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Recent content by magnus spencer

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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    I have not found any that old. everything is about 5 years old. that's a big reason why I'm not sure if the 25% savings is worth the wear and tear.
  2. M

    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    I found CAT and CASE offer certified used with a 6 month warranty, I am considering this option.
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    what I have read is that machines begin showing problems around 6000 hours, assuming no stupid mistakes by previous operators. all the used machines with fewer hours than 6000 are going for 70,000+ the new machines from CASE and KOMATSU have manufacturer/extended warranties lasting 4 and 5...
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    if anyone is curious, this is what I have learned so far. JCB gives a 1 year warranty. during this period, the client pays for all travel and accommodations. after the year ends, the client pays for travel and parts and labor. JCB only sends mechanics/techs from the mainland. CAT gives a 2...
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    Maybe I can get a tutorial in exchange for some organic produce while you guys are here.
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    That is how the Johnson clan got a foot hold on these slopes. My parents sailed in here on a 28 foot self designed and built wooden boat in the 1960s, without a motor on board.I came here in 1984 for the first time, before the EU happened and changed everything.
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    To clarify, I live up in the mountains, about 100 meters above sea level and a few kilometers from the coast. We don't get salt spray here typically. My village is Fazenda da Santa Cruz, if you look on google earth. Only a 30 minute drive to the airport, about an hour to drive to the port in...
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    i have reached out to the CAT dealer in San Miguel (The Big Island), now I am just waiting for a callback from the sales rep to find out options. I am still searching for the Case dealer in the Azores. for a point of reference, I am struggling to find a mechanic to sell and mount tires on my...
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    thank you everyone for the thoughtful responses. i have only scanned them so far. i am looking forward to understanding them all. i shall return. homestead never sleeps, nor does the sick baby. lol
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    well, you have summed up my last 6 months of angst....lol i think there will be a market for selling my services as an operator with a machine, since there is more demand than availability for this type of work locally, for construction, road access, and farming. the machine doesn't have to...
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    yes, buying new seems the safest option, although costly. i am striving to understand the specifics of the warranty system currently, as 'local' in this context is across the ocean in some form. The budget is around 100,000 euros.
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    most things can be shipped. under 5kg is airmail and over 5kg is ocean freight. it is the subsequent installation that concerns me. i am not great at mechanics. i am a gardener and arborist, part time builder.
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    English is my first language. i moved to Flores in 2007 to restore an abandoned homestead and stone house. 3 kids and a divorce later, my project has expanded considerably. On Flores, not many people speak english, but on the larger islands most do. on Terciera there is an American Air Base...
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    there is no dealer on our island, but there are some on the larger islands of the Azores. Alternatively, they would be in Continental Portugal with a higher tax rate and longer distance for help.
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    Purchasing first TLB and need advice

    There is a CAT dealer on the larger island also. I have not enquired from them yet, as I heard it was difficult to get parts in the EU from CAT.
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