The workhorseEight-Wheel Grab Lorry
- Payload16 tonnes
- Arm reach7.6 metres
- LengthAbout 9 metres
- Gross weight32 tonnes
- Best forFull loads, open roads, muck away
Same-day and next-day collections
Guildford · Grab lorry hire
Grab Lorry Hire in Guildford
the Right Lorry for the Job, Every Time.
Two sizes of grab lorry, both loaded from the road by our own drivers. The eight-wheeler for full loads and open roads, the mini grab for narrow lanes and smaller jobs.
Grab lorry hire
Grab Lorry Hire in Guildford, Explained.
A grab lorry is a tipper with a hydraulic arm and a clamshell bucket mounted behind the cab. The driver parks, unfolds the arm, and loads the lorry from the road without anyone touching a shovel. It is the lorry that has replaced the skip on most building sites, and it is the lorry we run every day across Guildford and west Surrey.
Our main lorries are eight-wheelers: thirty-two tonnes gross, sixteen tonnes of payload, about nine metres long, with an arm that reaches 7.6 metres. For roads and drives the big lorry cannot get down we send the mini grab, a four-wheel lorry on a lighter chassis that carries up to nine tonnes and can take two materials at once.
Every driver holds a Category C or CE licence and a CPC card, the lorries are insured to ten million pounds of liability cover, and every load is carried under our Environment Agency waste carrier registration. Grab lorry hire is priced per load, quoted over the phone from a photo.
- 2sizes of grab lorry
- 16ton the eight-wheeler
- 9ton the mini grab
The fleet
Two Lorries, One Way of Working.
The workhorse
For the lanesMini Grab
- PayloadUp to 9 tonnes
- Arm reachAbout 6 metres
- LengthAbout 7 metres
- WheelsFour
- Best forNarrow roads, tight drives, two materials at once
Will the arm reach it?
The Arm Reaches 7.6 Metres From Where the Lorry Parks.
Move the pile along the drive to see whether we can load it from the road. Most drives, front gardens and side returns are well within reach, walls and fences included.
Yes, within reach
The arm reaches 7.6 metres from where the lorry parks, so a pile 5 metres in is loaded straight from the road. Walls, fences and hoardings up to about two metres are no problem.
The two lorries
The Two Lorries and How We Handle It.
Most jobs get the eight-wheeler. The mini grab is for the roads it cannot get down and the loads it would be too big for.
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Eight-Wheel Grab Lorry
Sixteen tonnes a load, 7.6 metres of reach, about nine metres long. The workhorse for footings, muck away and site clearances.
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Mini Grab
Four wheels, up to nine tonnes, about seven metres long with a tighter turning circle. Narrow lanes, small drives and lighter loads.
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Reach Over the Wall
Both lorries load from the road, lifting over walls, fences and hoardings, so nothing is barrowed through the house.
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Two Materials at Once
The mini grab has a dividing plate, so soil can go in one half of the bed and hardcore in the other.
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Aggregates on the Way In
The same lorries bring MOT Type 1, crushed concrete, sand and topsoil to site, tipped or placed with the grab.
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Trained, Licensed Drivers
Category C or CE licences, CPC cards, and a driver who has loaded thousands of piles before yours.
Why us
What a Grab Lorry Can Do That a Skip Cannot.
Load Itself
The driver does the work. Your labour stays on the job instead of filling a skip.
Reach the Awkward Corner
Piles behind walls, fences and site hoardings are no problem for a 7.6 metre arm.
Take a Full Sixteen Tonnes
A skip full of soil is limited by weight long before it is full. A grab load is not.
Come and Go in Twenty Minutes
No permit, no skip on the drive, no waiting for a collection.
Good to know
Grab Lorry Hire, Your Questions Answered.
What sizes of grab lorry do you have?
Two. The eight-wheel grab lorry carries up to sixteen tonnes with a 7.6 metre reach, and the four-wheel mini grab carries up to nine tonnes with about six metres of reach and a tighter turning circle for narrow roads.
How long is a grab lorry?
The eight-wheeler is about nine metres long and around 2.5 metres wide before the mirrors. The mini grab is about seven metres long. If you are unsure whether the road or drive will take it, send us a photo.
Can a grab lorry deliver materials as well?
Yes. Both lorries deliver MOT Type 1, crushed concrete, ballast, sharp sand and topsoil, and we can bring materials in and take waste away on the same visit.
Is grab lorry hire priced per hour or per load?
Per load. You know the price before the lorry leaves the yard, and a load that takes twenty minutes costs the same as one that takes forty.
Do you cover my area?
Guildford, Godalming, Chobham and Bagshot are our main areas, and most of west Surrey is within half an hour of our yard at Mayford. If you are not sure, give us a call.
Related services
Other Services You May Need.
Areas we cover
Grab Lorry Hire Across Guildford and the Surrounding Villages.
Our yard is at Mayford, between Woking and Guildford. These are our main areas, and we also cover Worplesdon, Normandy, Pirbright, Compton, Send, Ripley, East and West Horsley, Cranleigh, Woking, Knaphill and most of west Surrey. See every area we cover
Guildford
GU1 to GU5Our home ground. Merrow, Burpham, Stoughton, Onslow Village, Shalford and the town centre.
Grab lorry hire in GuildfordGodalming
GU7 and GU8Farncombe, Milford, Busbridge, Bramley and the villages down towards Witley.
Grab lorry hire in GodalmingChobham
GU24Chobham, West End, Bisley and Brookwood, a few minutes from the yard.
Grab lorry hire in ChobhamBagshot
GU19 and GU20Bagshot, Windlesham, Lightwater and out towards Camberley.
Grab lorry hire in Bagshot
Get a free quote
Get a Free Quote Today.
Call, WhatsApp or use the form. Tell us what needs collecting and where the lorry can park, and we will come back to you with a price per load.
- 01483 323524
- WhatsApp us a photo
- info@grabhireguildford.co.uk
- Martlands Industrial Estate, Mayford, Woking GU22 0RQ
Registered waste carrier
Environment Agency upper-tier carrier CBDU420059, so every load is carried and disposed of legally, with a waste transfer note.
Part of LTS Grab Hire Ltd
Grab Hire Guildford is the local name for LTS Grab Hire Ltd, working out of Mayford on the A320 between Woking and Guildford.
Insured and trained
Liability insurance to £10 million, and every driver holds a Category C or CE licence and a CPC card.