So far, I love it. Seems to have plenty of power with that 24 hp motor. It is a bit light, and I was only able to get the turfs on it as the bars were not available when my dealer got it in, so I'm adding the bars - I have a bunch of dirt work to do. He got my DX24E in early June, and he's still waiting for 2 more of them. He sells Case, NH, and Kubota, and said he's had a lot of people say how much they like the features and the look of the new Case machines, and has already had a few guys go for the Case over the NH.
Obviously, a larger machine with better hydraulic flow would get the job done a bit quicker, but the little subcompact does the job quite well. It digs up concrete quite well with the toothbar I added. We'll see what kind of durability this thing has over the next couple of years, as I will be working it hard tearing out an old yard, concrete junk all over the place, trees, shrubs, etc., then re-planting grass, trees, shrubs, mulch, decorative rock, etc.
My neighbor has a BX22, so I use his backhoe occasionally, but I really like my DX24E better. I did compare it to the NH, and the Kubota, after being pretty well set on the Kubota, and really do like my Case machine better than the Kubota (don't tell the Kub owners - some of them take offense to that). /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
So far, it seems to be a really stout little machine, and it continues to impress me with it's abilities in such a small package.
By the way, I used to own and operate a Subcompact Yanmar 14hp machine just up the road from you in Morris, CT. That was a nice little machine, but this Case is significantly more powerful, even with the loss of some of its power at a mile above sea level.
