repete
Veteran Member
I was just thinking, after reading some posts here this morning, about the cost of owning our little L2550DT. This is roughly what it has cost.
The original cost was about $14,000. It was purchased used in 1990. It was about three years old I believe. It came with a backhoe, bb and a couple other minor items.
It is now 2015, 25 years have gone by with about 5,500 hours or so put on the unit. I will assume since it still runs well it is probably worth $4000 or so.
So, $14,000-$4,000 makes the total expense of the purchase $10,000. 25 years of ownership makes the annual cost about $400. 5,500 hours for $10,000 is about 55 cents per hour.
I will assume it costs me about $300 per year for maintenance as well so the cost of ownership for a year is roughly $700.
Thy that with a 2015 charger...
The original cost was about $14,000. It was purchased used in 1990. It was about three years old I believe. It came with a backhoe, bb and a couple other minor items.
It is now 2015, 25 years have gone by with about 5,500 hours or so put on the unit. I will assume since it still runs well it is probably worth $4000 or so.
So, $14,000-$4,000 makes the total expense of the purchase $10,000. 25 years of ownership makes the annual cost about $400. 5,500 hours for $10,000 is about 55 cents per hour.
I will assume it costs me about $300 per year for maintenance as well so the cost of ownership for a year is roughly $700.
Thy that with a 2015 charger...