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1.7 Tonne Yanmar Mini Excavator / Digger

Popular Equipment for Hire

1.7 Tonne Yanmar Mini Excavator / Digger

1.7T Yanmar Mini Excavator / Digger for Hire

Looking for a versatile and powerful mini digger for your next project? The 1.7T Yanmar mini excavator is perfect for a wide range of tasks, from digging trenches to site levelling in compact job sites and at residential properties.

With its compact size and adjustable tracks, this machine is ideal for going down narrow alleyways, pathways and other hard-to-reach places.
Benefits
• Versatile Applications: Perfect for digging, trenching, site levelling and more.
• Easy Transportation: Comes with its own trailer for simple transport to and from your site.
• Increased Productivity: Hydraulic plumbing along the boom allows for attachment of auger drills, concrete breakers and thumb buckets.

Operator Comfort & User Friendly
• Smooth Operation: Fitted with rubber tracks and ergonomic controls making it user friendly to operate.
• Adjustable Blade: Front blade for pushing material and site cleaning.

Features
• Adjustable Tracks: Tracks can be adjusted from 1280mm down to 950mm – for those narrow pathways and gateways and more.
• Offset Boom Design: Enables working right up against walls and fences in confined spaces.
• Hydraulic Pumps: Three hydraulic pumps for excellent operation and giving you more power of the arm, boom, and turning of the machine simultaneously.
• True Zero Tail Swing: Allows for better manoeuvrability in tight spaces.
• Factory Fitted Hydraulics: Single and double acting hydraulics for various attachments – including thumb buckets, concrete breakers and more.

Specs
• Buckets: Comes with 3 buckets (230mm, 430mm, 880mm).
• Tracks: Rubber tracks for smooth operation.
• Frame: ROPS frame for safety.
• Blade: Adjustable front blade for site cleaning and levelling.
• Weight: 1740kg
• Overall Width: 950 – 1280mm
• Digging Depth: 2200mm
• Digging Reach: 3710mm

Available Accessories
• Trailer: Included for easy transportation. 2500kg minimum rated tow bar required to tow this machine.
Rock Breaker or Concrete Breaker
Thumb Bucket or Rock Grab Bucket
Auger Drill – 250mm, 300mm, 450mm and 600mm auger drills can be used on this machine.

Health & Safety
• Safety Features: ROPS frame and ergonomic controls for operator safety.
• Safety Lock Lever: Control lever to prevent from accidental operations, the operater can pull the safety lever to lock the controls of the machine.
• Equipment Safety Sheet: See in Downloads section below

Transporting Options
Trailer Included: Easy to transport with the included trailer which is fitted with dual tow hitch options (1-7/8” or 50mm tow ball), so it can be towed behind a vehicle with minimum of 2500kg tow rating.

License Requirements
You don't need a specific license to operate a digger or excavator, but training is required for safe and competent use.

However, if you're operating on the road, a special license and endorsement is required. You must have a license for the appropriate weight class and an endorsement to operate construction machinery on wheels, tracks or rollers, or (WTR).

Booking Options
To hire a 1.7T Yanmar Mini Digger, simply give us a call, send us an email or fill in the form below. These mini diggers are available to hire from both the Napier and Hastings branches. Enquire now for any additional information or to make a booking.
 
Specifications
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Downloads
1.7T Yanmar Excavator Specification Sheet
Excavator and Trailer Equipment Safety Sheet
Excavator Equipment Safety Sheet
Trailer Equipment Safety Sheet

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Width of Excavator
Length
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