Mini · midi · full-size · running or not
Tell us the make, model and where it's parked. We call back with a number, book the truck and haul it away.
Free offer · No obligation
About a minute. We call back with a number.
What we buy
Working machinesStill digs, just not needed anymore.Get an offer
Won't start or trackDead after a winter or a failed pump.Get an offer
Fire, rollover or floodDamage that costs more than it's worth.Get an offer
Worn out or strippedParted out, burned or rusted through.Get an offer
Mini excavatorsBought for one job, parked ever since.Get an offer
Buckets and attachmentsThumbs, breakers and couplers add value.Get an offerRecent pickups
Have an excavator to sell? Get a number in minutes.
Start with the size
Under 6 tonnes
Kubota KX and U series, Bobcat E-series, Takeuchi TB216 to TB260, Cat 301 to 305, Yanmar ViO.
Usually rides on a deck truck or a tilt trailer.
6 to 10 tonnes
Cat 306 to 308, Kubota KX080, Takeuchi TB290, Deere 75G, Komatsu PC78.
Needs a tilt trailer or a small lowbed.
Over 10 tonnes
Cat 312 and up, Komatsu PC138 and up, Hitachi Zaxis, Deere 135 and up, Volvo EC, Case CX.
Goes out on a lowbed. Wide or heavy loads can need a permit.
Why owners call us
Metro Vancouver diesel rules
Older Tier 0 to Tier 3 diesel excavators need yearly registration to work in Metro Vancouver, and the fees keep rising. Selling is often the cleanest way out. How the bylaw affects a sale.
How it works
Size, make, model and where it sits.
A few photos, then one offer as it sits.
We load it, strap it and pay you.
Where we buy
Also North and West Vancouver, White Rock and Pitt Meadows. BC only.
In more detail
Excavators hold value well, but the details decide the number.
A machine with high hours that was greased and serviced can be worth more than a low-hour machine that sat in the rain. Service records, even rough ones, help. Tell us roughly how the machine was used, because rock work, demolition and light utility digging wear it very differently.
Tracks, rollers, idlers and sprockets are expensive to replace. Worn undercarriage is one of the biggest deductions on any excavator. Photos from the side show a lot. Tell us whether the tracks are steel or rubber and roughly how much life is left on the sprockets and rollers.
A smooth swing, even travel on both tracks and strong hydraulics tell a buyer the machine is healthy. Drifting cylinders, slow functions or leaking final drives lower the value. A short video of it swinging and tracking tells us more than any description.
Play in the boom, stick and bucket pins is normal wear. Heavy slop means rebuild work, which a buyer will price in. Photos of the pins with the bucket curled and uncurled show how much play there is.
Extra buckets, a thumb, a quick coupler or a breaker can add a lot. More on attachments. Tell us what comes with the machine and what you plan to keep.
In Metro Vancouver, excavators with diesel engines of 25 hp or more fall under Bylaw 1329. Older unregistered Tier 3 engines face limits from February 2027. What that means for selling. If your machine is registered, update or cancel the registration when it's sold.
Proof that the machine is yours, photo ID for whoever signs and the keys if it uses one. If it was financed, bring the lender's release. For a company machine, bring proof that you can sign. We bring the bill of sale and the lowbed, and you're paid before the machine leaves.
Machines that can work again go to contractors and rebuilders. Engines, pumps, swing motors and final drives that work are sold as parts. The rest are drained and cut: counterweights, frames and booms are recycled as steel, and batteries and rubber tracks go to their own recyclers.
Getting a figure doesn't commit you to anything. Many owners ask for a number before deciding between repairing a machine, selling it privately and selling it to us. If our figure doesn't suit you, that's fine. We'd rather you sell it the way that pays you best.
Questions
Mini, midi and full-size track excavators, plus wheeled and zero-tail-swing machines. Running, tired, seized, damaged or stripped for parts, we look at all of them.
No. We come to it. Pickup is part of the offer for most machines. If the site is unusually hard to reach, we tell you about it before anything is booked.
Size and weight, hours, the shape of the undercarriage, engine and hydraulic health, attachments and how easy it is to load. Photos help us get it right the first time.
Yes. Yards, active job sites, farm fields and private driveways all work. Give us the site contact and any rules about hours or traffic and we plan around them.
Something that shows the machine is yours to sell, like the purchase invoice or a bill of sale, plus photo ID. If it was financed, the lender needs to be paid out first. Our BC selling guide walks through it.
We buy from Vancouver out to Chilliwack, including the North Shore, the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge, Surrey, Richmond, Delta, Abbotsford and Mission. BC only.
Send the walkaround sheet or call. We'll come back with a number for it as it sits.
