Dry Hire Sydney
Machine delivered to your site. You supply the operator.
What dry hire means
We deliver the machine, fuelled and ready, and you run it with your own operator. It is the cheaper option per day and it suits contractors who already have people on site who can operate.
Who it suits
Builders, civil contractors, landscapers, plumbers and trades who have a competent operator and just need the machine. If the job runs longer than a day or two, dry hire is almost always the cheaper way.
What you need to have sorted
A competent operator with appropriate training for the machine, site access we have agreed on, and somewhere the machine can be left safely and securely overnight. You are responsible for the machine while it is with you, so check your insurance covers hired plant.
How it works
Tell us the machine, the dates and the site. We confirm availability and price, deliver on the agreed day, and pick up at the end of hire. If you need it longer, ring us before the return date rather than after.
Available equipment
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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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2.5T2.5T Mini Excavator
If you are not sure which size the job needs, it is usually this one. Enough reach and breakout force for driveways, footings and drainage runs, while still small enough to work comfortably on a suburban block.
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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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600kg600kg Mini Dumper
The narrower of our tracked dumpers, built for access a wheelbarrow would struggle with. The high-tip hydraulic skip empties straight into a bin, truck or skip rather than needing a second handling.
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800kg800kg Mini Dumper
More payload per trip than the 600kg. That matters when the cart run is long or the volume is up, because fewer trips across a day is where tracked dumpers actually earn their keep.
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4T tipper4T Tipper Truck
Sized for residential work and tighter streets, handling spoil removal, road base delivery and end-of-job clean-up without bringing a truck that cannot get in or turn around.
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12T bogie12T Bogie Tipper
Twelve tonnes a load in a steel bin. On a bulk cut that is three trips where a 4 tonne truck would make nine, and the steel body takes rock, broken concrete and demolition waste without damage.
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Scissor liftScissor Lift Hire
Electric drive and non-marking tyres mean it works inside a finished building without fumes or noise. Reaches 7.8 metres, and the stowed width clears standard door openings.
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TabletopIsuzu NPR-75 2.5T Tabletop
A flat tray loads and unloads from any side, which suits formwork, mesh, timber and anything a tipper body would get in the way of. Useful for site deliveries and day-to-day running between jobs.
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Traffic uteToyota Traffic Control Ute
Fitted out for roadside and civil works with arrow board, signage, cones and stop/slow bats, so a crew can set up and adjust a compliant layout on site. Tell us what your traffic management plan calls for.
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Is dry hire cheaper than wet hire?
Do you deliver, or do I collect?
What happens if the machine breaks down?
Need a machine on site?
Tell us the job and we will come back with a straight quote.