landsalesman
Active Member
I have 100 acres of lakeview property that I want to develop. I need roads, water lines and trees removed for lake view. I have a TD15-C dozer. I found a Case 280b excavator with a manual thumb and 36 inch bucket for sale for 20K. I know nothing about excavators and very little about dozers. I have paths and firebreaks around the property now with the dozer. I hear that the excavator is amazing at tree removal and road building. The terrain is steep(at least for me) and big rocks. Will the excavator do the water and underground electric lines effieciently or do I need some type of saw or a more narrow bucket? Is the excavator fairly easy to operate on the hill sides safely? I know this is grade school stuff for you guys but us newbies need advice as to which machines is most effiecient for the investment. Thanks in advance for any advice and have a very happy and blessed holiday season.