MossRoad
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- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
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- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
If you compare machines pound for pound, a wheeled skid steer will get stuck much easier than a PT. It'll make ruts in the ground, tear the place up, generally damage the forest floor, and promote erosion. It's also not as stable on hills.Seems like a skid steer would have a higher lift capacity, more weight, and generally be more robust for moving trees with a grapple and be capable of running a front mount cutter.
What do you see as the advantages of a power trac?
If you put tracks on it, it's no longer a wheeled skid steer, it's tracked. So if you go skid steer for off-road use, get tracks for you wheels or a tracked unit.