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Step 1
Obtain the permits you need to operate the business. You may need a special permit to dig or just to operate the machinery. You may also need a CDL endorsement on your driver's license to drive the truck to transport the machinery. Check with your state and county offices to determine what specific permits you need.
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Step 2
Purchase the equipment and supplies that you need. At a minimum you need a 12-ton back hoe, a single-axle dump truck like a Chevy C-60 or Ford F-700 and a 12-ton flat deck trailer with a pintle hitch (or larger).
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Step 3
Find a place to keep your large equipment. You may decide to start small with your equipment with the intent of growing. Don't be afraid to find a small space for your small equipment now. You don't need to go and buy a huge warehouse with large plans to expand in 10 years, if you only have a few pieces of equipment currently. Keep the business as simple and cost-effective as possible to start.
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Step 4
Talk with local utility companies about doing business with them. Utility companies may supply you with a great deal of work, if you can befriend them and let them know that you have the equipment and know-how to dig up water lines and telephone wires.
Comments
qolampoor said
on 4/11/2009 hi. i want to excavate a pit and the ground is too hard and we need a machine which can excavate it i need a machine which can do with a person and it must not be heavy almost 15kg and easy to use it and if it found a problem we can fix it thanks