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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 5338" data-attributes="member: 307">Well for that kind of money, you won't have to use it to long before you would have spent 2500+ on hiring it out.  And if it is a better fit to the task at hand...Even though I had a 773 in the yard 2 years back I put a loop road in around my yard   and I rented a 644 jd wheel loader for a couple days  just because it would be so much faster then the bobcat at spreading the 50 or so 30 yard loads of gravel. A skid is good for everything, but often here where there is ample room its not always the best machine.Just remember when a D6 needs oil changes it is going to be 1 to 2 pails, not 5 or 6 quarts. I don't believe tha maintenance should be excessive, but things are on a big scale. And I'd make sure the tracks were tight. I'd be asking to  check the drain plugs on the  major components, look at the oil for something that is failing, excessive steel contamination in the oil. Hopefully it has magnetic drain plugs to catch wear. Expect some fine material but nothing that cut you fingers if you squeeze the "mush" on the plug between you fingers. If thats good, and the sprockets and chains and tracks are not worn excessively and considering how little it was used, i should be ok. Hopefully it was used a little here and there to keep intenals splashed with oil and prevent rusting.Just remember that changing all the oils would ruin 500 to 700 dollars.  And overhauling any major component  could cost 2500 to 5000 or more. So I'd be sure nothing is on it way out before  it comes home. Because ant money you put into it will never be recovered by trying to sell again. But if it goes good you may get your use out of it  and it will still be good for along time yet. If its not, most of us by now have spent 2500 in worse ways.Ken</blockquote>

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