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title: "How much does a excavator weigh?"
description: "An excavator weighs 1,000–90,000 kg (2,200–198,000 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/excavator/
site: "At One Place"
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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

- [How much does a excavator cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/excavator/) — 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.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)