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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 39307" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Never been around a Deere much in that model.</p><p>I have had a 773 G (now s175) and currently have a 06 S185. Both don't have joysticks nor would I buy a Bobcat with joystick.</p><p>They have been pretty good machines, The 773i bought with 1400 hours and it developed a had a wiring gremlin with the water temp guage that I could not resolve, must have been in the harness, as I tried a new panel and new computer to no avail. After $700 and no luck I put in a aftermarket guage and only hooked up the factory one in the winter to control the glow plugs.</p><p> I also had to reinforce the quick attach on this machine as it was bending slightly across the top making it hard to to fit into the top groove of the bucket.</p><p>It also had a broken spring in the aux hydraulics spool that made the auxilarys stick on, this fix was cheap once I found it. Overall it had been a decent machine and I sold it with 2600 hours on it and no major repairs.</p><p>The s185 only has 600 hours and so far has been perfect, definitely notice the extra 10 hp. See what its like in 2000 hours. I believe either machine would make you a good choice for no more then you intend to use it.</p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 39307, member: 307"] Never been around a Deere much in that model. I have had a 773 G (now s175) and currently have a 06 S185. Both don't have joysticks nor would I buy a Bobcat with joystick. They have been pretty good machines, The 773i bought with 1400 hours and it developed a had a wiring gremlin with the water temp guage that I could not resolve, must have been in the harness, as I tried a new panel and new computer to no avail. After $700 and no luck I put in a aftermarket guage and only hooked up the factory one in the winter to control the glow plugs. I also had to reinforce the quick attach on this machine as it was bending slightly across the top making it hard to to fit into the top groove of the bucket. It also had a broken spring in the aux hydraulics spool that made the auxilarys stick on, this fix was cheap once I found it. Overall it had been a decent machine and I sold it with 2600 hours on it and no major repairs. The s185 only has 600 hours and so far has been perfect, definitely notice the extra 10 hp. See what its like in 2000 hours. I believe either machine would make you a good choice for no more then you intend to use it. Ken [/QUOTE]
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