscaping holes.

Renting multiple attachments for your excavator is cheaper than renting individual equipment for each job. Before renting an excavator, determine the jobs you want to do, and choose the best attachments for the tasks.

Equipment Storage and Maintenance

With heavy construction equipment rentals that are for an extended period, you have to take care of the storage needs. If you have multiple pieces of equipment, you may incur high storage costs. If your site isn't secured, leaving the equipment out in the open can increase the risk of theft and vandalism. Conversely, if you have one excavator, finding suitable storage for it will be easy and affordable.

Heavy equipment requires maintenance throughout the construction project. Some costs you are likely to incur are fuel expenses, equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and equipment inspections.

If you have many types of equipment on the site, you will pay more for maintenance. However, with a multifunctional excavator, you will only incur the cost of maintaining the equipment and its attachments, which is cheaper in the long run.

Operator Expenses

Operator experience and licensing can limit an operator to specific types of equipment. Therefore, if you have multiple pieces of machinery, you may be forced to hire more operators. Conversely, excavator attachments use the same equipment controls to perform different tasks. Therefore, you only need a single operator to complete all earthmoving jobs, which significantly lowers the labor expenses.

A multifunctional excavator can complete tasks that would require three or four types of heavy machinery. If you are trying to save costs, consider renting this versatile equipment for your construction project.

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