If a small paver is in your expansion plans, Hood says to consider new equipment right off the bat. “One of the things contractors try to do is jump into the business by buying used equipment,” he notes. “For the most part, when you buy a used paver, you’re buying somebody else’s problems. They’re not like a backhoe loader. They work in tough applications in high temperatures. There are hidden gems out there in the used equipment world – but usually, if somebody’s trading a machine off, there’s a reason.”