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<blockquote data-quote="864wood" data-source="post: 270" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>Excellent post to all! The full backhoe attachement is a pain but does work well enough from the other contractors I have seen using them. I belive the weight of the backhoe, plus bucket and machine would even stress out the trailer I am attempting to convince Team Fountain to sell to me. If all the equip plus machine gets too big then I have to upgrade the tow vehicle also. With just buying a new house, 2 children under 6 and having to move my entire cabinet shop about 6 months earlier than anticipated. Just not possible. I think I could side load the bobcat backhoe and load machine as usual and be ok, just not legal for wieght. Lets hope the cops are in a good mood the day I get pulled over. As far as the excavator, man are they nice but out of my price range. I have to stay small for now. To 500K; you put some thought into that post and you ar right on track as far as the money trail goes for the skid steer work. I also punchout homes for Pulte, a national homebulider and I can supplant all down days for income at $40/hr. Not bad and I plan on this being one of my best years yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="864wood, post: 270, member: 38"] Excellent post to all! The full backhoe attachement is a pain but does work well enough from the other contractors I have seen using them. I belive the weight of the backhoe, plus bucket and machine would even stress out the trailer I am attempting to convince Team Fountain to sell to me. If all the equip plus machine gets too big then I have to upgrade the tow vehicle also. With just buying a new house, 2 children under 6 and having to move my entire cabinet shop about 6 months earlier than anticipated. Just not possible. I think I could side load the bobcat backhoe and load machine as usual and be ok, just not legal for wieght. Lets hope the cops are in a good mood the day I get pulled over. As far as the excavator, man are they nice but out of my price range. I have to stay small for now. To 500K; you put some thought into that post and you ar right on track as far as the money trail goes for the skid steer work. I also punchout homes for Pulte, a national homebulider and I can supplant all down days for income at $40/hr. Not bad and I plan on this being one of my best years yet. [/QUOTE]
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