Greetings,
My first post - I am on the board of managers of a new condo. We have a problem. We are looking for a snow removal solution. Our current contract is roughly $4,000 for a 75 car parking lot. The lot is rectangular in shape, with two (250ft x 10ft) runs down the length of it. That's it. Cars are parked in a total of three rows with one on the left side, and the other two, head to head in the center.
We are located in Westchester county (NY), and we've only had two or three pushes for our $4,000 last year, and not the best service. We are looking into alternatives. We have a live-in super who can be awakened at 5am to do the deed, but we don't know what machine is the right one for the task. Ideally, it would be one that does the job cheaper (sub $4,000) per year.
I have been googling like mad and have run across certain machines like the Bobcat toolcat - probably a bit out of reach $ wise. I think they are $30k? But I think we should be able to swing $20K. In the end, we just have to convince ourselves that we're better off than with our last contractor. I don't want to go cheap and wreck a $10K machine...
The tough part is that the machine will be idle for long periods of time (we'll get super to maintain) and really only used 5-6 times per year. Still, when the snow comes...we will need it. Throwers are out - too much area, it's pretty much decided that we need a plow.
So, any ideas as to the best tool for the job?
Your time is much appreciated.
My first post - I am on the board of managers of a new condo. We have a problem. We are looking for a snow removal solution. Our current contract is roughly $4,000 for a 75 car parking lot. The lot is rectangular in shape, with two (250ft x 10ft) runs down the length of it. That's it. Cars are parked in a total of three rows with one on the left side, and the other two, head to head in the center.
We are located in Westchester county (NY), and we've only had two or three pushes for our $4,000 last year, and not the best service. We are looking into alternatives. We have a live-in super who can be awakened at 5am to do the deed, but we don't know what machine is the right one for the task. Ideally, it would be one that does the job cheaper (sub $4,000) per year.
I have been googling like mad and have run across certain machines like the Bobcat toolcat - probably a bit out of reach $ wise. I think they are $30k? But I think we should be able to swing $20K. In the end, we just have to convince ourselves that we're better off than with our last contractor. I don't want to go cheap and wreck a $10K machine...
The tough part is that the machine will be idle for long periods of time (we'll get super to maintain) and really only used 5-6 times per year. Still, when the snow comes...we will need it. Throwers are out - too much area, it's pretty much decided that we need a plow.
So, any ideas as to the best tool for the job?
Your time is much appreciated.