Is the backhoe loader a thing of the past?

[Monkeybusiness]

Yes

Doesn’t make sense. It’s got to drink £200 of fuel, and a driver will be the same again.
It needs to be nearer double that figure to be sustainable surely?!

 

[DaveDCB]

Doesn’t make sense. It’s got to drink £200 of fuel, and a driver will be the same again.
It needs to be nearer double that figure to be sustainable surely?!

Nah my 3cx averaged 50L/Day with tramping it. Like @hiluxman says a bad day is 100L but I’d get some 25L days @ 8hrs plus travel.

 

[hiluxman]

Doesn’t make sense. It’s got to drink £200 of fuel, and a driver will be the same again.
It needs to be nearer double that figure to be sustainable surely?!

If your putting £200 in the machine there's something seriously wrong...100 liters is only £160 at current high rates.

 

[hiluxman]

Nah my 3cx averaged 50L/Day with tramping it. Like @hiluxman says a bad day is 100L but I’d get some 25L days @ 8hrs plus travel.

I'd averaged my hire rate based on 70l a day, worked well for me.

I do miss the days I was in a backhoe.

 

[DaveDCB]

For me it was the simple life.. I worked week to week, rung around my regulars if I was quiet.. my world has got very busy nowadays, relentless infact, makes you wonder!

 

[hiluxman]

For me it was the simple life.. I worked week to week, rung around my regulars if I was quiet.. my world has got very busy nowadays, relentless infact, makes you wonder!

I'm exactly there too.

 

[diggerjones]

New tyres on mine this week while I'm away. It had new tyres on the back this year to replace the originals. Front tyres £170 +vat each

 

[DaveDCB]

New tyres on mine this week while I'm away. It had new tyres on the back this year to replace the originals. Front tyres £170 +vat each View attachment 86157View attachment 86157

If that’s a before and after photo I’d get my money back

 

[Storrsy]

Whereabouts in the country are you? Similar prices to what I got. Even off a local firm that runs a few. Maybe the one man bands keep pressure on the prices. Another local firm say 480 for 8t 360 with 60 quid each way haulage.

But even if it was at £480 a day for an 8t 360. I can hire one, pay myself £300 to turn up and drive it, £80 a day for the fuel and £100 for the hire (over a week's hire). This is why it's not worth me owning one myself. I Unusually charge £550 a day for a hired 8 ton machine in day rate and come away with more take home money then going out with my own 3 tonner, without any hassle/cost of ownership.

 

[Simon edwards]

For me it was the simple life.. I worked week to week, rung around my regulars if I was quiet.. my world has got very busy nowadays, relentless infact, makes you wonder!

I’m working the opposite way round,Was building houses for years as well plant hire alongside,running a lot blokes etc.loved it but worked crazy hours,much like yourself now,missed a lot of life stuff but did alright from it.
Finished building about five years ago ,even stopped most price groundwork’s,pretty much just work on day rate hire with one full time sub by and one part timer, still put the hours in but try to limit Saturdays etc. Enjoying it to be fair and in my wisdom about to get into a bit of haulage too,that should bollocks up the free time thing

 

[Jimoz]

I’m working the opposite way round,Was building houses for years as well plant hire alongside,running a lot blokes etc.loved it but worked crazy hours,much like yourself now,missed a lot of life stuff but did alright from it.
Finished building about five years ago ,even stopped most price groundwork’s,pretty much just work on day rate hire with one full time sub by and one part timer, still put the hours in but try to limit Saturdays etc. Enjoying it to be fair and in my wisdom about to get into a bit of haulage too,that should bollocks up the free time thing

Is there even any money in building houses nowadays? Maybe contracting for rich folk but regular punters can't afford the extension prices nowadays. When i drive past sites of 10 or so houses coming out of the ground now i just feel sorry for the builder. Unless they've bought for a pittance it's hard work. Then you've actually got to build them paying all these inflated prices then sell the bloody things. No thanks.

 

[Simon edwards]

Is there even any money in building houses nowadays? Maybe contracting for rich folk but regular punters can't afford the extension prices nowadays. When i drive past sites of 10 or so houses coming out of the ground now i just feel sorry for the builder. Unless they've bought for a pittance it's hard work. Then you've actually got to build them paying all these inflated prices then sell the bloody things. No thanks.

Pretty much sums it up for me, don’t forget all the nonsens consultancy fees and concil payments.

 

[DaveDCB]

Is there even any money in building houses nowadays? Maybe contracting for rich folk but regular punters can't afford the extension prices nowadays. When i drive past sites of 10 or so houses coming out of the ground now i just feel sorry for the builder. Unless they've bought for a pittance it's hard work. Then you've actually got to build them paying all these inflated prices then sell the bloody things. No thanks.

I only build one off high end bespoke houses, but really it’s a huge headache.. very long winded process start to finish and very time consuming, my apatite for it dwindles daily!