Selling construction plant and attachments

Start with the machine's identity, the equipment included and the records you can support. Then use the relevant equipment guide to describe its configuration and the decisions that matter for its sale.

These guides help owners prepare information for buyers, auctioneers and competent specialists. They provide sale worksheets and questions to resolve before marketing or collection.

Decide what to sell and establish the history

A finished project can leave useful plant without a clear next job. Compare holding costs and likely use, then organise identity, hours and condition evidence for the equipment you intend to offer.

Excavators and backhoe loaders

Keep the base-machine specification separate from attachment identity. Describe the fitted configuration and measured condition where supported, without promising remaining life.

Telehandlers, dumpers and loaders

These machines raise different questions about load documentation, body capacity, shared attachments and weighing systems. Choose the guide that matches the equipment you own.

Identify and allocate attachments

Set the lot boundary before photography. A documented mechanical interface does not settle hydraulic requirements or establish permission to use every combination.

Compaction, road milling and concrete equipment

Use precise capacity terms and identify the parts that affect the offer. A small compactor may need a lotting decision; a concrete pump needs an appropriately scoped specialist file.

Access platforms

Separate machine specification, examination findings, maintenance and transport configuration. If batteries need attention, compare a qualified quotation with the proposed sale outcome before authorising work.

Complete the handover

Define what technology transfers with the machine and give contractors the information they need to plan collection.

UK Auction Group can discuss the sale once the plant inventory, available records and release timetable are clear. Send known faults and exclusions with the photographs so the proposed offer reflects the equipment you actually have.

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A finished construction project: keep the plant or sell it?
Compare keeping or selling surplus construction plant using credible next use, holding costs, sale estimates and the effect of a longer idle period.
Articulated dump trucks: explain the records behind the hours
Build a useful articulated dump truck sale file by linking hours, servicing and repairs, while keeping payload and body-volume claims distinct.
Backhoe loaders: two working ends, one sale description
Describe a backhoe loader as one machine with two distinct equipment schedules, covering front loader, rear excavator, stabilisers and supplied attachments.
Compaction plates and rammers: choose sensible sale lots
Choose sale lots for compaction plates and rammers by comparing identity, condition, package completeness and the extra work each lot creates.
Concrete mixers: record capacity terms and residue honestly
Write an accurate concrete mixer description by separating drum volume from mixing capacity and showing residue, power source and included parts.
Concrete pumps: get specialist history before seeking offers
Gather a concrete pump's machine identities, service history, inspection findings and line records before discussing valuation or a sale.
Emissions documents in a used plant sale
Gather used plant engine identity, approval markings and retrofit records so buyers can check their intended site or destination without broad compliance claims.
Ex-hire plant: a service record is more useful than fresh paint
Turn ex-hire plant records into a clear timeline that connects usage, reported defects, repairs and missing evidence without disguising its history.
Excavator buckets and quick hitches: photograph identification clearly
Identify excavator buckets and quick hitches with clear component photographs, known machine history and manufacturer confirmation of compatibility.
Hydraulic breakers: make the carrier requirements a question to verify
Prepare a hydraulic breaker sale with identified mounting hardware, service records and a clear manufacturer enquiry about the proposed carrier.
Machine control and GPS: agree the technology handover
Define what transfers with a plant machine-control system: hardware, software permissions, correction services, accounts and stored project information.
Non-running plant: describe the fault without diagnosing it
Describe non-running construction plant with dated observations, separate engineer findings and clear collection limits, without promising an easy repair.
Old access-platform batteries: replace them or disclose the evidence?
Compare a qualified battery replacement quote with an access platform's likely sale return, timing and documented condition before authorising work.
Plant collection: what a haulier needs before booking
Give a plant haulier a useful collection brief covering transport configuration, running status, keys, attachments, access and agreed responsibilities.
Plant engine hours: record the counter and its limits
Present plant hour readings with dated photographs, counter definitions and replacement records, without treating hours as a remaining-life forecast.
Plant serial numbers: reconcile the machine with its paperwork
Reconcile plant serial numbers, fleet references, invoices and service records before sale, while keeping equipment identity separate from ownership.
Powered attachments: verify hydraulic compatibility before lotting
Compare a powered attachment's documented hydraulic and control requirements with the identified carrier before offering them as a compatible package.
Road planers: disclose cutting-drum and wear records
Prepare a road planer sale pack that identifies its cutting drum, records wear-related work and defines included control and transport equipment.
Rollers: separate drum condition from compaction claims
Describe a used tandem roller with dated drum photographs, identified options and service evidence, without promising unverified compaction results.
Scissor lifts: describe platform, power source and inspection history
Prepare a scissor lift sale record covering height definitions, platform limits, installed power equipment and traceable examination and service reports.
Selling a boom lift: build the examination and service file
Organise a boom lift's thorough examination, maintenance and defect records into a readable sale file, with precise height and configuration details.
Selling a mini excavator: show the machine's actual configuration
Prepare a mini excavator listing with its exact cab or canopy, track configuration, recorded hours and individually identified buckets and attachments.
Selling a telehandler: record the machine and its load-chart documents
Prepare a telehandler sale file that matches the machine, attachment and load-chart documents, with examination reports and known defects kept distinct.
Site dumpers: present the inspection history and known defects
Prepare a site dumper for sale with its actual configuration, dated inspection records and a clear account of defects and completed repairs.
Skid-steer loaders: make attachment exclusions explicit
Make a skid-steer sale clear when buckets and powered attachments are shared, with an allocation board and evidence for the installed hydraulic option.
Spider lifts: record the transport envelope and support equipment
Record a spider lift's documented transport configuration, separate components and support equipment before a buyer or haulier plans collection.
Telehandler attachments: compatibility needs evidence
Prepare telehandler attachments for sale with model-specific compatibility records, clear lot boundaries and a useful enquiry for the manufacturer.
Tracked excavators: document the undercarriage without guessing life left
Describe excavator undercarriage condition through dated photographs, component histories and specialist measurements, without guessing a percentage of life left.
Wheel loaders: describe the bucket and any weighing system separately
Describe a wheel loader, its bucket and its weighing equipment as three distinct parts, with evidence for specification, condition and included systems.
Wheeled excavators: identify the stabilisers and travel equipment
Inventory a wheeled excavator's stabilisers, blade, tyres, boom and travel equipment, with clear limits on road-use and configuration claims.