Spent $400 on a power trowel attachment and it paid off on one job

I dropped $400 on a ride-on trowel attachment for my walk-behind last month, which felt like a lot for a side gig. But I used it on a 3000 square foot warehouse floor near Tulsa and knocked out the finishing in half the time I usually take. Anyone else ever drop cash on a tool that seemed pricey but ended up saving your back?

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finleym436d ago

Hold on, let’s slow down a little. Spending $400 on a trowel attachment for a side gig is serious money, especially when you could have just rented one for a day for like $80. I mean, sure, it saved you time on that one warehouse job, but how often are you really doing 3000 square foot floors? Most side gigs are smaller patches or resurfacing where a walk-behind is overkill anyway. And if that attachment breaks or needs a part in a year, you’re either stuck or dropping more cash. I’d be sweating that ROI for a while, honestly. Not saying it’s a bad buy, but I’d need a few more big jobs to feel good about it.

robertb476d ago

Yeah, @finleym43, reminds me of the guy who bought a cement mixer for one patio job.