An excavator is a site’s workhorse and can make so many tasks within your project a breeze. However, when completing any project, there are always going to be risks and hazards involved. You must be aware of the risks involved because accidents are easier to prevent than recover from.
When you need an excavator in Brisbane to complete your project, look no further than Ryno Hire. We offer dry hire so you can take control of your project and save on labour costs.
Dry Hire Excavators at Ryno Hire
Ryno Hire has a range of heavy machinery available for dry hire, including bobcats, dumpers, excavators, and more. We let you take control of your project.
Dry hire is where you don’t need a special ticket to operate or hire our machinery. The only license you need is a driver’s license. This allows you to take control of your projects and save on labour costs.
Make your project a breeze with excavator hire. If you are tired of lugging all your building material around by hand or exhausted from the back-breaking work of digging trenches, then an excavator is exactly what you need.
Projects You Can do with Excavators
Hiring an excavator in Brisbane can help you with a whole range of different DIY projects, whether levelling out ground or moving debris away. The different attachments of an excavator make it an extremely versatile and useful piece of equipment. Excavators are a construction site’s workhorse – they do all the back-breaking work, so you don’t have to. These are some of the projects using an excavator can help you with:
Moving Soil
Soil is one of the tasks an excavator really excels at. It can do multiple tasks depending on the attachment, from digging to transporting soil. With an auger attachment, an excavator can dig post holes directly into the ground, digging one metre into the ground with ease. These holes can be used for fencing or foundation poles for decking, pergolas, or outdoor BBQ areas.
Excavators are also able to dig long, narrow ditches or trenches. These trenches can be used for plumbing, drainage, or utility lines. Although you may still need to hire a professional electrician or plumber to lay the pipes or wires, an excavator is great at getting the job started- saving you money in the long run. Trenches are a great long-term solution for protecting and hiding pipes and utility lines.
Landscaping
Excavators are excellent at clearing land, particularly when using the tilt bucket attachment. They can remove tree stumps and large based root systems in your garden and around the sides of your house. If your yard has a lot of clay or hard rock, an excavator can also help you dig it up to replace it, allowing you to create beautiful garden beds or grow that part of the lawn. Landscape grading is also another task that using an excavator can help with. Landscape grading is where you can level out or shape an area of land for a future project. Landscape grading may also include creating a space for paths or plants or controlling and redirecting a water flow.
Demolition
By using a hydraulic rock breaker attachment, you can complete a range of demolition work. A rock breaker attachment can provide hundreds of kilos of force, allowing you to break through stone, concrete, and other sturdy materials. An excavator can demolish old driveways that are crumbling and cracking or break apart an old concrete or brick patio. An excavator can also help you to clear the debris away as well as help lay the new materials for the patio or driveway.
Move Materials/Remove Debris
There are various grab attachments for an excavator in Brisbane to assist you in moving building materials. There are sleeper grabs to help move concrete slabs and other grab attachments that can move steel beams and rocks. It can make moving building materials around your site more manageable. An excavator can also remove debris and assist in cleaning up your site. With the grab attachment, an excavator can perform various debris removal tasks because of its power and manoeuvrability.
How to Prevent an Accident While Using an Excavator
It is important to understand the hazards and risks involved in using an excavator so that you can adequately prevent risks and accidents before they occur. When you use Ryno Hire for excavator hire, we will provide you with safe operating tips and an operating manual. There are always things to look out for, depending on the area you are working on. Here are some things to check and monitor throughout your project to prevent any accidents from occurring:
Exclusion Zone
It is important to create an exclusion zone where the excavator is operating using suitable barriers. Bunting or fencing can create and maintain a pedestrian and worker exclusion area. This ensures no one is in the area except for the excavator operator. The exclusion area should also include where the excavator may swing with its tail or when the arm is extended. Clearance of 0.5m needs to be maintained between any part of the machine and the nearest obstruction. This is particularly crucial when working in a confined space like a backyard.
Beware of Power Lines
Overhead and underground power lines are both a concern when operating an excavator in Brisbane. The best way to avoid underground power lines is to contact your local power company to understand where they may be before commencing a project. When using an excavator near overhead powerlines within 10m of clearance, the distance between the excavator and powerlines needs to be constantly monitored.
Proper Operation of the Excavator
It is important that the person operating the excavator understands the risks and how to operate the machine properly. This is so that they do not endanger those around them, including other workers or pedestrians. That is why when you go through Ryno Hire for excavator hire, we provide an operator’s manual and a set of safety tips.
Maintain Communication
Excavator operators must ensure that their movement is safe to complete, whether backing up or adjusting position. The best way to avoid accidents is to use spotters, and each spotter should have a two-way radio to communicate with the operator throughout the day. If two-way radios are unavailable, then hand signals should be used to maintain communication. The spotters should also wear a high visibility vest to ensure the operator can always see them.
Use the Appropriate Attachment
Excavators can be hired with a range of different attachments to use for various tasks – it is what makes an excavator a site’s workhorse and incredibly versatile. When completing a task, make sure you use the right attachment for the job at hand. Also, ensure the excavator is not lifting more than its load capacity. The excavator’s load capacity will be stated on the side of the boom arm of the machine and in the operator’s manual provided by us at Ryno Hire. Overloading the bucket could cause the excavator to tip over, keeping in mind that as the bucket is raised, the lifting capacity decreases.
Hire an Excavator for Your Next Project at Ryno Hire
It is important before commencing any project to analyse the risks and hazards involved. When you dry hire an excavator, it can make plenty of tasks a whole lot easier than doing them by hand, but as well, there is still a list of hazards. Remember, accidents are easier to prevent than recover from, so check your surroundings before commencing your project.
At Ryno Hire, we offer dry hire so that you can take control of your project. The added bonus is that it also helps you to save on labour costs.
To make your next project a breeze, check out our excavators available for dry hire and the specialised attachments that will turn your excavator into the site’s workhorse so that you don’t have to. Contact us to learn more about how dry hire can help you complete your job faster and easier.
27 February 2023
