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Yanmar VIO80-1 Excavator Price Guide
The Yanmar VIO80-1 at a glance — full manufacturer specs, buying guidance, what it's used for and what drives its resale value. Verified used-price ranges publish here as our data clears the sample-size gate.
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The ViO80-1 sits at the top of Yanmar's zero-tail-swing range in Australia — an eight-tonne-class machine bought largely by civil contractors, plumbing and pipeline crews, and owner-operators who need genuine dig performance on tight urban sites where a conventional excavator can't slew. Used examples here are almost always cab machines on rubber tracks, and most carry a hydraulic quick hitch with a set of buckets; ex-hire and civil-spec units with auger or breaker piping are common. Supply is thin and concentrated on the eastern seaboard, skewing to late-model, lower-hour examples, so values hold firmer than in the smaller Yanmar classes. Asking prices swing noticeably with included attachments and hitch type, so compare like for like, and favour machines with documented servicing given the emissions-equipped engine.
What a Yanmar VIO80-1 is used for
The Yanmar ViO80-1 is an eight-tonne-class true-zero-tail-swing excavator that pairs mid-size dig capacity with the ability to slew hard against structures.
- Site cuts and bulk earthworks
- Drainage and trunk service trenching
- Working tight to boundaries and buildings, where zero tail swing counts
- Road and civil construction
- General mid-size hire-fleet earthmoving
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.
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