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