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Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
13 motor graders are currently listed for hire in Abu Dhabi from 10 suppliers. Twelve of them are Caterpillar machines and one is a Komatsu, and every listing today is based in Musaffah, the industrial district south of Abu Dhabi city where most of the emirate's plant yards sit. None of the 10 suppliers is verified yet, so check documents and the machine's condition before confirming a hire.
A motor grader finishes what an excavator or dozer has roughed out: it trims a formation to level, shapes crossfall on a road base, cuts side drains and spreads aggregate to a set thickness. Listings for the whole country are on the UAE motor graders page, and the other categories available in the emirate are on the Abu Dhabi rental hub. Graders listed in Dubai and Sharjah are an option for a long contract where transport cost matters less.
Each listing on this page is placed by the supplier and carries its own phone and WhatsApp number. A contractor compares the graders, calls the one that fits, and agrees terms with the supplier directly; EquipmentsFinder charges renters nothing and takes no commission. Suppliers list for free and may pay for plans that promote their listings.
The listing shows the model, year and location, and the rate where the supplier has chosen to publish it. What is rarely on the listing, and must be confirmed by phone, is whether an operator is included, who pays for the lowbed to site, who fuels the machine, and how downtime for breakdowns is treated. For a grader that will run for months on a road or infrastructure job, ask for the terms in writing.
Graders are described by blade width and engine power. The 13 listed today are not sorted into subcategories on EquipmentsFinder, so read the model number on each listing to judge the class; Caterpillar's model names rise with size, and the supplier can confirm the blade length and horsepower.
Small graders suit internal roads in compounds, farm tracks around Al Ain and maintenance of existing gravel roads. They are easier to transport and cheaper to run, but they cannot carry the blade loads of a heavy base course.
The medium class is the workhorse of road building in the emirate: subgrade and base trimming on housing developments, industrial plots in Mussafah and KIZAD, and finishing of access roads. Most of the Caterpillar graders listed in Abu Dhabi are likely to fall in this range.
Large graders are used on highway earthworks, airport pavements and mine or quarry haul roads in the Western Region. Their wide blades and heavy frames handle thick lifts of aggregate and long passes between turns, and they are usually hired for months rather than days.
Blade width sets how much formation is finished per pass, and horsepower sets how much material the blade can push without stalling. A road base trimmed to tight tolerances with a laser or GPS system needs a grader with enough power to hold the blade steady under load, while a gravel road re-profile is forgiving.
Ask the supplier whether the grader has a rear ripper and a front scarifier, which are needed to break hard crust before re-grading, and whether a machine-control system is fitted or can be mounted. Tyre condition matters on the abrasive ground around Ruwais and in the desert fringes; a grader with worn tyres spins and gouges the surface it is meant to finish.
None of the motor graders listed in Abu Dhabi today publishes a daily rate on the listing, so no range can be given on this page. Each supplier sets its own price and quotes it on request; a weekly or monthly hire normally costs less per day than a short hire. Graders are almost always offered with an operator, so ask whether the quoted rate covers the operator's wages and accommodation, fuel, transport by lowbed, and VAT. Confirm the number of hours per day the rate assumes and what an extra hour costs.
All 13 graders listed today are based in Musaffah, close to the ICAD zones and the main road corridors out of the city. For a site anywhere in the capital region, a Mussafah yard is the shortest haul.
No grader is listed in KIZAD or Ruwais today. Suppliers in Mussafah quote delivery to those areas on request; the distance to Ruwais adds a transport cost that is worth building into a longer hire.
There are no graders based on the island itself today, which is normal for a machine of this size. Work on Reem and Saadiyat is served from Mussafah yards across the bridges.
No listings are based in Al Ain or Al Dhafra at present. A request posted with the site location reaches suppliers who will quote transport from Mussafah, and a grader already working in the area may be offered between contracts.
If none of the 13 listed graders fits the job, or the site is far from Mussafah, post a request with the blade width, the hire dates and the location. It reaches suppliers across the UAE, including those whose graders are not currently advertised. Suppliers with graders to hire in Abu Dhabi can list them free and appear on this page.
No Abu Dhabi grader listing shows a published rate today, so EquipmentsFinder cannot give a figure. Rates are set by each supplier and depend on the grader's size, the hire length, and whether the operator, fuel and lowbed transport are included. Call two or three of the listed suppliers with the same specification and compare what they quote.
Start with the work: maintaining or shaping a gravel road needs a small or medium grader, while trimming a base course to tolerance on a highway or airport job needs a larger machine with more power and, often, a machine-control system. Then check transport access to the site, since a large grader needs a lowbed with the right permits.
Graders are skilled machines and most suppliers in the UAE hire them with their own operator, but none of the Abu Dhabi listings currently states an operator in its data. Confirm this with the supplier when calling. Any operator must hold a valid licence for the machine class, and a contractor should see the licence before the grader starts work.
Some suppliers will hire a grader for a day, usually to finish a small road or yard, but transport to and from site makes a one-day hire expensive per hour. Most Abu Dhabi graders go out by the week or month on road contracts. Ask for both a daily and a monthly rate so the comparison is clear.
The graders listed today are all in Musaffah, and suppliers there deliver across the emirate by lowbed for a charge that depends on the distance. Sites in Abu Dhabi city and KIZAD are a short run; Al Ain, Ruwais and Al Dhafra are longer and cost more. Delivery terms vary by supplier and are agreed when the hire is confirmed.
Of the 13 graders currently listed in Abu Dhabi, 12 are Caterpillar and one is Komatsu. Caterpillar graders are common in the UAE and parts and operators familiar with them are easy to find. The listing shows the model and year, and the supplier can confirm hours and service history.