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As the most popular construction plant machine, you will always find all types of used excavators for sale on these pages. This means that a mini-digger will be shown alongside a huge tracked excavator. This is great if you are a regular buyer of all types of used excavators and you are simply looking to bag a bargain. Of the excavators on sale here, some will be advertised by experienced plant traders who can assist you in the purchase of a mini digger for sale – especially if you are inexperienced in the marketplace.  Other machines are advertised directly by the operators. In these cases you will be able to ask more detailed questions about the history of the machine, but with fewer avenues for compensation should the machine be of poorer quality. Finally, there are usually hundreds of excavators for auction listed here – if you can wait until the sale date to buy an excavator and you are less worried about buying the machine as seen, then you should definitely find the right used excavator for sale right here at Plant Pages.

To help in your search you can filter using a specific sub-category. Looking for a wheeled excavator? No problem, simply filter on the wheeled excavator category and that’s all you’ll see. Looking for a smaller excavator in the sub eight tonne bracket – then filter using ‘mini-excavators’. After some firther buying advice? Read our report below

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Buying a Used Excavator

Is Bigger Better?

The choice of excavator size is almost mind-boggling, but it is important to get the right size for the job in hand.  Sometimes this may involve compromises.  If a machine is always on the move between jobs, then it needs to be easy to transport by the methods you have available.  Broadly speaking, if the excavator is too large for the truck or trailer that you were hoping to use, then it might not be best for you, even if it is perfect for the digging job in hand.

This is a particularly important consideration when looking at mini excavators that you are hoping to tow behind a car or van. The issue applies equally to a large tracked excavator that requires specialist road transport with the increased associated costs.

Tracked or Wheeled Excavator?

This depends on the type of work to be carried out and the surfaces that the excavator will be spending most of it s time on.

Operating a tracked excavator on a tarmac surface, for example, will win over no friends at all. This means that a lot of road repairs and the final stages of road building will be carried out with a wheeled excavator.  Similarly a lot of waste processing roles require the use of a wheeled excavator to move around site safely and with pace.

If the site surface permits the use of a tracked excavator then they are by far and away the best option thanks to their increased digging stability. A tracked excavator can simply move to a spot and then dig, whereas a wheel loader would need to deploy their rear dozer blade as a minimum, or use it in combination with front outriggers – or use four outriggers all round.

So, stability and resulting efficiency makes the tracked excavator the choice every time – this is why they hugely outnumber the wheeled variety on Plantpages.

What is a Zero Swing Excavator?

All excavators can rotate 360 degrees when working. Consider the shape of the tracks or chassis and they are longer than they are wide.  This means that, on a conventional excavator, the rear part of the excavator body (the heavy part where the weights are) will protrude from the side of the tracks when at 90 degrees to the tracks.  This is fine on a large, open building site, but, if operating in narrower spaces, it means that the operator would have to consider the safety of the rear of the machine when moving the digging arm left to right.

A zero swing machine will not protrude from the width of the tracks, making it a safer alternative and easier to operate from the driver’s perspective.  Most zero swing excavators will have a ‘Z’ somewhere in their model number.

Will a Standard Arm Do?

All excavators ship with a standard length arm when sold to optimise lifting ability and breakout force, but you may have an duty cycle that requires a little more dig depth.  You should look for an excavator that has been equipped with a long arm option.

Often combined with some additional counterweights, .you can do more with the excavator without having to keep repositioning

Checking the Condition When Buying a Used Excavator

Make sure that you carry out a thorough machine inspection before parting with your hard-earned money. Start off with a simple walk around the machine. Check for any cracks, welds and rust. Start the machine and listen for any unusual noises from the engine and check for smoke on start up and under load. A visual check of the engine is also helpful.  One that is covered in mud and dirt may not have received the best in terms of preventative maintenance!

Check the quality of all hydraulic joints and hoses – do any look wet?

Get in the cab and test every button and lever – if you don’t know what it is supposed to do then ask. If the seller doesn’t know either you should ask yourself why?

What about the attachments? Does the machine come with more than one bucket, for example?

What about the paperwork? Check for any service history to verify the hours shown.

Are the serial numbers in place and correct? You need to make sure the machine is a genuine item.

