Thanks for all the input...I certainly appreciate the horror stories about being uninsured. I should have been a little more clear on my intentions and situation.
I live in a neighborhood w/dirt roads that aren't county-maintained...I bought the 8N mainly because I needed to keep the road to my house accessible. Since I've had the tractor - I've been asked to do work for people via word-of-mouth. In addition to the road I live on, I also mow forest roads for a large landowner, a 15 acre field for a church. I've do feed plots and fence mowing for a hunt club and done several drive ways. I realize anyone can sue for any reason, but the work I've done exposed me to very little risk.
I alluded to the fact that since I'm not going to be making payments on anything - I can be very selective about the work I accept and can simply avoid work in areas that may expose me to serious financial risk. Once you have commercial-grade expenses - you HAVE to work the equipment and be less selective about the work you accept simply because your equipment costs money even when sitting.
There is very little liability risk in mowing a forest road - miles from any utilities or any type of infrastructure. Having said that - IF the business grows to the point that I start taking more risky work - I'd certainly cover myself.
I've been shopping tractors for a while - and if I needed a tractor for working 40-50 hours a week reliably, $5K wouldn't get me there....but in the current economy, around where I live - there a lots of tractors in decent(but not new) shape in the $5k range. They would certainly need more TLC than a new one - but they cost less to operate. I could also afford to let a $5K tractor sit where I couldn't let a $15K one. The 8N I have is over 60 years old - has made me lots of money and has never broken down on the job.
My business-plan, such as it is...Inspires me to have faith simply because the only ongoing uncontrollable expense is my time.
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