Cray Paper
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I'm on project that will run through 2020 and sits on 43 acres of land right next to the Puget Sound in Seattle. My scope of work for the next 8 months involves almost 1800 lineal feet at the property line of ground stabilization work and major utility rerouting for the new buildings . This scope of work will also include scraping off all the topsoil and stockpiling, installing a 2500' long by 30' wide paved haul road for 2018 - 2019 scopes of work etc. My budget includes about 35K for 2-3 site utility vehicles for the field to use. I know better than that, as soon as one of these vehicles shows up it's going to be a free for all with the PM's and engineers, as well as the 5 architectural firms that visit the site almost everyday as well as the owners rep who loves to hang out in our office. We have money stashed in each phase of work so eventually there will be a fleet of these types of vehicles, I'm just the first to pull the trigger.
Back to my question. I am looking at an EZ Go 4 person all terrain golf cart with a bed that flips up for two more seats. It is about 3 years old and the rental outfit that has them just replaced the batteries. I drove it last Friday, it seemed like it would work OK for flaggers to run around the site or to haul 4 people around on tours. Anyone have experience with these things? Anything to check on before buying? The purchase price is some where around 8500.00 for the golf cart.
The other vehicle I am leaning towards is a John Deere Gator. The same outfit has a brand new enclosed cab diesel 2 seater for 25K. I asked if they had anything else and our sales rep said he had a 590i? gas powered gator that has the windshield, winch, dump bed, lighting etc for 12,500. It has about 20 rental hours on it. I think it's a 2014?
I dont know shit about these things, if you have expereince with the Gators as well as Polaris stuff that fits the needs, please post up. It seems that Polaris is a cheaper buy in?
Back to my question. I am looking at an EZ Go 4 person all terrain golf cart with a bed that flips up for two more seats. It is about 3 years old and the rental outfit that has them just replaced the batteries. I drove it last Friday, it seemed like it would work OK for flaggers to run around the site or to haul 4 people around on tours. Anyone have experience with these things? Anything to check on before buying? The purchase price is some where around 8500.00 for the golf cart.
The other vehicle I am leaning towards is a John Deere Gator. The same outfit has a brand new enclosed cab diesel 2 seater for 25K. I asked if they had anything else and our sales rep said he had a 590i? gas powered gator that has the windshield, winch, dump bed, lighting etc for 12,500. It has about 20 rental hours on it. I think it's a 2014?
I dont know shit about these things, if you have expereince with the Gators as well as Polaris stuff that fits the needs, please post up. It seems that Polaris is a cheaper buy in?