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Old 06-16-2008, 07:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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That's one very skilled mini-ex operator... and a great illustration of the value of a hydraulic thumb... but this "purse" for mini-excavators to carry is a bit of a joke. Just another unnecessary, useless thing to cart around to jobsites when you can pull the dump trailer to within reach of the mini-ex anyway 98.3% of the time.

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Motorized Wheelbarrows are kinda cool... but I can think of only one job where having one might have helped. Probably much more practical and useful for a lawn service or landscape contractor than a residential excavation & grading guy.

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Well, then this is what you need
Like we've talked about before, the combo of mini-ex and skidsteer (in lieu of TLB) is supposed to be killer... but the poor old Dougster™ is only one person and there ain't no way I'll ever be able to hire a legitimately licensed helper. The costs and legal/tax/insurance complexities of adding that one part-tme employee are out of this world.

Still, the old Dougster™ continues to shop (half-heartedly and with mostly empty pockets) for that insane, giveaway deal on a "slightly used" skidsteer... not older than a 2004 and with less than 1,000 hours on it. I can almost absolutely guarantee that it ain't gonna happen for any number of reasons... but I have learned over my many years to never say never.

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Like we've talked about before, the combo of mini-ex and skidsteer (in lieu of TLB) is supposed to be killer... but the poor old Dougster™ is only one person and there ain't no way I'll ever be able to hire a legitimately licensed helper. The costs and legal/tax/insurance complexities of adding that one part-tme employee are out of this world.

Still, the old Dougster™ continues to shop (half-heartedly and with mostly empty pockets) for that insane, giveaway deal on a "slightly used" skidsteer... not older than a 2004 and with less than 1,000 hours on it. I can almost absolutely guarantee that it ain't gonna happen for any number of reasons... but I have learned over my many years to never say never.

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You need this, so when Larry comes over he has something to play with...
I'll tell ya straight Paul... If old Larry ever came over and climbed aboard the ULDM, I'll bet I'd be in for witnessin' some damn pretty diggin'! With its comfy seat, joystick/pilot controls and multiple variable-flow pumps, the machine operates like a dream compared to the powerful-but-crude Bradco 509. I'm still learning (and could learn a lot faster with a few more paying jobs), but old Larry already has 30+ years of diggin' in his blood on all sorts of machines. People should PAY to see him dig!!!

Someday I'll need him desperately on a job and I'll coax him over. I just have to make sure that I have a video camera all charged up and ready!

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