Dubbo, NSW

Service trenches in Keswick, unsealed roads out around Eumungerie and a village street to seal in Wongarbon sum up the range of work around the district, and the ground changes from red earth to alluvial flats along the way. Quotor is where to search for dozers, dumpers, excavators, graders, loaders, rollers and scrapers, the machines behind equipment hire Dubbo.

Pick through the listings below for the jobs on your list, from a backyard clean-out to a long run of rural road, and put a couple of enquiries in early. Allow for the extra travel to a remote site when you ask about delivery, since a missed float can cost a whole day and leave the crew standing around. Alluvial flats can turn greasy after rain, so leave a few spare days in the program.