Help me understand the logic.

[Thomas]

For some time is money and money is time.

 

[nikerret]

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

I want to touch it.

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

I woulda got A LOT of use out of those.

What the wife doesn’t want, the girlfriend usually will.

 

[Rebeldad1]

Nothing like being retired....
Steeping out early morning with a mug of coffe....
Stepping up on your excavator and heading out to find something to do...

 

[Cat_Driver]

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.

It's taken me a few years but my wife FINALLY understands that buying things saves money. Buy a specialty tool and there is no need to hire a plumber, electrician, tile layer, etc. for that particular job.

To make my point recently to my wife who advocated renting or hiring people I got a quote to remove some trees, shrubs etc. The price 8K. I purchased a dump trailer for 8K did the work myself and now I have a trailer where if I paid the 8K to a service I would still be out 8K and not have a dump trailer.

Go get a quote to did a trench with a backhoe, or clear some stumps and you can justify a backhoe in a few uses.

 

[ovrszd]

Backhoe ? Everybody needs a backhoe:drink:
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Nice Hoe. What is that beast?

 

[ovrszd]

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.

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Yep. Love my ole hoe.

 

[4570Man]

My last tractor backhoe and did a lot of work and easily paid for itself. Which wasn’t even very much since I recouped most of the money when I sold it. I rate that a 10/10 as a good investment. I have a 310 now although that’s a biased comparison. I do construction now but I wasn’t when I had the L3240. I use my 310 nearly every day for some project not worth renting something for. The other downside is nearly everything has to be inspected turning everything into a 2 day rental.

 

[LouNY]

Nice Hoe. What is that beast?

It's a Dynahoe 190-4,
20,000 pounds moved by a 4-53 Detroit with either 36 or 46 gpm on the main pump.

 

[Diggin It]

What I'll never be able to understand let alone justify is the super fancy vehicles with fancy paint jobs. One parking lot ding can cost you a couple of grand to have repaired.

 

[ETD66SS]

It's a Dynahoe 190-4,
20,000 pounds moved by a 4-53 Detroit with either 36 or 46 gpm on the main pump.

I'd love to find one of those near me someday. I'm a sucker for old beasts like that: Pettibone - Album on Imgur

 

[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 ***** I picked out for her.........

I woulda got A LOT of use out of those.

My wife would say.....If you want big *****, 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...