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Going to buy a skidloader, aprox. 1900# lift rating. The main thing is I want joy stick hand controls. Who has a nice system out? I have a Bobcat model 205 with hand controls now, don't care for them as much as joy sticks. Just need a 2nd machine and need your opinions. Thanks
 
I ran a brand new Gehl back in 2006. Never used those joystick controls before so it took a bit to get used to. After about 20-30 minutes I felt real comfortable. Ran the machine for 10 hours straight and my arms/hands here fine. Never was a big fan of Gehl, but the controls were great.
 
NewHolland L180 should do what you want.
Dunno about the hand controls tho. They have some package or another the same as the rest I guess...
I run foot controls and greatly prefer foot controls.
I think if you run the NH you'll be hard pressed to find a better balanced, more stable machine with visibility that even comes close...

I've used a Gehl with hand controls. I dind't find it bad, but the nature of how they work makes them touchy to steer. I don't like that.

I think Cat is selling an overrated yellow turd.

Rod
 
I have run a lot- bobcat 753 773 t190 s130 s185 s300
Case 1845C 60XT 440, Deere 320, Cat POS not worth remembering, NH ls180 and my favorite for power, simplicity, useable(not dead) weight, and comfort was the Case 60XT. Good simple machine. The cat was the worst. It couldn't even get out of its own way. As I understand, seeing as I never paid the bills :) the cases were all on the lower end of the cost scale with cat at the top. I could be wrong.
 
We"ve used a NH 170 for almost 5 years with hardly any problems. It is balanced well and moves a lot material around for it"s weight. I"ve run a lot of others and I"d say NH and Case are up there. I just like being able to see behind me and the vertical lift is great too on a NH. I believe I demo"d both a 170 and 180 when I bought this one, and got the 170 because it was a lot smaller (width, length, weight, etc.) than the 180, but would still move around 2500# pallets. Pretty darn good machine.
 
2500 # pallets is not a ride for everyone on an LS170. I do that too as I have a 170...
It can't lift that much but it can roll it, drag it or push it.
THe dead lift on an LS/L170 is 1700#. I think the 180 is around 2000#. There is also an L175 in the middle there now that does somewhere in the difference but it's basically an LS170...
If I had to routinely lift 1 ton I'd go with the 180.

Rod
 
They can be had w joysticks. I like the speed management feature. Buy the extended warranty on any joystick machine--they are expensive to fix and they have a habit of acting up (any brand).

Bobcat is HUNGRY right now. I did a trade this summer for $9500 less than the same trade was quoted last fall. They are also dealing as they have new models coming out.

I drove one of the all-new Bobcats yesterday. Fancier cab, but only a little quieter--hardly noticeable from my 2009 S-205 with the sound reduction package.

If you find a dealer that has one in stock that the floor plan has or is about to expire(meaning they have to pay Bobcat corp for the machine), they will really deal. That's what I did. $4000 less than other dealers that would have ordered it in. When it is in stock and they have to pay for it, they will deal.
 
I always ran gehls, I never liked foot controls. Bought an 07 mustang 2086, it is the exact same machine as a gehl 6640, except with a cummins motor instead of a deutz. It has the joysticks. I love it, good power and stability.

One thing to remember with joysticks is that there are two types. electric over hyd and true hydraulic. I think case and bobcat use e/h. A friend has a 70XT. He has had trouble with the contact switches going out. Gehl, mustang and I think Cat run hyd joysticks much like in an excavator. To me they are way smoother, simpler and more responsive. You do lose some of your responsiveness at an idle. Also, like a backhoe the machine has to warm up when its cold out or the controls really lag.

After using the T bar controls, I wasnt sure I d like how touchy the joysticks are, but after you get used to them they are awesome. You can run the machine all day and barely move your arms.
 
For the money Takeuchi and I have run them all. Don't know what your use is but in my mind tracks is the way to go, after having will never have another tire loader.
 
We had a L465, a 763G, and an 1845C. The NH was never big enough for what we did with it and it showed. It was the best machine for stacking round bales though because the bucket went forward as it went out. The pressure switch in the seat went bad and it wouldn't kick the computer on. Fixed it with a toggle.

The Bobcat wasn't bad, it was about the right size for us except for the silage bunk. I preferred it to the NH, you could see the side of a truck to load it without having to half lean out of it.

The Case was the superior machine. We got ours on a lease return, and it had tracks. Told the dealer to keep the tracks but leave the spacers behind the wheels. The back wall of our bunk was a poured 45 degree slope. The Case would climb it, and with the spacers, turn and work sideways on it. I wouldn't be scared to jump in one ( again, with wheel spacers) and work a steeper slope than that.
 
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