Help me understand the logic.

[Thomas]

For some time is money and money is time.

 

[nikerret]

BTW, I have an $18k shotgun. We all waste money in different ways. You are not unique.

I want to touch it.

I had to waste that money on something. Wife wouldn't have the new boobs I picked out for her.........

I woulda got A LOT of use out of those.

What the wife doesn’t want, the girlfriend usually will.

 

[Rebeldad1]

Nothing like being retired....
Steeping out early morning with a mug of coffe....
Stepping up on your excavator and heading out to find something to do...

 

[Cat_Driver]

So you can buy a new pickup, a rv that stays parked 350 days a year, a boat to go with the RV, a tractor that you probably don稚 need to begin with, plenty of implements that probably get used once a year, and hundred of minor things that can稚 all be listed. But buying a backhoe or a nice lawnmower is waste of money and anyone that mentions those ideas gets flamed?? It makes no sense to me.

It's taken me a few years but my wife FINALLY understands that buying things saves money. Buy a specialty tool and there is no need to hire a plumber, electrician, tile layer, etc. for that particular job.

To make my point recently to my wife who advocated renting or hiring people I got a quote to remove some trees, shrubs etc. The price 8K. I purchased a dump trailer for 8K did the work myself and now I have a trailer where if I paid the 8K to a service I would still be out 8K and not have a dump trailer.

Go get a quote to did a trench with a backhoe, or clear some stumps and you can justify a backhoe in a few uses.

 

[ovrszd]

Backhoe ? Everybody needs a backhoe:drink:
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Nice Hoe. What is that beast?

 

[ovrszd]

I've never been flamed for having a backhoe, or even read any negative comments on a backhoe. Guess I've just been lucky.

I bought my backhoe used 15 years ago and can't imagine not having it. When it's broke down, I do anything and everything that it takes to get it up and running. I can't say that about anything else that I own except my work truck.

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Yep. Love my ole hoe.

 

[4570Man]

My last tractor backhoe and did a lot of work and easily paid for itself. Which wasn’t even very much since I recouped most of the money when I sold it. I rate that a 10/10 as a good investment. I have a 310 now although that’s a biased comparison. I do construction now but I wasn’t when I had the L3240. I use my 310 nearly every day for some project not worth renting something for. The other downside is nearly everything has to be inspected turning everything into a 2 day rental.

 

[LouNY]

Nice Hoe. What is that beast?

It's a Dynahoe 190-4,
20,000 pounds moved by a 4-53 Detroit with either 36 or 46 gpm on the main pump.

 

[Diggin It]

What I'll never be able to understand let alone justify is the super fancy vehicles with fancy paint jobs. One parking lot ding can cost you a couple of grand to have repaired.

 

[ETD66SS]

It's a Dynahoe 190-4,
20,000 pounds moved by a 4-53 Detroit with either 36 or 46 gpm on the main pump.

I'd love to find one of those near me someday. I'm a sucker for old beasts like that: Pettibone - Album on Imgur