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Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
We pushed out a few thousand yards of dirt in a day with those two machines. Two D3s couldn’t even keep up with the 71. I have a D3 also, it’s a great machine. Around here though you can’t always take an extra few days to get the dirt moved, you gotta beat the rain. An operator also costs about... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
The D6 with GPS was about 695k. A D6 is not even a true comparison to a 71, with the 71 slightly larger. 71 with GPS was right around 600k brand new. Our best dozer hand and myself ran both machines all day, the 6 was a really nice machine but the 71 just felt like something that was 5 years... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
Way more power and $100k cheaper -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
Thanks I appreciate it. We demoed the D71 against a cat D6 btw. You should try out some of the new komatsu dozers! -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
That’s funny, we’re 302 and 612. Next big job is in Lakewood. -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
Some more pics. Just wrapping up this hospital we’ve been working on for 3 years. Edit - seems like it’s hard to upload pics but maybe I’ll try when I get to the computer. -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
2024 update : Crazy to look back at this thread. So I’m still at it and we’ve grown a lot. We own about 10 excavators now, 2 dozers, 2 loaders, dump truck etc. We’ve gotten into design built work and went union. Also purchased 5 acres of industrial zoned property for our yard and office. We... -
A few projects I have done recently
I can't believe how much mortar you put on that lol. Over here people think I'm over doing it when I put mortar under the riser instead of just wiping some on the outside! -
Upgrade excavator or turn down work?
I agree with DGODGR, when I sat there writing off a 20k check for a down payment knowing I had years of 4 digit payments coming after that it was a tough pill to swallow, but that machine has kept us on a T&M job for a year now and still going because they didnt need to bring someone else in...- Aliate
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- Forum: General Industry Questions
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Upgrade excavator or turn down work?
I was in your exact situation, had a mini and had to refer out the bigger work for anything I couldnt handle. After a few months of that I said screw it and bought a 14T machine with 2500 hrs on it for a little over 100k. I make the payment, and the thing sure sits more than the mini. The...- Aliate
- Post #10
- Forum: General Industry Questions
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In too deep
Late to this one as well but I can give you some perspective. My father was always a business owner longer than I had been alive. He spent his whole life working 12 to 16hr days, he should have been home more. When I was about 14 he seemed burned out and had an opportunity to sell this... -
A few projects I have done recently
CM, how do you like those trench rollers as opposed to a hoepac on the backhoe or say a hoepac on a 130 sized machine? -
Peterbilt 379 Flat Top lowboy project
Everything looks great as always, glad to have you back here and glad to see you doing well. I really love the 315F the most, I recently bought a hitachi 130 because the price was right but those 315's are nice. -
A few projects I have done recently
Glad to see you doing well. Its about time you got in on some utility work! That 250 looks identical to my 350, I hate the 6.2 gas, Ill never buy another. They are simple and cheap to maintain but it looks like the 6.7's are winners, not like the 6.4 or 6.0. Mine averages 11mpg and is just... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
I wished I had a dump bed, I was breaking them out with a sledge hammer and loading them into a U haul truck. Hand unload at the dump! Another contractor did the sitework on that one then passed on the foundations, some projects go that way, other times the sitework contractor will deliver... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
Heres some more of pictures of the beginning for you guys. This was my second time around, as JD remembers so I knew that I wanted to take pictures as I went. This was literally everything I owned at the end of my first year, as far as tools went. I also traded in the fusion for a 2015 F350... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
So I said goodbye to the old deere, 6600 hrs, it had done its fair share of work. It was time to move on. The first week of July we are supporting a piling crew on a hillside, and a mini with almost 7,000hrs has no place on a job like that. 2015 Hitachi 35 with 400hrs, still under warranty... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
People wont take you seriously if you are renting equipment. I rented when I needed to for the first two years, it got me nowhere. Work came when I bought the gear. If the machines turn every day, they will pay for themselves in a hurry. -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
I filed my own articles of incorporation, and filed for my subchapter S designation myself. I was bonded, had a general liability and commercial auto policy from day one. My ford fusion was listed as my first commercial vehicle so I could create a policy in the first place. I also had a amex... -
Story of my business, starting from the trunk of my car
Some glamour shots. The 130 is a beauty, 2500 hrs, hyd quick coupler, PSM progressive link thumb, fully loaded. The mini, 35D, is a dog, my first machine, bought it at 5800 hrs, came with hoe pack, tilt attachment (helac head), 3 buckets, has about 6600hrs now, its getting traded in tomorrow...