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Message: <blockquote data-quote="buytheplace" data-source="post: 6336" data-attributes="member: 849"><p>Hi: I live 35 miles N of New Orleans. Obviously, after the storm 2 years ago, everyone down here needed a machine. Many still do. I had 63 trees down on my 3 acres and wasn't about to pay what the "storm chasers" from out of town wanted to remove the trees. Anywhere from $10K-20K. So I bought an 87 843 Bobcat from a dealer out of town. I paid $7000 for it...gladly. The meter has 6200 hrs on it but I think the Isuzu diesel engine has been changed. It runs like a top and doesn't blow any oil. The hydraulics leak a lil bit but the machine works well. I bought a brand new Piranha grapple bucket with it and cleared all of the trees myself..along with a big Husqvarna chain saw. I do have a problem with the hydraulic fittings popping off of the auxillary hookups but that's not a problem with the machine but the fittings configuration and now with the wheels and tracks shearing lug bolts off but otherwise, the machine is a bull. I've also spread about 400 yds of land fill with it. That would have cost me about $10/yd to have spread. You do the math. It's worked for me. Every now and then, an dead tree will fall and I easily get rid of it now with the monster chainsaw and the Bobcat. I will say that if you intend to use any of the mechanized attachments like stump grinders or pavement busters, or the such, you do need a high flow hydraulics machine. there will be an H in the serial number which designates high flow hydraulics. any more questions..just ask</p></blockquote><p></p>

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