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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    Wow, Bobcat and JCB lots are full of mini excavators right now. 5 on the Kubota lot.
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    Recommendation for Vibratory Post driver with grapple - one man operation?

    I'm mostly pounding drill stem into rocky terrain on slopes. A lot of this I can't get to easily with the skid steer. There's as much of this territory as there is flat ground. How does the danhauser work with drill stem? and through rock? At best I'm driving into limestone gravel, at worst...
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    Kubota KX040 (10k lbs) v KX057 (12k lbs) buying advice requested

    For many people that don't use them professionally, having a new machine with a warranty so it works when you need it and is worth the time and piece of mind. Buying an older piece of equipment and not knowing if it will start or run when you need it, especially when you're far away from a...
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    I've never demoed anything. Last couple years was the first time I started using heavy equipment, nothing was available, even rentals were tough to get. I guess that's probably available now now that things are on the lot.
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    Or try to load up a 20 ton machine to haul it 4 miles on nonpaved winter roads to fix a water line that's 7 feet deep. You be unloading that sucker to pull the truck and trailer out more than youll be fixing the line.
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    Found a similar cat machine (304), last years model, no 6 way blade though, 50 hours on it, for sale from a private seller construction company, it's 5 hours away. $80k. Have to wait until tomorrow to get some info from the dealer on a new machine price.
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    What's your inner economist say about half the world no longer trading oil for dollars?
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    They haven't had any supply. When I priced it last, they were about $10-15k higher, there wasn't an exact apples to apples comparison and they had a 6 month lead time. You're right I should probably check with them again. A business partner wants to buy a Kubota tractor, so this was kinda the...
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    That's what I'm seeing too, however they are slow to react on both the introduction of CBDCs and the death of the petrodollar. Long bonds are going to get hit the worst and it will require more money printing. Typically rates go down, values go up. However I don't know if that's going to be the...
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    Wait til we hit $200. Yeah, that's kind of where I'm at. If the prices drop I'll add a second, larger machine or a bunch of attachments. It just got in. The lot's been bare until recently, now it's got a lot of machines on it. @terex herder Easy to say when it's not your money. Kubota dealer...
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    They've got their cash discount on the machine of about $2300. If you finance, that $2300 you pay buys you 3 years. Then, adding on to it, it's 1% for 4 years, 2% for 5, and 3% for 6. The 3 or 4 year plan are most appealing IMO.
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    Recommendation for Vibratory Post driver with grapple - one man operation?

    That doesn't work on the ground where I need to use it. Looks good for flat areas and low hills though.
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    What's that mean? Prices will come down? Kubota is already offering pretty low interest rates.
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    Proper place to discuss pricing here?

    Yeah. Commercial real estate is going to get hurt hard. However we have lost the petrodollar. Printing more money is the only option. I'm not sure if there will be a meaningful correction. I'm really curious though if the dealers are negotiating yet. The last couple of years they were not in my...
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    Recommendation for Vibratory Post driver with grapple - one man operation?

    I see some post drivers with grapples on YouTube. Haven't seen a vibratory one in the USA though, they seem to be only sold in England. Any recommendations on one here? Life would be much easier if it were a one man show from the cab. This one isn't vibratory but similar concept:
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