(414) 279-5510 Call Excavator Towing · West Allis, Milwaukee County
A machine sunk to the house in mud on a West Allis site, a 320 that has to be on the next job by Monday, a unit that won't track onto the trailer, or a dealer machine due for delivery — MKE Towing & Recovery hauls mini through large excavators on lowboy, RGN & double-drop trailers, fully insured. Tracks on if it runs, winch-loaded if it doesn't, recovered with a rotator if it's down. Oversize permits handled, ~18-min typical response on downtime calls, flat price quoted before we roll.
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Need an excavator moved, recovered, or delivered in West Allis? MKE Towing & Recovery hauls mini through large excavators — tracks on if it runs, winch-loaded if it's disabled, recovered with a rotator if it's stuck, sunk, or overturned — on lowboy, RGN & double-drop trailers, fully insured. We pull your oversize/overweight permits, dispatch fast on downtime calls, and confirm a flat price before we roll. Call (414) 279-5510.
An idle crew and a downed excavator both cost money by the hour. Tell dispatch the make, model, weight, and whether it tracks — a real West Allis dispatcher answers live, with rotator recovery and the right trailer the first time.
Local to West Allis
You're not calling a national call center — you're calling a crew that knows the corridors we run, the industrial areas we serve, and how fast a rig reaches you.
The freeways ride the edges: I-94 (the East-West Freeway) traces the north side and the Zoo Freeway (I-41/I-894/US-45) the west, and both back up hardest 7–9 AM and 4–6 PM. Down on the surface, West Allis is a dense one-way grid — Greenfield Avenue and National Avenue (both WIS-59) run as a one-way pair through Six Points, with South 108th Street (WIS-100) the truck spine on the west and South 60th, 76th (CTH U) and 84th (WIS-181) Streets the north–south load. The worst choke points are the signalized South 60th Street corridor and the uncontrolled multi-leg junctions — 68th & Beloit & Lincoln (a 6-way), 108th & Cleveland, and 76th & Oklahoma. When the Wisconsin State Fair opens in early August or the Milwaukee Mile runs, traffic around the fairgrounds spikes sharply.
Live ETA confirmed when you call — West Allis sits 7 road miles from our yard, and we cover both counties.
In West Allis, the calls cluster along I-94 (East-West Freeway, north edge), I-894 / I-41 / US-45 (Zoo Freeway, west edge), and WIS-100 (S 108th St / N Mayfair Rd), plus the yards around National Avenue industrial corridor, South 108th Street (WIS-100) truck-route corridor, and Chr. Hansen Inc. manufacturing area — machines bogged in soft fill after a rain, dropped in a trench, or finishing a job and due on the next site. Whether it sits near Downtown West Allis (Greenfield Ave) or out on I-94 (East-West Freeway, north edge), I-894 / I-41 / US-45 (Zoo Freeway, west edge), and WIS-100 (S 108th St / N Mayfair Rd), we recover and haul them, pulling any WisDOT oversize permit before the load moves. Around the Downtown West Allis (Greenfield Ave), National Avenue corridor, and Six Points (National, Greenfield & 60th), West Allis excavator moves get the same drill: rated rigging, an insured haul, the price fixed on the call.
Freeze-thaw potholes and blowouts on Greenfield Avenue (WIS-59), National Avenue and South 108th Street (WIS-100) — and Wisconsin's spring thaw posts weight limits (“frost laws”) on local roads we plan around.
Wisconsin's legal limits on the interstate run 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, and 80,000 lb gross — anything over needs a WisDOT oversize/overweight permit, and we pull it.
Wisconsin's spring thaw brings posted weight restrictions (“frost laws”) on local roads from roughly March into April — we know which routes are posted and plan the legal way in.
West Allis sits several miles inland from Lake Michigan and rides the same humid continental pattern as the rest of the metro — cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The NWS station here logs about 52 inches of snow a year, and the hard freeze-thaw cycles that follow chew at the older one-way grid streets. Summer answers with occasional thunderstorms and brief street flooding, worst along Honey Creek and the Honey Creek Parkway on the west side.
Serving West Allis ZIP codes: 53214 · 53219 · 53227
Sound familiar?
A machine buried to the house in mud, dropped in a trench, or off a creek bank. We winch it out first — a rotator on the heavy ones — then load and secure. Our most common call.
A machine has to be on the next West Allis-area site by Monday so the crew isn’t idle. Lowboy or RGN, secure, permit, deliver across the metro — scheduled, insured.
Won't start, hydraulics down, a track thrown or a final drive out. We winch it on — never towed dead on its own tracks.
A new, used, or rented machine dropped off or picked up with the clock running. On-time delivery and return, oversize permit pulled, COI on request.
On its side on an embankment or rolled in a trench. We upright it with a rotator and rated rigging on a plan, then load — without adding damage.
