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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gearclash" data-source="post: 139014" data-attributes="member: 11467">If it wasn't for your low shed height for storage I would say go look at a compact wheel loader.  Much better choice than a skidsteer in many but not all ways. I an not a fan of vertical lift systems.  More moving parts to maintain and replace when the time comes, and they make operating at tip over loads very dangerous.  A radial arm machine is more prone to tip at mid lift, which give you half a chance to crash dive the arms and save yourself.  Verticals are more prone to tip at full lift.  At that point you are committed and are going to be staring at the dirt from your seat when the ground catches you. Tires are not all that damaging to terrain if you use them carefully.  Lot less maintenance ($$$$) than tracks.Load weight ratings on any half modern skid steer are approximately half of tipping load.  An 1800 lb rated machine *should* be able to move upwards of 3000 lb, but probably not safely at all through the full lift range.</blockquote>