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Can't answer on the China/Ebay hoses. I go to NAPA and have them make 'em. That way I know they'll work, and for about the same price.

Here are pics of what's on my loader.

I change the oil in all my machines at least once a year. (The vehicles are by milage.) The oil generally doesn't look bad, but they sit...

I don't do excavation. I will do gravel driveways and reconditioning though, so I typically only go down about 2 to 4 inches, if that. I...

Just for me, I won't/can't do ANY excavation work. Nor do I want to. The additional insurance premium for even whispering the word...

How many private property jobs require a performer bond? Professionally, "significant roadway improvements" do, but the vast majority of...

So many variables, input from every direction and perspectives... The owner/operator in my way of thinking is the quality of work...

Who buys without shopping? Some want quantity not quality and vice versa. Which are you? What's in your toolbox and the cost means...

Oh, I forgot to throw out there; contractor A might be $120/hr and Conteactor B might be $90/hr. Doesn't mean A is more money than B. If...

I actually have a higher success rate bidding work when I am on the higher end. Many customers think a contractor doesn’t know what he’s...

I've seen guys advertising as low as $35/hour for bushhogging.... So, let's say a quality operator, nowadays, probably $30/hr, plus...

Tractor work/bushhogging is dog eat dog around my area, there will be a dozen new ones every year that will be out of business by next...

Guilty as charged. But in my defense, I don't call it withdrawals. I live in Central Illinois but work in NE Texas. I manage to get...

You’d have to be able to carry your weight with a chain saw, cut back stickers and probably clean out an old barn or 2. Then maybe...

You couldn't possibly pay me less than I do. Unless you want me to pay for the fuel, too.