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Re: What tractor or backhoe do I need?


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Posted by RodInNS on June 07, 2013 at 05:12:52 from (216.118.158.123):

In Reply to: Re: What tractor or backhoe do I need? posted by LOU from Wi. on June 06, 2013 at 23:11:51:

Lou, honestly... if you think you can sell your loader for more than you have into it.... I need some of what you're on. What you paid for it is about what you'll sell it for never mind what you have into it. You never get your money back out of repairing old gear, ever.... unless mabey you wear it out again.

So the suggestion that he simply hire the work done to move 300 yards of mud is a fairly relevant one given that a contractor hungry for work will probably do it for little more than the fuel and labor... which is probably about the same as the fuel someone would feed into that old tractor to do the same work.

To the OP... another consideration here... if I understand the idea correctly you want to place a brook inside a box culvert? If so... tread VERY carefully here. You'd be extremely well advised to contact the local authorities on that subject and make sure you're properly permitted, etc. Around here you'd have your balls clamped in a vise pretty quick if you did that. Then they'd make you restore it back to original condition after they let you crawl away with a big fine.

I would say if you really want to do this project yourself, go buy a dozer or 4WD backhoe with 4in1 bucket. Really... if it's just shaping and grading type work and not long pushes, get a dozer. If you buy it right and don't have a pile of trouble with it... you can mabey sell it for what you have into it... so the job would cost you your time and fuel. Just don't get caught in the trap of buying a 10K machine for 15K because you want it... then put 5k more repairs into it to make it workable... then find out you still have a 10K machine when you try to sell it. The local consignment rags are full of machines owned by people like you who did exactly what you want to do... and had happen exactly what I just said... and now want to recover their money from the machine because that can't afford to let it go for less... or refuse to admit that it would have been cheaper to hire the job done in the first place. I see this every day locally on Kijiji...

Rod


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