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Grab hire and wait and load in Leeds
Got a pile of soil, rubble or hardcore to shift? Grab hire in Leeds uses a lorry with a crane arm that lifts waste straight off your drive, with no skip left behind. Wait and load is a similar idea for a skip. Here is when each makes sense.
What is grab hire?
A grab lorry has a hydraulic arm with a bucket that reaches over walls and fences and lifts loose waste such as soil, rubble and hardcore. You pile the waste up, the lorry arrives, loads it and leaves. It suits landscaping, driveway digs and extension groundworks.
What is wait and load?
With wait and load, a skip lorry drops a skip and waits while you fill it, then takes it away, usually within an hour or so. It avoids a road permit and stops neighbours using your skip. MyBuilder puts wait and load at about £20 to £50 on top of the skip price.
Grab, skip or wait and load?
- Grab hire: best for large loads of heavy loose waste you can pile up first
- Wait and load: best when you can fill a skip quickly and have no space to leave one
- Skip hire: best for mixed waste over several days
Who offers it in Leeds
Bill Dyson Skip Hire and Jeff Skinner Skip Hire, on our skip hire in Leeds list, both say they offer wait and load. Ask skip firms whether they run grab lorries too.
Grab lorries for muck away and aggregates
Grab lorries are often called grab wagons or tipper grabs. As well as muck away, taking soil and rubble off site, many grab hire firms around Leeds and West Yorkshire also deliver aggregates such as sand, gravel and type 1 sub base, tipping or placing it with the same hydraulic arm. That makes grab hire popular with landscapers and on small construction sites.
What affects grab hire cost
- The size of the grab lorry and the amount of waste in tonnes
- The type of waste: clean soil and hardcore usually cost less to dispose of than mixed waste
- How far the lorry has to travel from its yard, for example from Bradford or Wakefield into Leeds
- Whether the arm can reach the pile from the road, or the lorry must come onto your drive
Getting a grab hire quote
It is worth getting quotes from two or three grab hire firms. Tell them roughly how much waste you have, what it is, where it is piled and how close the lorry can park. A photo helps them confirm the right lorry. Ask whether the price includes tipping fees and VAT, and whether there is a charge if the lorry has to wait.
Skip hire in Leeds we list
- Bill Dyson Skip Hire and Waste Management, Whitehall Road, Leeds LS12Call 0113 203 8313
- Skelton Skips, Knowsthorpe Way, Leeds LS9Call 0113 249 3950
- Jeff Skinner Skip Hire, Copley Hill, Holbeck, Leeds LS12Call 0113 263 7812
See the full skip hire list and our checks
Questions people ask
How much waste can a grab lorry take?
It varies by lorry, so ask the firm for the load in tonnes or cubic yards before booking.
Does grab hire need a permit?
Not usually, because nothing is left on the road. The lorry does need safe access and space to park while it loads.
Is grab hire cheaper than a skip?
For large amounts of soil, rubble or green waste, grab hire is often cheaper than several skips, because one grab lorry can take more weight and nothing is left on the road.
Can a grab lorry reach over a wall?
Usually, yes. The hydraulic arm can reach several metres over walls and fences, so the lorry can often load from the road. Ask the firm for the reach of its lorry.