alchemysa
Veteran Member
I was being vague on purpose...
I can already tell this thread is going nowhere...
Well if you start a thread with that approach it IS going to go nowhere fast isn't it?
Anyway, I suggest you start with a compact or mid size tractor with a 4in1 bucket and backhoe. Thats what I did for pretty much the same project as you and it has been brilliant. I bought an old Kubota. It wasn't particularly expensive, and its easy to repair. A good skid steer and attachments is going to be very expensive. And skid steers can be very difficult to work on because they cram everything into a small space.
Incidentally, around here most landscapers carry small excavators (instead of skid steers) on their trucks these days. An excavator can do everything a Bobcat can do, plus a whole lot more. I recently bought a cheap Bobcat from a landscaper. He said he hardly uses his skid steers these days. The excavator is far more useful.