Updating my Skid Loaders

[bluesky]

I have 2 1996's Bobcat 751 Skid loaders that I will be selling in Spring and will be looking for 2 skid loaders for updating them . Nothing is wrong with mine , just need to update for the business. Both have 3500 hours on them and the usual wear. They both have the peugeot engine which are still running good .Had them both for about 8 years . How much should I sell them for and what would be a good skid loader to be looking for for a replacement. I use on them a rock hound , trencher, broom, post hole digger , log splitter for my business. I will be throwing at each of them about $5000 for the updates. I will be selling them with a bucket only All help will be appreciated HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

[shawn macananny]

I paid $6900 for mine with 2600 hours this past summer. Mine didnt have auxiliary hydraulics (joysticks were missing, replaced and works fine now), the seller engine up paying for both drive motors to be rebuild though it wasnt any issue known by either the seller or i so i wouldnt use that to determine price. I would say anywhere from 5k-7k should sell easily. If i owned a business, and wasnt just using this a couple hours a week around my house, i would without a doubt have purchased a T190, i put a thousand hours on a couple at my own job, they are incredibly powerful, stable, compact, and comfortable to operate

 

[bluesky]

I paid $6900 for mine with 2600 hours this past summer. Mine didnt have auxiliary hydraulics (joysticks were missing, replaced and works fine now), the seller engine up paying for both drive motors to be rebuild though it wasnt any issue known by either the seller or i so i wouldnt use that to determine price. I would say anywhere from 5k-7k should sell easily. If i owned a business, and wasnt just using this a couple hours a week around my house, i would without a doubt have purchased a T190, i put a thousand hours on a couple at my own job, they are incredibly powerful, stable, compact, and comfortable to operate

Thanks Shawn I will check what a t190 is . Both Skid Loaders are running fine and everything works ok , so I will probably be trying to get $7000 for each.

 

[mahans7]

Thanks Shawn I will check what a t190 is . Both Skid Loaders are running fine and everything works ok , so I will probably be trying to get $7000 for each.

The more recent equivalent of the 751 is the S130 which began production in 2003. It has about 8 more HP(46 HP) and has a rated operating capacity of 1300 lbs(751 was 1200). There is one 751 on ebay currently and is listed @ $11,900 but it has a new pretty paint job. There is a 2005 S130 on ebay with 1673 hours for $14,900 with a new paint job. 751s on other sites range from $5-14K but mostly in the 7900-12.5K range. S130s run from $15-26K.

So you may be able to ask a little more for your 751 and if you paint it, a lot more. The tracked skidsteers tracks have higher maintenance requirements and drive motors on each side may be several thousand dollars. As smallie says about the tracks, "maintenance, maintenance, maintenance". They don't get stuck as easily. HTH

 

[shawn macananny]

The more recent equivalent of the 751 is the S130 which began production in 2003. It has about 8 more HP(46 HP) and has a rated operating capacity of 1300 lbs(751 was 1200). There is one 751 on ebay currently and is listed @ $11,900 but it has a new pretty paint job. There is a 2005 S130 on ebay with 1673 hours for $14,900 with a new paint job. 751s on other sites range from $5-14K but mostly in the 7900-12.5K range. S130s run from $15-26K.

So you may be able to ask a little more for your 751 and if you paint it, a lot more. The tracked skidsteers tracks have higher maintenance requirements and drive motors on each side may be several thousand dollars. As smallie says about the tracks, "maintenance, maintenance, maintenance". They don't get stuck as easily. HTH

751s are worth that much? I thought i overpaid for mine. Im not sure what type of work you do but when i used track loaders at my old job we did swimming pools, alot of water tables we had to fight, which led to very muddy conditions when excavating a hole, or if making alot of trips to haul dirt away (across septic fields) a track loader is far superior. If you just do landscaping, or work in relatively dry areas a wheel loader would be fine. We never had an problems with our T190s, but none got much over 1,000 hours, our couple T300s, lost drive motors, around 800 hours. These were used in what id consider extreme use though. The stability and power of a track loader just cant be matched in my opinion, if i had to use something every day, it would be a T190, even with added costs, the stability, power, and comfort would be worth it to me.