Case 1816, which I thought was "big iron." A 30" diameter 80' oak landed on top of it, and squashed it like a bug. The rods were bent about 30 degrees. The ROP was flattened. The wheels were pressed into the asphalt and the rims were flattened. My son and I started it up. I found a new cage and new cylinders on an auction site, and in a month or two it was back in service. I have chains, a manure fork and a snow plow for that machine.
It wasn't quite enough for the landscaping I was doing, so I bought a T-200. I knew nothing about skidsteers, but I lucked into two fine machines. The T-200 is perfect for what I need. I was working in a lot of mud, and severe angles. I have a stump grapple, rockhound, backhoe, snowbox and landplane for it. Bobcats are Barbis for men.
I'm doing some pavers now, and we use the T-200 every day. Moving 10 tons of crusher run is a few minutes of easy work. There was a time when I would have done that with a shovel and wheelbarrow. Thank goodness for diesel.