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What It Really Costs to Run

Fuel is the cost everyone counts. Depreciation is the one that decides whether the machine was worth owning. This calculator counts both — and shows you every assumption it makes.

Running Cost Calculator

True cost per engine hour — including the depreciation most people forget to count. Every assumption below is editable; defaults are our published methodology.

Prefill machine value from a live guide

18 listings · verified 5 July 2026

Machine value (AUD)Hours you’ll run per year

350 hrs/yr

Diesel price ($/L)

Assumptions (editable)

Fuel burn (L/hr)Servicing floor ($/yr)Servicing wear ($/hr)Track set cost ($)Track life (hrs)Insurance + rego ($/yr)Depreciation (share/yr)

Fuel$4.62/hr

Servicing & consumables$2.57/hr

Tracks (amortised)$0.51/hr

Insurance & rego$2.29/hr

Depreciation$39.11/hr

True cost$49.10/hr

Defaults are our published methodology for compact excavators — conservative, round figures you can overwrite in the tool. Machine values prefill from live market guides. Estimates only, not financial advice.

Running Cost Calculator

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