Recent content by SolarMike

I suggest that a sub catogory be added for the Tool Cat and telehandler while not a skid many here may have considered one and it might increase traffic a bit.

You might want to consider a tool cat, it will do a good many things a skid steer will and you could use it for mowing and property maintance.

I think the highest margin work for a skid steer operator is agriculture/game fence. My father recently had some done, we got qouts from several installers and considering the mark up, I could have bought the equipment for my skid and saved money. I have been considering do this part time...

You will need to define what you you expect the skid steer to do. Before I bought my unit I rented some equipment and visited all of the dealers to try and figure out what I needed and what I wanted. The tracked units are nice if you need the floation, however they are much more money to buy and...

I would demo the machines, and see which one you like best. You really learn a lot using the machine. I paid 41k for our 246c with 2 speed, high flow, heat and AC. I did not consider John Deere, when I researched I could not find much good about them. Antidotally, all the farms and construction...

Do you really need the vertical lift? I got my machine with 2 speed and high flow for not much more money than the 242b.

I have been lurking here for a while trying to make a similar decision. I finally became a member after making a purchase. I was comparing Bobcats to Catapiller. I finally decided on a cat 246c. I ended buying a little more machine than I needed, however I knew I would grow into any machine I...