aighead
Senior Member
I've dug through the threads here, a bit, and didn't see anything but can't imagine you guys haven't advised on this subject, so I apologize if I didn't find info already available.
I just got my loader backhoe a few weeks ago, for personal home use around my 6 acres of yard. I'm learning how to use it as a (for the most part) brand new equipment operator. I have some experience driving forklifts, tractors, dump trucks, and a variety of small industrial mowers, but far, far from extensive experience (forklifts probably the most). It'd be nice to earn a few bucks here and there from neighbors that need an odd job done. I assume it'd be stuff like digging out stumps or moving gravel, all pretty basic. My thought was to just stick a sign out at the end of the driveway offering my services for anyone within a couple mile radius (since I don't have a trailer I'd have to drive the backhoe anywhere). How good or bad of an idea is this?
I rented a backhoe about a year ago and a neighbor asked me to help dig a ditch to add some drainage tiles. I almost immediately hit phone line, that he ended up paying about a grand to repair. Uh, for real, call before you dig...
I understand there are some liabilities that are likely involved, can you have people sign away that kind of stuff? What else should I be weary of?
Thanks, as always, for your help and knowledge!
I just got my loader backhoe a few weeks ago, for personal home use around my 6 acres of yard. I'm learning how to use it as a (for the most part) brand new equipment operator. I have some experience driving forklifts, tractors, dump trucks, and a variety of small industrial mowers, but far, far from extensive experience (forklifts probably the most). It'd be nice to earn a few bucks here and there from neighbors that need an odd job done. I assume it'd be stuff like digging out stumps or moving gravel, all pretty basic. My thought was to just stick a sign out at the end of the driveway offering my services for anyone within a couple mile radius (since I don't have a trailer I'd have to drive the backhoe anywhere). How good or bad of an idea is this?
I rented a backhoe about a year ago and a neighbor asked me to help dig a ditch to add some drainage tiles. I almost immediately hit phone line, that he ended up paying about a grand to repair. Uh, for real, call before you dig...
I understand there are some liabilities that are likely involved, can you have people sign away that kind of stuff? What else should I be weary of?
Thanks, as always, for your help and knowledge!