Kent,
Thanks again for your helpful info....I think you are correct about the 220 size.
While talking to some equipment guys this weekend, I learned that equipment in this local area is really absorbed on FEMA hurricane related projects right now. These guys said that they(FEMA) are paying premium wages for anyone who even claims to be an operator of anything and experienced guys are really in demand and being compensated accordingly. The market for track-hoes locally is just out of sight as a result. The data all points toward renting (if I can find one to rent). Thanks for your help...and Kansas is a little far away for transport to East Texas.
