Know the gear.
What each machine is, when you would pick it over the one beside it, and what it is worse at. Start here if you are not sure what the job needs — the yard, with rates, is one click away once you are.
- Machine types
- 19
- Guides
- 6 classes
- In the yard
- 63
Earth Moving
Move dirt, load trucks, dig trenches. We stock wheel loaders and crawler excavators. Request them from Surrey.
Read the earth moving guide
Compact Track LoaderA compact loader on wide rubber tracks with lift arms up either side of the cab.1 in the yard
Skid-Steer LoaderA compact loader on four tyres that steers by spinning one side against the other.1 in the yard
Wheel LoaderA bucket on the front of a big articulated machine that bends in the middle to steer.3 in the yard
Compact Skid SteerThe same idea shrunk to walk-behind size — a stand-on platform instead of a cab.2 in the yard
Mini ExcavatorThe same machine shrunk — rubber tracks, tight tail swing, a blade on the front.5 in the yard
ExcavatorA boom, an arm and a bucket on a slewing house that spins right around on tracks.9 in the yard
Aerial Platforms
Reach the work at height on tracks. We stock articulating boom lifts from 18.0 to 22.0 m work height in Surrey.
Read the aerial platforms guide
Rough Terrain Scissor LiftThe same scissor stack on a heavy four-wheel-drive chassis with outrigger legs.3 in the yard
Telescopic Boom LiftA straight boom that telescopes out from a turntable, basket on the end.5 in the yard
Self-Propelled LiftA small one-person lift you drive while you are up on it.1 in the yard
Scissor LiftA platform on a criss-cross stack of steel arms that pushes it straight up.6 in the yard
Vertical Mast Boom LiftA slim telescoping mast on a narrow base with a one-person platform on top.3 in the yard
Articulating Boom LiftA boom with knuckles in it, so the arm folds at the elbow instead of running straight.5 in the yard
Atrium LiftA multi-section folding boom on rubber tracks, with spider outriggers that splay out to plant it.2 in the yard
Forklifts
Lift, stack, and load pallets across the Lower Mainland. We run forklifts from 3,000 lb to 8,000 lb, electric or gas/propane, out of Surrey.
Read the forklifts guide
Compaction
Compact your fill to spec, from a hand plate to an 11-ton single drum. Six machines, requested from the Surrey yard.
Read the compaction guide
Single-Drum RollerA ride-on machine with a heavy vibrating steel drum that presses fill down into a solid, load-bearing base.2 in the yard
Vibratory PlateA flat steel plate under an engine, hammering straight down as you walk it forward.3 in the yard
Jumping Jack TamperA narrow foot on a spring-loaded ram that punches the ground in a hard, fast hop.1 in the yard
Air Compressors
Run air tools off a towable compressor. We hold one unit, rated 185 CFM, in Surrey.
Read the air compressors guide