Mobile boring is an increasingly popular service in Poland and Europe. Many people think that buying a mini excavator is a safe way to own a business: affordable price, constant demand and easy transportation between jobs.
But is it really the best choice? Let’s compare it with a mobile boring and surfacing machine and see which option generates profits faster and more steadily.
🚜 Mini excavator – Advantages and disadvantages
✅ Advantages:
- Constant demand – construction, technical networks, horticulture – work is everywhere.
- Mobility – you can transport it by trailer or truck.
- The available entry price – PLN 90,000-130,000 – allows you to take off.
❌ Disadvantages:
- Short orders – 1-2 days on site, constantly need to find new customers and move equipment.
- Time-consuming logistics – you are constantly on the phone or on the road.
- High fixed costs – fuel, repairs, advertising, parking, taxes, insurance, possibly employees.
- Expensive operation – small parts are difficult to weld, and new parts often surprise in price.
- Physical strain – you either sit at the helm all day yourself, or pay an operator who doesn’t always take care of the equipment.
- Low margins – after deducting costs there is often £2,000-3,000 left per month if all goes well.
🛠️ Mobile boring and surfacing (Borweld Smart 40-1.0)
✅ Advantages:
- Lower cost of entry – a full professional kit for about PLN 35,000.
- Minimal operating costs – on average about PLN 100 per axle (wire, gas, blades included).
- Quick return on investment – equipment can pay for itself in 2-3 months of operation.
- No paperwork – you do not need registration, OC, road permits.
- Compactness – everything fits into a passenger car or small bus.
- Little competition – many specialists have a calendar full for weeks – clients are waiting.
- Scalability – you can easily add another machine or people and enter new regions.
❌ Disadvantages:
- Requires skill – precision, patience and basic knowledge of welding and mechanics needed.
- Marketing needed – social media, ads, online visibility attracts customers – you need to be proactive.
- Weather matters – is it raining? You need a tent or access to a workshop.
- Educate the customer – it often needs to be explained that reconditioning a hole is better (and cheaper) than replacing the whole part.
- Depreciation? It’s hard to measure – equipment wears out slowly, and parts are cheap and easy to replace.
📊 Quick comparison
| Parameter | Mini excavator | Borweld Smart 40-1.0 (mobile boring) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial cost | PLN 90,000-130,000 | PLN 35,000 |
| Monthly costs | PLN 4,000-8,000 | approx. PLN 800-1,200 |
| Consumables | 20-40 zloty/hour (fuel, consumption) | approx. PLN 100 per axle (all included) |
| Return on investment | 12-18 months | 2-3 months |
| Transportation and taxes | Lavatory, registration, third party liability | No formalities |
| Storage | Requires yard or rental | Fits in the car |
| Operator | Necessary | You can act alone |
| Repairs | Frequent and expensive | Rare, cheap and simple |
| Demand | High but competitive | High, low competition |
| Scaling | Limited by fleet and people | Easy entry into new regions and teams |
💡 S ummary
If you want:
- Invest less to get started,
- spend less per month,
- avoid heavy logistics,
- and at the same time build a profitable business – this mobile boring is a clear winner.
Yes, you have to learn and take care of marketing. But with minimal costs, little competition and great flexibility – this is one of the most sensible tools to start or develop a technical service in 2025.
