Excavator · price guide 2026
Hitachi ZX17U-5 Price — What It's Really Worth
A used Hitachi ZX17U-5 is currently listed in Australia at $27,900–$29,500 — typical asking $28,950, from 5 listings. Sold-price ranges publish here the moment enough verified sales clear our data gate — until then, this is the live asking market, labelled plainly.
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The ZX17U-5 sits at the compact end of Hitachi's mini-excavator range, bought mainly by owner-operators, landscapers and plumbers who need a machine that fits through a house gate and travels on a light trailer. Australian-delivered units are canopy machines with a retractable undercarriage and rubber tracks, usually offered with a set of general-purpose buckets and sometimes a hydraulic hitch or ripper. The used pool is thin — only a handful of examples tend to be on the market at once, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria — and most are late-model builds, which keeps asking prices in a fairly narrow band. Weigh hours and attachment inclusions over age, inspect track and pin wear closely, and expect limited room to negotiate while tidy low-houred examples remain scarce.
Price by Year & Hours
Advertised asking ranges from public Australian listings, verified 5 July 2026. Negotiated sale prices typically land below these figures.
| Model year | Hours | Low | Typical | High | Spread | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2021 | 0-1,499 hrs | $26,700 | $27,900 | $30,400 | 3 | |
| All years | All hours | $27,900 | $28,950 | $29,500 | 5 |
What Moves the Price
Hitch + bucket set
A hydraulic hitch with a proper bucket set is the single biggest add. Machines sold bare consistently land at the low end of the range.
Low hours for age
Well under average annual hours reads as a weekend machine. Buyers pay a visible premium over the same year at contractor hours.
Auction vs dealer
Auction is the floor of the market. Dealer and private sales recover most of the gap — at the cost of time and effort.
Tracks & condition
Worn rubber tracks and tired pins get quoted straight off the asking price — buyers price the fix before they price the machine.
Need it for one job, not the yard?
Dry-hire day rates for a Mini Excavator 1.7t are published city by city — every rate with its source count.
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How we price. Current ranges on this page are compiled from genuine on-model asking listings on public Australian marketplaces — attachments and wrong-model results are filtered out by hand. Sold-price ranges are published per model as verified sales clear our data-density gate. Prices are estimates, not valuations or financial advice. Full methodology →