Kellands represents as main dealers: Doosan, Mecalac, Merlo, Lumag and others, with full responsibility for all sales, parts, service, and warranty work. We cover the entire South West and most of the South East and Home Counties
Kellands represents as main dealers: Doosan, Mecalac, Merlo, Lumag and others, with full responsibility for all sales, parts, service, and warranty work. We cover the entire South West and most of the South East and Home Counties
Buying a mini digger isn't an exact science - there is no general agreement on what makes a mini-digger. It's clear that a 0.8 ton machine is a mini excavator, but as we go up the weight range, some manufacturers and operators start to use the term midi-diggers. Let's not even start on micro-diggers. We all know what they are for - smaller excavation works, domestic house building and renovation, landscaping projects - the list is endless. The question is when does a mini digger grow up to become a 'proper' excavator. JCB claim that their 10-tonne compact excavator machines fall into the... Read More
As the most popular item of construction equipment, there are always plenty of used tracked excavators for sale at Plantpages. Called 'Crawler Excavators' by some, the tracked excavator is available across a huge operating weight range. If you are looking for a smaller tracked excavator, under 10 tonnes, then you should be browsing the mini-excavator category instead. The most popular manufacturers of tracked excavators in the UK are JCB and Hitachi, but do not discount the machines from CAT, Volvo, Komatsu, Hyundai and Case. Read More
Much more mobile that its tracked sibling, the wheeled excavator is a much rarer sight in the UK. Manoeuvrability is not everything when it comes to digging and moving materials. It seems that traction and stability are much more important. Stability is the weakness of the wheeled excavator which means that capacities are lower and it has earned itself the nickname of a 'Rubber Duck'. It runs on rubber and it bobs around like a duck when working. There are still plenty of applications for wheeled excavators, especially in the waste and scrap industries, so you should always find a good... Read More
Case started selling excavators as Sumitomo started supplying them to the company in 1992 which developed into a global alliance in 1998 with the CX range of Case excavators launched in 2001. 2013 saw the CX-C midi and full-sized crawler excavators launched with the D-Series hitting the market in Tier 4 final guise in 2015. The mini excavators in the current range were launched in 2016 as the C-Series - the model numbering starts with the 'CX' as with all other Case excavators. 2018 saw Stage V production for the midi range (CX85D, CX 90D and CX350 and above). Case currently markets a whole... Read More
There are always plenty of Caterpillar excavators for sale at PlantPages, as the company is always in the top five producers of excavators for the UK market. Unlike a number of excavator manufacturers, Cat make a full range from the smallest mini-digger to the largest tracked excavators - with wheeled excavators available in addition. Buyers of excavators will have a size of machine in mind, so you can filter Caterpillar mini-excavators under 8 tonnes or view all tracked excavators by using the filters to narrow the wide choice below. The range is somewhat bewildering, there are 25 different... Read More
A popular manufacturer of excavators, Doosan make both mini-excavators and larger, tracked excavators for the UK market. The heavier Doosan Excavators are more popular than the mini diggers in the UK - note that the company also owns the Bobcat brand that also markets mini excavators for the UK market. Browse the relevant categories for more details on the Doosan tracked, wheel and mini-excavators. Read More
Hitachi excavators are such good sellers in the UK that they can often outnumber JCB in terms of used excavators for sale in the UK market. The company has sold their range of mini excavators in the 1 tonne to 8.5 tonne sectors since 2002, but it is in the heavier, tracked excavator segment that Hitachi are the most successful. Their broad range of tracked excavators start at 13 tonnes and go right up to an operating weight of an amazing 360 tonnes. You can tell if the excavator is a Hitachi wheeled excavator by the model number there is a tell-tale 'W' - so the ZX135W-7 is the latest... Read More
JCB Excavators are the most popular brand in the UK. this means that you will always see plenty coming up for sale and for auction here at PlantPages. To make your search easier, you can filter this main, JCB excavator category further to only look at JCB mini-excavators or JCB tracked excavators for sale, for example. JCB has recently invested tens of millions of pounds in manufacturing technology and new product development. This investment has led to the launch of brand new models including the 67C-1, 85Z-1, 86C-1 and 100C-1 models which compete in the six, eight and 10 metric ton weight... Read More
Japanese manufacturer Kobelco has been making excavators for around a century. Their expertise means that Kobelco excavators large and small are well received in the UK's used excavator market. That's why there's always a great choice of Kobelco excavators for sale at PlantPages. Both the mini excavator and the larger, tracked excavators made by Kobelco are popular - but it is the category above 8 tonnes operating weight that seems to sell best. These Japanese-made machines all have models starting with SK and range from the SK08 at under 1 tonne to the SK58SRX-7 at 5,800kgs. All of these... Read More
Thinking of Buying a Used Komatsu Excavator? Komatsu make the full range of excavators for sale in the UK. This includes tracked excavators which are made right here in the UK in County Durham plus mini-excavators and wheel excavators. As a full range manufacturer with a strong UK manufacturing bases it comes as no surprise that Komatsu excavators of all types are popular in the UK's used plant machinery market. The tracked excavator range - including the mini diggers all have model numbers starting with 'PC' - the 'C' standing for 'Crawler', whilst the wheeled excavators are 'PW'. The range... Read More
Kubota are one of the most popular manufacturers of mini-excavators for sale in the UK market. The Japanese manufacturer's range of excavators extends to eight tonne models, which fall into the PlantPages category for 'tracked excavators'. So, if you are looking for the heaviest of the Kubota mini-diggers, then head over to this sub category. Otherwise, browse the Kubota Mini-Excavators category. Read More
Takeuchi make a wide range of excavators for the UK market - that's why you'll always find plenty for sale and for auction at Plant Pages. With a range starting at just one tonne operating weight with the TB210R, a mini digger with minimal tail swing, retractable undercarriage and foldable ROPS. Using 3-cylinder Kubota power, the compact machine has two way auxiliary hydraulics and two-speed travel. In addition there are a few hybrid mini diggers, including the diesel/electric TB210 which can run totally on electric power. Top of the range are the Deutz-engined TB2150 tracked excavator at... Read More
Volvo have been making excavators since 1991. Their range of larger tracked excavators for sale is more popular here in the UK than their range of mini-excavators. As a result, there are typically more heavier tracked Volvo excavators for sale here at Plantpages than the lighter Volvo mini-excavators. Browse through the relevant models here - shown after the filters to easily find the right sized Volvo excavator for you to buy. The model numbering for the Volvo excavators makes it relatively straightforward to distinguish them. The are all the 'EC' range - whether large or mini diggers -... Read More
