WET HIRE EXCAVATOR — GOLD COAST & BRISBANE

Wet hire excavator is the most flexible way to get earthmoving done — machine plus experienced operator, by the hour or by the day, no commitment to a fixed scope. Suits builders, developers, owner-builders, landscapers and acreage owners who know what they need but don't want to manage a separate operator and a separate machine hire.

Our directly-owned fleet runs 1.0T (sub-hired), 1.7T and 5T. For bigger work — 8T, 13T, 20T, 30T — we sub-hire from regular partners on demand. Same operator quality, same insurance, same service. We don't drop you onto a stranger's machine.

What 'wet hire' actually means: the machine arrives on a tilt-tray with the operator already in the seat. You point at the work, the operator does it, and at the end of the day you get an invoice. No machine-hire paperwork, no operator-finding, no insurance cross-checking. One bill, one supplier, one accountability.

Hourly wet hire rates: 1.7T $150–$180/hr, 5T $190–$230/hr, 5T with breaker $230–$280/hr, 8T $230–$280/hr, 13T $290–$360/hr. All include the operator, all include public liability insurance, all have a 4-hour minimum. Day rates (8 hours on site) save 5–15%.

Hourly wet hire suits variable-scope jobs such as rock breaking where the rock volume is uncertain, demolition support and rough-terrain clearing.

Best uses for wet hire by the day: full-day predictable jobs where the operator can plan the workflow. Examples: house pad bench cut, pool excavation, driveway prep, big land clearing pushes, dam excavation, arena base build. Day-rate hire is usually 5–15% cheaper than the equivalent hourly rate and the operator can plan the day for maximum efficiency.

Insurance, paperwork and SWMS: every wet hire job is covered by full public liability insurance plus workers comp on the operator. SWMS supplied to builder sites. Daily insurance certificates supplied on request. Tilt-tray delivery and pickup is included in the rate within Gold Coast / Brisbane.