Excavator hire for owner-builders and DIY
Doing it yourself? Tell us about the job and we'll recommend the right machine and quote quickly, and we walk you through the controls at handover.
Typical jobs
- Backyard levelling
- Garden and retaining walls
- Post holes for fences and decks
- Small trenches
Useful attachments
| Auger drive Post holes and piers. Bits from 200 to 450mm. |
| Sieve bucket Separates rock and debris from soil as you dig. |
Recommended machines
1T1T Yanmar SV10
Narrows to 740 mm to get through a side gate, then widens on site for stability. The most powerful machine in the one-tonne class.
- Width
- 740 mm
- Dig depth
- 1.8 m
- Weight
- 1,105 kg
Price on requestQuoted fast
1.7T1.7T Yanmar ViO17
The all-rounder. True zero tail swing, so you can work hard up against a fence or wall, and tracks that narrow to 950 mm for gates.
- Width
- 950 mm
- Dig depth
- 2.2 m
- Weight
- 1,785 kg
Price on requestQuoted fast