kas2960
Bronze Member
I know there have been many reply's/pages to this thread. But answering seems some what therapeutic LOL. As folks already mentioned the one culprit, the price of steel. I was looking for a simple 3 pt dump box. Prices here are $1900 + tax. Seven years ago I bought a rear 68" MK Martin snow blower with hydraulic chute for $2600. The same now basically $5k. It's not that I don't appreciate inflation and such, it's the magnitude of the price increase that I am struggling to understand!
Since I work in the trades I am lucky as I know ticketed people who fabricate and weld on the side. Getting one made for a much better price. We joked because they used scrape steel. That is like saying what is better, finding a nugget of gold or a bar of gold. Who cares, it's gold. lol
Since I work in the trades I am lucky as I know ticketed people who fabricate and weld on the side. Getting one made for a much better price. We joked because they used scrape steel. That is like saying what is better, finding a nugget of gold or a bar of gold. Who cares, it's gold. lol