Mini excavators & skid steers for Western Suburbs & Melton
The basalt plains: thin soil over bluestone, new estates by the thousand and wind that never stops.
Werribee, Point Cook, Tarneit, Melton, Sunbury and Caroline Springs sit on the Western Volcanic Plains, the third-largest lava field in the world. The bluestone that paved old Melbourne is a metre down, sometimes less.
Ground
Heavy grey and black basaltic clay over basalt (bluestone). The clay is reactive and the rock is hard. New estates are built on it by the thousand.
Typical jobs
Retaining walls, drainage, footings and landscaping on new lots, with rock in a surprising number of them. Acreage and horse properties toward Melton and Sunbury.
Machines that suit
The R18 PRO and R22 PRO with a ripper and a breaker for bluestone; an RS06 skid steer for the volume of soil and gravel on new estates.
Machines that suit Western Suburbs & Melton
RS06 Skid Steer
R18 PRO Excavator
