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£70/day + VAT

£84.00 a day inc VAT

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Self-drive Hire Rates

PeriodRate (ex-VAT)Inc VAT
1 Day (24h)£70.00£84.00
2 Days£145.00£174.00
3 Days£220.00£264.00
Week (7 days)£295.00£354.00
Extra day (after a week)£55.00£66.00
Month (30 days)£995.00£1194.00
Notes: Rates are machine-only (no operator) and ex-VAT. Delivery from £40 each way: see delivery prices.
No insurance needed to hire. You're responsible for the machine while it's with you. You can get a hired-in plant insurance quote at checkout.

Mini Digger Hire Wolverhampton - Kubota U17-5

Big Performance — Small Footprint

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Select your desired rental dates.

Dotted dates have one delivery slot left. All times are UK time.

Booked online or by phone? You can cancel within 14 days. See section 17 of our terms.

Prefer to call? 01902 213089

Description

Reliable, efficient and ready to go.

Features & Benefits

  • Zero-tail swing for tight urban sites
  • Adjustable track width (990–1300 mm)
  • 2.3 m dig depth for footings and trenches
  • 16 PS engine with auto-idle and fuel efficiency
  • Auxiliary hydraulics & quick hitch fitted (our KM55 breaker does not fit this machine - see FAQ)
  • Seatbelt beacon + green light for site safety

Specifications

Aux Flow

28 L/min

Dig Depth

2.29 m

Est. Fuel Consumption

1.0–1.5 L/hr

Buckets

12", 24", 36"

Width

100 cm

Operating Weight

1,785 kg

Engine

11.8 kW Kubota

On-Site User Guide

Everything you need to operate this machine safely and confidently.

What the Kubota U17-5 is for

The Kubota U17-5 is a 1.7 tonne mini digger, and it is the machine most people mean when they say mini digger. It has the reach and the weight for proper groundwork, but it still fits down the side of a house.

Most of our mini digger hires in Wolverhampton are footings for extensions and garden rooms, drainage runs, soakaways and driveway digs. It digs to 2.29m, so it handles foundation trenches that the micro digger cannot reach.

Access: it needs a 1.0m gap. Measure the narrowest point, including gate posts, downpipes and bins. If you have less than 1.0m, the K008-5 micro is the one you want.

Where people go wrong: they dig all day and then realise nobody planned where the spoil goes. Book a dumper or a skip at the same time, and decide where the soil ends up before the machine arrives.

Why hire this U17-5 from us

  • No insurance needed to hire. You're responsible for the machine while it's with you. You can get a hired-in plant insurance quote at checkout.
  • It is a brand new Kubota U17-5, not a tired ex-fleet machine.
  • It gets a digital safety check before every hire, and the record is kept.
  • Our own trained driver hands it over face to face and shows you the controls.
  • Book online day or night in about 60 seconds. Instant price, no deposit, no account.

Questions we get asked

Yes. The Kubota U17-5 is a 1.7 tonne mini excavator, the size most people mean by a mini digger. It is self-drive, from £70 a day ex VAT, delivered across Wolverhampton and the West Midlands.

No licence or ticket is needed to hire from us or to operate the machine on private property. We hand over the machine on site, walk you through the controls and the daily checks, and the operator guide stays with the machine.

No insurance needed to hire. You're responsible for the machine while it's with you. You can get a hired-in plant insurance quote at checkout.

No deposit and no trade account. We keep the card you pay with on file and only charge it for damage or loss, under our hire terms.

The U17-5 needs 1.0 m of clear access - the tracks retract to 990 mm and open to 1240 mm once it is through. If your gateway is tighter than that, our Kubota K008-5 micro digger only needs 75 cm.

No - our KM55 breaker only fits the K008-5. If your job needs breaking plus digging, hire the K008-5 and KM55 together.

Transport is £40 each way for the first 10 miles, then £1.80 per mile after that. Dudley and Walsall are both inside the first 10 miles, so both are £40 each way. Checkout prices your exact postcode before you pay.

No. We charge for every 24 hours, so there is no weekend rate. Friday to Monday is 3 days: £220 for the mini digger.
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