It’s important to know what your options are when it comes to excavators. There are pros and cons to both hiring and buying – but ultimately, our recommendation almost always leans towards excavator hire.
Plant equipment is expensive to buy and maintain, so by hiring your plant equipment from Sitex you get better cost efficiencies than purchasing the equipment outright, and avoid licensing and maintenance costs involved.
Buying an Excavator
Pros:
The main benefit of owning an excavator is knowing the machine is always at your disposal when you need it. Plus, you can spend less time organising excavator hire. If an ex-rental excavator sounds like something you might consider buying, one of our second-hand excavators could be a great asset to your business at a fraction of the price of a new machine.
Cons:
Although owning an excavator is a great asset to your business, it also comes with several downfalls. Owning such a machine means you’ll need to provide ongoing service and maintenance, which can lead to necessary repairs or replacements.
This can be an expensive exercise as your machine ages, especially if the machine has a lot of hours on the clock from use in challenging environments.
Avoiding the wear and tear and depreciation associated with owning an excavator can only be avoided by hiring a relatively new one instead, so let’s take a look at the benefits of hiring large excavators.
Excavator Hire
Pros:
Firstly, excavator hire eliminates the need to store your equipment when it’s not in use. Using a hire machine also guarantees that the asset you receive from the rental company is high quality, well-maintained and frequently serviced.
Hiring an excavator could be a more appropriate choice for your business if you only need it for specific jobs, or often need different-sized excavators and other earthmoving equipment. Plus, hire can be a great way to access newer machines without a large capital outlay.
When it comes to the complexity of your construction projects, you may also need different types and sizes of machines. With the flexibility offered by hiring an excavator, it may be a better option for your business so you can pick and choose different excavators when you need them.
With Sitex, one of Sydney’s leading plant hire companies, we have over 600 machines in our fleet including excavators, dump trucks, rollers, posi tracks and a wide range of attachments, so you are sure to find what you need to get the job done.
Ready to Hire a Large Excavator?
Deciding whether to hire or buy an excavator depends on your construction needs – but if you’ve decided that hire is the way to go, Sitex is ready to help.
Our reliable, well-maintained equipment will help you get your next job done wherever you are in Sydney, with over 200 modern excavators ready to be delivered via our Rapid Field Service (RFS) plus many more machines in our fleet. Take a look at our range of large excavators for hire or call our team today.
