2.3 Tonne Excavator Hire, Delivered
We bring the machine to your job, unload it, and pick it up when you're finished. No trailer, no towbar, no licence needed.
We bring the machine to your job, unload it, and pick it up when you're finished. No trailer, no towbar, no licence needed.
Why hire from us
Four things the other operators on the Coast don't do.
Most places hand you the keys and expect you to have a trailer and a 2 tonne towing capacity. Alex delivers the machine, unloads it where you want it, and collects it when you're done — free anywhere within 15 km.
Four buckets, ripper, grab, blade and a hydraulic thumb all come with the machine. Elsewhere a grab alone is $80 a day.
Alex has been operating excavators for 25 years. Never used one yourself? He'll stay and walk you through it on site for $110 for the first hour, and you'll be digging confidently before he leaves.
Fuel is in the price. The attachments are in the price. You get one number before you book, and that's the number you pay.
The machine
A 2026 machine, near new, with a swing boom and a hydraulic thumb — the two features that make tight and awkward work possible.
Included
No attachment fees, no fuel surcharge. This is the whole kit, in the day rate.
Available on request at additional cost: auger, $110 per day with 300, 450 and 600 mm bits · rock breaker, $110 per day · rotating laser level, $55 per day, supplied with tripod, staff and remote ($100 refundable deposit).
Rates
All prices include GST. Minimum hire is one full day, 7:00am to 4:30pm.
| Hire period | Total inc GST |
|---|---|
| Full day7:00am to 4:30pm, up to 9 machine hours | $275 |
| Weekend, per daySaturday or Sunday | $330 |
| Weekend, both daysSaturday and Sunday together | $550 |
| Week7 days — the best value by a distance | $1320 |
| Wet hireMachine and operator, minimum 6 hours. Machine work only — see below. | $143per hour |
| Labourer on the groundAlex can bring one along for a wet hire job, arranged when you book | $100per hour |
| Getting you startedAlex walks you through the machine on site, minimum 1 hour | $110per hour |
| Delivery and collectionWithin 15 km — most of the Gold Coast | Free |
| Delivery and collection15 to 30 km | $60 |
| Delivery and collection30 to 50 km | $130 |
Suitability
And what we'd rather tell you now than on the day.
Recent work
Rough, overgrown ground beside a pool, with barely a machine's width to work in. Dug out, drained, graded and finished.
Questions
Not on private property. If you're working on a commercial or council site, the site itself may require a ticket — check with whoever runs it. Alex will ask what the job is when you call.
Yes. Alex can stay on site and walk you through the machine for $110 for the first hour, and most people are working comfortably well inside that. Tell him when you book so he allows the time.
No. We deliver every hire and collect it afterwards. There is no customer pickup — Alex loads and unloads the machine himself, which is also why nobody gets hurt doing it.
Nothing within 15 km, which covers most of the Gold Coast — Southport, Surfers, Nerang, Robina, Helensvale, Broadbeach, Carrara and everything between them. From 15 to 30 km it's $60, and from 30 to 50 km it's $130, both ways included. Further out than that, tell us where and we'll quote it. If you're sitting right on a boundary we'll round it your way.
The tracks retract to 990 mm, which is narrower than a standard 1 m side gate, and widen again once it's through. Measure your narrowest point and tell us the number when you call.
Yes. An auger is available at $110 per day on top of the hire rate, with 300, 450 and 600 mm bits — covering everything from a standard fence post to a deck pier or a small footing. Tell us the diameter you need when you book so the right bit comes with the machine.
No — and it's worth being clear about it up front. Alex operates the excavator, which is where 25 years of experience actually earns its money. Wet hire covers machine work only: he stays on the machine rather than getting off to shovel, rake or shift material by hand.
Nearly every job runs faster with someone on the ground clearing as the machine works, and a faster job costs you less. You're welcome to do that yourself or put your own people on it. If you'd rather not, Alex can bring one of his labourers for $100 per hour including GST — just ask when you book so he can line someone up for the day.
Cancel more than 48 hours before your booking and your deposit is refunded in full. Inside 48 hours it's retained — by then the day has been held for you and turned away from others.
Rained out, or just need to move it? Tell us and we'll shift your booking to another date and carry your deposit across at no charge. We'd rather reschedule you than keep your money — weather isn't anybody's fault.
Yes. The machine arrives with a full tank and there is no refuelling charge at the end.
There's a $200 bond, refunded in full if the machine comes back as it left. Anything beyond fair wear is charged to the hirer. Alex will go through the condition of the machine with you at drop-off.
Take a one day hire at $275:
• $200 deposit when you book. This holds your date and comes off your hire fee — it is not an extra charge.
• $75 balance on the day. That's the $275 paid in full.
• A $200 bond at delivery, held separately and refunded to you when the machine comes back undamaged.
So the hire costs you $275. The bond is separate money that you get back. Bank transfer, PayID, card or cash.
Get in touch
The two things worth having ready: your suburb, so we can confirm the delivery, and what you're digging, so Alex can tell you honestly whether this is the right machine.
0450 458 877
Alex answers the phone himself.
Fill in the enquiry form
Takes about a minute. Tell us your suburb and what you're digging and we'll come back with a price.
Southport, Surfers Paradise, Nerang, Robina, Burleigh, Helensvale, Coomera, Oxenford, Hope Island, Broadbeach, Mudgeeraba and the surrounding Gold Coast.
Photo ID with your address, a $200 bond, and safe access to where the machine needs to go.