Buying Advice needing a small tractor with backhoe

[gravelman]

im not familiar with the bx 80 so i will look it up now.... i was considering used but im always nervous i may be buying a headache etc... thanks, will look it up now

 

[fried1765]

im not familiar with the bx 80 so i will look it up now.... i was considering used but im always nervous i may be buying a headache etc... thanks, will look it up now

"Used"?
Why not?
Ever bought a used car or truck?

 

[Egon]

A JD 4200 with loader and frame mounted backhoe might work for you.

 

[gravelman]

will check that out too... i know there are some good used equip out there

 

[bspeedy]

For the investment you can rent a mini excavator for a lot of weekends.....

I suppose that is true IF...

you can plan and schedule and 'batch' your work
you don't have to pay pick up and delivery charges
you are flexible so that if the machine is not available it is no big deal
you see money spent on equipment as 'gone'.

I spent 17,500 on my mini ex. Put another 800 in it for some parts and maintenance. It's worth about 20k because I bought it right. Of course I've used it a good bit (for a homeowner). If I put 50 hours per year on it for the next 10 years, I'll still have less than 1500 hours on it. Probably still worth what I paid due to inflation and the fact that all my equipment stays indoors and gets over-maintained.

AND, I have the convenience of using it whenever the mood strikes me. It's worth it to me.

 

[gravelman]

yes, in your case it is a great way to go... for me , i don't have much work for one... i can't justify it.

 

[cford36]

Do a Google search for the new LS MT125.
My dealer quoted me these prices.

Tractor $12333 (with free loader program)

Backhoe $4166

Mower $1888

One thing to note is that the 3pt comes standard with draft control which is I believe is usual to find on a tractor this size.

Also SSQA.

 

[gravelman]

wow, i will do that right this minute....and get back to you

 

[cford36]

If you go to LS Facebook page they have a video of it there.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I suppose that is true IF...

you can plan and schedule and 'batch' your work
you don't have to pay pick up and delivery charges
you are flexible so that if the machine is not available it is no big deal
you see money spent on equipment as 'gone'.

I spent 17,500 on my mini ex. Put another 800 in it for some parts and maintenance. It's worth about 20k because I bought it right. Of course I've used it a good bit (for a homeowner). If I put 50 hours per year on it for the next 10 years, I'll still have less than 1500 hours on it. Probably still worth what I paid due to inflation and the fact that all my equipment stays indoors and gets over-maintained.

AND, I have the convenience of using it whenever the mood strikes me. It's worth it to me.

This is so true. Most jobs that folks claim that a rental will do the job would never get done. If you have one major project in mind and a time frame to do it, then a rental is the way to go. I have put around 400 hours on my TLB in the last 5 years or so and most backhoe uses didn't take more than a few minutes. The longest projects was 1)digging out my pond 2) trenching 300 feet for water line in concrete like clay/rock soil. The rest were FEL uses and using the backhoe to dig a hole for a tree planting. Most of the hours was for menial tasks that I would have had to use a shovel if I did not have the TLB. Shoveling is something I can do a little off, but my back suffers for days from it. I cant estimate the amount of pain that I have escaped by using my backhoe rather than a shovel.