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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 55856" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Welcome to the forum Inno, hours of good reading here.</p><p>Dedicated track machines are better on soft ground and more stable on hills, but cost another $10 to $15 per hour to operate, for under carriage wear and tracks. Rip a tire $200 rip a track $1500 to $2000.</p><p>New drive motor, wheel machne 1000 to 1500, track machine 4 to 5k</p><p>The potential for expensive failures is higher on a track machine and reduces it used resale value. I'm not saying its impossible to find a good used one, but keep that thought in mind</p><p>There are also idlers and sprockets to consider. All this is why you will often see a comparable size track loader depreciate to close to the value of a similar wheel loader buy the time they are a few years and 2000 or so hours old.</p><p>Also track loaders are not very good in snow unless you put "snow tracks" on for the winter.</p><p>So finding a clean low hour wheel machine, for under $20k is possible, but not too likely with AC, However a track machine under $20k that does not need serious undercarriage work is not so likely, with AC, not likely.</p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 55856, member: 307"] Welcome to the forum Inno, hours of good reading here. Dedicated track machines are better on soft ground and more stable on hills, but cost another $10 to $15 per hour to operate, for under carriage wear and tracks. Rip a tire $200 rip a track $1500 to $2000. New drive motor, wheel machne 1000 to 1500, track machine 4 to 5k The potential for expensive failures is higher on a track machine and reduces it used resale value. I'm not saying its impossible to find a good used one, but keep that thought in mind There are also idlers and sprockets to consider. All this is why you will often see a comparable size track loader depreciate to close to the value of a similar wheel loader buy the time they are a few years and 2000 or so hours old. Also track loaders are not very good in snow unless you put “snow tracks” on for the winter. So finding a clean low hour wheel machine, for under $20k is possible, but not too likely with AC, However a track machine under $20k that does not need serious undercarriage work is not so likely, with AC, not likely. Ken [/QUOTE]
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