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Rental Fox

Level or grade a yard

Grade with a skid steer or a tractor, and haul soil or gravel in a dump trailer.

Rental cost

$280 to $700 a day

Across 79 published day rates. Includes a price published as from or starting at.

$1,050 to $2,499 a week

Across 55 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.

Rental only, before tax, delivery, fuel, and materials.

Some printed prices already include tax, fees, or delivery. Those amounts stay in the range as the rental shop printed them.

Price checked Oct 26, 2026

How long to rent

Planning guidance. A small area can fit in a day. A whole yard, or soil that has to leave the property, takes longer.

What to rent

Rent one of these.

Skid steer

It moves and grades soil and gravel, and it loads a trailer.

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

Published ratesRental shopsSize guide

$215 to $475 a day. Across 32 published day rates.

$750 to $1,899 a week. Across 25 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

Price checked Oct 26, 2026

Tractor

It grades with a blade. It is a slow way to load a trailer.

Ask if a blade is included. Some shops price the blade on its own, and that charge is not in this range.

Published ratesRental shops

$300 to $320 a day. Across 10 published day rates.

$1,050 to $1,061 a week. Across 8 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

Price checked Oct 26, 2026

Cheapest published day rate

These rental shops tie for the lowest published day rate.

Dump trailer

It hauls soil or gravel. Skip it if nothing has to leave or arrive by trailer. The range on this page includes the trailer.

Some starting prices cover more than dump trailers. Ask which trailer the price is for, the weight rating, and the hitch. Your vehicle has to be rated for the loaded trailer.

Published ratesRental shopsSize guide

$65 to $225 a day. Across 37 published day rates. Includes a price published as from or starting at.

$300 to $600 a week. Across 22 published week rates. Rows that print a week rate are counted.

Price checked Oct 26, 2026

Cheapest published day rate

Estimate one machine

The job cost estimate prices one machine at a time and stays in your browser. It starts at 7 days. Change the days to match your plan.

The estimator lists every published rate for that equipment type. The dump trailer range on this page is a narrower set.