Applications
- Moving soil, mulch, sand; and loading trailers and trucks
- Trenching, footings, excavation
- Augering for post holes, planting trees, foundation pier holes
- Trenching
- Tight access applications
Product Information - Kubota U48-4
The extremely versatile and easy to use Kubota U48-4 excavator. This powerful machine is ideal for small and medium projects including drainage, trenches, building footings and pool excavations. Dozer blade is useful for backfilling trenches. It has an economical, low noise diesel engine, and is compact and manoeuvrable for limited access applications. The machine must be transported on a special purpose plant trailer. No license is required to operate the machine.
Included in the hire package:
- Ripper
- 330, 457, and 1200mm buckets (included in hire package)
Optional attachments:
- Post-hole borer (with a range of auger sizes), plus auger extension
- Rock breaker
Mandatory Safety Equipment
Please note, make and model of machine supplied may be different to the specifications below. If you require exact figures, please call our office.
Download and print a pdf copy of the Kubota U48-4 specifications.
| Specification | Value |
| Power | Diesel 31.2Kw |
| Drive | Tracks |
| Weight | 4850Kg |
| Max Speed | 4.9km/hr |
| Overall width | 1960mm |
| Dump height | 3770mm |
Please read our General Safety Information Guide before operating this equipment.
Please read our full Hire Contract Conditions here before hiring from Mega Hire.
In addition, please note the following specific conditions:
- Certification is not required to operate this machine, however you must feel competent to do so
- Employers hiring for their employees have a 'Duty of Care' responsibility under the Act
- Mega Hire will provide instruction, however it is the customer's responsibility to operate this machine safely
- This equipment can only be used on flat solid ground according to manufacturer's guidelines
- Operators Manual to be read prior to operating this machine (available from the product page on megahire.com.au)
CAUTION: Check for underground hazards. Dial before you dig - ph 1100, or visit www.1100.com.au
Multiple orders can usually be combined into one delivery (depending on size and number of equipment).
Mega Hire deliver to the greater Brisbane area (click on the map below for an ineractive google map). We typically deliver in the morning of each day (excluding Sundays). We will contact you to inform you of a time window for delivery.
Delivery and pickup sites must have a safe area to unload, demonstrate the equipment and complete the paperwork.
More information on our delivery and collection service is available here.
