New to this, How expensive is this hobby?

[Lyle]

Originally Posted by Lmackattack

excavators or other construction equipment is a whole diffrent can of worms. I persoanly don't own any but there is so many different options and opinions on what works best. from what I have seen if you want a reliable set up that can lift and move dirt like the real machines its going to cost some big $$$ just to get started. Bruder conversions are on the cheep end of builds nothing wrong with them but if you plan on converting all the plastic parts to metal you will be better off just buying a metal machine to start with. It seams with these machines plan on spending 2k - 4k just to get started.

Aw crap, what have I gotten myself into?