skid steer

[mulitweed]

what is your favorite skid steer ? i rented a cat too clean up a few things , plenty of power , i might buy it , last one i used was a melroe , maybe i should demo a couple different ones before i buy, sure has been nice in the ac on hot days

 

[ruffdog]

Some are designed better to allow maintenance work to be easier. Does it have easy access under the cab and to all the filters? Access to pump drive belts and drive chains?

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I like a roll up overhead door, because it doesn't matter where your lift arms are you can get out of the cab, this is important if you work much by yourself, most swing open door models must have the lift arms all the way down or way up to open the door and exit the cab, Kubota and Takeuchi have roll up overhead doors, I have a Kubota and it has been great.

 

[LHF2019]

I like one I can afford. 3rd owner relatively low hours and had a good payment plan. For my first one I love it. Would not know what I would do with out it. If a construction customer I had not talked me into it I would have passed. It was lacking in maintenance and had been used in the hide tanning business so lots of rust.

 

[mulitweed]

I like a roll up overhead door, because it doesn't matter where your lift arms are you can get out of the cab, this is important if you work much by yourself, most swing open door models must have the lift arms all the way down or way up to open the door and exit the cab, Kubota and Takeuchi have roll up overhead doors, I have a Kubota and it has been great.

good point , I know a guy the machine quit had bucket up had too kick window out

 

[mulitweed]

Some are designed better to allow maintenance work to be easier. Does it have easy access under the cab and to all the filters? Access to pump drive belts and drive chains?

looks good

 

[DK35vince]

good point , I know a guy the machine quit had bucket up had too kick window out

Don't they have a button beside the seat to let the boom/bucket down if it quits running ??
I know our Case skid loaders do.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

On my New Holland I could open the rear window if necessary.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

I had a Bobcat T550 and upgraded to a Kubota SVL 65.

The Bobcat was a very basic model. The Kubota is so much easier to operate. My next upgrade will be to a closed cab model. And it will be a Kubota again.

 

[mulitweed]

Don't they have a button beside the seat to let the boom/bucket down if it quits running ??
I know our Case skid loaders do.

good ? ill check

 

[EddieWalker]

I've only rented skid steers for different jobs that I was doing. Every time it's been a Bobcat. They seem well built and every rental yard seems to have them. I can only guess why they are so popular with the different rental companies.

If I was buying, I'd start with Kubota because everyone who has one, seems to really like them more then any other brand they've had. A friend just bout a Deere and says it's the best he's ever had, and he has a long history of renting different brands before he decided to buy one.

 

[mulitweed]

thanks , theres a hyundai dealer just down the road been told they are no good

 

[2manyrocks]

edit to prevent confusion

Local guy had a Cat 299d I think it was he used for forestry mulching. Had a flare up and thought he had it put out with his fire extinguisher, but it flared back up and burned up his unit plus the $30K mulching head. I don't recall him knowing what caused the fire.

 

[K5lwq]

Hopefully, Kubota ins. will take care of this without any issues.

Local guy had a Cat 299d I think it was he used for forestry mulching. Had a flare up and thought he had it put out with his fire extinguisher, but it flared back up and burned up his unit plus the $30K mulching head.

I think you meant to reply to the fire thread. Good for the OP to read that thread.


Skid steer fire.

 

[2manyrocks]

Sorry. You're right.

I had been considering buying a compact track loader and cutter, but when that guy told me about his Cat and mulching head burning up, it really put the brakes on my interest. I ended up hiring the work out to a company that owned a CTL with a forestry mulcher. They said they had to remove the belly pan to clean the debris out two or three times a year. Just looking at the outside of the machine at the end of the day, debris was lodged in a lot of places on the outside. No idea what was inside the machine. I forget how much they said it cost them to replace the tracks and teeth on the mulching head. I was just glad to pay them to do the work and get on with life.

 

[scootr]

I have a 19 yr old Bobcat 773. Owned it for about 7 yrs. It's not rusty but a bit worn and works great. Has a turbo 4 cylinder Kubota diesel engine that makes 50 + hp. It does everything my tractor can't.
I ran the same model machine for years at work before I got a chance to acquire this one. No regrets with the purchase.

 

[mulitweed]

I've only rented skid steers for different jobs that I was doing. Every time it's been a Bobcat. They seem well built and every rental yard seems to have them. I can only guess why they are so popular with the different rental companies.

If I was buying, I'd start with Kubota because everyone who has one, seems to really like them more then any other brand they've had. A friend just bout a Deere and says it's the best he's ever had, and he has a long history of renting different brands before he decided to buy one.

I think im goin to demo a bobcat , deere , case see what works best

 

[Complete Turf Care]

We rented a Cat 259 for 2 days. My guys did not like it compared to our Kubota. It seemed to be a bit underpowered.

 

[EddieWalker]

Are they the same HP?

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Are they the same HP?

My Kubota is 68 and the Cat is 74