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HHawkinsHollow reacted to americium100's post in the thread Talk me into a $10k 2 ton vs A $5000 1 ton Chinese Mini! with
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I bought a 2 ton with a kubota diesel. I would like a 4 or 5 ton much better. With my budget I would have had to get a bigger unit... -
HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Talk me into a $10k 2 ton vs A $5000 1 ton Chinese Mini!.My main priority will not be tree removal, mostly small digging projects. And I really don't have the time, but I don't have the money...
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HHawkinsHollow reacted to redman135's post in the thread Talk me into a $10k 2 ton vs A $5000 1 ton Chinese Mini! with Good Post.
Go for the 2 ton. FAR more caplable. Even then you will toss yourself around in the 2 ton. A 1 ton is just a powered shovel, and limited...
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HHawkinsHollow reacted to paulsharvey's post in the thread Talk me into a $10k 2 ton vs A $5000 1 ton Chinese Mini! with Good Post.
Ok, so i get the attraction to the price of the 1t/1.4t machines; but for arguments sake, have you Ever seen a contractor, even a small...
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work?.Got it!!! That makes more sense. Thank you for clarification!
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work?.Still not clear. So you are paying yourself $18.75 (25% of $75) or are you paying yourself more and the $18.75 is leftover profit for...
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Stuck, really stuck.WOAH!! Yeah, that is a doozy!!! Excellent job!!
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HHawkinsHollow reacted to paulsharvey's post in the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work? with Good Post.
So, the way I've had it explained, its better to pay yourself, say $25/hr and make $25/profit; then $50 pay, as if you ever sell the...
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work?.That makes more sense. So out of that $75 he has already paid himself and the 25% profit goes in the bank.
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work?.Wait so you are telling me that when you are doing tractor work at $75 you only make 25% of that as profit? So you are paying yourself...
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HHawkinsHollow reacted to ssgp2's post in the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work? with Good Post.
Around the DFW area, anywhere between $60 to $100/hr. depending on tractor size and the specific job. But $75 is where I'm at. That's...
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Winter preparation..I removed my wood stove last summer due to our reno/addition and never got it put back in by the time winter rolled around. OUCH!! The...
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work?.Just out of curiosity what is your going rate?
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HHawkinsHollow reacted to ssgp2's post in the thread Do you charge your friends for tractor work? with Good Post.
Your friend got a DEAL considering the situation. I use my tractor as a side job, and my regular customers pay my going rate. Friends, I...
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HHawkinsHollow replied to the thread Stuck, really stuck.Have we even seen pics of the OP's predicament? How do we even know he is stuck without pictures? I low-key enjoy seeing pics of...