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Went to a auction last week and picked this badboy up. It is a 2004 model and will take a 15" tree.
http://www.wolfeauctions.com/photo_d...&BidItemID=431 We went to the dealer to look at new ones and for a new one it was $40,000. They had a 2003 with 300 hrs for $32,000. Well, at the auction, it was locked up and nobody had a key, so we couldn't check out the hours. Just by looking at it, you can tell that it was hardly used. The paint on the exhaust manifold wasn't even burned off. We bid on it and get it for only $20,000. We get it home and drill out the pop-rivets that held the plate on that covered the hour meter. Low and behold, it only had 73 hrs.
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Re: Chipper
You got a STEAL!!!!
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Re: Chipper
Are you going into the mulch business? Or just buying a new toy?
You got really lucky on that one. Congratulations.
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Re: Chipper
Awsome buy dude! Congratulations.
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Re: Chipper
Nice going Rino!
A Great deal and should give you years of service, or you could even turn it around for a profit! As you say it is worth over $32K. I wish I had been able to attend that auction, only about a 45 minute trip for me. Had to work.
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Re: ChipperQuote:
Anyway, we clear alot of lots and roadways for sitework jobs. Burning is becoming almost extinct finally in my area. Besides, you can chip alot faster than sitting there and watching a fire.
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