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Posted by ETD66SS on January 10, 2005 at 09:45:40 from (64.179.79.235):
I own 60+ acres of wooded land, and I need to start thinning it out, and clearing the way for construction. I need to dig a 2-3 acre pond, knock over small trees, and just move a whole bunch of dirt as the land is somewhat low, and I'll be scraping a lot of topsoil from out back and moving it up front, etc. I was advised that a JD 450 Crawler Loader would be my best choice. I was initially looking at getting a dozer with a 6 way blade, but I'm starting to think that a crawler loader is a pretty good idea. I know nothing about crawlers whatsoever. So I will need opinions on what to look for when looking at buying one of these. I guess my thinking as of now, is a crawler loader with a backhoe would be my dream machine. I can budget about $10,000 for this machine, whatever it turns out to be...
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