Excavator suppliers define a minimum period of hire for their excavators. For mini excavators, the most common minimum period of hire for wet hire is 4 hours and 1 day for dry hire.
Mini excavator (1T to 4T) u2013 4 hours to 1 days
Medium excavator (5T to 12T) u2013 1-3 days
Large excavator (12T or over) u2013 3-5 days