Make a big job easier with a big digger attachment

Big diggers pack a powerful punch and are the right choice if you need a big machine that can throw some weight behind a task. There are a wide variety of attachments that can be used to adapt your excavator to the job on hand.

Read on to take a closer look at the range of bigger digger attachments available to hire from Allways Hire in Hawke’s Bay. Browse the range here or get in touch if you want to hire one for your next job.

Auger torque earth drills
Grapples
Rock grab / thumb bucket
Narrow trench buckets and spades
Plate compactors
Post drivers
Pile driver
Rock breakers / concrete breakers
Tilting bucket

Auger torque earth drills

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

The Auger torque earth drills we have available to hire fit 1.7T to 10T excavators/diggers

What does this attachment do?

This attachment is best suited to digging holes for drainage, fencing, foundations, tree planting and landscaping tasks, screw piles and screw anchors, and heat pumps.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

200mm, 275mm, 300mm, 450mm, 600mm & 750mm. Note the 750mm auger is a 75mm square drive while all other sizes are 50mm hex drives.

Auger extensions can also be hired to increase the depth you can drill to.

Find out more here.

Grapples

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

The Grapples we have available to hire fit a 5.5T Digger. They must be used on a digger that has front guarding fitted.

What does this attachment do?

Got something big to move? The grapple will let you grab it and use your digger’s power to lift and shift it. Perfect for moving big logs and large poles.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

The Grapple is only available to hire in one size, to suit a 5.5T excavator with front guarding fitted.

Find out more here.

Rock grab/Thumb bucket

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

This attachment is available to hire to fit 1.7T to 14T excavators / diggers.

What does this attachment do?

If you’re clearing up a building site or moving branches or other rocks and debris, a Rock Grab is a great attachment to hire. Also known as a clamp or thumb bucket, this attachment is basically a bucket with a thumb, allowing you to scoop and hold whatever material you need to move.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

This attachment varies in size depending on the size of digger you are hiring it for – the bigger the digger, the bigger the rock grab.

Find out more here.

Narrow trench buckets and spades

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

We have a range of narrow trench and spade buckets available to hire, to suit 1.7T to 13.5T diggers/excavators.

What does this attachment do?

The narrow trench bucket or narrow spade is suitable for digging narrow ditches and trenches. Which size of bucket/spade you choose will depend on the size of your digger and the type of soil you’re working with. Our team is available to help you choose.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

Trench bucket dimensions by digger size:

• 1.7T digger – 230mm wide
• 2.0T digger – 330mm wide
• 3.5T/5.5T digger – 310mm wide
• 8.0T/10T digger – 330mm wide
• 12.0-13.5T digger – either 460mm or 600mm wide

Find out more here.

Narrow trench buckets and spades

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

We have a range of narrow trench and spade buckets available to hire, to suit 1.7T to 13.5T diggers/excavators.

What does this attachment do?

The narrow trench bucket or narrow spade is suitable for digging narrow ditches and trenches. Which size of bucket/spade you choose will depend on the size of your digger and the type of soil you’re working with. Our team is available to help you choose.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

Trench bucket dimensions by digger size:

• 1.7T digger – 230mm wide
• 2.0T digger – 330mm wide
• 3.5T/5.5T digger – 310mm wide
• 8.0T/10T digger – 330mm wide
• 12.0-13.5T digger – either 460mm or 600mm wide

Find out more here.

Plate compactors

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

This attachment is available to hire to fit 5T to 13T excavators / diggers.

What does this attachment do?

Plate compactors are combined with the power of a digger to make it easier to drive in posts and poles. They can also be used to compact soil/material in hard-to-reach places.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

This attachment varies in size depending on the size of digger you are hiring it for – the bigger the digger, the bigger the plate compactor.

Find out more here.

Post drivers

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

The post drivers we have available to hire fit a 5.5T Digger.

What does this attachment do?

The post driver has a 280kg block and a mast that’s 4m in length. Post drivers are designed to drive posts into the ground – making them perfect for fencing work, stock yard fencing, or horticultural fencing or supports.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

The post driver only comes in one size. As well as having a bracket which fits it to 5.5T diggers, you can also fit this attachment with a 3 point linkage that allows it to be mounted behind your tractor.

A side mount bracket is available for orchard and vineyard applications.

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Pile Driver

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

The Fence Pro Pile Driver is suited to 10-13T diggers.

What does this attachment do?

The Fence Pro Pile Driver is designed to drive posts/piles into the ground. It’s ideal for posts that are used in retaining walls, posts used as part of shelter belting, or for civil construction or roading applications.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

The Fence Pro Pile Driver comes in one size. It has a 500kg block and a mast which is 5 metres in length.

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Rock breakers/Concrete breakers

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

We have rock breaker/concrete breaker attachments available to hire to suit a full range of diggers from 1.7T to 14T.

What does this attachment do?

This attachment does exactly what it’s name implies. It’s an attachment that makes it easier to break up rocks or concrete – or carry out demolition work – with the power of an excavator.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

This attachment is available to hire in a range of sizes – to suit from 1.7T to 14T excavators.

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Tilting bucket

What size of excavator does this attachment fit?

Tilting buckets come as standard with the hire of excavators from 1.7T to 13.5T in size. They are also available to hire for excavators from 1.7T to 13.5T in size.

What does this attachment do?

A tilting bucket is a bucket with a hydraulic tilt action. It’s also known as a Tilt Grader or a Ditching bucket. The bucket can be angled which makes it a handy tool for grading and shaping banks or moving dirt with precision from one location to another.

What different sizes does this attachment come in?

This attachment varies in size depending on the size of digger you are hiring it for – the bigger the digger, the bigger the tilting bucket.

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Got a job to get done in Hawke’s Bay?

If you need to hire equipment to get a job done in Hawke’s Bay, Allways Hire is always ready to help. Our branches in both Napier and Hastings stock a full range of construction and roading equipment. Our team are experts in the machines and attachments we hire out: just ask us for some advice and we’ll be happy to help.

Get in touch and book your hire today.