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Yellowmetal

Hire, buy, list or source current SANY, XCMG, SDLG, Shantui, Zoomlion and HOWO machines at today's Nigerian market rates. Every deal closes with our team on WhatsApp.

Hire144 machine types Buy270 priced lines ListYour idle machine SourceAnything we don't list
Yellowmetalclosed on WhatsApp Rate-bookprices Verifiedfleet Partnernetwork Bestmarket deal HireBy the day, week or month,with operator and diesel. BuyNew and tokunbo,priced in the open. ListYour idle machine,earning on hire. SourceAnything we don't list,found and quoted. 354 hire jobs since2023 on our ownSDLG loader. Rates checked weeklyagainst the BuildocratRate Book. One contract, oneaccountable company. Payment only to ourcorporate account.
Rates updated 15 October 2026 Diesel ₦1,870/L US$1 = ₦1,333 Source: Buildocrat Rate Book
Specialist desks

Haulage, concrete, tools and survey

Three desks for the jobs that need more than one machine: hire and buy side by side, priced the same way.

36 priced linesHeavy haulageTipper trucks, 30t and 40t · Tractor units with low-beds · Low-bed trailers and mobilisation · Off-highway haulers46 priced linesConcreteProduce · Transport · Place106 priced linesTools & surveyDrones · Survey instruments · Small machines · Power tools · Hand tools and site kit · Site facilities
How to use this site

Four tools on every page

Nothing is hidden: these are the controls you'll see on machine lists and machine pages.

How a deal runs
Save to your shortlistTap Save on any machine, hire or buy. Open Shortlist at the top of every page to send one WhatsApp request for everything you saved.Open your shortlist
Prices for your cityUse Prices for above any list to switch from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano or 8 other places. Every price updates with the rate book's location factors.
Cards or rate tableSwitch a list to Rate table to see each machine's dry hire, fuel, operator and all-in rate side by side, just like the rate book.
Your requests, savedEvery request you send gets a reference like YM-R261017-AB12. My requests keeps them on this phone so you can reopen any chat.See my requests
Hire · 16 plant groups

Hire by the day, week or month

Every rate is broken down into dry hire, fuel and operator, the same way the rate book prices it.

All hire rates
Earthmoving15 types · from ₦264k/dayCompaction7 types · from ₦22k/dayHaulage & Vehicles16 types · from ₦94k/dayLifting & Access14 types · from ₦7k/dayConcrete14 types · from ₦21k/dayPetrol generatorPhoto of the actual unit on requestPower, Air & Pumping12 types · from ₦17k/dayRoads6 types · from ₦100k/dayPiling & Marine4 types · from ₦240k/daySurvey & Site Facilities8 types · from ₦3k/dayPiling Plant5 types · from ₦729k/dayHeavy Lifting3 types · from ₦1.1m/dayMarine & Dredging Fleet7 types · from ₦497k/dayPipeline Spread9 types · from ₦26k/dayRoads & Quarry Plant9 types · from ₦666k/dayTamping machinePhoto of the actual unit on requestRail Plant2 types · from ₦593k/dayAccess & Small Plant13 types · from ₦13k/day
Most requested

Popular for hire this week

Wheel loader 5t
Earthmoving

Wheel loader 5t

₦704,267per day all-in
Dry ₦368k · Fuel ₦302k · Operator ₦34k
500-700 m3/day loading
Bulldozer D7 class
Earthmoving

Bulldozer D7 class

₦1,096,683per day all-in
Dry ₦578k · Fuel ₦475k · Operator ₦44k
1.2-1.8 ha/day clearing
Tipper truck 30t
Haulage & Vehicles

Tipper truck 30t

₦604,086per day all-in
Dry ₦231k · Fuel ₦346k · Operator ₦28k
3-5 trips/day
Mobile crane 25t
Lifting & Access

Mobile crane 25t

₦786,702per day all-in
Dry ₦473k · Fuel ₦259k · Operator ₦55k
Vibratory roller 10-12t
Compaction

Vibratory roller 10-12t

₦501,176per day all-in
Dry ₦294k · Fuel ₦173k · Operator ₦34k
600-1,000 m3/day
Buy · 13 categories

Buy new, tokunbo or Nigerian used

Current market prices, with the range we see and how sure we are of each figure.

All equipment prices
Excavators17 lines · from ₦8.5mBulldozers & payloaders16 lines · from ₦38.2mRoad construction equipment18 lines · from ₦4mTipper trucks & haulage29 lines · from ₦23.7mCranes & forklifts26 lines · from ₦371kGenerators & pumps19 lines · from ₦689kConcrete equipment29 lines · from ₦371kBlock machinePhoto of the actual unit on requestBlock making machines8 lines · from ₦583kQuarry & drilling equipment17 lines · from ₦477kDredgers & marine equipment13 lines · from ₦25.4mPiling rigs6 lines · from ₦29.7mSurvey & site equipment20 lines · from ₦19kHand toolsPhoto of the actual unit on requestSmall tools & site kit52 lines · from ₦2k
Yellowmetal fleet · YM-1001

Our own SDLG LG953F wheel loader, on hire across Lagos since 2023.

Our own 5-tonne-class loader: 354 hire jobs since 2023. Sand and laterite loading, site clearing, stockpiling and demolition clean-up, with an experienced operator.

₦704,267per day all-in, Lagos market rate
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SDLG LG953F wheel loader on site
SDLG LG953F wheel loader on site
SDLG LG953F wheel loader on site
How a deal runs

From this page to your site

Questions and answers
Step 1

Pick a machine

Hire or buy from 414 priced lines, or tell us what you need.

Step 2

Fill a short form

Dates, site and your details. The estimate updates as you type.

Step 4

Pay and mobilise

Pay into our corporate account. We move the machine and operator to your site.

Why Yellowmetal

One company on the contract.

Whether the machine is ours or a verified partner's, you contract with Yellowmetal Plants & Equipment Ltd. We invoice you, we supply the operator, and we answer for the machine on your site.

Priced in the openRates follow the Buildocrat Rate Book, checked weekly, so you can see a fair price before you ask.
Inspected before mobilisationAsk for a current walk-around video of the exact machine, not a stock photo.
Payment only to our corporate accountAfter a proforma invoice in the WhatsApp chat. Never to a personal account.
Engineer-ledRun by a COREN-registered engineer. CAC RC 9409523.
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