Skid steer demand?

[CPR09]

I’m wanting to get a feel for what the market is with these things. Ive got a solid old skid steer, truck and trailer already, so no overhead to start out with. I bought this machine to clean up around my place and because it was too good of a deal to pass up at the time. Now that i’ve gotten done with what i needed it for i am wanting to get a feel for if it would be a worthwhile part time gig. My only attachment is a bucket but ive gotten decent at clearing out scrub brush and smaller ceders with it. And i’ll probably pick up a grapple to make burn piles easier.

So for you guys that do this for a living, is there money to be made for an amateur and what attachments do you use the most? Any other pointers?

[randal]

I’m wanting to get a feel for what the market is with these things. Ive got a solid old skid steer, truck and trailer already, so no overhead to start out with. I bought this machine to clean up around my place and because it was too good of a deal to pass up at the time. Now that i’ve gotten done with what i needed it for i am wanting to get a feel for if it would be a worthwhile part time gig. My only attachment is a bucket but ive gotten decent at clearing out scrub brush and smaller ceders with it. And i’ll probably pick up a grapple to make burn piles easier.

So for you guys that do this for a living, is there money to be made for an amateur and what attachments do you use the most? Any other pointers?

I guess there is, I’ve got one and I tried to pay someone to come run it for 8 hours since I work 6-7/week right now and they all wanted $1100-$1400/day

[boh347]

I pick up small jobs here and there, just get the word out.

[BertramBass]

I pay my skid steer guy $75 per hour with a 3 hour minimum. He uses a bucket, grapple and rock bucket which is mine. I run the dump trailers myself, but some guys load the skid steer in their own dump and will do some hauling as well.

[MBV77]

Skid steer demand?

I guess there is, I’ve got one and I tried to pay someone to come run it for 8 hours since I work 6-7/week right now and they all wanted $1100-$1400/day

Somebody wanted 1,100 a day to come run your skid steer????

I’ll bring my own skidsteer to your place and run it for 10 hours for $800

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[pervis]

Yeah a fair skid steer rate is around 50 bucks an hour. Thats for me to pay someone to bring it out and do what inwant then to do. Usually they charge a 3 hour minimum which is 150. Thats what i last paid

[randal]

Somebody wanted 1,100 a day to come run your skid steer????

I’ll bring my own skidsteer to your place and run it for 10 hours for $800

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Yeah these were people running one on a job site, I was thinking $150 for an 8 hour day since I had my own but nope $1100 was the cheapest I came across.. most did come with 1 “helper” though.. I’m not sure what he would do.. watch the guy running it??

[jaspermac]

Go to Florida for a couple weeks

[BTLowry]

Go to Florida for a couple weeks

I bet there will be lots of people with them and/or dump trailers headed that way soon

If the going rate was $1100 per day just to operate, it would be cheaper to rent one and learn how to run it yourself

[Old Bald Guy]

Yeah these were people running one on a job site, I was thinking $150 for an 8 hour day since I had my own but nope $1100 was the cheapest I came across.. most did come with 1 “helper” though.. I’m not sure what he would do.. watch the guy running it??

If you are spreading dirt around houses, doing construction clean up etc a helper is a wonderful thing since he can get the stuff the bobcat can't get to so the bobcat can stay working.
As for rates it depends on how much work you can get done.
I charge $200 for the first hour and $100/hr after that and do more bobcat work than I care to.
Tooth bucket, grapple, forks, post hole digger and smooth bucket- in the order of usage.

[muddyz]

Ugh an 8 hour rental for a big one costs $650 without fuel. $50 an hour with operator and delivery? Please give me a number to call!

[Dushon]

Ugh an 8 hour rental for a big one costs $650 without fuel. $50 an hour with operator and delivery? Please give me a number to call!

I don’t know a single person(except that guy at the beginning of the thread) that would run a skid steer for $50/hr. They wouldn’t stay in business long


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[Old Bald Guy]

I don’t know a single person(except that guy at the beginning of the thread) that would run a skid steer for $50/hr. They wouldn’t stay in business long
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I see a lot of guys that can't do $50 worth of work in an hour on a skidsteer. lol

[justindiehl7]

I see a lot of guys that can't do $50 worth of work in an hour on a skidsteer. lol

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[diamonde40]

Agree

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I would spend the 1st couple of hours trying to not throw myself out of the thing.