I learned to drive one of those in the late Seventies in Dallas,Texas I had previously driven the Bobcat skid steer,with the belt drive,but this Mustang 1700 was a first for me,it had the "twist grip throttle on the right hand steering lever n the torque converter with the Ford V-4 gasoline engine.
Once I learned to operate it correctly to me it was the neatest skid loader ever! one could "ease" the forward control levers in till they were engaged then slightly engage the twist grip throttle till the torque converter obtained the speed to drive the wheels, it sure was smooth to operate as one did not have to run it at full throttle all the time, I sure liked it.
I also have a Case 1845 an older model it is not even a B or a C.. just older, n it came with axulliery hydraulics front n rear n that machine I like too, also I still have my Mustang hydrostatic model 330, n used that for years on small jobs (swimming pools) cleaning up along with my One Ton Dump truck, but I miss the days with the Mustang 1700.. I sure wish I had one, I even drove the one with the belt drive, n the Diesel too with the belt drive, but my favorite was the Mustang 1700 with the twist grip throttle n torque converter.
Good fortune to you if you decide to purchase it,after you learn to drive it well you will love it.
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