Posted by JRSutton on January 12, 2014 at 07:30:56 from (100.0.77.120):
In Reply to: Mini Excavators posted by Unclemerle on January 12, 2014 at 03:51:07:
I'd say rent before buying.
Then you'll see just how limited they are in usefulness and capability.
They have their place of course, and they sure beat a pick and a shovel... but for the money it takes to own one... I don't know...
I find them just a little too anemic to be of much use. At least around here with rocky soil.
Might be hard to justify it if you don't have a very specific and regular need.
They do fill a certain niche, not putting them down, but just saying I find that niche pretty small. They're usefulness fades very quickly when you've got a stump more than 3" in diameter to pull, or a rock bigger than a breadbox.
Money would be better spent on something even just a little larger that can do some real work.
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