Hello,
I'm getting ready to homestead 60 acre of land in Western North NC. I'm digging the basement for a house and have about 8 feet of cut and fill for a 40 x 60 Pole barn as well as tree clearing, A bit of road grading, septic, well lines and general clean up. After getting some bids for just the house excavation I've decided to purchase a piece of equipment and do most of the work myself. I have about a $15K budget to purchase equipment and have narrowed my choices down to a few pieces (types)of equipment that all fit in my budget. After the major building push (2-4 years) I may keep the machine around for farm chores or sell for a small excavator. I currently have a kubota L3240 with an FEL, box blade, root rake, bush hog, etc. that will also be available to do what it can do but i understand it's a loader and not a digger. Any help would
1. Track loader (seems to be the best fit for my budget) Have been steered toward deere over cat due to part pricing. Here are a couple I'm looking at.
a. 1998 JD 455G with 6000 hrs, GP bucket and a backhoe attachment. This machine is about two hours from me and looks clean from the pictures (i.e. fresh coat of paint and is alleged to be in good shape with no blow by, leaks. UC is reported to be ~65%.
b. 1993 JD 455D with 4 n 1 bucket that is local. This machine looks worn and rusty from the pictures but has supposedly had a new engine and transmission rebuilt by the local deere dealer with accompanying service records. UC is reported to be 80%+ with a list of new part installed, tracks, sprockets, etc. All repairs were done a few years ago with less than 300 hrs since the work was done.
My feeling is that a 4 n 1 bucket would be much more useful than a backhoe on a track loader.
2. Backhoe (4wd)
a. Case 580 Super K turbo backhoe. 4x4, factory forks, 4 in 1 bucket, cab, extendahoe, 2 lever control platinum backhoe. Machine looks in good shape by photos on CL, hours unknown at this point.
b.Caterpillar 416B Backhoe No details yet.
I have a local friend who just retired from the grading business and his recommendation is to get a backhoe over a track loader based on repair cost of UC, speed of movement and resale ability. How much muscle would i loose between a backhoe and a similar hp track loader?
3 Smaller excavator.
I just missed a CAT 307 that had been rolled and the cab destroyed and was replaced by a heavy steel cage. It went for $15K but I haven't seen many 10K lb + machines for less than $20k which is out of my price range. I have a lead on a taka MB50 for <$10k but it has 5000+hrs. that size seems on the cusp of too small. Ultimately i realize a 12-20K lb machine would be the most versatile machine to do what I want, I just think they are out of my price range for something that isn't in need of major repairs. Tha last thing I want to do is spend $15k on a machine only to find out it needs thousands in repair.
thanks in advance for everyones guidance.
derek
I'm getting ready to homestead 60 acre of land in Western North NC. I'm digging the basement for a house and have about 8 feet of cut and fill for a 40 x 60 Pole barn as well as tree clearing, A bit of road grading, septic, well lines and general clean up. After getting some bids for just the house excavation I've decided to purchase a piece of equipment and do most of the work myself. I have about a $15K budget to purchase equipment and have narrowed my choices down to a few pieces (types)of equipment that all fit in my budget. After the major building push (2-4 years) I may keep the machine around for farm chores or sell for a small excavator. I currently have a kubota L3240 with an FEL, box blade, root rake, bush hog, etc. that will also be available to do what it can do but i understand it's a loader and not a digger. Any help would
1. Track loader (seems to be the best fit for my budget) Have been steered toward deere over cat due to part pricing. Here are a couple I'm looking at.
a. 1998 JD 455G with 6000 hrs, GP bucket and a backhoe attachment. This machine is about two hours from me and looks clean from the pictures (i.e. fresh coat of paint and is alleged to be in good shape with no blow by, leaks. UC is reported to be ~65%.
b. 1993 JD 455D with 4 n 1 bucket that is local. This machine looks worn and rusty from the pictures but has supposedly had a new engine and transmission rebuilt by the local deere dealer with accompanying service records. UC is reported to be 80%+ with a list of new part installed, tracks, sprockets, etc. All repairs were done a few years ago with less than 300 hrs since the work was done.
My feeling is that a 4 n 1 bucket would be much more useful than a backhoe on a track loader.
2. Backhoe (4wd)
a. Case 580 Super K turbo backhoe. 4x4, factory forks, 4 in 1 bucket, cab, extendahoe, 2 lever control platinum backhoe. Machine looks in good shape by photos on CL, hours unknown at this point.
b.Caterpillar 416B Backhoe No details yet.
I have a local friend who just retired from the grading business and his recommendation is to get a backhoe over a track loader based on repair cost of UC, speed of movement and resale ability. How much muscle would i loose between a backhoe and a similar hp track loader?
3 Smaller excavator.
I just missed a CAT 307 that had been rolled and the cab destroyed and was replaced by a heavy steel cage. It went for $15K but I haven't seen many 10K lb + machines for less than $20k which is out of my price range. I have a lead on a taka MB50 for <$10k but it has 5000+hrs. that size seems on the cusp of too small. Ultimately i realize a 12-20K lb machine would be the most versatile machine to do what I want, I just think they are out of my price range for something that isn't in need of major repairs. Tha last thing I want to do is spend $15k on a machine only to find out it needs thousands in repair.
thanks in advance for everyones guidance.
derek
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