Discuss your requirements with us
Tell us about access, terrain, digging, lifting, landscaping and the result you want.
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Visit GardenTec
Get behind the controls. Test drive before you buy.
Try the machines for yourself, compare controls and attachments, and talk through the work you need to get done with the GardenTec team.
Try before you decide
Get down and dirty behind the controls.
Mini diggers are working machines, not ornaments. Come and feel how they respond, put a bucket into real ground and find out which attachments make your jobs easier.
1 hourDedicated visit4 modelsPlanned range1-to-1Guidance throughoutOutdoorsReal conditions
Machines in use
See the controls, machines and attachments up close.
Try. Compare. Ask.
A practical visit shaped around your work.
We start with what you are trying to achieve, then use the hour to make the specifications and controls meaningful.
See the specifications and capabilities
Walk around the machines and relate the published figures to the work in front of you.
Get comfortable at the controls
A GardenTec team member introduces the controls and stays alongside while you operate.
Try different combinations
Explore the machines and relevant attachments that could form the most useful package.
Machines to explore
Find the machine that suits you.
We will confirm which machines are available for your visit. Product details remain linked to the current GardenTec catalogue.
GT850 Pilot Control
Pilot joystick controls and a compact footprint for precise work and operator comfort.
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GT850 Manual
A dual-pump manual-control mini excavator for more responsive multi-tasking and attachment use.
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GT630
The 630 kg micro excavator is a compact option for access through standard doorways.
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GT620M
Compact mini excavator designed to fit through narrow garden gates and doorways
View model detailsStart with the work
Then choose what to try.
Tell us what the machine needs to do. We can prepare a useful combination of machine and attachments for the conversation.
DiggingPost holesGround preparationMaterial handlingLandscaping
Come prepared
Real ground. Real weather. Practical clothing.
The test drive is outdoors and involves working soil. Wear sturdy footwear and clothes that suit the forecast—and that you do not mind getting muddy.
Book a test drive
Choose a one-hour slot.
Browse the live times made available by GardenTec. Selecting a slot requests that time; we will reconfirm the visit and contact you with the details.
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A chosen time is a request. We confirm every visit directly.
Book a demonstration session
Tell us what you are planning.
Tell us about the ground, access, jobs, machines or attachments you would like to try. We use your details only to manage this request.
Approximate test-drive areaOur location
We are just outside Bedford town.
We will send you the exact address, arrival instructions, GPS coordinates and a what3words location to guide you to the right point.
WhatsApp: +44 7543 415737contact@gardentec.uk