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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 4394899, member: 9260"] another tale of 'cash' and 'choices.' as the bug got roaring in '20, the heavy equipment folks started to, seemingly, give away their stuff. prices, finance, the whole thing. at that time, i was seriously considering getting a new excavator, which can run buck fiddy, or two large, mostly becuz the current one needed attention, and the crew whining was getting annoying. 'gather round tomorrow around quittin time (4ish, dependent), we got decisions to make.' 'i've got to make a decision. give youse raises, and fix the deere, or get a new one. the old one is fine in my book, but ur complaining is starting to get on my nerves.' in like a nanosecond, the response was 'raises, we'll make do with that beast. what kind of fix are u talking aboot? a cliff cheapo special, with duct tape, chicken wire, and a glad bag for the window, or a store bought job? just make sure the seat one includes real foam, and the track ones include real metal, and a new wiper assembly would help.' fixed up as good as new, 'store bought,' mebbe 20 grand, including some fancy engine, pistons, and bucket stuff. heat and a/c too. all around, there was much rejoicing. cost has a lot to do with 'choices.' [/QUOTE]