Here in Wisconsin a good sized backhoe is $95 per hour, A bulldozer is $65-95 an hour depending on size, a dump truck is $65 per hour.

I paid well over $1000 per day for my pond work, and it was a cash deal. There were 2 men working on it. Get a set price if you can. Excavators are number 1 on charging more than estimated. $1000 a day seems fine but if it takes a few extra days it gets expensive fast.