Posted by Destroked 450 on August 16, 2018 at 07:28:56 from (173.242.142.14):
In Reply to: skid steer posted by big daddy on August 15, 2018 at 17:06:46:
tracy brown has the best advice, rent both and try them out, also drive different types to see what controls you like.
Tired machines buck more and don't go well in mud, they'll rut down and belly out, other than tire replacement cost there's little maintenance to the drive line.
Track machines do less damage to the surface they're working on, have a much better ride and will go places a tired machine won't even start to go to.
Tired machines with steel tracks over the tires will go better in wet grass and slick mud than rubber tracks but do more damage to the surface when turning.
Also track machines are different amongst brands and track designs.
I have a track machine and love it, but I also know that I can destroy the under carriage if I abuse it.
When I bought the machine it was 2 years old with 800 hrs on it, someone had used it in a demolition site and destroyed the tracks.
I got the machine cheap and doing the work myself I spent a little over $7000 replacing bearings and seals in the bogies along with new wheels and tracks. Today that cost will bee around $10k
I've put 2000 hrs on the machine and the tracks have around 50% wear, one track has a cut in the side where I slid it sideways into a sharp object, the other has a chunk torn out of the thread where I spun it on some limestone rocks while digging a tree stump out. Both times were my fault where I got over aggressive with it. I make long slow turns in large #3-4 stone to keep it from getting up inside the tracks and will not operate it in sites with broken concrete or rebar sticking out.
A friend has a Deere 325, 76 hp, 8400 lbs on tires, he mainly uses it on hard surface and gravel, he'll wear out a set of tires in 3-400 hrs.
Another friend has a Cat 246, 75 hp, 7400 lbs on tires with steel tracks, he only uses it in dirt but has worn out a set of tires and tracks in under 1000 hrs.
My ASV RC85 is 85 hp, 9500 lbs, I needed a bigger machine for it's hydraulic flow capacity.
Some skid steers today have over 120 hp and weigh over 11000 lbs.
Look around rent some different models to see which one you like the best.
Also depending on how much you plan to use one you may be better off just renting one when you need it.
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