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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Hitachi
Model
ZX130 LCN
Location
2020 Hitachi ZX130LCN-6 700mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, 3 Way Camera, A/C - HCMDAQ51T00512620 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-02
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Sub Category
Mini Excavators
Make
Yanmar
Model
VIO17
Location
2020 Yanmar ViO17 Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped, Expanding Undercarraige (Meter Reading: 938 Hours) - YMRVIO17CKYJ0R245 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
JCB
Model
140X
Location
2021 JCB 140X 700mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, Reverse Camera, Side Camera, A/C - JCBA140MCM2875335 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-02
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Sub Category
Wheeled Excavators
Make
Other
Location
Atlas 1704 Wheeled Material Handler, Stabilisers, CV, Piped, 3 Piece Boom & Dipper - 373M301321 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Mini Excavators
Make
Machpro
Location
Unused 2025 Machpro MP35 Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped, Thumb - SLP2403580431 For Auction at 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore. Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 2025-05-17
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Komatsu
Location
Komatsu PC210LC-6 700mm Pads, CV (Selling by Picture, Tracking Issues) - K30288 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Doosan
Model
DX255 LC
Location
2018 Doosan DX255LC-5 800mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, Aux. Piping, Reverse Camera, A/C, (Selling After Lot 2498) - DHKCEBBXHH0001435 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Mini Excavators
Make
Hitachi
Model
ZX26 U
Location
2024 Hitachi ZX26U-6 CLR Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped, 3 Buckets (Meter Reading: 424 Hours) - HCMACK50V00055220 For Auction at 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore. Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 2025-05-17
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Case
Model
CX130 C
Location
Unused Case CX130E 700mm Pads, CV, Piped, Reverse Camera, Side Camera, A/C (Meter Reading: 6 Hours) - DCH130R8NPE8D1376 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-02
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Caterpillar
Model
329EL
Location
2015 CAT 329EL 700mm Pads, CV, QH, Piped, Reverse Camera, A/C - CAT0329EJTST00780 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Mini Excavators
Make
Kubota
Model
U56-5
Location
Rubber tracks 70% Good , Quick hitch 3 Buckets , Air con Hammer lines and a extra 3rd line
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Doosan
Model
DX62 R-3
Location
2023 Doosan DX62R-7 Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, CV, QH, Piped, Aux. Piping, A/C (Meter Reading: 76 Hours) - DXCCEADUHP0020037 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Develon
Location
Unused 2024 Develon DX130-10N 500mm Pads, Piped, A/C (Meter Reading: 7 Hours) - HDCCEBDZVR0030166 For Auction at 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore. Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 2025-05-17
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Sub Category
Mini Excavators
Make
JPC
Model
HT12
Location
Unused 2024 JPC HT12 Rubber Tracks, Blade, Piped - MD202411434 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Hitachi
Model
ZX135U
Location
2023 Hitachi ZX135US-7 700mm Pads, Blade, CV, QH, Piped, Aux. Piping, 3 Way Camera, A/C - HCMDA452J00152205 For Auction at 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore. Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 2025-05-17
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Case
Model
CX210 C
Location
- 2014 - 2,755 Hours - 15M Long Reach Boom And Dipper Arm - 800mm Pads - Safety Valves - Proportional Low Flow - Miller Twinlock Quick Hitch - Safety Rails - Green Light Safety Belt - 42" Digging Bucket - Side And Rear View Cameras - Air-Con - Radio - Beacon
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Sub Category
Mini Excavators
Make
Yanmar
Location
2023 Yanmar VI027LW-6 Rubber Tracks, Blade, Offset, QH, Piped (Declaration of Conformity Available) (Meter Reading: 371 Hours) - YCVIO27TCCP00844 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Caterpillar
Model
319D
Location
CAT 319D 600mm Pads, CV, QH, Reverse Camera, A/C - CAT0319DPBZH00183 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Wheeled Excavators
Make
Case
Location
Case WX125 Wheeled Excavator, Blade, Offset, CV, QH, Piped, Aux. Piping, 3 Piece Boom & Dipper, Reverse Camera, Side Camera - YN62 AUK - NSUWX125NALB03821 For Auction at Roall Lane, Kellington, Nr. Goole. DN14 0NY on 2025-05-01
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Sub Category
Tracked Excavators
Make
Develon
Location
Unused 2024 Develon DX130-10N 500mm Pads, Piped, A/C (Meter Reading: 8 Hours) - HDCCEBDZVR0030167 For Auction at 72-74 Omagh Road, Dromore. Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 2025-05-17
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