Kyle87
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Hello! I am in the process of purchasing a 1.57 cleared parcel in Poughkeepsie NY, between nyc and Albany. The land is clear and pretty flat, no trees. Basically a small field. We intended to build a new house here for our growing family (just got married 12/31).
I will need to bring in full material, create some drainage swails, cut a driveway and possibly dig a septic and 4 foot footings for the foundation. In addition to taking care of the land, landscaping etc post construction.
I know you cannot attest to my ability, and the dirt, but am I fooling myself thinking I can save money by doing these tasks with a tlb with the added benefit of a midmount mower for use later on? I received a quote for an ls mt125 tlb with mmm (see I already got some of the lingo down haha) for 16,500 delivered to my door. Based on all the things Ive been reading and watching this machine seems capable and a good price. A kubota bx with loader back hoe and mower was about 24k.
I dont have an ls dealer VERY close but there are two within an hour. I have a jd dealer within walking distance and a Kubota And swag Dealer not much further down the road.
Background about me, I致e e operated several different machines, truck trailer combos, ran a small mowing business on the side and have raced atv motocross which I just stopped doing. The house we have now I basically rebuilt myself and am pretty mechanical in terms of maintenance and repairs.
In comparison I have a friend with an excavating business. He said done some work for me at my current house and he gave me a price of 500 to bring his machine over to dig some test holes on the new lot, said it might take a couple hours to complete it. The land owner ended up having a midsize kubota at his farm and brought that over and dig the hole. With 0 percent down I can get one of my own machines for around 250 a month, as opposed to 500+ a day. However it will def take me longer to do the work he can do. Were not under a time crunch and the lot is 5 mins from my current house. I figure if I can source some full material I can be working on spreading that out, cutting in the driveway etc. over the course of time until we are ready to build.
Alternatively, with construction financing all of the excavation costs are built into that and I wouldnt have to worry about doing those things. I have a 4x4 quad w plow, pickup, trailer, snowblower, 36 walkbehind mower. Our current lot is .3 acres so were going to a 5 x bigger piece of land however still small in the grand scheme of it all.
Any thoughts, experiences, ideas etc are all welcome here and I thank you in advance !
I will need to bring in full material, create some drainage swails, cut a driveway and possibly dig a septic and 4 foot footings for the foundation. In addition to taking care of the land, landscaping etc post construction.
I know you cannot attest to my ability, and the dirt, but am I fooling myself thinking I can save money by doing these tasks with a tlb with the added benefit of a midmount mower for use later on? I received a quote for an ls mt125 tlb with mmm (see I already got some of the lingo down haha) for 16,500 delivered to my door. Based on all the things Ive been reading and watching this machine seems capable and a good price. A kubota bx with loader back hoe and mower was about 24k.
I dont have an ls dealer VERY close but there are two within an hour. I have a jd dealer within walking distance and a Kubota And swag Dealer not much further down the road.
Background about me, I致e e operated several different machines, truck trailer combos, ran a small mowing business on the side and have raced atv motocross which I just stopped doing. The house we have now I basically rebuilt myself and am pretty mechanical in terms of maintenance and repairs.
In comparison I have a friend with an excavating business. He said done some work for me at my current house and he gave me a price of 500 to bring his machine over to dig some test holes on the new lot, said it might take a couple hours to complete it. The land owner ended up having a midsize kubota at his farm and brought that over and dig the hole. With 0 percent down I can get one of my own machines for around 250 a month, as opposed to 500+ a day. However it will def take me longer to do the work he can do. Were not under a time crunch and the lot is 5 mins from my current house. I figure if I can source some full material I can be working on spreading that out, cutting in the driveway etc. over the course of time until we are ready to build.
Alternatively, with construction financing all of the excavation costs are built into that and I wouldnt have to worry about doing those things. I have a 4x4 quad w plow, pickup, trailer, snowblower, 36 walkbehind mower. Our current lot is .3 acres so were going to a 5 x bigger piece of land however still small in the grand scheme of it all.
Any thoughts, experiences, ideas etc are all welcome here and I thank you in advance !
