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NW NC | I’ve recently cut back on cattle to do excavating work, and keeping/gaining our corn acres. Biggest things I can tell you is that you’ll need an excavator (mini is fine), and don’t underestimate the potential of 1 job. 1 person’s 10 hour dozer job has turned into 5 other jobs, with 1 of those customers being a telephone company that’s already lined me up for more jobs. We also have picked up other jobs, and also doing work for a contractor whose average job is $1M +. I’m grading for a 9k sq ft house the Monday after New Years.
A couple jobs done in the spare time about a year ago has turned into a full time business. You can’t be afraid to tackle tough jobs. For instance, we replaced 348’ of 30” pipe and had to pump 100 gal/min of water around the site while we did it. Took 2 days. Had to go under a fiber optic line, dodge another, cut through a driveway and compact it back, work in a tight space next to a road, etc.
I have a tracked skid steer, 2 mid sized hoes (36-41k lbs) and 2 mid sized dozers (32k lbs), but no mini hoe. I do have someone that can tackle the mini hoe jobs but I do have a quick coupler and 4 different buckets for my 41k lbs machine. The “good” thing about a hoe is that you usually need another piece of equipment there, which can help add to the job.
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Can a man make decent money with a skid steer?
