2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
No outriggers?
The outriggers fold forward to go through a 36" gate.
No outriggers?
Yes, brand new.
Yikes I hope your young Man here that would take approximately 200 years to pay for :hmm3grin2orange: I often ponder moving but then the reality sets in it costs to move$145,000
$145,000
$145,000
Video of grinding that 5' dbh ash stump yesturday. I speed it up 4x to make it not so boring. There is a few spots you might get sea sick from though! lol. I gotta get a video lesson from the murph one of these days.
[video=youtube_share;bFsT_44GSAM]http://youtu.be/bFsT_44GSAM[/video]
$145,000
You guys plan on renting it out?
The way things are here I could never justify spending that much money for something like that. Truthfully, I don't believe the thing is worth $145,000.
We actually are planning on renting it out but we'll never just hand someone the keys. I or someone I've trained will remain with it and do the positioning. As far as insurance it basically goes like this; I'll be in the bucket doing the work under my insurance subbing to someone else or someone else is in the bucket under their insurance but with me managing the lift. We're also trying to look outside of tree work for uses. I'm 65 with a replaced knee and I don't feel much like dragging brush any more. I could have packed in and sat around and did nothing but what fun is that. Money's cheap. 3.49% for a 10 year fixed rate loan. I don't think that will last. The value of the US dollar certainly won't last; not with the government printing money at warp speed. I ordered a saw lanyard from the great guys up at tree stuff this morning. 20 bucks and change for the same lanyard I bought a few years ago for $15. That list could go on and on and if you don't believe me go find an old 2006 Wesspur catalog and look at the prices. 145 grand is a lot of money but consider this. In 1976 I bought a house for $58,000. 37 years later I was able to mortgage that same house and pay for a $145,000 lift with some left over. My "guess" is that $145,000 might not seem like much in the coming years. Time will tell. Ask me in a year from now and I'll give you and honest answer.
Phil
Let me get this straight...you are 65 and you mortgaged a paid for house to buy a $145,000 piece of tree equipment.:msp_ohmy:
That's correct. Without explaining all my finances, that was the cheapest and best way for me to go.Let me get this straight...you are 65 and you mortgaged a paid for house to buy a $145,000 piece of tree equipment.:msp_ohmy:
Not to be a A$$ but at 65 you should know better then to ever borrow against your home to buy equipment. I am thinking your home was paied for to.We actually are planning on renting it out but we'll never just hand someone the keys. I or someone I've trained will remain with it and do the positioning. As far as insurance it basically goes like this; I'll be in the bucket doing the work under my insurance subbing to someone else or someone else is in the bucket under their insurance but with me managing the lift. We're also trying to look outside of tree work for uses. I'm 65 with a replaced knee and I don't feel much like dragging brush any more. I could have packed in and sat around and did nothing but what fun is that. Money's cheap. 3.49% for a 10 year fixed rate loan. I don't think that will last. The value of the US dollar certainly won't last; not with the government printing money at warp speed. I ordered a saw lanyard from the great guys up at tree stuff this morning. 20 bucks and change for the same lanyard I bought a few years ago for $15. That list could go on and on and if you don't believe me go find an old 2006 Wesspur catalog and look at the prices. 145 grand is a lot of money but consider this. In 1976 I bought a house for $58,000. 37 years later I was able to mortgage that same house and pay for a $145,000 lift with some left over. My "guess" is that $145,000 might not seem like much in the coming years. Time will tell. Ask me in a year from now and I'll give you and honest answer.
Phil
It was paid for and I have the ability to cover the loan. Unless, of course, the banks close with everyone's money locked up tight and then the whole economy gets flushed.Not to be a A$$ but at 65 you should know better then to ever borrow against your home to buy equipment. I am thinking your home was paied for to.
Not to be a A$$ but at 65 you should know better then to ever borrow against your home to buy equipment. I am thinking your home was paied for to.
I'm saying he is going to say it was not his home but just a house he owned. At 65, you start admitting that you hocked your paid for home for $145,000 to buy some kind of tree equipment, even if you did, and your kids might stuff you in the old folks home for dementia.
It was paid for and I have the ability to cover the loan.
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