Buying the Cheapest "Useful" Caterpillar Backhoe on Marketplace!

Now that we have land, we need the tools to develop it! Buying this 2005 CAT 430D IT backhoe was the easy part, then we had to get it shipped back home and drive it up the mountain to our home. Let's just say that a backhoe is not meant for long distance mountain driving. It took us almost 3 hours to drive 14 miles! We are so thankful to have this machine and it has already proven itself to be a workhorse! Thank you for following along with our journey!

Thank you to ‪@AmbitionStrikes‬ for being our inspiration to settle down in northern Idaho! They are the best and we highly recommend checking out their channel!

We are a husband and wife team that loves to take on hard projects. We finished our bus project after 2 years of hard work, traveled North America for 2 years and are now working on our dream property in northern Idaho! Come join us as we document our journey. Our goal is to inspire you to go out and live your life the Hard Way!

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00:00 Intro
00:30 Why a backhoe?
00:55 Our Backhoe
01:34 Trip 1- looking at the backhoe
03:37 Trip 2- buying and shipping the backhoe
07:15 Delivery day!
09:57 Driving the backhoe up the mountain
11:02 Backhoe tour
18:05 Why size backhoe?
18:56 The air filter
19:59 What came with the machine
21:00 Conclusion

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