Break-even duration
Equipment rents on three rates — a day rate, a week rate and a 28-day rate — and the cheapest one changes as the job runs long. This finds the two days where it changes, on a real listing’s real published rates.
Prinoth GT3000 Crawler Carrier with Altec AH125 Bucket Lift Transmission Line Repair
See the listing →Brandon Bomberg · Manlifts - Boom - Articulating - Fuel
- Day
- $5,000
- Week
- $10,500
- 28 days
- $22,500
Daily stops winning on
day 3
3 days at the day rate would be $15,000. On the week rate it is $10,500.
Weekly stops winning on
day 15
15 days at the day rate would be $75,000. On the 28-day rate it is $22,500.
The working
Whole weeks bill at the week rate; the leftover days bill at the day rate but never add up to more than one extra week; and a whole 28-day cycle never costs more than the 28-day rate. That is the rule, applied one day at a time.
| Days | At the day rate | On the ladder | Difference | Rate in play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | — | day |
| 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 | — | day |
| 3 | $15,000 | $10,500 | you save $4,500 | week |
| 4 | $20,000 | $10,500 | you save $9,500 | week |
| 5 | $25,000 | $10,500 | you save $14,500 | week |
| 6 | $30,000 | $10,500 | you save $19,500 | week |
| 7 | $35,000 | $10,500 | you save $24,500 | week |
| 8 | $40,000 | $15,500 | you save $24,500 | week |
| 9 | $45,000 | $20,500 | you save $24,500 | week |
| 10 | $50,000 | $21,000 | you save $29,000 | week |
| 11 | $55,000 | $21,000 | you save $34,000 | week |
| 12 | $60,000 | $21,000 | you save $39,000 | week |
| 13 | $65,000 | $21,000 | you save $44,000 | week |
| 14 | $70,000 | $21,000 | you save $49,000 | week |
| 15 | $75,000 | $22,500 | you save $52,500 | 28-day |
| 16 | $80,000 | $22,500 | you save $57,500 | 28-day |
| 17 | $85,000 | $22,500 | you save $62,500 | 28-day |
| 18 | $90,000 | $22,500 | you save $67,500 | 28-day |
| 19 | $95,000 | $22,500 | you save $72,500 | 28-day |
| 20 | $100,000 | $22,500 | you save $77,500 | 28-day |
| 21 | $105,000 | $22,500 | you save $82,500 | 28-day |
| 22 | $110,000 | $22,500 | you save $87,500 | 28-day |
| 23 | $115,000 | $22,500 | you save $92,500 | 28-day |
| 24 | $120,000 | $22,500 | you save $97,500 | 28-day |
| 25 | $125,000 | $22,500 | you save $102,500 | 28-day |
| 26 | $130,000 | $22,500 | you save $107,500 | 28-day |
| 27 | $135,000 | $22,500 | you save $112,500 | 28-day |
| 28 | $140,000 | $22,500 | you save $117,500 | 28-day |
| 29 | $145,000 | $27,500 | you save $117,500 | day |
| 30 | $150,000 | $32,500 | you save $117,500 | day |
| 31 | $155,000 | $33,000 | you save $122,000 | week |
| 32 | $160,000 | $33,000 | you save $127,000 | week |
| 33 | $165,000 | $33,000 | you save $132,000 | week |
| 34 | $170,000 | $33,000 | you save $137,000 | week |
| 35 | $175,000 | $33,000 | you save $142,000 | week |
Rental rates only. Protection and the marketplace service fee are added on top — see the checkout figure below.
What checkout will quote you
- Rental · 15 days
- $22,500
- Rental protection (RPP)
- $3,375
- Service fee
- $2,250
- Estimated total
- $28,125
Pick a listing
The numbers come from one operator’s published rates, so the tool needs to know whose.
10,000 lb 55 ft Reach Telehandler with Outriggers2Quip Corp - DBA RME & 2QUIP.AI · RMERent · Louisburg, Kansas$685/day · $1,795/wk · $3,590/mo
10,000 lb 56' Reach Telehandler MC82Quip Corp - DBA RME & 2QUIP.AI · RMERent · Louisburg, Kansas$625/day · $1,575/wk · $3,275/mo
1000 Gallon Water TrailerSimon Equipment Rentals · Simon Equipment Rentals · Monrovia, California$124/day · $372/wk · $1,116/mo
1000 lb. Capacity Engine Support BarIan Gardner · Ian Gardner · Pikeville, North Carolina$35/day · $125/wk · $390/mo
1000lb transmission jackRon Myers · Ron Myers · Chattanooga, Tennessee$65/day · $225/wk · $350/mo
1000lb Wesco Battery Powered ForkliftDavid Nemec · David Nemec · tulsa, Oklahoma$130/day · $540/wk · $1,530/mo
100kw 150Amp 3ph 480vac Kohler Diesel GeneratorJames Moreda · James Moreda · sonora, California$1,560/day · $10,080/wk · $36,960/mo
100kW Diesel Generator MC82Quip Corp - DBA RME & 2QUIP.AI · RMERent · Louisburg, Kansas$191/day · $762/wk · $2,292/mo
100kw propane generator portablezach miller · zach miller · mount Juliet, Tennessee$590/day · $1,400/wk · $2,850/mo
100 lb. Vinyl RollerJason Morris · Jason Morris · Abilene, Texas$25/day · $122/wk · $450/mo
10" 15-Amp Ryobi Table SawMark Petrashishin · Mark Petrashishin · Clackamas, Oregon$90/day · $500/wk · $1,000/mo
10'×20' Canopy with detachable side wallsDwayne Costner · Dwayne Costner · Columbia, South Carolina$50/day · $200/wk · $400/mo
Where these numbers come from
The rates are the operator’s own, read live from their listing. The arithmetic is the same best-price billing engine that produces 2Quip invoices — not a second copy written for this page — run on the industry-standard terms: a 28-day cycle, whole weeks at the week rate, leftover days at the day rate capped at one more week.
An operator can agree different terms on an individual rental, and a long rental bills per 28-day cycle rather than in one lump. So treat this as what the rate card says, and the operator’s quote as what you are agreeing to.