Help me understand the logic.

[oosik]

WoW!! Glad the Taco Wagon doesn't have a fancy paint job. AND, no matter how often I wash/wax - it always has a layer of dust on it and cow poo in the wheel wells. My mile long driveway is a magnet for the neighbors cows.
Wish I could convince the guys across the county road on Turnbull to make a detour onto my property with that hydro mulch thing. They could take care of a few patches of Buck brush in a heart beat.
I'm still having a difficult time trying to justify the purchase of a brand new rotary cutter. AARRGG............

 

[ovrszd]

Same way you justified the new truck.

 

[oosik]

Yes - that would probably do it, ovrszd. But I use the truck almost every day. I already have a couple implements that are used only occasionally. Hate to see another, out in the orchard, just gathering dust.
The saving grace - the Buck brush and few meadows I would mow never get bigger. They are just there. I've mowed the edges of the Buck brush with my riding lawn mower. Once mowed it takes many, many years to come back. So it would not be even an annual event. I've even mowed one meadow with my riding mower. Much of that and I'll need a new riding mower.

Hmmm...... 80 acres and not enough to justify a rotary mower or backhoe. Life in the Scabrock country.

 

[LouNY]

Or just rent a skidster with a nice cab and a brush hog.
They are a bit more difficult to climb down into as we get larger and less flexible :drink:

 

[oosik]

Lou - that would be a great solution. Unfortunately - out here in Ea WA the few rental places don't have ANYTHING even close to what you mention. The few rental places in Spokane( 30 miles away ) at best, might have a skidstear with a bucket. You gotta understand - for 35+ years I've looked for used equipment out here - of most any type. NO JOY

I firmly believe it's because - you either live in town and have no reason to own a tractor or implements. OR you live out in the country - are a farmer - have 350hp tractors, or bigger, and the implements you have and would sell, are of little use to folks like me. There just aren't a lot of people with utility tractors in this neck of the woods.

 

[LouNY]

That's to bad most of our equipment dealers have some rentals.

 

[oosik]

Hilarious - last year I had my son put my Land Pride RB3596 (rear blade) on the local Craig's list. I can look at Craig's list - no idea of how to post on the list. He called me to let me know it was "on the list". While I was talking to him I had an incoming call. It was a fellow from up north - cash in hand - wanted the rear blade. It hadn't even been on Craig's list for 30 minuets. He was talking to me, on his cell phone, while driving down to my place. He insisted that he was prepared to purchase and that I not sell to anybody else.

Wish I had half a dozen rear blades to sell. I know I would have no trouble selling my LPGS or ROBB - but I do, occasionally, use them. Pickings are slim to non-existent here.

 

[ruffdog]

I bought a backhoe for my little tractor. I have probably used it 5 times out of necessity. Another 5 times that I invented the need. I really like having it.

I had to waste that money on something. Wife wouldn't have the new boobs I picked out for her.........

I woulda got A LOT of use out of those.

My wife would say.....If you want big boobs, why don't you get them on your own body, then you can enjoy them whenever you want.

 

[ruffdog]

Most of my work is mowing in the summer and snow removal in the winter. I also haul firewood year round and haul brush to the pile. I now have equipment focused on those main chores. If I need heavy work done, I'll call the neighbor. He has all the equipment (his business) and he is good at it.

 

[bazman82]

One thing no one has mentioned yet is that sometimes you can get a decent backhoe (tractor and all) for under 10k. I see them all the time on craigslist. Why spend 7-10k on a new attachment when someone can just get the whole thing for less than that....Just need to be ready to buy when the opportunity comes up. Having 2 tractors is way better than having just 1...