My life has been crazy as well but glad to see you are still around. Good luck with your business venture I would suggest if you are going to own one machine a little backhoe or excavator would be most versatile. I would look for something like a 580 case or 310 JD for a backhoe or a mini excavator in the 8,000 to 12,000 pound range with a thumb and blade. I bought a three axle 21,000 pound trailer brand new for 5,000 out the door it is like an over grown car trailer with fenders, a very nice trailer but if I had it to do again I would spend a little more and get a dueled up two axle 12 ton deck over. Shoot me a e-mail if you are interested you can come down again and see if you like the machine and trailer I got and I would be happy to go over the pros and cons of the different machines and trailers and the best places to buy.
