Rod, it wouldn't matter what I said, Lou would try to call me out. LoL He lives in some dream world where you shouldn't have any kind of budget when fixing up a truly worn out machine but when questioned about how much it cost to fix, gets all huffy and bent out of shape. Then he tries to compare his machine, that doesn't even have the paint worn off the bucket, to my machine that I've put a couple thousand hours on. A lot of them in adverse conditions.
Machines that get used do break down and need repairs, hyd. hoses, etc. This applies to all machines whether they had regular maintenance or not. How can you tell when an almost new hyd. hose is going to blow? It was estimated, by the owner of a large gravel operation, that it would have cost about $50,000 to hire out the work I did. In that case, it makes sense for me to own the machines and I have ongoing work to do as well. To spend thousands on used equipment to dig a ditch and move 300 yds. doesn't make sense to me. Maybe the OP could rent a machine(s)? You also have to factor in that you don't just buy a machine and you're an instant operator. I've done a few jobs where I had to fix up someones mess and it would have saved them a lot of money if they would have just hired it out in the first place.
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