How much does a excavator weigh?
Typical weight
1,000–90,000 kg
That is 2,200–198,000 lb.
A tracked machine with a boom, dipper and bucket on a rotating house.
Operating weight. One-tonne micro excavators at the low end; a common 20-tonne class machine at the middle; large mining excavators far beyond the top of this range.
How that compares
Excavator against things of a similar mass.
Stonehenge 2–30 t
Excavator 1,000–90,000 kg
Fire truck 14,000–36,000 kg
Whale shark 9,000–21,000 kg
Semi truck 12,000–36,290 kg
Garbage truck 12,000–20,000 kg
Concrete mixer truck 11,000–16,000 kg
Big Ben 13.76 t
More about an excavator
- How much does a excavator cost? 25,000–700,000 $
Common questions
- How much does an excavator weigh?
- An excavator weighs 1,000–90,000 kg (2,200–198,000 lb). Operating weight. One-tonne micro excavators at the low end; a common 20-tonne class machine at the middle; large mining excavators far beyond the top of this range.
Related pages
- How much does a excavator cost? 25,000–700,000 $
- How much does a car weigh? 1,100–2,100 kg
- How much does a bicycle weigh? 6.8–28 kg
- How much does a SUV weigh? 1,450–3,200 kg
- How much does a pickup truck weigh? 1,600–3,800 kg
- How much does a motorcycle weigh? 90–400 kg
- How much does a school bus weigh? 6,500–12,000 kg
- How much does a semi truck weigh? 12,000–36,290 kg
- How much does a fire truck weigh? 14,000–36,000 kg
- How much does a forklift weigh? 2,200–8,000 kg
- How much does a tractor weigh? 1,000–15,000 kg
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place