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<blockquote data-quote="warddawg" data-source="post: 132265" data-attributes="member: 24395"><p>Thank you all for the replies. The 1996 Bobcat 853 I have been looking at comes with a bucket, a tooth bucket and Tracks for it. It is priced at $13,000. It also has newer tires with about 200 hours on them. The hour meter shows 200 but the son I've communicated with didn't know a lot about it. I haven't actually looked at it but merely corresponded about it via e-mail. Haven't called his dad yet as I figured I needed top know something about these to be able to ask an intelligent pertinent question. I see some with hours and no year of manufacturer and some with year but no hours as this one. What I am contemplating is being able to clear the perimeter fence line around all 80 acres. I would then mow some trails in the woods to be able to access deer stands as well as the perimeter to work on fence. There are a couple high water creeks that would need to be crossed but beings it has been so dry here they have not had much if any water standing in them. One of them is an overflow from a pit on the adjacent property. I am of the opinion that a tracked skid steer would be better in this overall condition than my 55HP, 4 wheel drive tractor with a front-end loader. I would also not want to tear up my shiny new tractor. Well, shiny new isn't exactly the truth but I got it at an auction at a reasonable price for a 2018 with ONLY 30 hours on it. YEP, did my research on this tractor and found the dealer that actually sold it to this guy. Come to find out his wife was related to the guy that bought it new and he personally knew all about the tractor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="warddawg, post: 132265, member: 24395"] Thank you all for the replies. The 1996 Bobcat 853 I have been looking at comes with a bucket, a tooth bucket and Tracks for it. It is priced at $13,000. It also has newer tires with about 200 hours on them. The hour meter shows 200 but the son I've communicated with didn't know a lot about it. I haven't actually looked at it but merely corresponded about it via e-mail. Haven't called his dad yet as I figured I needed top know something about these to be able to ask an intelligent pertinent question. I see some with hours and no year of manufacturer and some with year but no hours as this one. What I am contemplating is being able to clear the perimeter fence line around all 80 acres. I would then mow some trails in the woods to be able to access deer stands as well as the perimeter to work on fence. There are a couple high water creeks that would need to be crossed but beings it has been so dry here they have not had much if any water standing in them. One of them is an overflow from a pit on the adjacent property. I am of the opinion that a tracked skid steer would be better in this overall condition than my 55HP, 4 wheel drive tractor with a front-end loader. I would also not want to tear up my shiny new tractor. Well, shiny new isn't exactly the truth but I got it at an auction at a reasonable price for a 2018 with ONLY 30 hours on it. YEP, did my research on this tractor and found the dealer that actually sold it to this guy. Come to find out his wife was related to the guy that bought it new and he personally knew all about the tractor. [/QUOTE]
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