I did actually, $30,000. This covers a used chip truck, insurance, new saws, hand tools, ropes, blocks, slings, insurance, lettering, advertising, office exspences, printer costs, cabling hardware and a few other odds and ends. As for a chipper I still haven't locked one down. A buddy is loaning me his 12 inch and if I need one bigger I can use his 1590.
I might go with a lease purchase deal with the local bandit dealer. $2300 a month and 75% goes to the purchase price of the chipper then of course pay it off. He has a 1590 used 2004 model for $23,000. I think with a decent summer I could pay it off in the fall.
The other option is to just finance a new chipper. We will see. I think I will decide after we really get rolling.
I haven't even sent my salesman out to to start finding work, I figure next week sometime since I am going down to get the truck Saturday next week.
It's going to take some aggressive sales to get this thing breathing but I hope the word of mouth keeps it going and growing.