DeweyDiablo
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Hello,
I am a small contractor that owns several pieces of smaller equipment. I have a 335 Bobcat excavator and a 773G skid steer. We usually move our equipment one piece at a time using a F250 and trailer. We have an older dump truck that is in need of replacing. We also have a tri-axle eager beaver trailer that we could fit both pieces of equipment on and move in one fell swoop. The 335 weighs 9,170 lbs, the 773 weighs 5,808 lbs, and the trailer weighs 4,600 lbs. That gives me a total trailer load of 19,578 lbs. I am considering an F750 (used). It seems that you can get 30,000 GVWC with hydraulic brakes or 33,000 lbs GVWC with air brakes. I assumed the truck would weigh about 11,000 lbs empty. Therefore I would probably just make it with the hydraulic brakes or be under with the air brakes. This is the first time buying a truck this size for us. I am very unfamiliar with all the options out there. Our situation would be that the truck could be used often for one week, then sit for weeks on end until we use it again. We would basically be moving our equipment from job site to job site and occasionally hauling loads of soil or stone. Therefore we are definitely looking for a used truck in the $25,000 range. What are you thoughts on the F750 (1995 through 2005) for this set up. One other thing to consider, we may be getting a cat 953 (or something similar) in the future. That looks to be about 30,000 lbs. I don't think we would move it around tons, but could happen. Should I be considering a truck large enough to handle that also? We definitely do not run a truck enough to justify a tri-axle. Plus the truck would need to be able to be loaded by the skid steer and mini-x, so it can't be too big. My initial thoughts are to get a truck the proper size to use with the smaller equipment and deal with moving the 953 later by paying someone to move it when needed. Thoughts?
I am a small contractor that owns several pieces of smaller equipment. I have a 335 Bobcat excavator and a 773G skid steer. We usually move our equipment one piece at a time using a F250 and trailer. We have an older dump truck that is in need of replacing. We also have a tri-axle eager beaver trailer that we could fit both pieces of equipment on and move in one fell swoop. The 335 weighs 9,170 lbs, the 773 weighs 5,808 lbs, and the trailer weighs 4,600 lbs. That gives me a total trailer load of 19,578 lbs. I am considering an F750 (used). It seems that you can get 30,000 GVWC with hydraulic brakes or 33,000 lbs GVWC with air brakes. I assumed the truck would weigh about 11,000 lbs empty. Therefore I would probably just make it with the hydraulic brakes or be under with the air brakes. This is the first time buying a truck this size for us. I am very unfamiliar with all the options out there. Our situation would be that the truck could be used often for one week, then sit for weeks on end until we use it again. We would basically be moving our equipment from job site to job site and occasionally hauling loads of soil or stone. Therefore we are definitely looking for a used truck in the $25,000 range. What are you thoughts on the F750 (1995 through 2005) for this set up. One other thing to consider, we may be getting a cat 953 (or something similar) in the future. That looks to be about 30,000 lbs. I don't think we would move it around tons, but could happen. Should I be considering a truck large enough to handle that also? We definitely do not run a truck enough to justify a tri-axle. Plus the truck would need to be able to be loaded by the skid steer and mini-x, so it can't be too big. My initial thoughts are to get a truck the proper size to use with the smaller equipment and deal with moving the 953 later by paying someone to move it when needed. Thoughts?
