Buying · 2 min
Getting a Mini Excavator Across Bass Strait: How Freight to Tasmania Works
Sea freight, ports, depots and timing for a Rippa machine bought from the mainland. What to expect from order to unloading in Devonport, Bur...
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Buying and digging in Tasmania
Written for Tasmania: the ground, the rules, the costs and the machines.
Care & safety · 2 min
Running a Mini Excavator Through a Tasmanian Winter
Frost, short days, wet clay and the occasional snow. Oil grades, batteries, warm-up, storage and the jobs that work between May and Septembe...
Ground conditions · 2 min
Dolerite, Sandstone and Granite: Tasmania's Three Rocks and How to Dig Them
Hobart's dolerite, the Midlands' sandstone and the East Coast's granite each behave differently under a bucket. Recognising them, choosing b...