ashg
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 08:55 AM |
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Mini Digger
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.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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rgrs
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 09:08 AM |
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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
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tul214
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 09:33 AM |
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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
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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ashg
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 10:06 AM |
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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.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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tul214
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 10:11 AM |
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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.
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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catman
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 02:52 PM |
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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
caged supersix
Carbon/GRP
210 bhp silvertop
190 lbft
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tul214
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 04:52 PM |
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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.
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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les g
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 05:07 PM |
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quote:
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 would of foned a bloke i know who works for a company that does diggers and has a depot close to your house
DOH!!!lol
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JoelP
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| posted on 19/9/11 at 05:54 PM |
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i was under the impression that you need a license even on private land nowadays?
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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