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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

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.

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Sources

  1. Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked