LarryMcGreen
New member
I just bought this acreage and I'm wanting to clear out the brush, thin the pines so all is easily navigable. Have local man w/bobcat and brush hog attachment that I can hire for $1000/day. But I'm retired and my time is my own and I enjoy pretty good health for an old guy, so am considering buying like an S185 w/aux hyd. Getting my own brush hog. RitchieBros Auctions seems to sell them pretty steady for $3k. SO, I'm thinking I can have my own rig and do it myself for a $10k buy in, plus fuel and REPAIRS (hopefully not many repairs). ...and just do this all myself. I've got an old JD 410 backhoe for the heavy stuff if needed, but to make the place accessible, I'm thinkin the 185 and brush hog is the way to go. I'm thinking @ $1k/day the man would eat my $10k and be MAYBE HALF done. So what are the thought from the crowd. I am all wet in my thinking? If so, how so? I really don't have much more than $10k for getting this done. Any thought and advice will be GREATLY APPRECIATED. Thanks in advance!