Straightforward dry hire pricing

Excavator hire prices

Excavator hire prices start from $200 per day. Choose your hire location first because machine availability, included attachments and collection arrangements vary by location.

Kubota U17-3 mini excavator loaded on a trailer for Digger2Hire

Daily machine rates

All current machine rates are shown below. Availability is location-specific.

Tight access

Kubota K008-3 0.9T Micro Excavator

Specialist machine for very tight access

$200 per day

Northern Rivers & Tweed

View K008-3 details

Most popular

Kubota U17-3 1.7T

Best choice for most residential jobs

$250 per day

Brisbane + Northern Rivers & Tweed

Brisbane package includes three buckets, a ripper, Auger Torque X2000 drive with 300 mm and 450 mm augers plus a hydraulic rock grabber. Northern Rivers & Tweed also includes a sleeper grab.

View U17-3 details

Step up

Kubota U25-3 2.5T

More digging depth and productivity

$350 per day

Northern Rivers & Tweed

View U25-3 details

Largest machine

Yanmar ViO55-6B 5.5T

Serious excavation where access allows

$500 per day

Northern Rivers & Tweed

View ViO55-6B details

Need a different machine for a longer Brisbane hire?

For mid-term and longer-term Brisbane hires, other machine sizes may also be available, including 0.9T and 2.5T excavators at attractive longer-hire rates. Availability depends on the hire period and job requirements, so contact Frank with your dates and what you need the machine to do. After-hours calls are welcome.

Attachments included. No extra hire charges.

The listed daily rate includes the confirmed attachment package for that machine and location. There are no separate daily hire charges for the included attachments.

Tell us what you need to dig, break up, auger, move or clean up and we will confirm the suitable machine and attachment combination for the job.

See the equipment and attachments page for examples of the attachments available across Digger2Hire.

Delivery and collection

$150 within approximately 20 km where applicable

Longer-distance delivery can be quoted individually. Collection arrangements and towing requirements depend on the selected location and machine.

Delivery, return and collection times are arranged directly with you. Where practical, after-hours arrangements can be made rather than working around fixed standard depot opening hours.

Choose or change your location for the relevant local details.

Payment at handover

We confirm the machine, attachments, delivery or collection arrangement and total price before the hire is arranged. A hard-copy hire agreement is signed at handover. Payment is taken when the machine is delivered or collected after the required ID and handover checks are complete.

Read about delivery and pickup or see how the hire process works.

Ready when you are

Call or SMS Digger2Hire.

Speak directly with your local Digger2Hire operator. Tell us about the job, location and dates and we will confirm the right machine, attachments, delivery or collection and your total price. After-hours calls are welcome.

Pricing by hire location

Brisbane: the normal daily fleet is the Kubota U17-3 at $250/day. See Brisbane hire and Morningside collection. Selected mid-term and longer-term 0.9T and 2.5T hires may be available by arrangement.

Northern Rivers & Tweed: the normal fleet runs from the $200/day K008-3 through to the $500/day ViO55-6B. See regional availability and Tweed Heads hire and collection.