Water cart hire in Brisbane and Ipswich, operator included
Water cart hire across Brisbane and Ipswich, with an experienced operator on every job. It's wet hire only, with a guide rate of $115 an hour and a 2 hour minimum.
The cart fills at council standpipes and carries all the fittings it needs, so you don't have to find water on site.
Need a cart this week? Call 1300 601 192 with the site and start time.
What you can book the water cart for
Water cart hire rates (guide)
| Item | Detail |
| Hire type | Wet hire only. The cart comes with an operator |
| Rate | $115 an hour |
| Minimum hire | 2 hours |
| Tank | 4,000 litres |
| Water | Filled at council standpipes |
| Fittings | All required fittings carried on the cart |
| Travel, up to 20 km from our yard | No travel charge |
| Travel, 21 to 40 km | 1 hour travel added |
| Travel, 40 to 60 km | 1.5 hours travel added |
| Travel, over 60 km | Price on request |
These rates are a guide. Your price is confirmed when you book. As an example, a 2 hour job inside 20 km would be about $230, and the same job 30 km away about $345.
Water truck hire: wet hire vs dry hire
Wet hire means the cart comes with someone to drive and run it. Dry hire means you get the truck or trailer and run it yourself. We only do wet hire, so you don't need to find an operator.
Want a trailer cart you can tow and run yourself? National hire companies like Kennards and Coates do dry hire trailer carts, and that's the better choice if you have your own tow vehicle and operator.
What to have ready when you call
A few details up front means one quick call and no back and forth. Have these ready when you ring 1300 601 192:
- The site address and which gate to use
- The start date and time
- How many hours you need
- What the water is for: dust, compaction or landscaping
- Any site induction we need to do
That’s all we need to give you a price and book the cart in, travel included. Can’t talk on site? Send the site details or email sales@twhservices.com.au and we’ll call you back.
Booking a water cart in four steps
Booking a water cart takes one phone call. Here’s what happens from there:
- Call 1300 601 192 with the site, start time and hours. Our team takes the details.
- We call you back to confirm the day and the price, including any travel.
- The operator arrives with the cart and gets to work.
- You pay for the hours worked, with a 2 hour minimum.
Got more work coming up? Tell us when you call and we can book the next day at the same time.
Why book your water cart with TW Horticultural Services
Why site supervisors book our water cart
- Experienced operators on every job. The cart never turns up without someone who knows how to run it.
- Registered company trading since December 2020 (ABN 71 646 677 830).
- The same crew looks after commercial golf course grounds, where the turf and gardens are the product.
- The cart fills at council standpipes and carries all the fittings it needs, so it arrives ready to work.
- A 2 hour minimum, so a short job isn’t charged as a full day.
- No travel charge within 20 km of our yard.
More about TW Horticultural Services and our commercial grounds maintenance work.
If a job isn’t the right fit for us, we’ll say so up front and point you to someone who can do it.
Water cart hire questions we get asked
As a guide, our water cart is $115 an hour with a 2 hour minimum, and the operator is included. Your price is confirmed when you book. There's no travel charge within 20 km of our yard. From 21 to 40 km we add 1 hour of travel, and from 40 to 60 km we add 1.5 hours.
By the hour, with a 2 hour minimum. A short job isn't charged as a full day.
No. The cart fills at council standpipes and carries all the fittings it needs.
No, wet hire only. An operator comes with the cart. For a trailer cart you tow and run yourself, try a national hire company like Kennards or Coates.
Up to 60 km from our yard at the travel rates on this page. Further than that, call 1300 601 192 and we'll price it.
No. Bulk water delivery means we bring water, fill your tank or pool, then leave. Water cart hire means a water cart and operator work on a site for hours, spraying for dust suppression or compaction. We do both, and this page covers both.
A 40,000 litre pool takes about ten loads at 4,000 litres a load. If you don't know the volume, multiply the length, width and average depth in metres, then times by 1,000. An 8 by 4 metre pool that averages 1.4 metres deep holds about 44,800 litres, or 12 loads. Send us the measurements and we'll check the maths.
Water cart hire across Brisbane and Ipswich
We hire out our water cart across Brisbane and Ipswich, with travel charged by distance from our yard. Suburbs we cover include:
Minden, Fernvale, Lowood, Marburg, Plainland, Laidley, Gatton, Rosewood, Karalee, Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Springfield, Ripley, Redbank Plains and Forest Lake.
Elsewhere in Brisbane? Call and ask. On acreage, we also do slashing services and garden and grounds maintenance. For gardens, see our horticulture services.
Book a water cart
Call 1300 601 192, Monday to Friday, 6am to 5pm. Can't talk on site? Send the site details or email sales@twhservices.com.au and we'll call you back.