Tracked skid-steer ?

IaLeo · Jul 31, 2016

For my curiosity: what does a new small one cost? Good used one cost? Are they suitable for digging and lawn sculpting work? What is the major maintenance costs? Any brand experiences? Thank you for your time commenting. Wheeled ones are out of the question in my yard maintenance work, I already have way too many ruts to fill. Leo

markct · Jul 31, 2016

A friend who has one says it's not too
good on lawns, says a tractor would do
much better, digs well, but difficult to
turn without lawn damage. From my
observation with my mini excavator with
rubber tracks, you can do minimal damage
turning on a dry lawn, but if at all wet
it a mess

Bob Bancroft · Jul 31, 2016

Way too much! Snooping around the internet will find several places like tractor house, auction time, machinery trader, etc. etc. I just watched some nice Bobcat T190's auction in the high teens. I bought a mini. - an ASV RC30 (4' wide machine) in my driveway for $15000. Now I'm getting a tine/fork bucket for it. All just to pick the rocks I can't bend over and pick up any more!

rustred · Jul 31, 2016

from my experience i would never own a tired machine. tracks is the way to go. and i would say kobota has the cadillac's of the skid steer's. they are about 75,000 - 90,000 for the bigger 90 h.p. one.
i saw a used 75 h.p. for about 50,000.
i have seen J.d. used ones for 20-30,000.

WCS · Jul 31, 2016

I agree , they tear up the grass pretty badly. Tracked machines are just as costly as wheeled skid loaders, in my opinion. I bought a tracked machine to avoid flat tires from thorns that come with brush cutting, but you can buy solid tires that won't go flat.

greg oliver · Jul 31, 2016

My boss bought a new Case TR320 tracsteer. I mowed a soggy area about 5 acres with it but with the cab door on you must have attachment fully lowered. If you get stuck in the mud it can get a little hairy! We use it for finishing lawns with a Rockaway attachment which works better with a tracked machine. New a few years ago was close to $70,000. The first pic was grading behind a house and second pic was milking parlor project last year.

HNM · Jul 31, 2016

Watched a video about a special set of tracks for skid steer that was used on golf course.No tread and the color was light
green.They drove out on the course and would do a 360 turn and drive off. No damage.If I remember right they were for a Cat or
ASV.

rustred · Jul 31, 2016

i have driven all over the grass on yard with tracked machine. you cant just spin on a dime or go crazy with it. just do the gradual turn and i cant see any place where there is grass damage. its all in the operator. sure once you start spinning around she will cut in. but on dirt do as you please.

notjustair · Jul 31, 2016

The JD 323D is about five years old I guess. It was
right at $70,000. There are times that tires would be
nice. You are limited on transport speed with tracks
and they are bumpy on hard ground. I have a bale
accumulator that I use for squares. I would be much
faster if it had wheels. Everything else the tracks
are nice. Cleaning out lots and manure it beats a
tire machine hands down. I rented a trencher years
back to run water lines. It worked slick. It had rained
a lot and the wheel machines would have ruined the
grass. Don't even think about turning on the yard
without a three point turn, though. You just have to
use your head.

Lazy WP · Jul 31, 2016

I had an ASV 70, tracked machine, and if you were careful on your turns you never saw the tracks, where as the tractor left DEEP ruts.

Destroked 450 · Aug 1, 2016

I have a ASV RC85 with 18" tracks that weighs 10,000lb with a bucket, slow easy turns in grass it does good but make a quick sharp turn and watch the sod fly.
I didn't buy it to do lawn work.

ASV has the best ride, best balance and highest ground clearance of any skid steer.

You wont have a flat with a track machine but if you tear up a track it's big money to the tune of $2000+ per side.

A 10 year old larger machine like mine with a good under carriage will go for $20k and up, new around $75-80k.

2x4 · Aug 1, 2016

Wouldn't want to buy a 6 way hydraulic blade for that,by any chance? Have one, same as new.

Destroked 450 · Aug 1, 2016

(quoted from post at 00:25:41 08/01/16) Wouldn't want to buy a 6 way hydraulic blade for that,by any chance? Have one, same as new.

Like to have one but can't afford many accessories right know, have had several costly repairs this year on just about every piece of equipment I own.
My F-450's in the shop now to get the engine replaced with a fresh rebuilt 5.9 Cummins.

Just so I know, how much and where's it at.

sotxbill · Aug 1, 2016

I paid 15k for a t190 a couple of years ago with low hours... it does very well in mushy soil where anything else will bury itself. it does leave a mess however and especially when you spin it.. but again it still goes through and works when everything else on the farm cant....

I have spun out of a track twice due to letting them get a bit loose and then spinning out of the track... so keeping them adjusted is a MUST.... there is a youtube video on how to put one back on with a 6 3/4 inch two by four but still a lot of work.. first time took 4 of us and about 4 hours... second time it took two of us and about 34 minutes to get it back on.
Note, I am clearing pastures and cutting trees off with a tree cutter blade.. and running of 6 inch logs and stumps, and turning against them so I am terribly hard on the tracks and side pressure on them. Doubt you would have the same problem.

Jerry F · Aug 1, 2016

A friend owned a tree service business and really liked an articulating bobcat with pretty wide tires for driving on customer lawns. similar to the picture.

Jerry F · Aug 1, 2016

(quoted from post at 10:40:07 08/01/16) A friend owned a tree service business and really liked an articulating bobcat with pretty wide tires for driving on customer lawns. similar to the picture.

getting repeat customers depended on not making ruts or tearing up lawns

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