off subject but lcb hasn't let me down yet.
does anyone know where i can hire a mini digger in kent. i have tried the typical places like hire station, hss, speedy etc. but the hire price seems
a little extortionate.
ideally i would like it for a weekend. my estate has a tow-bar so i can pick up and drop back if required.
What about H.E Services ? Its not going to be very cheap unless you can find a small local hire company.
Ony problem i can see is towing weight ? a small digger is about 1.5 t plus the trailer puts it way outside a car's towing weight. You will be
into large 4x4 to legally tow it.
Most local companies will deliver and demo included in the hire costs.
Roger
Not in Kent but when I looked to hire recently it worked out cheaper for me to hire a 'man with a digger'
He brought the digger, did the digging under my instruction (a lot quicker than I would have done it!) and then carted the 10 tons of soil away for a
cheaper cost than I could have hired a digger and skips.
Mark
what did it cost out of interest? to be honest i have dug most of it by hand now, just getting fed-up digging by hand shoveling it into bags and trailering it down the tip. so far in two weekends work have gone down 16-17inches deep across a 25ftx25 ft plot. All i have left to do is dig two foot deep trenches all the way round for the foundations, but im feeling lazy.
From memory the guy was £80 for half a day and then £12 per hour after that.
He took 10 tons of soil away (5 trips in his transit pickup) for £100.
im a landscaper and use these all the time, we get ours for £50 a day, watch out for what they will charge you for diesel, might be cheaper if you nip
to the garage with a jerry can and top it up.
Ed
Ed, I could have had one on a mates account at those rates but they insist on insurance etc if you keep it over night.
If you do not have an account you are into £200 per day.
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Originally posted by ashg
off subject but lcb hasn't let me down yet.
does anyone know where i can hire a mini digger in kent. i have tried the typical places like hire station, hss, speedy etc. but the hire price seems a little extortionate.
ideally i would like it for a weekend. my estate has a tow-bar so i can pick up and drop back if required.
i was under the impression that you need a license even on private land nowadays?