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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sledesigns" data-source="post: 21739" data-attributes="member: 2358"><p>Hello and very nice forum. I should have registered weeks ago as I should have bought a Bobcat years ago. Almost as fun as drag racing but much more constructive...er..um..well can be. I've had an M600 for a year now and have found what I want and don't in my ideal, keep forever, skid steer. Just like the 600 but bigger. Large, simple, econo-sized. 943's and newer have too much electronics, and things to puzzle me in the future. I'd like to personalize it to my taste, and want a robust, last forever heavy machine. I had decided a 980/1080 would be perfect with their planetary axles but haven't been able to find one. (any in your neck of the woods?) The next choices are the M970, 974, 975/1075. I have found a few M970's but read that they were replaced with the 974/975's after only 5 years of production. My local Bobcat dealer has no answers except S330. Has anyone ran or seen the M970 working compared to the 974/75/80? Are the older ones more prone to parts breakage? This isn't for business use but farm & home use. Dig my basement, harvest some trees, clear brush, etc. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks -Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>