John Deere 240 and 250 skid loaders

jacksonduper · Jan 16, 2012

Any opinions on these machines? We currently have a New Holland LX 565 which I like but we are looking at up grading and replacing as our LX565 to pretty worn as it has over 9000 hours!!!! Not all outs but the last 3,000 have been. Give the good and bad. I have driven a John Deere 250 once from a rental store but that was a few years ago. We need something comparable to the size of the LX565 no smaller!!!! It has to be reasonable priced as my Dad is cheap!!!!!

Joe

D15DAN · Jan 16, 2012

If its a series 2 their good machines. If its not leave it where it sits. They had a lot of problems with the early ones. Ive run a few of them, no complaints with the later models. You will notice the hydro is more responsive than a NH or Bobcat. We tried a 270 when they first came out. It would frequently kick one of the levers back and spin around when traveling forward. Didn't like that at all, especially since I often have to work right up against houses.

Kansas4010 · Jan 16, 2012

My uncle has a 250 and it'll stomp my 320D. It is built more solid and is smoother to operate. When he bought it new the dealers brought out a Cat and a Bobcat skidsteer for him to try. The Cat was new but after a couple hours of work it wouldn't steer going one direction. When it did work the JD had better breakout force and the engine was unbeatable. The Cat's engine would stall out but it did seem to have better rollback. Even the dealer who brought out the Cat admitted the JD engine had them beat hands down. The Bobcat wasn't to bad but the dealer network wasn't to good around here. The JD that was brought out was a rental machine. Needless to say he bought a new JD and loves it. The bigest drawback on his was the self leveling never worked right from new. It was in the shop several times but they finally told him there wasn't anything left for them to do. The seats weren't as nice as the one in mine and I don't think they had a block heater in them either. I won't swear to that.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 16, 2012

If it's one of the models with the flip up door, you will curse it every time you get in or out of it. One of the worst ideas ever put on a skid steer. Lots of blind spots too. Probably OK mechanically but lots of electronic stuff to go haywire.

John Deere 240 and 250 skid loaders

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