How much does it cost to rent a mini excavator?

[IamBruce_Driver]

While the excavator is clearly better for heavy digging, when is a backhoe's versatility and lower rental cost a smarter choice for a contractor?

 

[Buildscope]

A backhoe makes more sense when you need one machine to do a bit of everything. It can dig, load, and move around the site without much setup. And if the job isn’t deep digging all day, the lower rental cost can save you money.

I’d pick it for smaller sites, light trenching, or work where switching between tasks matters more than raw power.