Posted by prawn farmer on December 08, 2013 at 08:36:24 from (69.160.179.232):
In Reply to: skid steer or tlb? posted by chuck172 on December 08, 2013 at 01:31:09:
Apples and oranges. I replaced my Cat 416 backhoe about 5 years ago with a Bobcat T250. Backhoe was fine for its intended use of digging and loading but for me wasn't versatile enough, cumbersome and prone to flat tires anytime I was near brush. In addition to using the bucket for pond maintenance in our aquaculture ponds , I also use my Bobcat with a root rake/grapple for clearing, pulling and for skidding/stacking logs. No worries of getting locust thorns or stickups in tires and the 18" tracks don't rut things up. I bought a tree saw for it last week and can take 12" trees out below grade with one cut, skid & stack them with the same implement. Does fantastic on soft ground/mud but I DO NOT recommend it for snow removal or for use on pavement. I do figure per hour into my operating budget for tracks and undercarriage replacement although I have over 1500 hours on my current set of tracks and 2800 hours on the undercarriage. Best advice is to demo something for a couple of days. There are multiple attachments for skid steers/compact track loaders from buckets, blades, rakes, rotary mowers, backhoe, etc. Bottom line for me personally is the Bobcat works circles around my backhoe. Again - apples and oranges.
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