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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawg wild" data-source="post: 2864" data-attributes="member: 405"><p>Thank you very much for your reply. I appreciate any and all feed back as I am a rookie here and am looking for some advice from some folks that have had experience with these machines. As far as lifting capacity goes I figured i would be better off to be over gunned as under gunned. i would probably like to find something with a lift cap of around 1500 to 2000 lbs. i think this will more than handle most trees that i might need to move as well as the heavy attachments like the loftness timber ax. I also will probably try to find a machine with a high flow hydraulics system. I figure a machine meeting these specs will handle most any attahcment i want to try, and do about anything i need it to (within resonable limits that is). We usually don't have much of a problem with it being too wet around here, but it can be very hilly and is definetly very rocky. I can handle most basic maint. and minor repairs. I have a little bit (and i do mean a "little") of hydraulics experience. So I feel pretty good about being able to maintain my machine. I definetly agree with you on the "off" brand machines. I will be looking for a bobcat or a case as first choice. my main concerns are going to be what types of attachments will be most suited to the type of work i will be doing. Once again thank you very much for your advice. It is greatly appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>