skyking1
Senior Member
What the Australians said. They do some cool stuff I have not seen anywhere to huge plots of land, some of it crazy steep.
I agree. Why not buy a new one and sell when done. Your 'loss' would be quite manageable when compared to hiring it out.I’m thinking that if you have enough money to buy a plot of land that size in the first place,you’ll have the money to buy a newer D8 as Epirbalex suggested.
It will give less problems and you’ll have an asset to sell.
I agree. Why not buy a new one and sell when done. Your 'loss' would be quite manageable when compared to hiring it out.
I thought it may be a little less than that, more in the $800k neighborhood. But with something like that, put 20% down and finance it. When done, it should sell for what you owe on it. You are less likely to have extensive downtime and expensive repairs with the new one, so possibly a break even with the cost of the used one.Well the $1.2-1.5 MIL purchase price up front might be a swaying factor...
I thought it may be a little less than that, more in the $800k neighborhood. But with something like that, put 20% down and finance it. When done, it should sell for what you owe on it. You are less likely to have extensive downtime and expensive repairs with the new one, so possibly a break even with the cost of the used one.
The plan is to pull drainage tile in the summer and push bush in the winter. Will be hiring the easy part of the job done, as it will be the most dollars out of pocket but also get the most productive land ready right now.One more thing, the method of clearing i described is only done in winter and the best temperature for windrowing brush is at about -20c when all the small stuff shears off better and the ground is frozen. You want to keep the dirt in the windrows to a minimum to allow better burning.
I agree. Why not buy a new one and sell when done. Your 'loss' would be quite manageable when compared to hiring it out.
I’ve never seen anyone use the chain method anywhere here