I just had a quick watch based on your post. The thing that impressed me the most was when he hooked the tie down on his trailer with the ratchet strap on his first attempt and didn’t even react. That’s one very cool cat…
That's just how I roll...I just had a quick watch based on your post. The thing that impressed me the most was when he hooked the tie down on his trailer with the ratchet strap on his first attempt and didn’t even react. That’s one very cool cat…
For those of us without Instagram... what is it?That's just how I roll...
I've taken a big risk with this decision. I'm half betting on the school work picking up again next year which as you lot know is a majority of my work stream.
I'm also a big believer in once you have a machine the work for it seems to find you somehow. But yeah, its a lot of money to spend on a single machine for my size business. I've got some big ideas for it, but ultimately it depends on the right jobs coming along. Its certainly setup to give me options for whatever attachments I can foresee myself using in the future.
Which is kinda where I see the future of the backhoe - as a tool carrier, running various attachments and background logistics tasks to support other machines (in my case mini's) to get the job done.
Time will tell if I made the right decision I guess.
I got to say you're a brave man with the way the industry is going foreward.everyone talking about a big recession after Christmas.its very rare to see a backhoe these days and since selling my last one probably 15 years ago I've not had a call for one.the rates are also way under what they need to be.ill look foreward to your updates and wish you all the very best with your new machineThat's just how I roll...
I've taken a big risk with this decision. I'm half betting on the school work picking up again next year which as you lot know is a majority of my work stream.
I'm also a big believer in once you have a machine the work for it seems to find you somehow. But yeah, its a lot of money to spend on a single machine for my size business. I've got some big ideas for it, but ultimately it depends on the right jobs coming along. Its certainly setup to give me options for whatever attachments I can foresee myself using in the future.
Which is kinda where I see the future of the backhoe - as a tool carrier, running various attachments and background logistics tasks to support other machines (in my case mini's) to get the job done.
Time will tell if I made the right decision I guess.
" It can only get wetter from here " -- sure a **** put the 'fluence' on it here today Ollie
.... can barely see across the valley, for lashing rain
Brave, mad, stupid - could be a combination of all 3! There's been a recession coming for the last 5 years, I've been sitting it out, working like mad thinking the music cant continue and I've honestly got to the point where I think I'm not waiting anymore. I've got to get out there and do what I want to do. People are already buying tiltrotators on sub 3tonners and going out for low money which technically undercuts my previous idea. I have to evolve and stay ahead of the game. I firmly believe that DualDrive amongst other new features on the modern backhoe could be a game changer for the concept. But it needs the same kind of progressive thinking that Eddie put into his 8 ton wideboy and then subsequently his Liebherr. I have some ideas for it, but it does depend on the kind of jobs I get where I can use it. To be honest, the backhoe for me earns money on price work. Sub contracting with it is a very low margin deal....
I might end up down this avenue yet. Who knows what the future holds. Trying different things is what's always made this forum interesting, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I honestly think this machine could be the same game changer that the tiltrotator was for me. But we will see. Worst case it will make a good youtube vid either way!
I've always said there's more potential in the youtubing than the actual digging. I'm not there yet to call it a proper income but I can see it working for others so why not give it a go. My only fumes however is going great, its paid for my new boob job
I've always said there's more potential in the youtubing than the actual digging. I'm not there yet to call it a proper income but I can see it working for others so why not give it a go. My only fumes however is going great, its paid for my new boob job
One of these. A 4cx pro with pretty much every spec option you can have. Plus its a Millionth special edition which gives you yellow rams, buckets and cab, LED headlights off the Ag Spec telehandlers, and extra worklights on the boom. Plus some details in the cab.
It could also be my diet of beer and biscuits.... But trust me, I've got boobs now where I never had before!
there's a lot of ppl making some obscene amounts of money from youtube - Matt, Kurtis, Andrew, Perkins bros. -- if you can get a percentage of some of their incomes - go for it
front QH?
I'm gaining both Graham! Old age is hitting me hard's called a beer gut not boobs
Of course. Hydraulic operated, with the camera for the forks and bigger loader pipework for the auxiliary to run attachments.
-- " old age " ... you'm a mere boy yet cool ... sounds like a hell of a tool ..... good luck with it Ollie .. sure you'll make it work, if anyone can
Yeah shite here last few hours" It can only get wetter from here " -- sure a **** put the 'fluence' on it here today Ollie
Big wedding across the valley from us today .. been watching 'em put up a huge marquee, 17 bell tents for 'overnighters', half a mile of lights and God knows what else ... been looking lovely in the sun -- looks pretty ferkin' grim over there today
