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Machinery Forum Need advice on whether or not to buy skid steer [ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by Mike on May 11, 2004 at 11:56:32 from (67.174.176.146): I'm a small builder building 5-7 houses per year. I'm contemplating whether to buy a skid steer. I would use it mainly for backfill, grading, landscaping, and moving materials, pallets, etc. for my own projects and possibly even some side projects. My hope is that it would more than pay for itself. Is it practical to use a skid steer to backfill the foundation of an average to large home, or would it be less expensive in the long run to have the excavator do it? I'm also thinking of renting it out occasionaly to help it pay for itself. Would this be a mistake? I would probably try to stay around $10,000 on a used machine. Could this get me a machine that is reliable? The bottom line is that I'm trying to determine whether I would end up loving the machine and never looking back or if I would regret it because of maintenance costs, lack of use, etc. Any input is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mike Follow Ups: Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee woodrow 21:28:38 06/09/04 (0) Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee TimV 14:01:27 05/13/04 (0) Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee kyhayman 07:52:17 05/13/04 (0) Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee paul 22:11:41 05/12/04 (1) Re: Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid Mike 22:48:14 05/12/04 (0) Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee John A 22:44:24 05/11/04 (0) Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee Dieselrider 18:16:05 05/11/04 (0) Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid stee JMS/MN 12:17:48 05/11/04 (0) Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Need advice on whether or not to buy skid steer Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.