Guides
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
- 12
- Guides
- 5 classes
- In the yard
- 37
Class 01 · 21 units
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
Class 02 · 6 units
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
Class 03 · 5 units
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.1 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
Class 04 · 1 unit
Air Compressors
Run air tools off a towable compressor. We hold one unit, rated 185 CFM, in Surrey.
Read the air compressors guide
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