[TPendagast]

For a landscaper who’s doing mostly maintenance still
the TLB Makes a lot of sense
It can use a brush mower or aerator
For the uninitiated the Harley and York rakes are easier to use
The type of work you’re likely to do is going to be fine with the back hoe

until You get into major excavation, wall building and hardscapes or grading , the mini ex doesn’t out shine the TLB

I myself would really like a full size backhoe like a case 590 super n

reason Being is travel speed and versatility
When the job sites are much larger or farther apart the distance becomes a big time factor
When the job site is fixed and smaller , the compact equipment is more efficient

 

[TPendagast]

I was looking last night and honestly, for 40k I could get a used skid and excavator and have both or go with a tractor. it will be later in the year but always better to plan now than last minute

For 40l you could get BOTH machines?
That sounds like a scam or rusted junk that’s not going to move

 

[TPendagast]

it is doable gotta shop around and be willing to go out of state. could buy a 753 bobcat for about 12k and a good excavator for 28k

We have 6 bobcats
2 mini skidsteers
4 excavators
9 front end loaders
2 dozers
We buy new or at auction across the western half of the US

if you’re getting two machine for 40k in this market, they’re crap

 

[TPendagast]

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40k definitely isn’t going to buy the nicest skid steer and mini pair but it would do better than non operating equipment. I’ve seen decent wheeled skid steers for $20k. That’s about what I paid for my Komatsu and it’s a nice machine. A 20k mini will be harder but if you’re looking for something fairly small and 20 years old it’s possible.

How many hours
What kinda problems are coming up soon that will be costly
How much are you actually using that daily?

we sold a 763 two years ago for 28 , which we nick named barely bobcat , because it was barely adequate
any decent skidsteer is going to be mid 40s rn
Unless you doing it in a barn in West Virginia or know a guy who knows a guy

 

[TPendagast]

I wish North Carolina still had a Ritchie brothers auction but they don't. I'm going to the farm show so ill be talking to the dealers up there

Weird we have Ritchie bros here
Don’t think I realized they are nation wide
We get rid of old ragged out stuff there you can’t sell privately easy.
We don’t buy anything there.
We do get some trucks from forest service or fema auctions