Excavations.Compact scale.
Hervey Bay's trusted 1.2 tonne mini excavator & 500kg mini dumper hire. Tight access specialists — trenching, post holes, site prep and landscaping. All quotes done fast via SMS.
Capability on demand
Every job is different, so every price is quoted. Text us your job details and get a fast, no-obligation quote back — usually within the hour.
Quote via SMSUNIT-01Compact Excavator Hire
Our 1.2 tonne Bobcat E10 gets into backyards other machines can't. Easy to operate, gentle on lawns, and floated straight to your door.
- Fits through 780mm gates
- Retractable tracks
- Wet or dry hire
Quote via SMSUNIT-02Trench Digging
Straight, clean-walled trenches for water, power, stormwater and irrigation — dug to the exact depth and width your job calls for.
- 300–600mm bucket widths
- Up to 1.8m deep
- Backfill on request
Quote via SMSUNIT-03Site Preparation
Levelling, grading and clearing so your slab, shed, pool or deck starts on a flat, compacted base.
- Shed & slab pads
- Pool surrounds
- Rubbish & scrub clearing
Quote via SMSUNIT-04Landscaping Works
Shaping garden beds, spreading soil and mulch, prepping turf and moving heavy materials around tight yards.
- Soil & mulch spreading
- Turf prep
- Retaining wall bases
Quote via SMSUNIT-05Post Hole Drilling
Clean augered holes for fences, decks, pergolas and clotheslines — no crowbar, no sore back, no guesswork on depth.
- 200mm–450mm augers
- Fences & pergolas
- Hard clay handled
Quote via SMSUNIT-06Soil Removal & Transport
A 500kg tracked mini dumper with hydraulic tipper shifts spoil, rock and mulch from the back of the block to the front.
- 500kg per load
- Tracked — no lawn damage
- Hydraulic tipping
Prices starting from
Indicative starting rates only — final pricing depends on your job, duration and location. Text us for your exact quote. Wet hire (with operator), weekly rates and delivery available.
Mini Excavator — 1 Day
- 1.2 tonne mini excavator
- Buckets included
- Perfect for small jobs
Mini Excavator — 2 Days
- 1.2 tonne mini excavator
- Buckets included
- Ideal for medium projects
Mini Excavator — 3 Days
- 1.2 tonne mini excavator
- Buckets included
- Extended hire for big jobs
Mini Dumper — 1 Day
- 500kg capacity
- Hydraulic tipper
- Tracked — gentle on lawns
* All prices are "starting from" — no set prices. Every job is quoted individually via SMS or phone.
Recent work
Real jobs, real results — trenching, levelling, post holes and spoil removal across the Fraser Coast.
Build your quote in 10 seconds
Tap what you need, add your suburb, and we'll pre-fill the SMS for you. Hit send and Ralph will text your quote back.
Step 1 — What's the job?
Step 2 — Where's the job?
Step 3 — When do you need it?
Optional — we'll confirm availability when we text back.
Step 4 — Send it
Common questions
Service areas & travel
We deliver and pick up across the Fraser Coast. Travel rates below are starting points — confirm your exact rate when you text for a quote.
What clients say
Real feedback from real jobs across the Fraser Coast.
"Texted for a quote on a Sunday night, had an answer by Monday morning and the job done that week. Can't ask for better than that."
Janelle C.
Tinana
"Owen turned up on time and knocked over 14 post holes in a morning. Ground was rock hard and he didn't miss a beat. Great bloke to deal with."
Dave M.
Urangan
"Good honest operator. Ran a bit behind on the day because of rain but he called ahead and let me know, which I appreciated. Work itself was spot on."
Grant W.
Burrum Heads
"Cleared and prepped the garden beds for our new retaining wall. Owen had suggestions that actually saved us money on fill. Genuinely helpful."
Priya S.
Hervey Bay
"Levelled the pad for our new shed. Owen gave me a price over text within about ten minutes and it came in exactly as quoted."
Steve B.
Toogoom
"Travelled out to us without any fuss. Dug footings for a carport and backfilled once the concreter was done. Reliable and easy to communicate with."
Tom H.
Maryborough
"Used the mini dumper to shift about six trailer loads of green waste out of the backyard. Saved my back and my lawn. Would 100% hire again."
Marnie T.
Pialba
"Needed a trench for irrigation down the side of the house — barely a metre of access. The little E10 walked straight through the gate. Tidy job, no mess left behind."
Kelly R.
Craignish
"Ralph dug 40m of trench along our fence line in a morning. Clean, straight and exactly to depth. Quoted by text within the hour — couldn't be easier."
Mark T.
Hervey Bay
"Needed the area around our new pool levelled. Tight access through the side gate was no problem for the mini excavator. Site was left spotless."
Sandra W.
Toogoom
"Hired the excavator and mini dumper for a weekend landscaping job. Great gear, well maintained, and Ralph delivered and picked up right on time."
Dave P.
Craignish