Dry hire or wet hire
2.5T Mini Excavator
The Yanmar 2.5 tonne excavator is a compact and versatile machine ideal for tight access and small to medium excavation projects. Designed for reliability and efficiency, it delivers strong digging performance while maintaining excellent control and manoeuvrability on site. Perfect for trenching, landscaping, civil works, and general earthmoving.
2.5TWhat it is used for
- Driveway excavation
- Site cuts and levelling
- Drainage and stormwater
- Footings and piers
- Retaining wall excavation
- General landscaping
Hire options
Available for dry hire — delivered to site for your own operator to run. Also available for wet hire with one of our operators. Delivery across the Sydney metropolitan area on our own float.
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1.7T1.7T Mini Excavator
The machine to ask for when access is the constraint rather than the digging. Zero tail swing lets it work against a boundary without fouling the neighbour’s fence, and it clears most standard side gates.
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3.5T3.5T Excavator
Where you go when the 2.5 is working too hard for the job. Noticeably more reach and breakout force, plus a heavier blade, which tells on bulk cuts and anything with rock through it.
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5.5T5.5T Excavator
The production machine in the fleet. When there is genuine volume to move or depth to reach, this is what turns a three-day job into a one-day job, which usually costs less overall than hiring something smaller.
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