SB: Re: Question about excavations

[John Salmen <terrain@shaw.ca>]

it really depends on how much digging you are doing. I've had a large
excavator be far less expensive than a backhoe which was a 1/3 of the hourly
cost of the excavotor just because of the volume of material. My preference
on a site is a bobcat because they do far less damage overall but it takes a
lot more time and some things they simply cannot do.

tell us what the excavation consists of.

.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Haines" <khaines@enigo.com>
To: <strawbale@crest.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:34 PM
Subject: SB: Question about excavations


> This is just a general knowledge type of question, here.  I am trying to
> figure out my options for doing the excavation work for our construction
> work this summer.  As is so common, we are operating on a shoestring
budget,
> so I want to make my $$$ go as far as possible.
>
> Basically, I can either hire someone to do the excavating, or rent a
digger
> of some flavor and do it myself.
>
> On the bottom end of the price scale sits a Bobcat 331 mini excavator.  Up
> in price from there, a bit is a tractor with hoe and loader attachments,
and
> up from there is a regular backhoe.  I have a truck that can readily tow a
> bobcat or tractor, but I'd have to have a backhoe hauled out for me, and
the
> distance is around 60 miles from the closest possible rental location.
>
> The question, for me, really boils down to how much digging I could do
with
> a given machine.  Anyone have any practical experience to share on this?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kirk Haines
>
>
>
>
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