Three issues I had with factory pads was grip, sinking and height.
Don’t have much concrete and no pavement but have rocky areas around creek and waterfalls. Also maintain ditches along gravel driveway. Good portion of our digging is maintaining utilities around buildings and landscaping. Low pad damage is important.
Sinking in soft ground gets me back on the tires and looses stability.
Hillside work, which is about all my property, need height to plumb up backhoe on a side slope. Sometimes used timbers or logs. Temporarily lag screwed a timber to the lower side pad for one project. Very time and labor consuming.
M59 is a powerful, versatile machine that meshes well with our farm. Hope to improve with designer shoes.