The cage on my Terramite has kept me out of the ER at least 3 times. If I had just a roll bar, I would have gotten killed. The Allmand has a similar cage too.
A guy working for the parks dept put his tractor in the lake. The roll bar and seat belt didn't save him. The bar went down in the mud, he was trapped under tractor and drown.
Deeres and Botas have just a bar. Some which you can adjust down. What a joke. However, if you have no mechanical skills, the terramite and Allmand may not be for you. There may be Terramite and Allmand dealers, but none locally. I get my parts the factory. However I think both Terramite and Allmand are built in USA. Not sure where all the parts come from. Mine is easy to work on, no issue getting parts or hyd shop rebuilding hyd cylinders. Hoses can be made in town. So far no issues with hyd pump or torque motor.
I do have a Deere and Bota dealer in town. However both are diesels and I'm not a fan of stinky diesels. I like the simple gas models which I can fix. And only Terramites and Allmands come in either gas or diesel models. I think the 4x4 terramites are diesels, T7. Mine is a T5C. You have an option of Honda or Kohler engines.
So if you have no mechanical skills and no local hydraulic shop to repair hyd cylinders, you better have a truck and trailer to take your machine to the dealer.
A friend bought a 40 hp Bota for mowing. It was about 10 years old, 500 hrs. It need serviced. So he takes tractor to town. Gets a call to come pick up tractor. Dealer left tractor sitting outside with keys in it. Yep, someone took the tractor. Dealer's insurance only paid friend about half the cost of a new tractor, depreciation. Friend was hot. Went to another town, different dealer and bought a new Bota.
Other things to think about, is how high do you need loader to lift. I really think you need to test drive whatever you get. My local DIY rental places only have Terramites and Allmands, it that means anything. Not sure if the Deere and Bota place rents theirs.
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