Recent content by Bruce(OR)

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    Just got price of l2501

    Been awhile since I was here, I have what your looking for just outside of Portland Ore, 42 hours on the clock right now and I WILL have it for sale when the dealer gets in the FEL for my new 3560 machine. The backhoe for that one can take awhile, I do need the FEL. I have had this machine now...
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    Step off the deep end.

    According to the price sheet the 2501 HST 4WD is. . . $16,040 By the time I got done with everything, it came up to $36,8 including the grapple. The 4 way bucket should work out better than I anticipate. The wife is guaranteed to ask me why I got both. I can hear it already. Pallet forks...
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    Step off the deep end.

    Well, the wife flipped when I told her the final price, oh well. if the stocks continue to grow this year, I might pay it off early. Insurance payment might be the motivational factor on that. The 7500 since new has had an issue of the FEL not dropping smoothly and the HST forward/reverse start...
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    Step off the deep end.

    The 7500 is a machine I inherited a few years ago. The 600# lift capacity has been stretched to it's limits a few times more than I am willing to admit. The L2501 is a slightly larger machine and hopefully will not be as top heavy as the 7500 always felt. Yeah, I tried to tip it once or twice...
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    Step off the deep end.

    L2501HST4WD BH77 Backhoe 72" snowblade with hydraulics, Pallet forks, 60" combo bucket $36,873 $10K down and $321 a month x 84 months. Add another few bucks for the KTAC insurance. Still kicking that around. . . .
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    East Coast cheaper?

    Well, I was thinking that, figuring Japan is off the west coast, they should have been cheaper. Then I found if I desired the cab option, it would come out of Georgia. Looks like the god ol' boys in Georgia are getting a good deal on machines. I figure around mid March, i will drop the...
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    East Coast cheaper?

    Greetings one and all, Long ago I inherited a 1999 B7500 with a backhoe. At 472 hours I went to the dealer and real fast he was talking about the B2601. A bit of research and I suspect the LX2610 with the heavier weight and slight increase in ground clearance might be a better fit. The Boss...