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<blockquote data-quote="lostinnd" data-source="post: 294089" data-attributes="member: 1428">Looking to pick up a skid steer for work around the acreage.&nbsp; Something in the $15-20k range, which so far appears to be machines with 3000-5000 hours pretty commonly.&nbsp; Uses will be mainly dirt work, moving junk, clearing trees, some snow removal, nothing too heavy or too often really.&nbsp; At this point I am really leaning towards a tracked machine just because we tend to have a lot of mud to deal with around here and the farmstead has a bunch of old metal just waiting to pop tires.&nbsp; A heated/AC cab would be nice but not a deal breaker at this point.Most of my skid steer time has been in a 70s Case and just a couple times in a newer 2010 JD wheeled machine.&nbsp; I have been seeing a number of Bobcat T190, T200, T300 machines in my area for my price range and most have around 4,000 hours.&nbsp; Any tips for buying?&nbsp; Should I look mostly at dealers and hope they have gone through the machines prior to selling?&nbsp; Any experience people have with comparable models I would love to hear as well.&nbsp; Locally we have service for Bobcat, Case, New Holland, JD, Kubota and I am within an hour of Sioux Falls so I am guessing other brands I can get serviced there.Is a high flow hydraulic system needed?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lostinnd, post: 294089, member: 1428"] Looking to pick up a skid steer for work around the acreage. Something in the $15-20k range, which so far appears to be machines with 3000-5000 hours pretty commonly. Uses will be mainly dirt work, moving junk, clearing trees, some snow removal, nothing too heavy or too often really. At this point I am really leaning towards a tracked machine just because we tend to have a lot of mud to deal with around here and the farmstead has a bunch of old metal just waiting to pop tires. A heated/AC cab would be nice but not a deal breaker at this point. Most of my skid steer time has been in a 70s Case and just a couple times in a newer 2010 JD wheeled machine. I have been seeing a number of Bobcat T190, T200, T300 machines in my area for my price range and most have around 4,000 hours. Any tips for buying? Should I look mostly at dealers and hope they have gone through the machines prior to selling? Any experience people have with comparable models I would love to hear as well. Locally we have service for Bobcat, Case, New Holland, JD, Kubota and I am within an hour of Sioux Falls so I am guessing other brands I can get serviced there. Is a high flow hydraulic system needed? [/QUOTE]

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