Mini excavators & skid steers for Townsville, Cairns & Far North
The tropics: wet-season rain, red tableland soil, coastal clay and heat that changes how machines are run.
Townsville is dry tropical; Cairns and Innisfail are wet tropical; the Atherton Tableland behind them is cool and red-soiled. Three climates in a few hours' drive.
Ground
Hard grey clay and granite around Townsville, heavy coastal clay and cane soil around Cairns and Innisfail, deep red basalt soil on the Tableland.
Typical jobs
Drainage everywhere, cyclone recovery, cane and tropical-fruit farm work, Tableland dairy and avocado farms, and residential work in the northern beaches of both cities.
Machines that suit
The R22 PRO and R32 PRO with a cab for the heat, and an RS06 skid steer for farms. Keep radiators clean and use summer-grade hydraulic oil. Freight from the Gold Coast is two to three days.
Machines that suit Townsville, Cairns & Far North
RS06 Skid Steer
R22 PRO Excavator
