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New Zealand Mini Excavators From Yard to Block.

A lifestyle-block trench and a suburban landscaping job need different machines and delivery spans. Keep each excavator honest.

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  • Lifestyle-block jobs retain road time
  • Drainage hires keep yard checks
  • Clean-down remains unavailable
  • Bank transfer stays with the hire
  • Return time remains unavailable

Live public availability

Start with a genuine fleet choice

Let hirers request compact excavator or larger mini excavator when the chosen mini excavator is genuinely available.

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A 1.7t machine for the weekend with the attachments on the same booking.
New bookingAvailable
Booking1.7t excavator · weekend
Float outFri 12 Sep · 3:00pm
Attachments300 bucket, auger
Priced instantly$620

Return time matters

The hire ends after the hand-back

The selected mini excavator remains occupied until the clean-down and condition check, even when handover happens earlier.

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A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 bookings
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00 · On hire
Float out · Diggers Rest
10:00 · Notes taken
Walk-around · yard
13:00 · Off hire
Float back · Sunbury

Three diggers out on Friday and one float.

A van drives itself to the job. A machine has to be taken there, and most people hiring one for a weekend have nothing that can tow it.

  • Delivery is a resource, not a note

    Book the float like you book the machine and the Friday that cannot physically happen is one you spot on the Tuesday.

  • A breaker is separate stock

    Attachments go out with a machine and come back on their own, so a free digger does not always mean the job on the phone is possible.

  • Out is out

    A hired machine leaves the page from drop to pickup, so a digger sitting in a garden all week is never sold to a second customer.

A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 jobs
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00 · On hire
Float out · Diggers Rest
10:00 · Notes taken
Walk-around · yard
13:00 · Off hire
Float back · Sunbury

Built for your yard

Built for every kind of plant hire

A lifestyle-block drainage trench

Reserve the selected excavator through loading, rural delivery, site days and clean-down.

The suburban landscaping job

Keep the street address and compact machine on one booking.

A muddy return needs the wash bay

Extend unavailable time through cleaning and condition inspection.

Inspection before the next hirer

The suburban landscaping job: hold the mini excavator after hand-back for cleaning and inspection before the next handover.

The first street address

A lifestyle-block drainage trench: public booking captures one street address; staff add later delivery or return details to notes.

The same weekday hire

A muddy return needs the wash bay: repeat this job on one chosen weekday weekly or fortnightly, ending with the arrangement.

Compact excavator or larger mini excavator

The suburban landscaping job: keep both alternatives on the quote, letting the organiser approve the suitable service lines online.

Bank transfer reaches the office

A lifestyle-block drainage trench: record the offline receipt and leave the remaining amount visible without creating a card transaction.

A return needs staff attention

A muddy return needs the wash bay: keep the return note on the booking and extend unavailable time when inspection prevents the next turnaround.

A cancellation returns one mini excavator

The suburban landscaping job: if the booking cancels, release only that unit’s interval; neighbouring hires remain where they were.

A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 jobs
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
08:00 · On hire
Float out · Diggers Rest
10:00 · Notes taken
Walk-around · yard
13:00 · Off hire
Float back · Sunbury

One hire from preparation to return.

The complete mini excavator hire occupies the selected mini excavator through the clean-down and condition check, with first address and contact ready.

A list of payments, each with the customer, reference, date, method and amount, with totals received and still outstanding.
Received$4,310
Outstanding$3,840
  • Hemi WalkerP-1011 · 25 Jun · Bank transfer$380
  • Sarah ColemanP-1012 · 25 Jun · Cash$240
  • Mere SolomonP-1013 · 28 Jun · Card$380
  • James FifitaP-1001 · 27 Jun · Card$190

A weekend that becomes a week.

Ground is always worse than they thought. Move the pickup and the price follows the new span, off your day and week rates.

Pro

Agreement and receipts on one hire.

A lifestyle-block drainage trench: the accepted quote and manually recorded bank transfer keep one amount visible while settlement remains offline.

  • Approve the quote first

    A lifestyle-block drainage trench: keep the accepted option, span and service lines attached when the approved document becomes a booking.

  • Offline receipts reduce the balance

    The suburban landscaping job: apply bank transfer or cash to the booking and leave staff a clear amount still to collect.

  • Emails are switched on deliberately

    A muddy return needs the wash bay: the operator chooses whether to enable a confirmation or reminder after details are settled.

A list of payments, each with the customer, reference, date, method and amount, with totals received and still outstanding.
Received$4,310
Outstanding$3,840
  • Hemi WalkerP-1011 · 25 Jun · Bank transfer$380
  • Sarah ColemanP-1012 · 25 Jun · Cash$240
  • Mere SolomonP-1013 · 28 Jun · Card$380
  • James FifitaP-1001 · 27 Jun · Card$190

One app for every booking

Everything you need to run your plant hire business.

Online booking

Put compact excavator or larger mini excavator on the public page with genuine availability; each hirer starts the request from one street address.

Scheduling

Hold the selected mini excavator from yard inspection and loading until the clean-down and condition check; conflicting time stays off the live diary.

Standing bookings

Set regular mini excavator hire on its single weekday, choose weekly or fortnightly, and end the series when the regular arrangement finishes.

The float is bookable too

Most customers cannot tow a machine, so delivery is a resource with its own limit and usually the one that runs out before the diggers do.

Attachments are their own stock

A breaker or an auger goes out with a machine and comes back separately, so a free digger does not always mean the job can be done.

One machine, one site

A hired machine leaves the page from drop to pickup, so a digger sitting in somebody’s garden is never promised to a second job.

Customers

The customer record joins hirers, venues and local organisations to earlier bookings, internal notes and manually recorded payments.

Team

Match a late mini excavator return to a staff member whose hours cover preparation, handover and the expected return.

Payments

Post bank transfer manually against the correct hire, keeping the remainder clear for staff without presenting an online card payment.

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Common questions.

Yes. A lifestyle-block drainage trench: keep the selected mini excavator closed from yard inspection and loading through the clean-down and condition check, including the complete occupied interval.

No. The suburban landscaping job: collect one starting address; staff add later delivery or return detail to notes.

A muddy return needs the wash bay: post bank transfer manually to the booking. The receipt reduces the visible amount while settlement remains offline.

Yes. The suburban landscaping job: the organiser can approve a quote containing compact excavator or larger mini excavator, then staff convert its accepted lines.

Yes. A muddy return needs the wash bay: repeat this job on one weekday weekly or fortnightly, ending on a date or after the agreed count.

A lifestyle-block drainage trench: the exact span returns to that mini excavator; other confirmed work does not move.

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