Help me understand the logic.

[Diggin It]

I'm curious as to the impetus of the OP, I missed something.

The 'new lawnmowers are all junk' thread/rant.

 

[4570Man]

The 'new lawnmowers are all junk' thread/rant.

Along with several similar in the past.

 

[oosik]

I've been out here 38 years. Knew when I bought my first tractor - I would not need a backhoe. Same situation when I bought the Kubota. If I ever need a backhoe - my neighbor has a dedicated JD backhoe. He would be more than happy to do most any backhoe work I ever needed.

Simply no need to purchase a piece of equipment that I know will not be used.

 

[fried1765]

So you can buy a new pickup, a rv that stays parked 350 days a year, a boat to go with the RV, a tractor that you probably don稚 need to begin with, plenty of implements that probably get used once a year, and hundred of minor things that can稚 all be listed. But buying a backhoe or a nice lawnmower is waste of money and anyone that mentions those ideas gets flamed?? It makes no sense to me.

Looks like I may be the only one here solidly in your backhoe camp, but...I AM solidly there.
I have had an industrial Ford TLB for 33 years, and now I have my recent Kubota L48 purchase.
I don't need to justify it.
I WANT it!
Just like the guy does with the new pickup, the big diesel RV, and the boat.

My confession: I did buy a new pickup .....back in 1977....still have it too.
I have never had big RV.
For 11 years, I did have 44' - 50,000lb. boat.
Now I have a mid size industrial Kubota TLB

Times/desires change!

 

[Diggin It]

I don't need to justify it.
I WANT it!

That's pretty much why I got mine. I'll get a lot more use out of it than I would a boat.

 

[shooterdon]

Some people are smarter than others.

Others mistake wants with needs.

It is your money. Invest it or waste as you see fit. But if you ask, do not be upset if others think differently.

BTW, I have an $18k shotgun. We all waste money in different ways. You are not unique.

 

[4570Man]

I’m not mad. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to laugh when I see mall crawler pickups trying to do work or a boat owner using a long handle digger. I used to shot shotgun competitions ( I got tired of the drama and don’t anymore) and I shot a Browning XT. Time after time I’ve seen people trying to replace ability with nice guns. And it doesn’t stop there. They always had new glasses, chokes, shells, or something different.

 

[Goose69]

I don稚 care what others buy, or think, to each their own.
I have a little backhoe on the Kubota B2601. And I love it, for our uses it is perfect, use it all the time, for odd little jobs that I知 too old and crippled to mess with otherwise
I am way to far away from rental places to rent a backhoe when I need one, and even if I was closer, there is no guarantee they would have one available, when I want it.

 

[searcyfarms]

i dont care what people get, i hope you buy 2 backhoes, i have had the need to use one 4 times that i can think of right off in my life and we just rented a mini excavator twice and called the plumber one time and i dug out the other one with my skid steer it just took longer and a much larger hole LOL!!!!

 

[EddieWalker]

I've never been flamed for having a backhoe, or even read any negative comments on a backhoe. Guess I've just been lucky.

I bought my backhoe used 15 years ago and can't imagine not having it. When it's broke down, I do anything and everything that it takes to get it up and running. I can't say that about anything else that I own except my work truck.