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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 119188" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>10 grand is going to be hard to find a good condition skid steer in today's over priced world were in</p><p></p><p> things I suggest looking at when viewing things is, how well things seemed to have been cared for, grease fitting, are they greased or do they seem like they haven;t been greased in a while ?</p><p></p><p> NEW paint, many times is done to pretty up a machine and or HIDE damages</p><p></p><p> My suggestion is, if you have any friends with a lot of seat time in skid steers is to bring them along when looking at machines</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> next is, keep in mind what brands have dealerships near you, service and getting parts will be a perk if you have local support over always having to order things online or travel far!</p><p></p><p>so maybe stick to brand near you!</p><p></p><p> look at as many hoses as you can for rubbing thu wear they make contact with each other as well as look for any that are leaking, , look under machine for fluid dripping or signs it was! </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> from my experience, many folks change fluids before selling, to make it look like they cared for it more than maybe they did</p><p></p><p> OR just replace a filter and write a new date on it and CLAIM fluids were changed!</p><p></p><p> when i Buy new used equipment, first thing I do is REPLACE all fluids and filters, so I KNOW They were done and done right</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> found far too many sellers that lied claiming they did so,, when they really didn;t,</p><p></p><p> to not do so anymore!</p><p></p><p> lots of scammers out there</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> if buying any Bob cat machines, have a local dealer run there Vin for you, they track stolen machines and will NOT sell you parts if its reported stolen some where!</p><p></p><p> as for models, < honestly it comes down to condition and how they were used or abused IMO< more than saying look for "X" make/model!</p><p></p><p> just make sure what ever models you look at are capable of what you want to do with it!</p><p></p><p> wider longer wheel based models handle side hills and slopes better IMO</p><p></p><p>some food for thought for you , best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 119188, member: 13825"] 10 grand is going to be hard to find a good condition skid steer in today's over priced world were in things I suggest looking at when viewing things is, how well things seemed to have been cared for, grease fitting, are they greased or do they seem like they haven;t been greased in a while ? NEW paint, many times is done to pretty up a machine and or HIDE damages My suggestion is, if you have any friends with a lot of seat time in skid steers is to bring them along when looking at machines next is, keep in mind what brands have dealerships near you, service and getting parts will be a perk if you have local support over always having to order things online or travel far! so maybe stick to brand near you! look at as many hoses as you can for rubbing thu wear they make contact with each other as well as look for any that are leaking, , look under machine for fluid dripping or signs it was! from my experience, many folks change fluids before selling, to make it look like they cared for it more than maybe they did OR just replace a filter and write a new date on it and CLAIM fluids were changed! when i Buy new used equipment, first thing I do is REPLACE all fluids and filters, so I KNOW They were done and done right found far too many sellers that lied claiming they did so,, when they really didn;t, to not do so anymore! lots of scammers out there if buying any Bob cat machines, have a local dealer run there Vin for you, they track stolen machines and will NOT sell you parts if its reported stolen some where! as for models, < honestly it comes down to condition and how they were used or abused IMO< more than saying look for "X" make/model! just make sure what ever models you look at are capable of what you want to do with it! wider longer wheel based models handle side hills and slopes better IMO some food for thought for you , best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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