Your best bet? I think that would depend on what the intended use is... I can tell you that in the price range you're in with that skid and it being ~20 years old, that could bring you 5500 worth of skid and 8K more in heartache. On the other hand it may last you a lifetime. You really need to know what you're looking at and run it HARD for at least 1H minimum in a dirt bank doing heavy loading and see how hot it gets. That thing could well be at the point where the hydro makes heat in 20 min, the engine is on it's last legs, it doesn't lift right anymore, the boom is tweaked and doesn't sit level, the rear of the boom at the cross members could be cracked all to hell... reduction gearboxes may need serious attention, etc. All I can tell you there is BUYER BEWARE. On the other hand, I suspect that once you have a skid you'll not want to go back to working with a conventional farm tractor loader. I have both and more often than not use the skid... but there are times when I prefer the tractor. That size skid should do a lot of work for you if it's properly equipped.
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