jsw development
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This last year was one of our best years ever. There were a few things holding us back. I realized we took too long to load trucks, and we have the work to keep another machine busy. But getting the size excavator I want means purchasing a truck and trailer to haul it with.
we currently have a large frame CTL and a a 3.5t excavator. I’d like to purchase an 8 ton excavator for some drainage projects, loading trucks, and doing some ROW clearing with a rotating shear.
my thoughts were to buy a single axle medium duty (possibly a box truck or flatbed, and turning it into a single axle haul truck when we need to move the 8 ton..
I’ve been looking at f650s and international 4700 s since these can be found for pretty good prices around here.
The hope is, if the 8 ton ex makes us some good profit, I can then add a 12 ton machine with a mulcher. Would a single axle truck be ok to haul the 20k excavator at first and then a 26k excavator later?
we currently have a large frame CTL and a a 3.5t excavator. I’d like to purchase an 8 ton excavator for some drainage projects, loading trucks, and doing some ROW clearing with a rotating shear.
my thoughts were to buy a single axle medium duty (possibly a box truck or flatbed, and turning it into a single axle haul truck when we need to move the 8 ton..
I’ve been looking at f650s and international 4700 s since these can be found for pretty good prices around here.
The hope is, if the 8 ton ex makes us some good profit, I can then add a 12 ton machine with a mulcher. Would a single axle truck be ok to haul the 20k excavator at first and then a 26k excavator later?