New truck! (The Beast)

Now all you need is snow storm

Uploaded this just for you! Donā€™t tell anyone I was running the loader with 1 hand.

Iā€™ll pass lol if it doesnā€™t snow anymore this year Iā€™ll be happy!

Nice, rental or purchase?

The loader or box? Loader is a 4 month rental. I bought the box pusher.

Cool
So youā€™ll be renting the loader again next year?

Most likelyā€¦ to buy one this nice would run me 50-60k and I wouldnā€™t really have a need for it in the off season. I can rent this one (next year Iā€™ll be renting slightly bigger) for 8,500 for 4 months.

I could almost build 2 brand new f250 plow trucks for what it costs to buy 1 used loader.

Yes you can buy older loaders but the problem is itā€™s used so little and if it breaks down itā€™s my dime to repair. This rental breaks down and Iā€™ll have a replacement one in 6 hours if itā€™s a morning break.

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Thatā€™s great, also I image theyā€™re probably expensive to fix

As long as you make good profit after the rental cost then youā€™re golden

Are you still working at the college?

Yes still at the college. This year Iā€™m trying to spend all the profits on equipment. Thus the ā€œbeastā€ and new plow. I may set back 30k of profits for the fall.

Thatā€™s great

Will you be doing the plowing yourself next year or do you plan on just managing the trucks and schedules for employees?

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Iā€™ll die with a plow controller in my hand. By far my favorite thing to do. I donā€™t care if I have 50 trucks Iā€™ll still be plowing lol

Maybe wonā€™t work the 30-40 hour straight shifts anymore thoughā€¦

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Thatā€™s a awesome feat, I couldnā€™t imagine doin a 40hr plow session. Then again I have never touched snow in my life lol .
Seriously though i admire you guys that can stay awake for so long working Iā€™m off to bed after 24hrs.

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Wish I was just now going to bed! I just got up at 6am here. Iā€™m sleepy!

Ouchā€¦

When I bought my frr the biggest selling point for me was a 6 month old recipe for a new transmission $3800 . Considering I paid $8000 for the truck I felt like it was a great deal

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Very nice truck! Are you ready to save money on your equipment? Call us at [redacted]. I would love to help you fill that truck at the best price possible with the highest quality equipment.
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Please donā€™t promote your business here without first getting vendor approval from the site owner @Chris

Doing this makes you look desperate. Do what everyone else here does and have your friends on the forum promote you :joy:

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Quality beats ā€œpriceā€ every time. You have false advertising on your website on several machines. Did you check with Jarrod Gumbolt or Bob at PressureTek before you used the term ā€œJrod styleā€ ?

Yea that would have been nice! This ended upnthe rear end. And it was likely due to the age but it didnā€™t help that when I was somewhat stuck I kicked it from drive to reverse and back. Thatā€™s ultimately what did her in.