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I NEED RELIABLE ADVICE..Buying a used Backhoe
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Posted by Keith Ace Bleicher on January 07, 2006 at 17:11:27 from (205.188.117.6):
I am in the market for a used backhoe for my restoration of my childhod home. I have 10,ooo or less to spend. My 2 story house is now jacked up partially on steel and I need enough muscle to dig out the remaining three fieldstone walls. My property is solid bare rock, hilly, and real wet in the lawn areas. This machine has to be my toy for the next 30 years. I am a control electrician and crane mechanic by trade (in a steel shop ) and can weld pretty well, so Im hoping for the perfect fixer upper...but all I read are horror stories for most Mfg........Im sure most of you will say Im dreaming or crazy....I still believe there is a Mfg that has less problems than most. Thanks for your ideas. Keith
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