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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 658736" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>You are on the money with time consideration. Most of the time you will be money ahead with the bigger machine, provided you have an experienced operator. </p><p></p><p>My little caterpillar track loader will get into places that big machines can't. That is the only advantage I have. It can get under and around old growth pecans without damaging them etc. </p><p></p><p>A track hoe is going to get more root than a dozer. If you have thorn trees, go with the hoe and have them go deep into the roots then push the dirt back. Some of it is going to depend on what type soild you have. Dozers work fine in deep loam. </p><p></p><p>Track hoes can do many things dozers can't do. Things like having a few trees on one side of a fence - they can reach across the fence to get those. Their reaching capability is an advantage at times. </p><p></p><p>$110 aint bad if the minimum time is reasonable. With the drilling activities ceasing, there should be more dozer owner/operators out there who are getting hungry. </p><p></p><p>I don't hire out. I will help neighbors with small odds and ends but that's about it. </p><p></p><p>I leased a huge dozer for a week over in East Texas when we cleaned up grandaddy's place for division. It seems like it was $1400 for 40 hours on the time meter. I also filled it with off-road fuel before they came and picked it up. Cheaper than having them do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 658736, member: 3162"] You are on the money with time consideration. Most of the time you will be money ahead with the bigger machine, provided you have an experienced operator. My little caterpillar track loader will get into places that big machines can't. That is the only advantage I have. It can get under and around old growth pecans without damaging them etc. A track hoe is going to get more root than a dozer. If you have thorn trees, go with the hoe and have them go deep into the roots then push the dirt back. Some of it is going to depend on what type soild you have. Dozers work fine in deep loam. Track hoes can do many things dozers can't do. Things like having a few trees on one side of a fence - they can reach across the fence to get those. Their reaching capability is an advantage at times. $110 aint bad if the minimum time is reasonable. With the drilling activities ceasing, there should be more dozer owner/operators out there who are getting hungry. I don't hire out. I will help neighbors with small odds and ends but that's about it. I leased a huge dozer for a week over in East Texas when we cleaned up grandaddy's place for division. It seems like it was $1400 for 40 hours on the time meter. I also filled it with off-road fuel before they came and picked it up. Cheaper than having them do it. [/QUOTE]
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