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Level a gravel driveway in Boise

Level the gravel with a tractor or a skid steer, then pack it with a plate compactor. Gravel is not in this rental total.

Rental cost

$265 to $686 a day

Across 19 published day rates.

$1,100 to $2,530 a week

Across 15 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

The low end adds the cheapest published rate for each machine. The high end adds the highest. Those rates may be at different rental shops. Where the list says to rent one, the low end uses the cheaper option and the high end uses the more expensive option.

These totals are estimates from published rental rates. They leave out delivery, fuel, damage waivers, and tax unless the rental shop printed those charges in the price.

Price checked Oct 28, 2026

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Tractor rates published by rental shops in the Treasure Valley.

How long to rent

Planning guidance. A short driveway can fit in a day. A long driveway takes longer.

If the gravel has to be hauled in, rent a dump trailer too. That rental is not in this total. Haul dirt or gravel

What to rent

Rental shops that list these machines.

Rent one of these.

Tractor

It pulls a box blade or box scraper to level the gravel.

These prices are for the tractor. A box blade or box scraper is a separate attachment and is not in this total. Ask which tractor the price is for.

Published ratesRental shops

$300 to $304 a day. Across 2 published day rates.

$1,050 to $1,061 a week. Across 2 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

Lowest published day rate

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Highest published day rate

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Skid steer

It spreads and levels gravel with a bucket.

Ask about width if it must pass a gate, and tires or tracks. The size guide lists typical classes.

Published ratesRental shopsSize guide

$215 to $475 a day. Across 13 published day rates.

$750 to $1,899 a week. Across 11 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

Lowest published day rate

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Plate compactor

It packs the gravel so the surface does not sink.

Ask for a plate compactor. Walk it over the gravel more than once. Ask the rental shop how much gravel depth that plate is meant to pack.

Published ratesRental shops

$50 to $211 a day. Across 4 published day rates.

$350 to $631 a week. Across 2 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

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Highest published day rate

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