110 tlb & 50d mini-x

[Timark80]

I don't know about this.

Around here all of the people who do backhoe work for hire have ~100 hp machines. I think the charge about $50/hr.

I know for sure the when my neighbor had his retaining wall fail, my 110 could not move the 16 cubic foot concrete blocks it was made of to re-stack them. The backhoe he hired moved them with no problem at all.

While I don't doubt that you could do a septic installation, or a culvert with a 110, your productivity is going to be a lot lower than a bigger machine.

Unless you specialize in limited access applications you are not going get many return calls, especially from house builders.

If you want to stick with JD, think about a 310.

I haven't looked into this a lot, but the most common machine for small, independent operators is Case in this area. The bigger excavating and paving companies have a lot of JD backhoes. Whenever I see 8-10 machines lined up for a job, it is a good bet the backhoes will be Deere. OTOH, one guy hauling his machine out to a site behind his dump truck is almost always going to have a Case.

Very good information!

 

[Timark80]

I think this bears repeating - you need to have a detailed idea of what it is you want to do - a business plan, maybe.

The 110 and the 50D are not big job machines; either of them. Small projects; like a leach field or septic install or landscaping work. Niche markets.

Even in Alaska - anyone you see with a 5-10yd dump truck and a 24K-30K trailer has a 16K backhoe or 20K track hoe. Whenever you see a 110 or a JD27zts-50D, it's the Utility company or gas company or local government crew working on buried power lines or gas lines that are close to buildings, structures, etc.

With the building and construction economy nationwide in a major slump - I don't look at small excavation and construction work as a big moneymaker right now.

AKfish

Well,actually my original business plan is to buy an asv pt 100 w/mulcher head at close to $95k,then I thought maybe a $40k 110 tlb would be a second choice even though it would make half the $ a ctl would.
In this part of FL mulching has alot of potential in my opinion,not working every day,but enough to pay for itself in a reasonable time.
Now with the low flow heads that allows even more options.

 

[CurlyDave]

Now if you could bid grass cutting , brush hog work,small cemetary digging or work with large landscapers in your area you might make a side buck$$$.

I have a hard time imagining my 110 being very good at grass cutting or brush hogging. If you could get a Bellhole bucket for a 110, you could probably do OK at a cemetary, and working with landscapers might work out.

The problem with landscapers is that they usually have their own equipment, and unless they absolutely have to call in a bigger machine they are going to do the job with what they have. If they need a bigger machine, why not get a really big machine and do the job fast?

 

[farmboy12]

[/QUOTE]why not get a really big machine and do the job fast?[/QUOTE]

Sometimes a smaller machine is better-
-tight work
-mowing
-hauling with 1 ton
-hydrostatic on 110


Bigger machines-
-job completed sooner
-engine hp
-stronger hydraulics
-heavier


There is a machine to do almost every job though.

Kyle