Bought and Excavator

OWTM · Jan 21, 2021

Kubota KX057-4 Angle Blade, Thumb, 18, 30, and 48" Buckets, So far I only put about 10 hours on it but really like it, Balanced Nice, Quick and Smooth

radios1 · Jan 21, 2021

that's really nice if you have a daily need for it, else renting one is much cheaper!.. a lot of money was spent there!..

Steppenwolfe · Jan 21, 2021

Dude, that is sweet. That's gonna bring a smile!

hkbirdman · Jan 21, 2021

OWTM said:
Kubota KX057-4 Angle Blade, Thumb, 18, 30, and 48" Buckets, So far I only put about 10 hours on it but really like it, Balanced Nice, Quick and Smooth
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Mike- You definitely can come up with a daily use for it. I've been following it on your youtube channel. Best of luck with it. I'm jealous.

OWTM · Jan 21, 2021

radios1 said:
that's really nice if you have a daily need for it, else renting one is much cheaper!.. a lot of money was spent there!..

Yes they are expensive, but I was renting one 4 or 5 times a year always rushing, plus I bought it end of 2020 and it will save me some real coin on my taxes, keep it inside, take care of it and it should hold pretty good value

OWTM · Jan 21, 2021

hkbirdman said:
Mike- You definitely can come up with a daily use for it. I've been following it on your youtube channel. Best of luck with it. I'm jealous.

Kind of wrong time of year for it but this spring and summer I have a ton of work for it

4570Man · Jan 21, 2021

I just picked up a 40. I’d have rather had a 57 but I couldn’t find one for anything close to the same money as the 40.

Lawnranger · Jan 21, 2021

I was stoked when I saw you picked this up, (I follow the channel as well) and I am looking forward to your projects in 2021 and beyond. I even bet this machine becomes the 'retirement' side hussle down the road, worth every penny invested today! Truth be told, I picked up a 30yr old Kubota KX-91 this fall, after watching your trail construction for a second time with that Bobcat you rented. Before the snow flew, I moved over a hundred feet down on new trail in just over an hour and a half, a job that would have taken almost a full day with my JD compact and hoe. Right tool for the job(s) will be worth it everytime! Congrats OWTM!

4570Man · Jan 21, 2021

OWTM said:
and it will save me some real coin on my taxes,

That’s the biggest reason I bought mine. This year it’s going to be a F-450 6.7 dump truck or something similar.

4570Man · Jan 21, 2021

radios1 said:
that's really nice if you have a daily need for it, else renting one is much cheaper!.. a lot of money was spent there!..

I sold my last backhoe for a profit after over a years use. What would a year rental set you back?

kenmac · Jan 21, 2021

I have been looking . Trying to justify it to myself.. Just for around the farm when needed. it would most likely sit more than in use.
I don't need anything near that large. Possibly 30-35 7500-8000 machine.
I rented one last yr for a week for around $1100.00. Hard to justify 25-30 k (used with low hrs) for occasional use around the farm.

spitter · Jan 22, 2021

Every time I said I didn't wan't to spend the money cause I'd hardly ever use it , I find that if I have it I use it alot more than I thought I would have . I bring home a mini from work and use it constantly {thumb makes it like having the Hulk as a helper} When I have to bring it back to work it's a sad day.:gloomy: If you have the money just buy it .Remember the one how dies with the most toys wins.

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Thomas · Jan 22, 2021

That's what dreams are made of...Congrats. :thumbsup:

Xfaxman · Jan 22, 2021

For those that want to see the excavator, it starts here: #993 We made a MAJOR PURCHASE! The BEAST has arrived! - YouTube

EddieWalker · Jan 22, 2021

Xfaxman said:
For those that want to see the excavator, it starts here: #993 We made a MAJOR PURCHASE! The BEAST has arrived! - YouTube

Thanks for the link. Since I got Covid in the beginning of December, I've been watching a lot of Youtube and enjoy the Morgans videos. Nice to know that they are posting here on TBN too!!

Congrats on the excavator, it will be fun watching what you do with it on Youtube.

OWTM · Jan 22, 2021

Lawnranger said:
I was stoked when I saw you picked this up, (I follow the channel as well) and I am looking forward to your projects in 2021 and beyond. I even bet this machine becomes the 'retirement' side hussle down the road, worth every penny invested today! Truth be told, I picked up a 30yr old Kubota KX-91 this fall, after watching your trail construction for a second time with that Bobcat you rented. Before the snow flew, I moved over a hundred feet down on new trail in just over an hour and a half, a job that would have taken almost a full day with my JD compact and hoe. Right tool for the job(s) will be worth it everytime! Congrats OWTM!

Nice! You have that granite poking up everywhere on your land? Years ago I worked near Keene New Hampshire Blasting for a road job. I quickly realized why they call it the granite state

Steppenwolfe · Jan 22, 2021

Having a mini ex hanging around the place is without a doubt, a huge bonus. My home property is 95 acres, with no shortfall on projects. My farm property is 55 acres with a dozen old fallen down barns, some rather big, that we are currently taking down with the ex and cleaning up with the new MX. With the thumb on the ex I am able to strip off the tin roofs, separate the wood and metal, and then load the metal to a dump trailer. Just this year alone this machine has saved me 15 to 20 grand. I bought mine in 2015 and currently have 200 hours on it; it gets cheaper everyday to have it.

4570Man · Jan 22, 2021

Steppenwolfe said:
Having a mini ex hanging around the place is without a doubt, a huge bonus. My home property is 95 acres, with no shortfall on projects. My farm property is 55 acres with a dozen old fallen down barns, some rather big, that we are currently taking down with the ex and cleaning up with the new MX. With the thumb on the ex I am able to strip off the tin roofs, separate the wood and metal, and then load the metal to a dump trailer. Just this year alone this machine has saved me 15 to 20 grand. I bought mine in 2015 and currently have 200 hours on it; it gets cheaper everyday to have it.

I haven’t had mine long enough to get much work out of it yet but the 36k purchase was worth like $8200 for a tax write off.

Lawnranger · Jan 22, 2021

OWTM said:
Nice! You have that granite poking up everywhere on your land? Years ago I worked near Keene New Hampshire Blasting for a road job. I quickly realized why they call it the granite state

I am lucky to only have one section poking up, no issues where it is. Most of my woods is a slope, with poorly drained soils causing a lot of tip overs. I hope to clear some paths, redirect some drainage into a pond, then keep it all maintained. I spent most of my life in New England, but we had moved for my Dad's job when I was a kid. I spent my last two years of high school south of Pittsburgh,('86). I remember putting up a basketball hoop digging out the hole by hand. The clay was so thick I felt like I was making bricks with a square spade shovel. Not a lot of rock though. Your part of the country is one of the prettier areas of Pennslyvania. I went to a camp in Butler one summer, always liked that area.