Blown-in Insulation Machine Rental: Is This A Scam?

Designed for fast placement of insulation from attics, sidewalls and crawl spaces. The double chain, heavy duty drive allows users to place wet or dry insulation quickly and efficiently. I want to blow in new insulation but i can’t find rentals to get the old stuff out so i can air seal. Trying to save $3k and diy this but maybe i can’t? Shop vac would never work.

You can buy the insulation at home depot and get a free machine rental. It looks like the cost for 2,200 sq ft at r19 is $1,200. Some of these contractor prices look insane. It will be cheaper to. No, it needs the machine to 'expand' the material. You can also rent the machines from local rental shops, you don't have to use lowe's machine. Locally we pay $50 a day for a machine.