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Plant Hire Rates in Johannesburg

Free plant hire rates quotes from plant hire companies serving Johannesburg, Gauteng. One request, no obligation.

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Plant Hire Rates on a mine site near Johannesburg
Size class
per hour, day, week or month
Gets to site
On a lowbed
Wettest months
Oct–Mar

Phoning hire yards one by one to price plant hire rates in Johannesburg takes a morning you don't have. Send one request instead and we pass it to plant hire companies who serve Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng. They quote on the plant, the hours or hire period, the operator and transport.

Plant Hire Rates for Johannesburg jobs

Comparing plant hire rates in Johannesburg? Independent hire companies serving Johannesburg and the rest of Gauteng send their own hourly, daily and monthly rates, float charges and minimums. Describe your machine and job once, and local firms quote so you can compare like for like.

Want to know more first? Our plant hire rates guide covers the sizes, what to check and what affects the price.

Hiring plant in Johannesburg

Johannesburg plant hire ranges from a single TLB on a suburban stand to bulk earthworks for warehouses, mixed-use blocks and mine-dump reclamation along the old reef. North of the CBD, the Johannesburg granite dome weathers to collapsible sandy soil studded with hard corestones, so excavations often need a breaker and proper compaction testing. South of the ridge, Witwatersrand quartzite and shale make digging harder still, and undermined land needs an engineer's input first. Afternoon storms from October to March flood trenches fast, so pumps are a common add-on. Moving a float through M1, M2 and N1 traffic is slow, so ask for early-morning delivery.

A yellow TLB, an excavator and a roller lined up at a South African plant hire yard ready for delivery
A yellow TLB, an excavator and a roller lined up at a South African plant hire yard ready for delivery

Typical plant hire rates requests in the area come from:

  • Shopping centres, offices and schools: bulk earthworks, basements, parking areas, lifting steel and cladding, and site power
  • Factories, warehouses and logistics parks: large terraces and platforms, yard paving layer works, loading and lifting in warehouses
  • House plots and renovations: site clearing, foundation trenches, driveways, pools, retaining walls and rubble removal
  • Housing estates and townships: service trenches for water, sewer and electrical, internal roads, stand platforms and stormwater
  • Roads, pipelines and civil works: cut and fill, layer works, compaction, culverts, kerbs and pipeline trenches
  • Mines and quarries: load and haul, stockpile management, haul road upkeep, plant maintenance and lifting

Why get a quote in Johannesburg first?

Taking the first rate you hear can cost more over a long hire. By requesting a quote for Johannesburg, you can check the minimum hours, the float charge, the deposit and who pays for damage and breakdowns, and find a plant hire company you can call again.

What to include in your request

  • Give the machine size and job
  • State expected hours or days
  • Say whether you want an operator and fuel
  • Ask for float, minimum and VAT to be shown

The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.

Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds

Hire companies on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Soweto, Fourways, Rosebank, Bedfordview, Edenvale, Lenasia, Alexandra. Give the suburb or site address so the quote can allow for travel or float charges, and say if the access is tight for a truck or lowbed.

Frequently asked questions

What does plant hire rates cost in Johannesburg?
It depends on the plant size, the hours or hire period, whether you need an operator and fuel, and transport to your site. Fill in the hire docket and a plant hire company working in Johannesburg will quote you. See plant hire rates for how quotes are built up.
When is the wet season for earthworks in Johannesburg?
Most rain in Johannesburg falls from Oct to Mar, about 700 mm a year. Ask how the hire company charges for standing time when rain stops work, and plan bulk earthworks for drier months where you can.
Do you hire out machines yourselves?
No. We don't hire, operate or transport anything. We pass your request to independent hire companies, who quote you directly. Give the machine, size, period and site so the quotes are easy to compare.

More plant hire in Johannesburg

Dig & load

Machines that excavate, trench, load and clear

Haul & lift

Trucks that move material, machines that lift it

Compact & finish

Level, compact and mix for layer works and slabs

Site power & tools

Power, breaking, small plant and access

Plant hire services

Hire with operators, rates and buying equipment

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Hire docket

–working days
–machine-days
–machine hours

Enter how long you need it to see the working days.

Comes on a lowbed (float); transport is charged each way.

A rough guide: 5-day weeks, 22-day months and 9-hour shifts. The hire company confirms minimum hire, hours and transport.

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