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(@flyin-solo)
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which in this case, turned out to be a vehicle. Only way this job was getting done today.

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Posted : 25/09/2018 5:36 pm
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The ATV has become a constant necessity in order to save the truck from some rough travel.

 
Posted : 25/09/2018 9:52 pm
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Looks like you are in the Everglades. But I doubt it, ATV's won't work there.?ÿ ??ÿ

 
Posted : 26/09/2018 3:03 am
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My ATV and Side by side were invaluable when I was a solo operator. I've since sold the side by side, but kept the ATV.

I could not have tackled the jobs I did without them.

 
Posted : 26/09/2018 3:41 am
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that tract in the picture has gotten over 5 inches of rain in the last two weeks- 3 of which came in about a 30 minute span last thursday while i sat under a barn eave wondering when i was going to be able to make it to the last section of corners way off in a tree line across a routinely plowed field.

made it across that field yesterday, but just barely.?ÿ it was like surfing almost- that dirt had the consistency of pancake batter.?ÿ truck wouldn't have made it, and i MIGHT have made it on foot, but i'd still be there right now.

 
Posted : 26/09/2018 4:11 am
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Posted by: Jimmy Cleveland

My ATV and Side by side were invaluable when I was a solo operator. I've since sold the side by side, but kept the ATV.

I could not have tackled the jobs I did without them.

bought the atv last week- kind of impulsively, but this job both paid for it and immediately justified its need.?ÿ it was the loss leader blowout model on the dealer's mailer.?ÿ having tested a bunch and bought one just a few years ago, i didn't need to think about it much- i knew it was a deal i wouldn't see again for a while, and it got me something new with a warranty- quickly- instead of the used one off of craigslist i was going to be spending weeks finding...

 
Posted : 26/09/2018 4:14 am