Mini Excavator Work
Small-Job & Tight-Access Excavation in Edison
Edison Excavation takes on the digs other companies pass on: fenced backyards, narrow side yards, and small jobs that don't make sense for a big crew. A tracked mini skid steer rolls through a standard 36-inch gate, and a 2.5-ton mini excavator works spaces a full-size machine can't get near. Real machines, sized to where the work actually is.
Getting in without the damage
On these jobs, access is the main challenge. The route in gets planned before any dirt moves.
In Through the Gate
The tracked mini skid steer needs about 36 inches of clear width, so most backyard gates work without removing a fence panel. The 2.5-ton mini excavator follows wherever the opening allows.
Mats Along the Route
Ground protection mats go down along the travel path so tracks never sit directly on turf. The route in and out is planned as carefully as the dig, and the lawn is still a lawn afterward.
Compact Machine, Complete Job
Stump pits, trench runs, small footings, and spoil hauled out in compact loads. With laser grade control, a mini excavator holds the same line and depth as a large one. It simply fits where the work is.
Built for the jobs others skip
Many excavation companies are organized around large equipment, and a dig behind a fenced yard in Clara Barton or Menlo Park isn't worth hauling it over for. Homeowners end up with no callback, or a price meant to make the job go away. Our setup runs the other way: the small machines are the main tools, not the backup.
Where we work
Small access doesn't limit the work, though. When the gate allows, we bring in the 5-ton excavator, or park the 7-yard dump truck at the curb and shuttle spoil out with the skid steer. Every dig begins with an NJ One Call (811) utility markout before any track touches the ground.
What happens after you call
From the site walk to the final cleanup
1. Site Walk
We visit the property by appointment, check access and any constraints, and go over your plans or what you have in mind.
2. Marking & Layout
The layout is set on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before any digging starts.
3. The Work
The right machine for the access comes in, ground protection goes down where needed, and disturbance to lawns, trees, and hardscape is kept to a minimum.
4. Clean Handover
You're left with a site ready for the next step and a yard that's still in one piece.
Frequently Asked Questions
Likely not. Small jobs are the core of this work, not a favor. A single stump pit, a short trench, a shed pad: if it needs a machine and fits through your gate, it's worth a site walk.
Close to how it started. Mats go along the travel path, the machine stays tight to the work area, and the route gets raked out on the way out. Soft ground may show some track marks, but not ruts.
We measure during the site walk. Sometimes a fence panel comes off and goes back the same day, and we handle that. Sometimes a better route exists through the front or a neighbor's side. Access is settled before the quote, not on arrival.
Service Areas
- Edison· Middlesex County
- Metuchen· Middlesex County
- Piscataway· Middlesex County
- Woodbridge· Middlesex County
- Highland Park· Middlesex County
- South Plainfield· Middlesex County
- Perth Amboy· Middlesex County
- Carteret· Middlesex County
- Rahway· Union County
- Linden· Union County
- Plainfield· Union County
- Dunellen· Middlesex County
Edison, Metuchen, Piscataway, Woodbridge, and nearby Middlesex and Union County towns north of the Raritan.
Have a backyard job no one will call back about? We will.
Site visits are by appointment. Share a few details about the project and a time gets set to walk the property together.