Diggin It
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Sounds like a business opportunity. You got the truck. Get a trailer, head east. Load up, head west. List as you go. You may have them all sold by time you get back home.
Help me understand the logic.
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Sounds like a business opportunity. You got the truck. Get a trailer, head east. Load up, head west. List as you go. You may have them all sold by time you get back home.
Diggin It
Super Star Member
Mentioned all the time. And countered. You have another engine, drive train and hydraulic system to maintain. Older ones where parts may not be as readily available. Plus another machine to insure.
bazman82
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That's roughly the same conversation I had with my wife when we were deciding if I would buy her gdpas backhoe. Being an older machine that I know has issues, it would not be worth it to me right now to buy it. In the future, I will keep an eye out for a used attachment but when I am looking for one of those, if I find a decent backhoe I may buy that. For as little as I would use it, maintaining it wouldn't be a huge inconvenience for myself. In the meantime, I have a Bobcat rental place about 1 mile down the road from me.
ETD66SS
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I actually prefer separate machines. And a backhoe attachment seems like one of the worst to take on and off...
bazman82
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This is optional.
bazman82
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That is what I would worry about. With my luck, I would have everything planned out to use an attachment like that for a week or so and I bet something would come up to where I would have to take it off at least once or twice during that time. It happens all the time when I put my manure fork on and like 2 days later I need the bucket on again and without a quick attach its a pain.
Diggin It
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My BH comes off in 10 minutes or less. On can take a bit longer getting things lined up, but over all a very simple task.
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full circle - unless you have time out the ying yang and a small budget this is moot debate, time/small budget = eat the elephant someday you will get there, otherwise, let someone else bear the maint/cost/repairs/wear n tear/ins = bigger budget and they do it and are gone
bazman82
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I've already told my wife that when I can, a mini excavator is on my list of wants and I don't care if I only use it once or twice a year. I will enjoy it and the time I spend puttering around with it will be well spent in my opinion. I mean, they do have a place where anyone can go and "play" on the big boy toys to dig and move dirt. Digging USA I think its called..
ETD66SS
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I will have one of those someday too with a ditching bucket. I need something with rubber tracks to drive around the perimeter of my ponds and extricate the unwanted weeds and willow trees. My 575D backhoe is to awkward for that job, and my CAT 225 would tear up the lawn, plus not fit all the way around the ponds now that I've got trees all planted where I want them.
IVe always said you have to spend money to save money sometimes, sounds not true but it can be. In terms of situations likes your theres definitely work that if you do yourself to include buying the equipment where it saves money, I do it a lot myself. But realistically its probably 50/50 at best in this working out in your favor in situations like this , specailly if its one off jobs.
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EddieWalker
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For those that do not want a backhoe, did you want a front loader before you had one? Since I never had either before I bought my first one, the shock and amazement at how much I use them has been overwhelming. I can't imagine life with out a front loader. I use it all the time, but rarely to haul dirt. Same with the backhoe, I use it all the time, but rarely to dig a ditch.
atsah
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I bought a small TLB and did some work with it and then didn't really have much use for it other than ballast. It's not worth me spending the amount of money they want for one, I rent an excavator if I need a backhoe but others have plenty of use for them and if you do, then have at it..
Diggin It
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Help me understand the logic ...
... of time consuming (sometimes days of effort), labor intensive, fuel and lubricants consuming, (insert multiple other descriptive terms here), possible dangerous efforts applied to freeing a stuck (aka, old, rusted and possible past prime use) PTO shaft instead of simply replacing a $100 or so part.
... of time consuming (sometimes days of effort), labor intensive, fuel and lubricants consuming, (insert multiple other descriptive terms here), possible dangerous efforts applied to freeing a stuck (aka, old, rusted and possible past prime use) PTO shaft instead of simply replacing a $100 or so part.
