Posted by 135 Fan on December 20, 2009 at 16:19:35 from (68.149.56.30):
In Reply to: New Holland Skidsteer posted by deerhuntinks on December 20, 2009 at 13:45:03:
New Hollands and the JD branded New Hollands are not built as heavy as other brands like Bobcat, Case, Thomas, etc. They are good for lifting due to the longer wheelbase but you hardly ever see commercial contractors using them. There's reasons for this. One of them is that you sit way too low in them and can't see what the cutting edge of the bucket is doing. If look on some skid steer forums or sites, you'll see the same critisism. I know a dairy farmer that has an L775 New Holland. It's an older machine but in very good condition. He hired me to clean out is manure ramp because he didn't have a smooth bucket. He also asked me to try his NH skid steer out and see what I think. I crawled down into it. You do sit down a lot more than other machines. After running it for a while, I wouldn't buy a similar machine. The controls seemed jerky and you had to guess if the bucket was level. What makes skid steers such a fast and precision landscaping machine is being able to see exactly what the business end of the bucket is doing. Snow buckets are an exception on any skid steer. The NH doesn't allow this and limits its range compared to other machines. If all you need it for is lifting bales or cleaning a coral, that doesn't matter too much how level it is, A NH is worth considering. There is nothing wrong with a Japanese engine. Kubota's are the engine of choice in a lot of skid steers as well as Yanmar, both Japanese. Iseki has built for other name brand tractor manufacturers and has been around for a long time. Buy a machine for it's functionality and parts availability before you start knocking it because it has a foreign engine or components. Dave
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