Whether
you’re a DIY enthusiast or a professional tradesperson, plant hire is an
extremely useful service that enables you to complete any type of project on
time. Hiring the equipment you need allows you to meet your deadlines and get
everything done to a professional standard.
Plant hire
is usually divided into four main categories: earth-moving equipment, material
handling, construction equipment and construction vehicles. There are a wide
range of machines that fall under these categories and that are available for
hire, but here are the most commonly used and most useful:
Excavators
Excavators
are an extremely popular machine used by both domestic and commercial builders.
They come in large and mini sizes and involve a long bucket arm that’s attached
to a pivoting cab, which rotates 360 degrees. Excavators are extremely
versatile, capable of digging trenches, moving large objects, mining, rail
construction, demolition, landscaping and site grading.
Bulldozers
One of the
most strong and reliable machines, bulldozers are powerful pieces of equipment
used to move dirt, soil, rubble, debris and sand along large open tracts of
land. They’re also capable of crushing large boulders and stones. The ripper at
the back breaks up material, whilst the blade a the front moves it out of the
way. Bulldozers mean that excess rubbish doesn’t buildup on-site and are also
used to prepare ground for construction work.
Forklifts
Forklifts
are necessary for lifting heavy crates, pallets, bags of sand and concrete, or
pretty much anything you may need on a construction site. When hiring a
forklift, it’s essential to consider how high you’ll need to lift your material
and how much it’ll weigh. Your plant hire company will help you to find a
forklift with the appropriate capacity.
Backhoe loaders
A backhoe
loader is much like a tractor, but with an adjustable shovel at the front and
small bucket at the back for digging. They are ideal for smaller projects where
space is limited, and are also extremely versatile- they can move dirt, dig
trenches, place pipes and back-fill.
Dumpers
A dumper
does what it says on the tin; it can pick up and dump a large amount of dirt,
soil or similar material to another spot on site. There are a number of options
available, including large dumpers, tilt trucks and trailers, so it generally
depends on how much stuff you need to shift and the space you need to navigate.
Here WM
Thompson & Son, along with our reliable quarry services, we also offer quality plant hire
for clients
working on small to large scale construction projects. We have a diverse range
of equipment available from bulldozers to 20-tonne excavators, so give us a call today.
