I had to post this is any one here in the Boston area making $125 an hour with this machine ? If he 's getting that much for that then i should be getting $300 for mine. http://c.im.craigslist.org/aV/ai/9GfyBd8oOEyJpOnpLkE9MtjuCgGG.jpg Quote"Ford 555 Loader, second owner, well maintained, 1 minor piston leak, 5,968 hours, rubber is 90%, New Battery, new ignition, new lights, very powerful 3 cylenar diesel, 20 ft. reach with hoe, Acid Etched metal and Primed & Painted with Industrial Coatings metal Paint, Very hard finish. Maching looks & Runs great! Trailer is a 2004 Bray 14,000 GVW Duall Axel Beaver Tail, Breaks, tool box, rubber is 95%, low miles and well maintained! This Machine is a seriouse money maker!! At a rate of $125hr with operator & a 4hr minimum plus delivery charges.....make it all back in 1 to 2 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO DREAMERS OR SCAMMERS!!!! I DO FACE TO FACE BUSINESS ONLY!!!! BACKHOE ONLY : $13,000 BEAVERTAIL TRAILER $6,500 TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE IS CASH ONLY!!!!! $17,500 Jim "
I don't know about the rates, but I'd think that 14K trailer would be maxed out or worse with a that backhoe on it.:beatsme I tried putting my 3400 Ford backhoe on a 12K trailer and it was way overloaded. I decided I wouldn't even pull it. A 555 Ford would be even heavier, I'd think.
Guess out here near Sturbridge area, We should work the Boston area, Hell,, at this rate we could buy a new machine every 3 years and not think too much about it.
Yeah I don't think that is a 555. It looks a lot like my 3500, thats probably why its on a 14gvw trailer too cause its more like a 10k lb machine.
ointhead nice aint job
union rates might be $125 an hour, but theres no way you could charge thatmuch for that machine. No union company would take that.
For $125 an hour you'll get laughed off the job. I heard Sanford and Son is hiring......
I'll tell ya what tho, for what it is, that is one clean machine
Is it just me or does any one else think the asking price for that backhoe is a little too much. I have a relitive that sold his 1980 Case 680 for $5,000 bucks (canadian), good working machine with excellent paint, good rubber and ran real good but needed some pins & bushings replaced. I have seen other backhoes fairly cheep and in good shape.
You can grab a newer hoe than that for around 10 grand Canadian. But hey i would charge just as much as everyone else,if it was a new Cat or a JCB 3C backhoe it shouldn't matter,thats why I love older equipment like CAT245ME said pay 5 grand and make it back in a month Now if only I could find a deal and stop renting
If you look on Ritchie Bros website you can check the sales of equipment in the last 12 months that they have sold all over the world. I just looked up 1980 case and it seems to be around the 9k - 15k Canadian. There were 2 that were '81 one sold for 9K in Canada and the other '81 sold for 12.5kUSD in the States. That website is great for giving you a good idea of what a deal is when you are looking for equipment.
Looking back at it now, I should have bought the backhoe for snow removal. For 5 grand it was worth it.
I don't think it would be too hard to search out another backhoe for that price.I see a few older JCB's and **'s out there under 10 grand in decent working condition if you have the garage and tools to tinker with it an older machine is worth the price.