Re: Questions about old backhoes

Posted by OH - 961 on June 25, 2012 at 20:37:23 from (66.19.61.201):

In Reply to: Questions about old backhoes posted by Wheat Farmer on June 25, 2012 at 15:33:23:

I think agpilot is on the right track here. Look around a bit and see if you can sell the old barn lumber and beams - a lot of people would love to get it for rec and family rooms, rustic cabins, etc. There is a fairly high demand for old barn lumber.

Craigslist can be a pain in the butt, but might be a good way to advertise the lumber. If you can't sell it, give it away for getting it hauled off. That much less to bury. Just make sure to get a release form signed by the people getting the lumber so they can't come back on you if they are injured getting it.

The concerns voiced by above posters are something to think about, depending on how you are located in respect to zoning, environmental laws, etc. and how stringent local inspection and enforcement is.

As to the backhoe, that can be a can of worms. I bought an old Ford 4500 TLB some years ago and gave premium money for it because I knew a bit about the history of the machine. (Gave $7500 for it over 20 years ago.) Had a rebuilt engine and not all welded and patched up, but I have been replacing hydraulic hoses ever since.

Every time I get on it, I have to learn all over again how to operate it, and since it is only occasional use, I will never get good at operating it. Just enough to get by, and slowly at that.

Bottom line, unless you hit a jackpot, there are no decent usable backhoes for less that 5K, and probably quite a bit more.

Sorry to sound negative, but you need to be aware of what you are getting into.

Myron

This post was edited by OH - 961 at 20:42:22 06/25/12.

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