Review criteria
- +Machine hours per job
- +Fuel and maintenance cost
- +Cost allocated to jobs
- +Service-due flags
Excavation Equipment Hours Log in Excavation Contractor
The Excavation Equipment Hours Log is a copy-ready spreadsheet for excavation contractor that tracks machines, hours, fuel, maintenance, cost. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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Tabs: How to use · Hours · MachinesFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 11
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Date
- Machine
- Job
- Operator
- Hour meter start
- Hour meter end
- Fuel (gal)
- Fuel price
- Hours
- Fuel cost
- Job cost
- Open the Hours tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Read the hour meter at start and end of each day; Job cost allocates owning cost plus fuel to the job.
- Service on hours, not dates: set the next service hour for each machine.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Excavation Equipment Hours Log
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: excavators tracking machine hours. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Excavators tracking machine hours
- +Anyone allocating equipment cost to jobs
Pause before choosing when
- -Live telematics feeds
- -Automated maintenance scheduling
About Excavation Contractor
Why people consider this option
- +Estimate dig, haul, and equipment hours without paid software
- +Track every excavation job in a file you own
- +Know your margin on each site and grading job
What to review before acting
- -No dispatch or GPS without a tool
- -Larger fleets need real construction software
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Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Excavation Equipment Hours Log work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Excavation Equipment Hours Log really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Excavation Equipment Hours Log track?
It tracks machines, hours, fuel, maintenance, cost. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.