• Thank you for visiting HeavyEquipmentForums.com! Our objective is to provide industry professionals a place to gather to exchange questions, answers and ideas. We welcome you to register using the "Register" icon at the top of the page. We'd appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word of our new site. The more members that join, the bigger resource for all to enjoy. Thank you!

Search results

  1. Brute_200

    Gooseneck or pintle?

    I have an 03 duramax with the lb7 6.6L and plan to buy a ctl in the 9,000-11,000lbs range. I know a gooseneck trailer would be ideal but I was wondering if anyone hauls around this kind of weight with a pintle hitched trailer just fine? Thoughts?
  2. Brute_200

    Financing options for a new business?

    After a business plan is made up, how difficult would it be to obtain financing on used equipment for a new business with lack of any credit/work history? I know it would be nice to rent first until you build up clientele and can have some numbers to show the lender but forestry mulchers aren't...
  3. Brute_200

    Hydrovac Excavating thoughts?

    Yeah CM, it seems like a nice market to get into since it is relatively new and doesn't have much competition, though it carries that hefty barrier to entry with the price of one of those rigs. Wonder what the up keep runs on those? I think in my area the main use for it would be for utilities...
  4. Brute_200

    Hydrovac Excavating thoughts?

    I have read that some parts in Canada require hydro excavating within certain distances of underground utilities. It is also big in the oilfields but still a bit unheard of to many contractors in construction. It was recently new to the company I've been working for as it was an option we never...
  5. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    Some solid points man. I think it's time to shift my direction towards another field in the industry. I would still like to run my own show one day in the future, just not quite sure what that might be.
  6. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    If one was to read this forum, they would probably take the assumption that it would be a bad idea to get started in this particular industry. Though, every industry has its own competition. Do the competitors really have such a death grip over the market? I notice job sites that have multiple...
  7. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    I noticed that they have just recently bought out RG Rents back in May who had a few locations in Missouri, one being here in springfield. But what you're saying is that they'll eat their profits just to turn any competitors belly side up and ultimately even with low overhead cost, its not...
  8. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    Not trying to build Rome in a day here. I will graduate with my degree in December and plan to go back to work full time after graduation for some time until I reach a point where I feel stable enough to go out on my own. This is just an idea I have been spending a lot of my spare time...
  9. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    That would help with the experience issue but then I would lose equity to someone who has more money than me and can potentially flush/buy me out. I see a partnership as an easier start but a harder finish. I would not be opposed to that if I could find employment that wouldn't restrict me...
  10. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    92U 3406: Does the company you work for document all aspects of the equipment before delivery and have clauses in the contracts in regards to damaged equipment, and say a clean up fee if returned covered in mud? And how much time is typically spent on prepping equipment in between rents? Say you...
  11. Brute_200

    Starting an equipment rental business

    I am new to the forum but have been spending a lot of time reading on here and there is a lot of knowledge to be learned. I will graduate within the next 5 months with a degree in construction management and my goal is to one day run my own show. I know the best thing to do would be to go...
Top