I've sat in older NH's/JD's and you do sit down into them. Maybe the new ones are a little higher? As far as wheel bearings go, aren't they supposed to be lubricated by the chain case oil? Axle seals are commonly taken out by baler twine and that causes them to leak. I put a speedy sleeve on one axle because there was a very slight groove in the axle and I didn't want it to leak. People looking at a skid steer shouldn't limit their choices to one machine. There's lot of things to consider, including what you're intended use is. I have no doubt that NH's work wonders for their owners but to say they are the best is a matter of opinion. If you were to ask commercial users, very few of them run NH's. They have been known to require welding repairs on their frames and booms. One poster even said a dealer had a stack of old booms behind his shop. The older JD's were sourced from NH and now JD supposedly makes their own. You see a lot more new JD's on construction sites now. Could they be built a little more heavy duty? Most NH equipment is made with ligher gauge formed steel rather than using heavy steel box sections and plate. My machine has some good sized pieces of 1/2" thick steel in the frame. You won't find that on a NH. It never hurts to compare different machines but you need to compare apples to apples. Even then, there is no perfect skid steer. Dave
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