Bristoes bamboo thread brings to mind equipment operators.
The ones in this area are always busy and seem to do very well. They certainly charge a pretty penny.
I have no idea how that business works, but owning some equipment and a learning how to use it seems like a good way for a fella to make a career on his own terms.
It’s not. Barriers to entry are too low in an industry built on secured debt. Market prices are set by players desperate to maintain cash flow for debt service on iron. It’s too easy to blow the business’ equity chasing\buying work. These two factors alone guarantee almost cannibalistic competition.
Exceptions are with the application of heavy equipment to solving complex problems in niche markets and/or having relatively exclusive longer term contracts with .gov, utilities, etc.
