On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 23:42:21 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:54:31 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Tidy
wrote:

Am Freitag, 20. Oktober 2017 17:03:11 UTC+2 schrieb Neon John:

Why don't you just buy a mini-backhoe?

Because it isn't as much fun? :-)
Generally when you buy one (chinese) from HF you get to "build" it
anyway.

Yeah, Griz, HF, Northern are all parts kits and you fit and finish
them, cleaning away cosmoline/goop, lubing, torquing, etc.


It's just a semi-finished kit shipped semi-assembled. You take
it apart and use your lathe, mill, and welders to make it what it
should have been - a fully functional machine - - -

Ayup, but they still cost at least $2k more than DIY, and DIY can be
built heavier-duty at little extra cost. It's scrap.

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