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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jklingel" data-source="post: 30323" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>K9: What town? Surely stick w/ a brand that has parts immediately available. I'm in Frb, and have run JD's for several years now. I ran a well used 240 for a couple of yrs, then a new 332 for the last two. I only have about 630 hrs on skid steers, but if you don't have one yet, you're gonna love it, no matter what the brand. The JDs are easy to run, and the little I've been on a couple of Bobcats, they are, too. If you have to have a snow blower, then OK, spend the money, but they are spendy items. The other options, buckets/pushers/blades, are not cheap, either, but may hit you softer and leave you with move versatility. As far as a cab and heater, I'm not sold on them. I run mine w/out a cab, and wouldn't own a cab unless the price was right and I could somehow take the door off, short some wires, and still run it. Too often I find I need to get out of the cab w/ the implement up, either intentionally up or not. To, if you are sitting in a cab in a tee shirt and it is ten below, have fun getting out to dig yourself out. Small issue, perhaps, but one to consider. All that said, I don't run mine below about 10 below, and then, thankfully, not often or very long. Usually when it snows, it is warmer. Good luck w/ your search, and I think you'll find any of the common names are well built and easy to run; it's a matter of seat time. john</p></blockquote><p></p>