2305 + boxblade/rake + this driveway

[Rara Avis]

Yes, exactly, VA. I agree. I was going to just buy the 2305, a 62" deck and rake or BB, and try to live with that for the rest of this season. I was going to rent a 3720 for the odd jobs around here till next spring and buy the FEL then. But then I got thinking... I could rent the 3720 for a week and not get everything done. The $1000.00 for that will pay for about 40% of the 200CX. That's silly to waste the money renting. So I'm going to try to swing the FEL now. I still may have to rent the 3720 as it has a backhoe, but probably only for a day.

If I can't afford the snowblower, I may keep the plow guy on board and use the FEL for emergencies when he can't get here and clean-up after his sloppy work.

I don't mean to sound cheap, but we are still picking up the pieces after building our house. All good things in time...

Make sure whatever you buy...you get an FEL with it...

For a digging rental, look at a mini-excavator...they will do a lot of hard labor...