I wouldn't say a tractor is any safer than a skid steer. In fact I would say a skid steer is much safer. Skid steers come standard with a certified ROPS, side screens to keep every part of your body inside, control locks, seat belts and newer ones also have a seat bar to keep you in place. On a side hill a skid steer has a low center of gravity and will slide sideways before it tips over. A skid steer won't kill you but operating it dangerously or improperly can, the same as with a tractor or any other machine. There are thousands of skid steers working on thousands of different jobs. I would bet that the people who were killed in them in fact weren't in them but were thrown out of them because they didn't think they needed the seat belt and weren't experienced enough operators for the job they were doing. A tractor and loader is not a replacement for a skid steer. They each have their place. For pure production without long travel distances, a skid steer will outwork a tractor loader the same HP many times over. I do agree that some skid steers have very poor visibility to the back and over your shoulders. Some you can't even see the bucket edge with a dirt bucket. The machine I have now has great visibilty in all directions. If I was to purchase a new skid steer, visibilty in all directions would be of utmost importance. I looked at a new JD skid steer when I was looking at implements. It was pretty fancy looking and had all the bells and whistles but you'd almost have to have camera's set up to see what's over your shoulders and out the rear window. There's other machines that are just as bad too. I don't know what the designers were thinking. Dave
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Today's Featured Article - Tuning-Up Your Tractor: Plugs & Compression Testing - by Curtis Von Fange. The engine seems to run rough. In the exhaust you can hear an occasion 'poofing' sound like somethings not firing on all cylinders. Under loaded conditions the tractor seems to lack power and it belches black smoke out of the exhaust. For some reason it just doesn't want to start up without cranking and cranking the starter. All these conditions can be signals that your unit is in need of a tune up. Ok, so what is involved in a tune up? You say, swap plugs and file the points....now tha
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