Hello all, new to the forum & would really appreciate your opinions on these options. I'll be using the skid to remove cedars off our hunting land & we are also building a bridge to span a creek.
Here are the options, both are tracked skid steers, both incl. bucket:
Option #1 2010 John Deer 319D Manual QT. Canopy. ROPS. Mechanical suspension seat. Std fan drive. Cold start pkg. Counterweights. Polar tread track. 152 hrs. $35,000.
My experience w/ the demo: looked good, ran good, Engine is very clean, although it looks to me like a guy'd hafta unbolt a lot to get at anything in the engine. I believe the service intervals are wider spread (500 hrs) on a Deere and I've read most others are at 250 hrs.
Option #2 Case 420 has a cab enclosure, heating and air, hydraulic lock for the bucket, and even a radio. This unit is priced at $29950. 432 hrs
demo: smoked quite a bit on start-up in 70* weather, this worries me quite a bit. I don't want something taking a dive on me while I'm stuck down a valley full of trees.
On that note, is there a way to get these units freed up from the hydrostatic transmission if we need to tow?
Any and all responses are much appreciated, thanks.
Here are the options, both are tracked skid steers, both incl. bucket:
Option #1 2010 John Deer 319D Manual QT. Canopy. ROPS. Mechanical suspension seat. Std fan drive. Cold start pkg. Counterweights. Polar tread track. 152 hrs. $35,000.
My experience w/ the demo: looked good, ran good, Engine is very clean, although it looks to me like a guy'd hafta unbolt a lot to get at anything in the engine. I believe the service intervals are wider spread (500 hrs) on a Deere and I've read most others are at 250 hrs.
Option #2 Case 420 has a cab enclosure, heating and air, hydraulic lock for the bucket, and even a radio. This unit is priced at $29950. 432 hrs
demo: smoked quite a bit on start-up in 70* weather, this worries me quite a bit. I don't want something taking a dive on me while I'm stuck down a valley full of trees.
On that note, is there a way to get these units freed up from the hydrostatic transmission if we need to tow?
Any and all responses are much appreciated, thanks.