Heavy Iron · Tractors & Attachments

Equipment that
earns its keep.

Tractors, compact track loaders, mini excavators — and the buckets, breakers, augers, grapples, and sweepers that bolt to the front. Real iron, real Sierra jobsites, KERR-Verified.

CAT 299D
XHP Compact Track Loader
JD 35G
Mini Excavator
5,820 ft
Truckee Base Elevation
The Fleet

Two machines. One operator.

The heavy iron on the E Kerr LLC roster. Both available for machine-only rental in the Truckee · Tahoe · Reno corridor — operator services quoted separately if requested.

CAT · Compact Track Loader

CAT 299D XHP

High-flow XHP hydraulics, 110 HP, vertical lift. The fleet workhorse — runs everything from a GP bucket to a hydraulic breaker to a high-flow brush cutter without breaking a sweat.

110 HPEngine
$65/hrMachine Only
XHPHigh Flow
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John Deere · Mini Excavator

John Deere 35G

3.7-ton mini-ex. Zero-tail-swing, reduced-radius cab, blade-grade work. The first machine on every utility dig, septic install, French drain, and tight-yard footing job.

3.7 tonOperating Weight
$40/hrMachine Only
ZTSZero-Tail-Swing
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Alternate Views · Spec Callouts
Attachment Library · Available for Rent

The front-end tool kit.

Four attachments are available with the CAT 299D XHP rental — three winter-grade snow tools and one year-round dirt tool. All fit the CAT high-flow quick-attach and live on the truck through every Sierra storm cycle.

Winter · Snow Pusher · Skid Pro

Pusher Plow Combo · HSBP 124″

Skid Pro Hydraulic Snow Blade Pusher Combo on the CAT 299D XHP. 124″ wide, hydraulic-angle blade with side wings forming a containment box. Primary winter attachment for Palisades-corridor snow contracts.

Specs on Skid Pro →
Winter · Sweeper Box

Sweeper Box

Hydraulic enclosed sweeper box on the CAT 299. Sweep-and-collect for snow residue, post-storm cleanup, parking-lot detail work where a plow leaves debris and slush behind.

Available with CAT 299 rental
Year-Round · Sweeper · Skid Pro

Angle Broom

Skid Pro Skid Steer Angle Broom on the CAT 299. Sweeps powerfully in both directions, rotates left or right for windrowing. Driveway sweeps, post-pour concrete cleanup, parking-lot prep, winter ice and sand recovery.

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Year-Round · Earth Auger

Auger

Helical earth auger for fence posts, deck footings, signposts, deck-pier installs. 9″, 12″, 18″ bit interchange. The only non-snow attachment on the roster — works year-round.

Available with CAT 299 rental
How the attachment rentals work All four attachments are available with the CAT 299D XHP rental — they don't rent stand-alone. Pricing is the CAT 299 hourly + a flat-rate attachment add-on (varies by job). Snow attachments are seasonal (Nov–Apr). Auger runs year-round. Pusher plow and angle broom are Skid Pro Attachments — click any card for manufacturer specs. Hourly + day + project rates on the rate sheet.
On the Operator Side

GPS technician. Grade setter.

On Ruppert Inc callouts, Errol runs Trimble TSC7 field-controller + Trimble Earthworks machine control — loading 3D site models, programming machines, dialing slopes, running RTK GPS rover for survey + as-built. The hardware belongs to Ruppert; the operator skill comes with the call.

Errol Kerr running Trimble TSC7 field controller with cut/fill heatmap on a Sierra excavation jobsite
  • Trimble TSC7 ruggedized field controller — 3D model loading + machine programming
  • Grade setting, layout, slope verification on site — cut/fill heatmap live
  • RTK GPS rover operation — 2cm accuracy for survey + as-built
  • Hired through Ruppert Inc — not an E Kerr LLC service
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Need the Iron on a Job?

E Kerr LLC equipment rentals — machine-only.

The CAT 299D XHP and the JD 35G are both available for machine-only rental in the Truckee · Tahoe · Reno corridor. Day rates, project rates, custom attachments. Operator services with Errol on board quoted separately. Direct from the owner — no broker, no markup.

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