Renting BH Any Tips?

[KentT]

Brandon,

As you check on renting an excavator, try to find one with a thumb on it. A mechanical thumb is good, and a hydraulic thumb even better.

With a thumb, you can pinch the smaller pine stumps enough to wiggle them a little, then just pop them out of the ground.

Here's an example of removing one without digging

And, up it comes

 

[KentT]

Brandon,

As you check on renting an excavator, try to find one with a thumb on it. A mechanical thumb is good, and a hydraulic thumb even better.

With a thumb, you can pinch the smaller pine stumps enough to wiggle them a little, then just pop them out of the ground.

Here's an example of removing one without digging

And, up it comes

 

[cmuncy]

OK I have to ask:

How much to rent one of these bad boys?

 

[cmuncy]

OK I have to ask:

How much to rent one of these bad boys?

 

[KentT]

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How much to rent one of these bad boys? )</font>

I didn't rent it -- I paid $75 an hour for the machine and the operator... money well spent!

 

[KentT]

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How much to rent one of these bad boys? )</font>

I didn't rent it -- I paid $75 an hour for the machine and the operator... money well spent!

 

[brandon07]

I have a guy that will do it for $65 an hour, he's old and does things his way, but I want to operate it myself because you have that vision in your head of what you want it to look like /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif and thats how I will make it look. I to hope to get some kind of estimate on what a Deere 120 or 160 would cost for a week or even a similar machine doesn't have to be a deere. Anyways I appreciate everyones help I will take some pictures tomorrow because im going up there to half-way mark off where I want it so I have some kind of line while im doing it.
Thanks,
Brandon

 

[brandon07]

I have a guy that will do it for $65 an hour, he's old and does things his way, but I want to operate it myself because you have that vision in your head of what you want it to look like /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif and thats how I will make it look. I to hope to get some kind of estimate on what a Deere 120 or 160 would cost for a week or even a similar machine doesn't have to be a deere. Anyways I appreciate everyones help I will take some pictures tomorrow because im going up there to half-way mark off where I want it so I have some kind of line while im doing it.
Thanks,
Brandon

 

[brandon07]

Okay I talked with a friend today about renting one, he tried renting one about 3 weeks ago and NO one had one. Hopefully I will have better luck trying to locate one tomorrow and get everything lined up. If not then I will have to rent a large backhoe and work day and night /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[brandon07]

Okay I talked with a friend today about renting one, he tried renting one about 3 weeks ago and NO one had one. Hopefully I will have better luck trying to locate one tomorrow and get everything lined up. If not then I will have to rent a large backhoe and work day and night /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif