civil dry hire built for projects that cannot stop

earth gear is a family-run civil dry hire business supporting contractors, project managers, and infrastructure teams across South East Queensland and Northern NSW. We supply late-model, low-hour machinery and attachments backed by fast response times, practical service, and a team that understands how costly downtime can be on active civil sites.

Whether you need one machine for a short program or a fleet solution across multiple stages, earth gear is set up to support civil earthworks, transport and logistics, subdivision works, road construction, drainage, utilities, and infrastructure delivery. Our focus is simple: reliable gear, easy hire, and support that helps your project stay on track.

don’t settle for less than earth gear.

50+

years of experience

1yr

Average age of machines

4hr

BREAKDOWN PROMISE*

1hr

Delivery promise#

* Its fixed in 4 hours or the days hire is free. # If its not delivered within an hour of the promised time, the delivery is free.

Trusted by Civil Construction Teams

Modern gear. Responsive service. A team that helps keep jobs moving.

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4.9
Based on 17 reviews
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Thomas Rushton
2 years ago
Fast and efficient service with quality gear at great rates
Jez Clarke profile picture
Jez Clarke
2 years ago
Great service, good quality equipment, very helpful team and nothing is a problem. Highly recommend.
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Sam Fitzpatrick
2 years ago
Earth Gear have great modern gear and their service is impeccable. Highly recommend.
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Jeremy Sharrock
2 years ago
Unreal service and no issue to get anything sorted promptly. Shane is a great liaison and never an issue making sure the job keeps moving! Would recommend Earthgear for any small
Or major projects.
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Randall Archer
2 years ago
Top quality equipment and very responsive service
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Mathew Fiedler
3 years ago
Highly recommended earthgear! Lloyd helped me immensely to get me started off! Wouldn't go anywhere else! Lloyd goes above and beyond with his friendly service! Will only ever do business with earthgear! Can't speak highly enough of these guys!
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Benjamin Jarrett
3 years ago
Awesome people to deal with, well priced and nothing is a hassle .👍
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Soko Mukanya
3 years ago
Very professional, agile and experienced in large scale earthmoving and farm road construction. A pleasure to work with.
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Fran McLaughlin
3 years ago
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Mark Windeyer
3 years ago
We regularly use Earthgear equipment for our civil and driveway projects and find them very competitive with their rates and are very reliable and easy to deal with.
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Adam Colrain
3 years ago
Earthgear provide excellent customer service and provide high quality machines and attachments.
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Thomas Donaghey
3 years ago
We have been using Earthgear for all of our hire needs for a few years now.
Anything we need is always one call away! Great service

A complete civil dry hire fleet

From excavation and bulk earthworks to compaction, haulage, dust suppression, and specialised attachment work, earth gear supplies the machines and tools civil sites rely on every day.

newest hire fleet in the country.

Whether you’re a large civil or earthmoving company or an individual contractor, our team of experts is here to help you succeed. From excavation to heavy equipment rental, we've got everything you need to get the job done right.

Don’t settle for less, choose earth gear civil dry hire, the Earthmoving gear experts!

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Minimum hire period is 3 days.

Thanks for getting in touch with earth gear.
 
We’ve received your enquiry and noticed that your request is for a hire period of less than three days. As a civil dry hire specialist, earth gear offers hire solutions for projects requiring a minimum hire term of 3+ days.
 
If your project timeline changes or you need equipment for a longer period, we’d love to help. Please feel free to submit a new enquiry or contact our team directly to discuss your requirements.
 
Thanks again for considering earth gear.