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Dubai
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Dubai
Dubai
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Dubai
Dubai is the biggest single market for excavators on EquipmentsFinder. Today 147 excavators are listed for hire in the emirate from 59 suppliers, and none of the suppliers is verified yet. Nearly all of the machines are sited in Dubai city itself, so a digger for a plot in Al Quoz or a trench at Jebel Ali is normally a short transfer away.
Each listing carries the make, year and location, with the supplier's phone and WhatsApp number. Renters pay EquipmentsFinder nothing, and the price and terms are agreed directly with the machine's owner. For hire in other emirates, see excavator rental across the UAE.
Open a listing and call or message the supplier, or post a request giving the machine size, the site and the number of days. Posted requests go to suppliers on the platform and sit on the inquiry board until someone with a free machine answers.
The steps are identical for every category on the equipment rental hub.
Caterpillar is the most listed make in Dubai with 57 machines, then Hyundai (33), Komatsu (22), Volvo (9), JCB (6), Doosan (6), Zoomlion (5) and Hitachi (3). Only some suppliers assign a subcategory: 8 listings are filed as track excavators, 7 as crawler excavators, 5 as mini excavators, 2 as wheel excavators and 1 as a long boom excavator. The rest are listed under the general category.
Mini excavators work where a full-size machine cannot enter: behind garden walls, in basements and along service strips in older neighbourhoods. Five are filed under the type in Dubai today. Ask for the machine's width and transport weight, because the gate or the lift is often the limit.
Crawler excavators travel on steel or rubber tracks and stay steady on loose or sandy ground. Seven are filed as crawler excavators and 8 as track excavators, a name that describes the same kind of machine.
Wheel excavators drive between sites on the road without a low-bed trailer, which saves a transport charge on short moves between jobs. Two are listed in Dubai today.
Long boom excavators reach across water or soft ground that the machine cannot cross, for lake and channel cleaning and for deep trenches. One is listed in Dubai at the moment.
Match the machine to the access first and the volume second. A site that can only be entered through a narrow gate decides the size before the digging does. Where there is room, the choice follows the depth of the trench, the distance the arm must reach and the tonnage of spoil to be shifted in a day.
For small foundations and service trenches, a compact machine is usually enough. Large plots in industrial areas such as Jebel Ali (JAFZA) or Dubai Investments Park often justify a bigger crawler that fills a truck in fewer passes. Give the supplier the depth, the reach and the soil, and ask what bucket width the machine carries.
A standard bucket is the normal fit. A hydraulic breaker, an auger or a grapple can often be added, but this depends on the supplier and the machine, so ask before booking and check whether the attachment is charged separately.
Two of the 147 excavators currently state that an operator is offered. For the rest, the answer comes when the supplier is contacted. Dry hire, where the machine goes out without a driver, means the renter must provide an operator holding a valid licence for the machine class.
Prices depend on the machine's size, the length of hire and whether an operator is included. Of the 147 excavators, 11 publish a daily rate: these run from AED 650 to AED 2,000, with a typical rate around AED 1,200. Monthly rates are shown on 12 listings and run from AED 6,000 to AED 29,000, with a typical monthly rate around AED 16,000.
Most listings show no price, so the figures are a guide to the market rather than a rate card. Confirm with the supplier whether fuel, delivery and VAT are included, since they are treated differently from one company to the next.
Almost every machine, 146 of the 147, is listed in Dubai city. The location on each listing shows how far the machine has to travel, whether the job is in Al Quoz, Jebel Ali (JAFZA), Dubai Investments Park, Al Qusais or Ras Al Khor.
If a Dubai site is out of reach of the listed machines, the Dubai equipment hub shows other categories, and the national pool is on the UAE excavator page.
Post an excavator request with the machine size, the site and the dates, and suppliers answer directly. The wider choice is on the UAE excavator page, and machines to own are listed under excavators for sale.
Among the 11 Dubai listings that publish a daily rate, prices run from AED 650 to AED 2,000, with a typical rate around AED 1,200. Monthly rates on 12 listings run from AED 6,000 to AED 29,000, typically AED 16,000. Most listings show no price, so ask the supplier for a quote for the size and period.
Start from the access width and the digging depth. A narrow plot or a shallow service trench suits a mini or compact machine, while a wide site with deep or long trenches suits a larger crawler. Tell the supplier the depth, the reach and the ground, and they will advise which of their machines fits.
A mini excavator is a small tracked machine that passes through gates and doors and digs shallow trenches. A crawler excavator is larger, with a longer arm and a bigger bucket, and moves far more material per hour. Five Dubai listings are filed as mini excavators and seven as crawler excavators.
Sometimes. Two Dubai excavator listings currently state that an operator is offered, and other suppliers may supply one when asked. Where the machine is hired without an operator, the renter provides one with a valid licence for the machine class. Confirm which arrangement applies, and who is responsible for the machine on site.
Heavy equipment operators need a valid licence for the machine class. Other permit and authority requirements depend on the site, the type of project and the emirate, so check with the authority responsible for the project and confirm site-specific requirements with the supplier before the machine arrives.
Yes, 11 Dubai listings publish a daily rate, so short hire is common. A daily rate is usually higher per day than a weekly or monthly one, and delivery is normally an extra charge, which can make a hire of two or three days cost more than expected. Ask the supplier for the minimum hire period.
Usually not. Machines are commonly listed with a standard digging bucket, and breakers, augers and grapples are supplied on request, depending on the supplier. Ask which attachments are available for the specific machine and whether they carry an extra charge or need their own operator briefing.
Look at the location shown on each listing, since 146 of the 147 machines are in Dubai city, and compare the yards against the site. You can also post a request with the site address. Suppliers who have a free machine nearby respond directly with availability and delivery terms.