Project-man
Active Member
Hello,
My wife and I moved out to the country and I'm surrounded by projects I'd like to work on this summer. I'm torn between just hiring these projects out or purchasing a machine so I can do the projects myself and have it available to me whenever I need it. Basically I need to create a swale in my yard for drainage, create a walkway, remove a number of trees and stumps and possibly create a small pond in a low area of the property.
I found a JD 1010 backhoe in my area for what I thought was a decent price. I know it is old (vintage 1960's ) but the seller claims it all works except for the brakes. It looks to me like it would fulfill my needs since I don't need modern or huge equipment and for me the simpler things are the easier they are to fix.
If anyone is familiar with this type of machinery I was wondering if parts, new or used can still be found and about how many hours on a machine this old would make most buyers walk away from checking it out if it had too many hours already..... It has a gas motor, some small leaks, no brakes but everything else works..... Thanks in advance for any information you can give me since I am very new at construction equipment.......SH
My wife and I moved out to the country and I'm surrounded by projects I'd like to work on this summer. I'm torn between just hiring these projects out or purchasing a machine so I can do the projects myself and have it available to me whenever I need it. Basically I need to create a swale in my yard for drainage, create a walkway, remove a number of trees and stumps and possibly create a small pond in a low area of the property.
I found a JD 1010 backhoe in my area for what I thought was a decent price. I know it is old (vintage 1960's ) but the seller claims it all works except for the brakes. It looks to me like it would fulfill my needs since I don't need modern or huge equipment and for me the simpler things are the easier they are to fix.
If anyone is familiar with this type of machinery I was wondering if parts, new or used can still be found and about how many hours on a machine this old would make most buyers walk away from checking it out if it had too many hours already..... It has a gas motor, some small leaks, no brakes but everything else works..... Thanks in advance for any information you can give me since I am very new at construction equipment.......SH