ᐅ Mini Excavator – Buy or Rent?

fragg schrieb:


Alternatively: Check out Jansen. Does a front loader mean a tractor? Jansen has excavators for the 3-point hitch for next to nothing.

No, a proper wheel loader with a lifting capacity of 1.5 tons.

If a rental machine breaks down, it’s insured, so you can stay relaxed. Especially when sharing ownership of a jointly purchased machine, trouble is almost guaranteed if an expensive repair is needed. Should everyone pay an equal share even though usage varied, or should only the person whose machine broke cover the cost?

I have also looked at used wheel loaders, but affordable options have worn tires, leaking hydraulic fluid everywhere, and so on. Unfortunately, that’s not worthwhile at all.

@angoletti1
A mini excavator would have the advantage that we could also use the front loader to lift it into an empty fish pond for cleaning.

We have now done some calculations to see if it would be worthwhile and for which tasks we would need an excavator, and we have already identified quite a few. Considering a plot size of 4700 m² (50590 sq ft) and fish pond area of 5200 m² (55970 sq ft), this is not surprising.

Now we just need to find the right excavator...

Better bigger than smaller. Unfortunately, the small ones don’t hold very much load.

Ours is now placed in the almost finished garden, and I can’t bring myself to part with it.

Which one do you have and where did you buy it?

It is a 3.5-ton machine from Kubota, which was previously rented out by Boels. However, keep in mind that anything over 2.7 tons (3 tons) can no longer be transported with a car; you will need a truck for that. Due to the crisis, prices might slowly become more attractive. In previous years, prices were driven up particularly in spring by small landscaping contractors.