Bought at auction, online, or coming off lease. We pick up, permit, secure, and deliver — mini to large, every brand.
Running or not, we load it
A running excavator tracks up the ramp or over the RGN neck under control, boom and arm down, then is chained at the factory tie-down points. Tracks are walked on slow to protect the undercarriage.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A dead machine comes up a rated winch line onto a lowboy or RGN. We never tow an excavator on its own tracks — it’s carried, not towed.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Sunk, bogged, or overturned, we winch it out or upright it with a rotator and rated rigging on a plan, inspect it, then load and secure.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Do you handle mine? Almost certainly.
Compact excavators track onto a tag or equipment trailer for the fast everyday move — usually no permit.
The workhorse class rides a lowboy or RGN behind a Class 8 tractor — an overweight or oversize permit is likely, and we pull it.
Large machines move on a multi-axle lowboy or RGN, often partly disassembled (boom, arm, or counterweight off), as a permitted superload with escorts and a planned route.
Long-reach booms, demolition fronts, breakers, and thumbs change height, width, and balance — tall fronts may travel separately or as oversize, confirmed before we roll.
What excavator transport covers
An excavator is carried, not towed — never dragged on its own tracks. We track-on or winch-on to rated points, recover first when it's down, and right-size the trailer to the real weight.
A picker, not a promise — the final trailer, permit, and any disassembly are confirmed from the exact weight, attachments, height, and route on the call.
Secured, not dragged
Boom and arm lowered, bucket curled to the deck, then grade-70 chain at the factory tie-down points front and rear — sized to the real weight.
The house swing lock and track travel locks are set so nothing rotates or creeps on an I-94 (East-West Freeway, north edge) haul.
The machine is chained to its frame, never resting the tie-down load on the hydraulics or cylinders.
Tracks are walked on slow over a steel deck and the undercarriage protected — the machine is carried, never towed on its tracks.
What it costs & why
A West Allis excavator haul is a flat price quoted before we roll — a compact machine that tracks on for a local move is the low end; a large machine mud-recovered and moved as a permitted superload is the high end. We show the factors and the flat price holds.
The flat price covers the dispatch and haul, quoted before a truck leaves. Recovery, permits, escorts, and any disassembly are itemized and confirmed up front — no lowball-then-add-on.
Get your West Allis priceBallpark it now — live estimate
A mini and a 45-ton machine are different hauls — trailer, tractor, and rigging are sized to the real operating weight.
A machine that tracks on loads quickly; a dead or stuck one is billed by the winch and recovery work it takes.
Over legal width or weight gets the WisDOT permit, a route survey, and any pilot-car escorts — quoted up front.
A soft pad, a tight gate, or a long haul across Milwaukee County adds time and gear over a clean curbside load.
Getting help in West Allis
Tell dispatch the make, model, weight class, and whether it tracks. We confirm the lowboy or RGN, rigging, and any permit before a truck leaves West Allis.
Sunk, bogged, or overturned machines are winched out or righted with a rotator and rated rigging before anything goes on the deck.
Running machines track up the ramp or over the RGN neck; dead units come up on a rated winch line. Never towed on its tracks.
Boom and arm down, swing and travel locks set, grade-70 chain at the factory tie-down points, sized to the real weight.
To the next site, yard, dealer, or shop — with clean paperwork and a COI for your file.
Why West Allis site contractors call MKE
A real ETA from the closest unit on a downtime or recovery call — not a canned promise.
Tag trailer to multi-axle lowboy, with a rotator for the heavy recoveries — the right rig the first time.
Years of equipment recovery across Milwaukee and Waukesha. Licensed & Insured — USDOT# 4272551.
We pull the WisDOT oversize/overweight and superload permits, survey the route, and arrange escorts — not your problem.
Excavator Towing in West Allis
Same-day for most moves, scheduled to your site window — with West Allis's freeze-thaw street-repair and utility work, and our yard ~7 miles east, we stage a flatbed or Landoll to the job quickly. A live dispatcher confirms a real arrival 24/7. Call (414) 279-5510.
Compact excavators up to 10,000 lbs start at $150 and mid-size 10,000–15,000 lbs at $250, plus $4 per loaded mile, quoted before we roll. Larger machines get a crane-and-permit assessment first, and we pull any WisDOT oversize permit. Call (414) 279-5510 for a scoped quote.
Yes — mini and compact excavators load onto our flatbed or Landoll, chained to rated points, and move between the city's road-repair and utility sites or back to your yard. Tell dispatch the machine's weight and whether it tracks on. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. A machine that's thrown a track, won't start, or is bogged on soft ground near a Honey Creek or utility dig gets winched onto the trailer on rated points and hauled to your shop or yard. We assess access before we arrive. Call (414) 279-5510.
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