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Kubota U17-3 mini excavator on a levelled hilltop pad with suburbs and the coastline below
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Kubota U17‑3 Excavator

Digging, trenching, post holes, clearing and site preparation in confined spaces.

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Our Kubota U17-3 is the machine we reach for on most residential and small-site jobs: trenching for services, post holes, footings, drainage, clearing and tidy-ups where a larger machine simply won't fit. It arrives with the attachments the job calls for.

Suited to

  • Trenching for water, power and drainage
  • Post holes and footings (300mm / 450mm augers)
  • Vegetation clearing with the hydraulic grab
  • Ripping hard ground before digging
  • Backyard, side-access and small commercial sites

Attachments we carry

8 LISTED

Listed on our price sheet for this machine. Exact inclusions for your job are confirmed in the quote.

  • Auger driveAUGERS
  • 300mm augerAUGERS
  • 450mm augerAUGERS
  • Mud bucketBUCKETS
  • 300mm bucketBUCKETS
  • 400mm bucketBUCKETS
  • Ripper attachmentGROUND
  • Hydraulic grabHANDLING

On the job

Orange Kubota U17-3 mini excavator loaded on a plant trailer with augers and buckets, parked on grass
Orange Kubota U17-3 mini excavator loaded on a plant trailer with augers and buckets, parked on grass
Excavator bucket working a rocky trench with a large stormwater pipe laid in the bottom
Excavator bucket working a rocky trench with a large stormwater pipe laid in the bottom
Kubota U17-3 lifting out shrubs from a garden bed beside a white house, with buckets laid out on the lawn
Kubota U17-3 lifting out shrubs from a garden bed beside a white house, with buckets laid out on the lawn
Kubota excavator with hydraulic grab loading cleared vegetation into the Isuzu tipper on a sunny site
Kubota excavator with hydraulic grab loading cleared vegetation into the Isuzu tipper on a sunny site

Common questions

Can I dry hire the Kubota U17-3 Excavator?
Yes — dry hire is listed for the Kubota U17-3 Excavator on 24-hour, weekend (Fri–Sun) and weekly (Mon–Sun) periods. Eligibility, identification and any agreement requirements are confirmed with you before pick-up.
Are the listed attachments included?
The attachments listed are the ones we carry for this machine. Which ones come out on your job, and whether any carry an extra charge, is confirmed in your quote so nothing is assumed.
What does a request actually do?
It sends Ben and Jess the details of your job. It doesn't reserve the machine — we review it, check the dates and come back to you to confirm.
Do you deliver the machine to site?
Transport to and from your site is arranged as part of the quote, and depends on where the job is.

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