Nothing better than having the machine you own on standby when you need it and not wishing you had it for a quick use where its not worth it to rent. Not to mention the overdigging that's usually done and overall mess making. What I see is they have limited experience in the seat and are half as productive as I am. Lots of guys realize when you dont own an excavator and you need to rent, it works out to almost the same money for the rental and your time to operate or employees time. Years ago when I first started I ran ads on Clist and word of mouth for day service w operator to help with payments amd had lots of weekend work which was nice I could still do my work during week. Buy smart and find a deal on a newer machine, the E20 had 210 hrs and 2 yrs old for 21k was a creampuff, less than half price from new. The small miniX pays its payment in one days work a month, the rest of the month it's free and makes money too. I can finally justify buying something like this and anyone who has followed any posts know we've done a lot of back breaking labour. Typically, sizes range from 6 to 24 inches (15 to 61 cm) in width. Trenching Buckets: Designed with a narrow width and sharp cutting edge, ideal for trench digging. We maybe have one job out of 7 where any one part of the yard is over 2000 square feet Common sizes range from 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) for compact excavators and up to 72 inches (183 cm) for larger machines. I have found even the 35 Deere my friend uses can cause too much damage and too much mess for the small jobs we have had it on. I have been talking with a sales man and looks like 40k Canadian for this little machine, I am also considering the 26 they have which may be more practical.Īnybody have experience with the 17 sized mini excavators and any regrets? I am on Vancouver island, west cost Canada and where I am its mostly bad access and small yards. After working on this job with him I decided I should buy one.Ī 35 would be valuable, but most jobs we deal with are really only 500-1500 square foot front yards and maybe similar size in back, small allan block walls or patios, irrigation trenching. Manufactured to suit all 1.2 to 1.8 Tonne mini excavators High Grade Steel Outerwear strips - BIS450 Lip - BIS400 30mm Pins Mini Excavator GP Buckets are available in: 150mm Wide with 2x Teeth 200mm wide with 2x Teeth 300mm wide. Anyway he couldn't fit his 35 in and brought a 17 Deere he just bought and ended up taking about 60 yards of hard rocky ground 12" deep in about 10 hours. Roo Attachments Heavy Duty Trenching Buckets are designed for harsh Australian conditions. I have a friend with 3 sized machines who does our excavation jobs and recently were doing one on a difficult yard with only 5' wide access and a lawn that was built up 12" over the top of a rock wall and spilling over. Most of the jobs I have been on this year have required excavation, more so than a skid steer. So I have made this post about the mini skid steer, which I have not bought, but did demo a few times.