Ford, I hope you are rite, as far as the jobs go too keep the 150 going. I don't like the little drainage jobs I used to do the 331 and do want the larger jobs. I thought about moving machine with 12 ton trailer but was told that very bad things can happen. I might keep the 12 ton to use to haul skid, dozer, roller, ex60 with. I can pull the 12 ton with pick up if I have to but can only put the skid steer on it if I do. I also could use it for pipe, hay bails, lumber etc. I found a 2 year old eager beaver 20t for sale. I can't keep the 150 on the side of my house like I keep all the rest of the stuff, just too big. The plan would be to keep the 150 on the 20t trailer and park it at a friend’s place he lives just up the road from me. He has a gravel pit and a very large parking area. Do you think it will harm the 20t trailer if you never take the machine off, except for jobs? Most of the time the trailer would sit loaded. The good news is that my summer turned out pretty good and I had no big jobs that made my year like last year. The growth came from a bunch of smaller jobs (2-4 week stuff, instead of 2-4 months stuff) so I think this is a good sign of things to come. I would rather have as many customers as possible instead of counting on one or two for you survival. Then you can pick and choose what jobs you want to do instead of having to take what ever comes your way. The trucking help to fill in any gaps along the way. Very happy I bought the old Mack, one the smartest things I have done so far. My dozer is a little small, very nice machine but if I had to do that again I would of bought a 650 instead of a 450. The job I am on now I think I would saved myself a whole day of dozer work If I had a bigger dozer. Every year you get smarter and the faster, and your customer base gets bigger. It just gets easier once you get past the first 3 to 4 years.
