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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 21605" data-attributes="member: 307">The 753  and s130 and up will run the 709 series backhoes that dig 9' deep. Of course don't count out the competitor loaders in the 1300 to 2000 lb rated operating capacity (ROC)They make hoes for the 553/s100 loaders but they are pretty small (seems to me @ 5' dig)If You working around an existing pond where its wet and muddy a set of over the tire tracks will be high on you want list. My father has dug some ponds for cattle watering with his JD 350 crawler to but compared to the production of a excavator it pretty slow too. I not sying you cant dig a pond with a skid and many have dug swimming pools with them, but mainly because that was the biggest machine that could acces the area. I paid 125.00 a hour to get my basement dug with the 320,  I would have only made 25.00 a hour digging it with the bobcat, just not good use of my time.Ken</blockquote>