Used excavators, mini diggers, dumpers, telehandlers, forklifts and other site machinery from UK contractors, hire companies and dealers. Each listing shows where the machine is, its hours and condition, and you contact the seller directly.
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Buying used construction plant
Plant is bought on its hours, its condition and its paperwork. Ask to see it start from cold and work through its full range of movements, then look closely at the parts that wear: tracks or tyres, bucket and cutting edge, pins and bushes, hydraulic rams and hoses. Excess play in the slew ring or the boom pins, and hydraulic leaks, tell you more about a machine than the hours on the clock.
Check the serial number against the data plate and ask for the service history. For excavators and loaders, ask whether the machine has worked in hire, on a quarry or on general groundworks, because the work it has done matters as much as its age. Telehandlers and forklifts should have a current thorough examination report under LOLER, and the operator will need to be trained and authorised to use them.
What a good listing includes
- Make, model, year and hours, with the serial number if you are happy to share it.
- Operating weight, bucket or attachments included, and whether quick hitch and auxiliary pipework are fitted.
- Service history, last examination date and any recent repairs or new wearing parts.
- Where the machine can be seen, and whether you can help with loading or haulage.
Selling used construction plant
Advertising on MachineFinder is free and there is no commission. Photos of the whole machine from all four sides, the cab, the hour meter and the undercarriage or tyres bring the most enquiries, and an honest note on condition saves time with buyers who are not serious. Buyers searching for plant often start with the maker, such as JCB, Kubota, Caterpillar, Volvo, Takeuchi or Yanmar, so choose your make from the list on the Sell form.