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Operated equipment rental · Florida
Rent an excavator with an operator.
An excavator shows up with a qualified operator, booked as one job. You tell them what needs doing, they quote their hourly rate and a minimum, and your payment sits protected until the work is finished. ReadyRig is launching across Florida. Get on the list and you'll be first to know.
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Payment held until it's done
What you can do with an excavator.
If a job involves moving dirt, an excavator is usually the machine for it. These are the jobs operators on ReadyRig take on.
Digging & trenchingFoundations, footers, utilities
DemolitionStructures, concrete, tear-outs
Land clearingBrush, stumps, grubbing
Grading & site prepPads, rough grade, backfill
Drainage & pondsSwales, retention, culverts
Loading & haulingSpoil, debris, material
Why book an excavator with the operator, not just the machine.
Rent an excavator bare and you're on the hook for hauling it, running it, and guessing at the right size. Book it with an operator on ReadyRig and a vetted pro turns up with the machine and does the work. One price covers the equipment and the labor, and you sign off on it before anyone starts.
It's the difference between a rental counter and a finished job. You describe the work. An operator quotes their rate and minimum, and your money stays protected until the job's done.
How renting an excavator with an operator works.
The whole job runs as one transaction, so nobody's wiring a deposit on a handshake.
Get a real price
They send an itemized offer: the excavator, labor at their hourly rate, and a minimum you agree to up front.
Accept & fund
Approve the offer and pay securely. Your funds are held, not released until the work is finished.
Work done, paid out
The operator does the job and marks it complete. Payment releases, with dispute protection behind both sides.
What does an excavator with an operator cost?
You'll see the price before you commit, because the operator quotes the job. For rough market context, operated excavator work tends to run about $95 to $150 an hour for a full-size machine and $80 to $110 for a mini, usually with a minimum around six hours. Bigger machines and specialized work run higher.
ReadyRig doesn't set or guarantee these rates. Each operator sets their own hourly rate and minimum, and you approve the number before any work begins.
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