Cleaning Policy

At Ward’s Rental Center, we pride ourselves on customer service and the clarity of our policies. 

Below are examples of machines with varying scales of dirtiness. The sliding scale of dirtiness is a 10 point scale with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. Machines returned or picked up with a score of 3 or higher will result in a cleaning fee.

We do not look at cleaning fees as a punishment or a penalty, but rather as a required part of the rental process. We ask for your cooperation in this process either by cleaning the machine to the level that you received it, or by paying us to get the machine back to that level. Cleaning fees will be assessed by our management staff based on the amount of cleaning required as well as the level in which the machine was delivered. In order to achieve this, we require both the signer and the driver to asses the scale, give a designation, and sign a document during pickup/delivery. Upon pickup of the machine, our staff will determine the level of dirtiness again and assign the correct scale designation as well as any applicable cleaning fees. 

Please review the cleaning policy and related images below. 

No Cleaning Fee

Bobcat E35 mini excavator with a grimy cab and dirty tracks as returned
Bobcat E35 mini excavator with a muddy boom and dirty cab as returned
Bobcat E35 mini excavator operator station and muddy tracks before cleaning
Skid steer operator cab with dusty seat and controls as returned
Bobcat mini excavator with a muddy bucket and arm returned dirty
Skid steer cab and protective mesh dusty and dirty as returned

$25-$50 Cleaning Fee

Rear of a Bobcat E35 mini excavator with muddy tracks on a trailer as returned
Bobcat E35 mini excavator with a muddy boom and tracks on a trailer as returned
White Bobcat skid steer with a dirty cab and muddy tracks as returned
Excavator bucket full of dirt resting on a trailer bed before cleaning
Bobcat track loader with a muddy bucket and tracks on a trailer as returned
Bobcat track loader with muddy tracks and a grimy front bucket as returned
Bobcat E35 mini excavator with a muddy undercarriage and dirty cab as returned
Kubota SVL65 track loader with a dirt-filled bucket and muddy tracks on a trailer as returned

$50-$100 Cleaning Fee

Bobcat mini excavator with a muddy cab canopy and boom as returned
Bobcat E35 mini excavator with a mud-covered bucket and muddy tracks on a trailer as returned
Bobcat track loader with mud-splattered undercarriage and tracks as returned
Bobcat track loader cab interior with a dusty seat and dirt-covered floor as returned
Close-up of a Bobcat E35 mini excavator track caked in mud as returned
Close-up of a mud-caked equipment track and trailer fender as returned
Bobcat T590 track loader with mud-packed tracks at a job site as returned
Mini excavator tracks and undercarriage caked in mud as returned
Bobcat T590 track loader with mud-caked tracks at a construction site as returned
Bobcat loader cab interior with a dirty seat and muddy floor as returned