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Digger & Dumper Hire in Kildare, Dublin, and LEINSTER
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Welcome to Diggers-and-Dumpers.ie by Talbot Plant Hire, your trusted partner for digger and dumper hire across Ireland.
As a fully licensed haulage contractor, we specialise in providing the essential equipment you need for site clearance and construction projects, big or small.
Operating from Kill, County Kildare, our family-run business is committed to delivering reliable and flexible digger and dumper hire services.
With our many years of experience in Kildare, Dublin, and across Ireland, we know exactly what your projects require and ensure you have the dependable equipment needed for any job, big or small.
Need to move your machinery or looking to hire quality diggers and dumpers? We’ve got you covered. Our focus is on supplying you with the best equipment to get the job done efficiently and effectively.
Alongside our digger and dumper hire, we supply top soil, sand, and aggregates. Whether you need a single ton bag or up to 20 ton loads, we’re here to support your project with the materials it needs to succeed.
STEP BY STEP: HOW OUR SERVICE WORKS
Choose Your Equipment: Select the perfect digger or dumper for your project from our extensive fleet.
Material Supply: Need top soil, sand, or aggregates? Order from us, available in quantities ranging from 1-ton bags to 20-ton loads.
Identify a Collection Point: Decide on a suitable spot for equipment and material collection. Unsure? We’re just a call away to help.
Estimate Time Requirements: Gauge the time needed to transport a full load of waste to your collection point. A full load equals about 3 builder’s skips, 240 wheelbarrows, or 20 1-ton dumper loads.
Plan for Material Storage: If you’re ordering stone, sand, etc., think ahead about where you’ll store these materials. We can directly place them where needed, but ensure waste collection areas are clear if happening simultaneously.
MEET THE FLEET
FAQ’s – Frequently Asked Questions
Mini diggers are fairly easy to drive once you learn the controls and get used to the machine’s movements.If you were Hiring the digger for a day’s work we would suggest hiring it for 2 days as it may take you the best part the first day to master the controls.
8 to 10 feet.
Yes a mini digger is more than capable of digging up certain types of concrete like a driveway but you will likely have to use a breaker attachment to break the concrete first.
A Micro Digger is the smallest digger with a width of 700mm. It is small enough to get through front doors of houses and narrow gates, ideal for areas with restricted access.
As a general rule of thumb, a mini excavator can typically dig between 6 to 9 cubic meters of soil per hour, which translates to about 48 to 72 cubic meters of soil per eight-hour day. This is a rough estimate and actual productivity may vary depending on the specific conditions of each job site.
Both micro and mini diggers are variations of the same machine. The key difference comes down to size. For example, a micro digger will measure 1 ton and under while mini diggers tend to range from 1.5t to 3t
A small digger can help you dig out your garden much faster than doing it by hand. The size of a small digger means it can easily navigate around tight gardens. If you have a hard-to-reach garden, a micro excavator could be even more suitable, as it fits through most doors.
A micro digger is around €100 per day or €260 per week, plus delivery & collection charge.
Yes we offer both services to our customers, our machines can be hired self drive or with highly experienced operators to help you with your projects.
A .5 ton micro track dumper can hold 500kgs of soil or the equivalent of 3.5 wheelbarrows of soil.
A micro track dumper is 660mm wide which makes it ideal to fit through narrow openings.
A typical 1 ton high tip dumper can hold 1 ton of material and is approx 1115mm wide.
Yes all machines hired are sent out full of fuel and should be returned full of fuel. Machines sent back without fuel will be charged at €1.50 per litre.
What our customers say
“Easy to deal with Plant Hire company offering good equipment at good rates.”
Stephen Evans
“Very professional to deal with. Excellent service, great prices and very friendly staff. I would highly recommend Talbot Building.”
Jackie Farrell
“We have used Talbot for grab trucks for the past year and have found the service to be as good as it gets. Have no hesitance in recommending this company.”
Paul McFadden
“I highly recommend Wayne for all the grab hire services. Quick service always returns the calls. We are a construction company use these services on monthly basis.”
Adrian from Stone Builders