Range Work

[CHA-LEE]

Dirt work may be difficult to acquire from outfits that have big equipment. For example a Front End Loader would make quick work of what you are wanting to do, but it would cost you a significant amount of money to get one hauled to the site much less the actual digging time. Then you have to deal with getting locates done and all of that jazz. Most excavating companies won't do this kind of work because there isn't any money in doing it. They can make way more money on digging basements for track homes and not need to haul their equipment around as much. You would be better off with renting a smaller piece of equipment that can be hauled out there with a normal pickup then hire an operator to do the work.

[Joe_K]

Dirt work may be difficult to acquire from outfits that have big equipment. For example a Front End Loader would make quick work of what you are wanting to do, but it would cost you a significant amount of money to get one hauled to the site much less the actual digging time. Then you have to deal with getting locates done and all of that jazz. Most excavating companies won't do this kind of work because there isn't any money in doing it. They can make way more money on digging basements for track homes and not need to haul their equipment around as much. You would be better off with renting a smaller piece of equipment that can be hauled out there with a normal pickup then hire an operator to do the work.

Thanks Cha-Lee, this is what we are looking at now.