Hi, this is my first post. I want to buy a skid steer to do several things, but in particular to remove 5,000 to 7,000 cedar trees with a tree shear. This is on pasture land. The shear I want to use weighs 1,280 pounds. I like the Bobcat brand. Questions I have: 1 what sort of lift capacity should I be looking at, considering it will be lugging about 1,300 pounds around all the time, plus sometimes a little more if I try to move a tree with the shear. 2. Would an S185 or equivalent (1,850 Lb rating) be enough, or should a person have a bit more reserve capacity? 2. An S185 is 66 inches wide at the tires. An S250 is 72 inches wide at the tires. Would an additional 6 inches width (9%) be something to go after, considering we will run on some mild to moderate slopes? 3. From my studying the issues, it appears a skid loader would probably handle the cedar tree removal better than a tractor and loader, would you agree, or what type of machine would you suggest? 4. Would you recommend a machine other than a Bobcat, and if so why? Thanks in advance.