Lease a Skid Loader?

[wanabe]

Do any of the Manufactures lease out skidloaders? I would like to get into doing skidloader work for people, but this may be a better way to go, especially if I do not end up with enough work to pay for one. Anybody doing this?

[mbella]

Do any of the Manufactures lease out skidloaders? I would like to get into doing skidloader work for people, but this may be a better way to go, especially if I do not end up with enough work to pay for one. Anybody doing this?

We buy our equipment, but I know Bobcat has lease plans.

[Tigerotor77W]

It's likely more a dealer thing than a manufacturer thing... so I'd check with the dealer of the skid steer you'd like to buy.

[mbella]

Ingersoll Rand offers lease plans through the Bobcat dealers.

[Tigerotor77W]

Cool! Didn't know that.

[i_plant_art]

CAT also offers then but be ware some lease plans cost more than just outright making payments on one

[Green Pastures]

Probably going to find out it's better to buy than to lease big ticket items.

[ksss]

I've looked into this as well and found that it is cheaper to buy. However if you have job requiring another machine or a different machine (tracked for example) that may work depending on your ability to incoporate that cost into a job. If your trying to decide if there is enough work for one I wouldn't go with a lease. Short term leases are expensive and your just as bound to the machine as if you bought it. I would find a used machine that is under valued, run it for the season and either keep it if you like, trade for a new one if business is good or sell it for what it is worth and shut the door if your were not busy enough.