I've got a site to strip for a 105ft by 40ft shed. Got to remove about 3ft from one side down to nothing on the 40ft run, and then 4ft down to nothing in the 105ft run Will have the use of a 5 ton 360 digger, do you think this will be up to the job or do I need a 8 ton or bigger. Like to do it in a couple of days really. Ground it clay with some rock in it.
Digger size
- Thread starter Howler
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- Lincolnshire
Your 5 ton should be ok , A 3cx could do that in a day (driver's permitting of course)
or a 4cx
How much
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- North East
It depends how quick "to nothing comes" across the site if square it you have around 412 sq m if you have 3 an average of 1m to come off half of it that would be 206 cubic m at say 1.5t per m that's still 300 ton what are you loading and will you be loading all the time or waiting for a trailer or dumper , plus have you allowed for battering back the edges in the deep part of the dig or are you leaving them vertical ?
Considering you want it done in a couple of days i would hire an 8 ton machine for the small extra cost involved
Considering you want it done in a couple of days i would hire an 8 ton machine for the small extra cost involved
If you hiring, then get a 13 ton
8t good driver and at least 2 dumpers carting days work
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
if you are not taking any materail off the site then a 20t digger and no need for dumpers
big digger is always better value (work rate)- unless you gotta get in tight spaces. a good operator is required.
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- Lincolnshire
Will the world end if it takes 3 days is the question.
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
just get the ACE OF SPADES IN and be done
Ah bugger it, hire a d11 in and push it out, y'all push it quicker then the lorry can un chain.