Hi Everyone,
I'm new to construction equipment, I've never operated one but would really like to learn. I've had a few people give me estimates around here on doing stuff that I need done and they charge around $2-$4K per day and it would take several days. I just don't have that kind of money, so I've decided to rent one. The rental company has very small mini excavators with a 16" bucket for $160/day, larger mini excavators with a 24" digging bucket or 36" grading bucket for $250/day. They also have skid steer loaders for $200/day. I'm more concerned with being able to operate one of these... I've been watching videos on it over the past week. Any suggestions/opinions would be great!
Here are my two projects:
My First:
I'm having 200 yards of fill dirt delivered to create 5-7 raised garden mounds. Each mound is roughly 50' x 50' 4" deep. The dirt will be dumped where each mound will be, aprox 2-3 tandem truck loads per mound. So I simply need to flatten this pile out and create a gradual slope. Maybe 6" in the middle sloped down to around 1". I can quickly do the final grading touch ups with just a rake... I just need to figure out if an excavator or skid steer would be best and what could get the job done quicker/cheaper. How many hours would something like this take?
My Second:
I need to dig a drainage ditch roughly 10' wide sloped to 1.5' deep x 100' long. The dirt will be dumped right beside the ditch to build it up. Would a mini excavator be able to do this well and do this in 1 day (8 hours)? Again, it doesn't have to be a perfect job, I can do final touch ups after completed by hand.
Thanks!
I'm new to construction equipment, I've never operated one but would really like to learn. I've had a few people give me estimates around here on doing stuff that I need done and they charge around $2-$4K per day and it would take several days. I just don't have that kind of money, so I've decided to rent one. The rental company has very small mini excavators with a 16" bucket for $160/day, larger mini excavators with a 24" digging bucket or 36" grading bucket for $250/day. They also have skid steer loaders for $200/day. I'm more concerned with being able to operate one of these... I've been watching videos on it over the past week. Any suggestions/opinions would be great!
Here are my two projects:
My First:
I'm having 200 yards of fill dirt delivered to create 5-7 raised garden mounds. Each mound is roughly 50' x 50' 4" deep. The dirt will be dumped where each mound will be, aprox 2-3 tandem truck loads per mound. So I simply need to flatten this pile out and create a gradual slope. Maybe 6" in the middle sloped down to around 1". I can quickly do the final grading touch ups with just a rake... I just need to figure out if an excavator or skid steer would be best and what could get the job done quicker/cheaper. How many hours would something like this take?
My Second:
I need to dig a drainage ditch roughly 10' wide sloped to 1.5' deep x 100' long. The dirt will be dumped right beside the ditch to build it up. Would a mini excavator be able to do this well and do this in 1 day (8 hours)? Again, it doesn't have to be a perfect job, I can do final touch ups after completed by hand.
Thanks!
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